Nominations for the 2020 YMP Awards is now open! Who is your pick for this years Peter Munk and Eira Thomas Award winners? Under 40, Mining, Entrepreneur = YMP Awards newsfilecorp.com/release/49220

We're very excited to announce that Dr. Jeff Hedenquist will be giving a talk next week on Tuesday, November 5th starting at 4 with a coffee social and the talk to follow at 4:30pm. Details attached, see you there! (Society of Economic Geologists MUN Earth Sciences @MUN_Science #scicomm #geology)

Great work by my MUN Earth Sciences colleague Dr. Graham Layne on utilizing #ore #mineralogy and microanalysis to understand #gold distributions & improving gold recoveries during #mining (#geology NSERC / CRSNG Mining Industry NL @MUN_Science #scicomm).

A reminder that this talk is being held tomorrow, November 5th at 4:30 pm with a coffee social at 4 to begin. Details in the tweet below. See you there!

Industry/Student Social sponsored by MUN-SEG Student Chapter this Friday from 6:30-10pm @ The Guv'nor Pub.

This Friday! Just a few days from now we'll be hosting our Industry-Student Social. Drink tickets are included and additional details in the thread below. (@MUN_Science MUN Earth Sciences #munseg CIM_NL PEGNL)

Thanks to everyone who came out for our Industry-Student social this past Friday. It was great working with the SEG bringing together the O&G with the mineral side of the industry. We look forward to hosting this again next year! MUN Earth Sciences @MUN_Science Society of Economic Geologists

The last talk of the semester(!) is tomorrow, Wednesday, November, 27th at 12 in ER-3005. We're excited to have Shannon Guffey to talk about using historical data for exploration! Refreshments will be provided, details attached. (@MUN_Science MUN Earth Sciences)

Thank you to C-NLOPB for hosting our group and the SEG chapter today! It was nice mixing it up and checking out soft-sediment structures and seeing the application of exploration techniques in the O&G industry. (Society of Economic Geologists MUN Earth Sciences @MUN_Science #mining #oilandgas)

Excellent editorial by Steve Piercey of Memorial University on sourcing "local" metals for the green economy - “Just as I prefer my food from local sources whenever possible, I also advocate for local metals.” #local sourced #greenmetals made in #AtlanticCanada! gazette.mun.ca/campus-and-com…

A flashback #fieldworkfriday to when our group visited Vale Global Long Harbour Processing Plant here in NL. It was great getting to see one of the steps in the production line. Thanks again Vale for showing us around! (MUN Earth Sciences MUN #mining Society of Economic Geologists)

New paper out on the origin of VMS-related barite by former MSc student Marie-Eve Lajoie (Osisko Mining) in collaboration with Dan Layton-Matthews @QueensU and James Conliffe @NR_GovNL (Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences #geology #mining Memorial University MUN Earth Sciences @MUN_Science GradStudies@MUN #scicomm).

Welcome back to our very snow-covered campus! A new semester means new events, and we'll be having our first #Beersnpeers next Thursday, January 16th, at 5:15pm in the Breezeway. This discussion will be led by MSc Gabe Sindol.

SUERC are offering a geochronology short course. More details on the link below mdsg.org.uk/event/short-co… #geology #ECRchat #PhDchat

Unfortunately, due to the 40cm + of snow we're are expected to get, we've decided to reschedule this #beersnpeers until next week, Thursday, January 23rd. Stay safe!

Memorial's St. John's, Marine Institute and Signal Hill campuses, including the Childcare Centre, are closed until Jan. 27. Evening classes and all activities cancelled. clq.io/oB283N

Check out the other SEG's bakesale next Wednesday, February 5th.

Talk tomorrow by Dr. David Lowe, candidate for the Hibernia Project Chair in MUN Earth Sciences, on Proterozoic Cratonic Margin Basins (Memorial University @MUN_Science @NR_GovNL #geology #tectonics #cdnsci).

This will be a great public lecture this afternoon, 2-3pm, in the graduate student lounge.

Valentine's day is a great reason to stop by our bake sale on the 4th floor of MUN Earth Sciences and pick up a sweet treat! We've got sourdough cinnamon rolls, cookies, chocolate-covered cheesecake bites, and so much more! We'll be here until 1 pm.