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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP190102258
Funding Status
Active
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Funded Activity Summary
The geochemistry of rare earth elements in carbonate melts. This project aims to determine why deposits of rare earth elements, which are critical for modern devices and technologies such as phones, tablets and plasma screens, are associated with carbonate magmas. The global supply of these critical metals is geopolitically unstable and, although Australia has significant reserves, there is very limited production. By improving our understanding of the geochemical behaviour of the rare earths this project aims to develop new reverse-engineering methods for their extraction, which will improve the security of supply of these elements and enhance Australia's role in high-tech industries. The project will enhance the profitability of the Australian resources sector through improved extraction economics and will secure the supply of these critical metals for Australian high-tech industries and export. The outcomes will be targeted initially at junior resource companies that are not yet profitable.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 07-2019
End Date: 12-2023
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $270,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Mineralogy and Crystallography | Inorganic Geochemistry | Geology | Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Expanding Knowledge in the Earth Sciences | Titanium Minerals, Zircon, and Rare Earth Metal Ore (e.g. Monazite) Exploration | First Stage Treatment of Ores and Minerals not elsewhere classified |
