Linking Australia’s basement and cover mineral systems

这项研究的目的是使用革命性的新矿物测年技术来验证这样一个假设，即低温流体可以从澳大利亚丰富的地质基底中运输金属，在覆盖大部分大陆的沉积盆地中形成新的矿床。沉积矿物系统是关键金属钴的最大来源，也是地球上铜的第二大来源。这两种金属对于发展绿色能源基础设施和支撑净零经济的技术至关重要。预期的结果是详细记录了澳大利亚极具前景的沉积盆地的古流体流动和金属循环。

The aim of this research is to use revolutionary new mineral-dating techniques to test the hypothesis that low-temperature fluids can transport metals from Australia's richly endowed geological basement to form new mineral deposits in the sedimentary basins that cover most of the continent. Sedimentary-hosted mineral systems are the largest source of the critical metal cobalt and the second largest source of copper on Earth. These two metals are essential to developing the green energy infrastructure and technologies that underpin a net zero economy. The expected outcomes are a detailed record of paleo-fluid flow and metal cycling in Australia's highly prospective sedimentary basins.