Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0557779

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0557779

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Isotopic fractionation in ore metals (Cu, Fe and Zn): A new window on ore-forming processes. Stable isotopes of common ore metals (e.g, copper and iron) are new tools for investigating ore deposits. Our data suggest that metal isotopic variations can provide new insights into mechanisms operative during formation of ore deposits. Stable metal isotopes also show promise as a new exploration tool for identifying the location of economic mineralisation within large prospective terrains; e.g., weakly vs. strongly mineralised zones in a volcanic belt. This project will provide fundamental baseline data that will help elucidate the processes that cause metal isotope variations. This will allow stable metal isotopes to be used much more effectively by the mining and exploration industries.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2005

End Date: 31-12-2009

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $220,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Analytical Spectrometry | Geochronology And Isotope Geochemistry | Exploration Geochemistry | Geochemistry |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Scientific instrumentation

Other Keywords

Analytical Spectrometry | Exploration Geochemistry | Geochemistry | Geochronology And Isotope Geochemistry | Other Non-Ferrous Ores (E.G. Copper, Zinc) | Scientific instrumentation

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