Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0776905

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP0776905

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

From exploration to mining: new geological strategies for sustaining high levels of copper production from the Mount Isa district. Mineral production at the Mount Isa copper and Ernest Henry copper-gold mines is worth more than $ 1 billion per year and this has underpinned the northern Queensland economy for a number of years. These resources are being depleted at a high rate, and no significant new discoveries have been made in over a decade. This project will provide some of the tools to define new resources for the next generation, ensuring the prosperity of the region and bolstering the Australian economy. The timing is critical given the long lead time between discovery and production (in the order of 5 to 10 years). If successful the research may have major financial impacts at local, regional and national scales. It may also improve mine safety.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 2008

End Date: 12-2010

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $545,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Geomechanics | Geology | Exploration Geochemistry | Ore Deposit Petrology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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