Tectonothermal and mineralization history of banded iron formations of the north Pilbara Craton

皮尔巴拉克拉通北部带状铁矿构造热和成矿历史

• 批准号: LP0883956
• 负责人: Adj/Prof Birger Rasmussen
• 金额: $ 22.55万
• 依托单位: Curtin University
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Linkage Projects
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2008-12-31 至 2010-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/LP0883956
• 关键词: Tectonothermal; mineralization; history; banded; iron

Iron ore is Australia's largest single export commodity, accounting for 8% ($12.8 billion) of total merchandise exports in 2006. Most of that value comes from the Pilbara region of Australia. Discovery rates of new deposits have declined over the past two decades, while many mines are nearing the end of production. Exploration expenditure has also declined. There is therefore an urgent need to reinvigorate exploration to maintain an industry that underpins much of Australia's regional wealth. Outcomes of the project will provide exploration with improved geological tools with which to develop superior exploration models and thereby better direct exploration strategies.

铁矿石是澳大利亚最大的单一出口商品，占2006年商品出口总额的8%（128亿美元）。其中大部分价值来自澳大利亚的皮尔巴拉地区。在过去20年中，新矿床的发现率有所下降，而许多矿山已接近停产。勘探支出也有所下降。因此，迫切需要重振勘探，以维持支撑澳大利亚大部分地区财富的行业。该项目的成果将为勘探提供改进的地质工具，利用这些工具开发上级勘探模型，从而更好地指导勘探战略。