Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0347494

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP0347494

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

What controls trace element levels in ore sulfides? A laser-ICPMS perspective. Sub-surface hydrothermal gold and base metal orebodies are surrounded by aprons of elevated metal concentrations, mainly within micro-sulfides, which is one sign mineral explorers use to widen their target. Here we test whether the hostrock contributes metal in the most distant parts of such halos, and if so, what factors control where hostrock metal begins to be detectable in a given system. We will make better models of how metalliferous waters react with rock, potentially translating into million dollar savings through more efficient exploration. The ultrafine sampling and precision analyses required for this are possible because of an ARC-funded core program at CODES.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 12-2003

End Date: 12-2006

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $150,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Exploration Geochemistry | Geochemistry | Ore Deposit Petrology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Concentrating processes of other base metal ores |

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