ARC Future Fellowships - Grant ID: FT130100510

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/FT130100510

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Probing gold in hot ore fluids: experiments and molecular dynamics simulations. In order to efficiently discover vital new mineral resources for Australia, explorers must understand the fundamental controls on ore formation. The lack of data for soluble metal behaviour in hot fluids at high pressure is a significant impediment to our understanding of deposit formation and for the application of industrial processes, such as hydrometallurgy. This project will gain molecular-level understanding of the fundamental chemistry of gold transport and deposition in high temperature, high-pressure, carbon dioxide-rich fluids and gold colloid systems, using multiple novel experimental techniques and molecular dynamics simulations that make use of Australia’s cutting-edge experimental and computational facilities.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 03-02-2014

End Date: 02-02-2018

Funding Scheme: ARC Future Fellowships

Funding Amount: $863,685.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Inorganic Geochemistry | Geochemistry

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge in the Earth Sciences | Precious (Noble) Metal Ore Exploration | Mining and Extraction of Precious (Noble) Metal Ores |

Other Keywords

Expanding Knowledge in the Earth Sciences | Geochemistry | Inorganic Geochemistry | Mining and Extraction of Precious (Noble) Metal Ores | Precious (Noble) Metal Ore Exploration

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