Modeling fluid flow and mineralisation at crustal interfaces

几种类型的矿产资源，包括一些铀、铁和贱金属矿床，可能是由穿过和围绕地壳界面的流体流动产生的。通过了解这些矿床形成的方式、地点和原因，我们将有助于勘探这些金属的未来资源。还将深入了解石油资源的生成和开采、地震和火山活动的时空分布、地下核废物处置和二氧化碳封存问题以及地热能的潜力，并有益于这些领域的资源鉴定和/或危险评估。

Several types of mineral resources, including some uranium, iron, and base metal ore deposits, may be created by fluid flow through and around interfaces in the Earth's crust. By understanding how, where and why such deposits form, we will assist exploration for future resources of these metals. Insights will also be gained into petroleum resource generation and extraction, the distribution of seismicity and volcanoes in time and space, the problems of underground nuclear waste disposal and sequestration of CO2, and the potential for geothermal energy, with benefits in resource identification and/or hazard assessment in these areas.