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Become a member!

MERC has instituted membership plan (download PDF) with varying levels of benefits, including access to a Members-Only area of the website. If you are interested in becoming a member, please contact the MERC Director (mlesher@laurentian.ca).

Upcoming Modular Courses for Professional Geologists and Graduate Students

08 - 17 December 2011
GEOL 5956

Exploration Geophysics
Dr. Richard Smith 
rssmith@laurentian.ca
Registration Form / Syllabus & Schedule / Logistics
 

10 - 21 April 2012
Exploration for Magmatic Ore Deposits
GEOL 5606
Dr. C. Michael Lesher
mlesher@laurentian.ca
Registration Form / Syllabus / Schedule / Logistics 

September 2012
Mineral Exploration in Volcanic Terrains
GEOL 5326
Dr. Harold Gibson 
hgibson@laurentian.ca
Registration Form / Syllabus / Schedule / Logistics
 

For more information on our Modular Courses please click here.

New Initiatives

Laurentian University has recently established a School of Mines that will include all of our existing mining-related degree/diploma/certificate programs, as well as several new programs. The aim is to establish LU as one of the top education and research providers in the world across the entire mining cycle from aboriginal consultation, grassroots exploration, and environmental assessment through mine planning/construction/development, occupational health and safety, and brownfields exploration to mine closure, environmental remediation, and environmental monitoring. A major focus will be on the development of additional post-degree professional programs.

MERC is in the process of making plans to hire a Full-Time Administrative Director to expand our capacity in project development and project management.

MERC is in the process of making plans for an Industrial Research Chair in Surficial Exploration Geochemistry to complement existing chairs in Mineral Exploration, Exploration Geophysics, and Precambrian Geology. The emphasis of the new chair will be on the development of exploration methods for base metals, gold, and diamond discovery in glaciated terrains.

Welcome to the Mineral Exploration Research Centre

The Mineral Exploration Research Centre (MERC) is a semi-autonomous research centre at Laurentian University (LU) that is affiliated with the Department of Earth Sciences.

For more information on MERC contact:

Dr. Harold Gibson - MERC Director

hgibson@laurentian.ca

 
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