Laurentian's Dr. Elizabeth Turner is among a team of scientists that have discovered the world's oldest fungus fossil to date! The findings were published in the prestigious Nature Journal. You can read more about the discovery from both local and international media: "Billion-year-old fossils set back evolution of earliest fungi"...
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MMTS Week consisted of multiple different activities for local elementary and high school students with the goal of educating and opening eyes to the role mining and mining companies have played in building our community and ensuring it maintains its natural beauty for generations to...
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On May 7th and 9th, the Harquail School of Earth Sciences is partnering with Orix Geoscience Inc. to introduce high school students to a career in the geosciences by hosting an Earth Science Open House in Toronto and in Sudbury! If you know of any...
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Thank you to everyone who came to visit our booth at PDAC! Students, Faculty and Researchers from Laurentian University attended the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) convention March 3rd to 6th in Toronto, ON. Below is a list of the highlights! [vc_separator type='normal' position='center' color=''...
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[button size='' text='Learn More' icon='' icon_size='' icon_color='' link='https://laurentian.ca/goodmanschoolofmines/projectmanagement/' target='_self' color='' background_color='' border_color='' font_style='' font_weight='' text_align=''] These courses are applicable and available to everyone and are NOT mining focused. The Goodman School of Mines has created a certificate program related to these courses. The certificate program will offer...
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What is Career Path Mapping? The availability of professionals who are ready to fill pending retirement roles in geology, engineering, and environmental sciences does not meet the demand. A concerning gap is being created. As a result, less experienced professionals will be promoted to fill higher...
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MERC - Modular Course: Exploration for Magmatic Ore Deposits April 8, 2018 - April 19, 2018 Harquail School of Earth Sciences and Goodman School of Mines, Laurentian University [button size='' text='Download Syllabus' icon='' icon_size='' icon_color='' link='https://laurentian.ca/goodmanschoolofmines/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/5606_Syllabus_v20180123_Updated.pdf' target='_self' color='' background_color='' border_color='' font_style='' font_weight='' text_align=''] [vc_separator type='normal' position='center' color='' thickness='' up='' down=''] Course...
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[button size='' text='HES Website' icon='' icon_size='' icon_color='' link='http://hes.laurentian.ca/' target='_blank' color='' background_color='' border_color='' font_style='' font_weight='' text_align=''] [vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='' thickness='' up='' down=''] These five faculty hires each bring complementing expertise and experience required to conduct the 7-year long $104M Metal Earth research project that the Mineral Exploration Research Centre at the Harquail School...
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MERC - Modular Course: Exploration Geophysics December 6, 2017 - December 15, 2017 Harquail School of Earth Sciences, Laurentian University Course Description: 10-day intensive course in geophysical methods as they are applied to mineral exploration is being offered by the Harquail School of Earth Sciences (HES) and the Mineral Exploration...
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A Livestream will be available for the Terry MacGibbon Lecture taking place THIS Thursday, November 2, 2017 at 7:00 pm. Seats are still available but in the event that you cannot make it to the Fraser Auditorium on Thursday and would like to view the event live,...
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