Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0455505

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP0455505

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Developing indicator minerals to geochemically fingerprint mineralized Fe oxide Cu-Au systems: a pilot study around the Ernest Henry Cu-Au mine. Fe oxide Cu-Au deposits represent some of the largest accumulations of economically extractable metal in the earth's crust. However, exploration has been largely ineffective over the last decade, and new methods for their delineation are required to deliver a step-change in the efficiency of exploration programs. The development of a mineral indicator scheme to fingerprint potential ?ore-forming? systems using state-of-the-art laser ablation ICP-MS analysis may engender new methods and strategies that lead to exploration success. A baseline study around a known deposit provides the best means to characterize indicators- the Ernest Henry Cu-Au deposit provides the ideal candidate.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 03-11-2004

End Date: 02-11-2007

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $25,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Geology | Exploration Geochemistry | Mineralogy And Crystallography | Ore Deposit Petrology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Other Keywords

Exploration Geochemistry | Geology | Iron Ores (I.E. Ferrous Ores) | Mineralogy And Crystallography | Ore Deposit Petrology | Other Non-Ferrous Ores (E.G. Copper, Zinc) | Precious (Noble) Metal Ores

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