Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP220100165
Funding Status
Active
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Funded Activity Summary
The lost ocean of eastern Australia and its critical metals endowment. This project aims to unravel the tectonic origin and economic potential of ultramafic rocks (rocks which host elevated concentrations of nickel, cobalt, chromium, and platinum-group elements). Such rocks are outcropping in eastern Australia along a contorted ~1500 km long belt that may record relics of an ancient ocean. Through detailed mapping and cutting-edge analytical techniques, the project is expected to fill a crucial knowledge gap in Australian tectonics, while providing information on ore mineralisation. The expected outcomes, including new tectonic models unveiling the scale, geometry, and economic potential of the ultramafic bodies, could benefit critical mineral exploration, carbon storage solutions, and geoecology conservation.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 10-2023
End Date: 10-2026
Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
Funding Amount: $454,101.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Exploration geochemistry | Inorganic geochemistry | Structural geology and tectonics | Geochemistry
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
