Benefits of Membership
- Innovative educational and training programs at all levels (BSc, MSc, MSc, Appl, PhD, and professional development), emphasizing practical and applied mineral exploration skills
- Close access to a wide range of world-class mineral deposits and geology, and close collaborations with mining companies and two of the top geological surveys in the world, providing outstanding field-based educational programs
- State-of-the-art in-house laboratory facilities; more specialized facilities available though an extensive network of national and international collaborators
- Exceptionally broad in-house research expertise in a wide range of mineral deposit types; outside expertise available though an extensive network of national and international collaborators
- Numerous in-house researchers experienced in collaborating with industry; outside expertise available through collaboration or short-term research positions (PDFs) and expertise in exploration targeting.
Source: https://merc.laurentian.ca/benefits-of-membership
MERC, in partnership with Argonaut Gold, is seeking a MSc student to undertake a field-based structural thesis project at the Magino gold project within the GoudreauLochalsh district of the Michipicoten Greenstone Belt near Wawa, Ontario.
MERC, in partnership with Eldorado Gold, is seeking a MSc student to undertake a field-based structural MSc project at Eldorado’s Ormaque zone, a new discovery at the Lamaque Gold Mine.
With the ongoing success of Kirkland Lake Gold’s (KLG) Macassa South mine, the company is seeking to undertake new research to better understand the mineralization controls on the Macassa Mine and the South Mine Complex and their relationships to the 04 Break and the Amalgamated Break.
We are seeking a highly motivated candidate to carry a PhD project to understand the regional magmatic and tectonic evolution of the Upper Beaver Cu-Au deposit (Larder Lake, Ontario).
Metal Earth is seeking an M.Sc. student to participate in the processing and interpretation of singlecomponenet/multi-component passive seismic surveys.
Metal Earth seeks to identify and understand the processes responsible for Earth’s differential metal endowment during the Precambrian.
The successful candidate will integrate within the Magino exploration and development team adhering to their health and safety standards while in the field and working collectively to advance the understanding of the Magino deposit.
Metal Earth is seeking students to assist mapping-based research in the Abitibi and Wabigoon subprovinces of Ontario and Quebec.