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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP140102765
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Olympic Dam in a Test Tube: Critical Experiments and Theory for Understanding Fe-Cu-U-REE in Hydrothermal Fluids and during Fluid-Rock Interaction. Olympic Dam (OD) is a supergiant Cu-U-Au-Ag-REE ore deposit, containing more than a trillion Australian dollars worth of metals, and hosted by hematite-rich breccia in South Australia. Yet, key aspects of the geochemistry of OD-style deposits remain poorly understood. This project will conduct innovative experiments to address the role for fluorine in Fe, U and REE transport at OD, and the role of fluid-rock interaction in generating the unusually oxidised Fe-Cu mineral assemblages and in controlling U grades and distribution. The fundamental information gained will underpin intense on-going research aimed at discovering new OD-style orebodies and at creating new ore-processing technology that are environmentally sustainable and able to access lower-grade ores.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 06-2014
End Date: 10-2018
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $285,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Ore Deposit Petrology | Inorganic Geochemistry | Geochemistry | Inorganic Chemistry not elsewhere classified
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Mineral Exploration not elsewhere classified | Primary Mining and Extraction of Mineral Resources not elsewhere classified |
