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Metal Earth Annual Report 2017-2018

This annual report represents the work completed in Years 1 and 2 (March 2017-April 2018), the period marking the beginning of Metal Earth, a seven-year, $104 million applied R&D program.

Alumni Stories: Ashley Kirwan

Co-Founder of Orix Geoscience follows passion for a creative science leading to business success

Harquail students celebrate scholarship successes!

Congratulations to 30 Harquail School of Earth Sciences students at Laurentian University for receiving well over $100,000 combined in scholarships and awards during the 2017-2018 academic year!

TVO Kids comes to Science North!

TVO Kids is helping raise awareness of careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics via their new TV series called “When I grow up!”.

Call for Post-doc GSC Gold Metallogeny

Professor in Geochemistry job posting

We seek an innovative geochemist with outstanding teaching and research skills who will enhance our status as one of the leading global centres in the study of Mineral Deposits and Precambrian Geology.

Metal Earth Field Crew Overview

Alumni Stories: Galen McNamara

Geoscientist who managed one of the most successful uranium exploration discoveries in the world speaks about the experiences that shaped his career.

Congratulations to our newest geoscience graduates

Congratulations to all our geoscience graduates for having received their degrees this week! Keep in touch!

HES Newsletter June 2018

Congratulations recent graduates, Scholarships and Awards, Student SEG Chapter: Southwestern USA trip, Field season 2018 begins

Congratulations Dr. Monika Haring!

Monika's doctoral thesis is titled: "A study of the late-stage mineralogy of agpaitic environments: borosilicates, niobate hydrates & development of LA-ICPMS as a tool to analyze for high concentrations of light elements (Li, Be, B).

2018 Winner of the David Elliott Best Paper Award

Congratulations to Jordan McDivvitt (Laurentian U, now at U Western Australia), Bruno Lafrance (Laurentian U), Daniel Kontak (Laurentian U) and Lise Robichaud (Ontario Geological Survey).

MERC Technical Program at Resources for Future Generations (RFG) 2018

Join MERC and Metal Earth at the technical program on Monday June 18th: Bridging the Discovery Gap - Providing the Exploration Industry More Effective Area Selection Tools.

New! Career and Research Opportunities

MERC Newsletter April 2018

Mineral Exploration Footprints Project Nears Completion

Luis Alfonso Arteaga: MSc Thesis Defense MERC Project

Luis studied temporal and spatial relationships between gold mineralisation and intrusive rocks in the Boston Creek area, Abitibi greenstone belt under supervision from Professors Harold Gibson and Daniel Kontak.

Sudbury Mining Solutions Journal: A progress report on year one of Metal Earth

"Providing framework geoscience will allow industry to understand greenstone belts with a higher degree of resolution than has ever been the case in the past."

Harquail School Hosts Annual Year End Banquet

Researcher Profile: Evan Hastie

Evan Studies How Major Rock Structures Control the Distribution of Gold Deposits in Northern Manitoba.

Students head out to Southwestern USA on a 13-day mine tour!

The Laurentian Society of Economic Geologists (SEG) Student Chapter is heading out today on a 13-day mine tour in Southwestern USA! There are a total of 15 students participating ranging from BSc, MSc and Phd students, and they will be visiting a total of 5 mines.

HES Newsletter January 2018

Kilohigok Basin Geoscience Project

An update on progress of the Kilohigok Basin Geoscience Project will be delivered tonight by Dr. Alessandro Ielpi (Harquail School of Earth Sciences, Laurentian University) and Holly Steenkamp (Canada-Nunavut Geoscience Office).