Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP0669007
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Bacterial mechanisms of gold mobilisation and precipitation with applications to mineral processing and exploration. The development of a comprehensive model for the biogeochemical behaviour of gold in the environment will aid mineral explorers to interpret existing exploration data and to develop better exploration strategies. Moreover, this project aims to develop the basis for a new geomicrobiological gold exploration method by identifying organisms and microbial gene sequences that could be used as biomarkers for mineralisation. This research will also provide the fundamental information required to copy nature and engineer new cost-efficient and environmentally friendly technologies for gold processing using microorganisms that occur naturally in Australian soils.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 11-2006
End Date: 02-2010
Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
Funding Amount: $412,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Microbial Ecology | Exploration Geochemistry | Microbiology | Biotechnology Not Elsewhere Classified
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
