Hydrothermal Ore Deposits
- GEOL 5607
- April 2027
Course Description
This 10-day in-person and online course features morning lectures and hands-on afternoon labs examining representative ore suites. The course focuses on the geological (regional setting, deposit-scale features), mineralogical, alteration, and geochemical parameters used to classify and explore for the major magmatic-hydrothermal ore-deposit systems. Following an introduction to relevant geochemical principles used to study these deposits, the course begins at the magmatic-hydrothermal transition represented by critical metal-rich (Li, Ta-Nb, Cs, REEs) pegmatite and alkaline-rock settings (e.g., carbonatites) before examining high- and low-temperature deposit types (i.e., porphyry- and skarn-types (Cu, Au, Mo, and Sn-W), epithermal Au-Ag, VMS, orogenic and intrusion-related Au, sediment-hosted Cu-Pb-Zn-Co (Sedex/MVT, red-bed), and uranium).
- Location: On campus at Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada and online.
Industry Participant Pricing & Registration
Not for course or degree credit.
All costs are in CAD + 13% HST:
- In-Person Full Course: $3,600
- In-Person Per Day: $420
- Online Full Course: $2,700
- Online Per Day: $310
- MERC Member Discount: 20% before HST.
- Accommodation and meals are not provided.
Contact Ms. Roxane Mehes at rmehes@laurentian.ca for registration, logistics, and accommodation information.
Contact Dr. Stéphane Perrouty at sperrouty@laurentian.ca for additional course/content information or concerns.
University Student Pricing & Registration
- This is a Winter Term course.
- Registration for university-enrolled students taking the course for credit will open in Fall 2026.
- Laurentian University students should register via the LU Portal.
- Students from other universities wishing to take the course through OVGS should contact Ms. Roxane Mehes at rmehes@laurentian.ca for registration, logistics, and accommodation information.