Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP1094317

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP1094317

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Platinum deposit genesis: A new way of thinking. Platinum is becoming increasingly crucial to the high technology sector, and is used particularly in catalytic converters and fuel cells, which serve to minimise or eliminate car exhaust pollution. Greatly expanded resources of this precious metal are needed to help society's transition to a low carbon dioxide (CO2) lifestyle. This project will combine high temperature-pressure experiments with geological field research to greatly improve our understanding of how platinum ore deposits form and thus where to find them. The outcomes of this project will change mineral exploration strategies in Australia and around the world, and facilitate our progression to a cleaner, greener future.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2010

End Date: 01-01-2014

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $200,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Geology | Ore Deposit Petrology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Other Keywords

Geology | Ore Deposit Petrology | Other Non-Ferrous Ores (E.G. Copper, Zinc) | Precious (Noble) Metal Ores

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