Exploring volcanic arcs as factories of critical minerals

探索火山弧作为关键矿物工厂

• 批准号: FT230100230
• 负责人: A/Prof Teresa Ubide
• 金额: $ 67.63万
• 依托单位: The University of Queensland
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: ARC Future Fellowships
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2024-06-29 至 2028-06-28
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/FT230100230
• 关键词: Exploring; volcanic; arcs; factories; critical

Volcanoes at destructive plate boundaries (magmatic arcs) host most global copper deposits, critical for renewable energy and in unprecedented rising demand. This project aims to use high-resolution geochemical zoning of erupted crystals to uncover how magmatic processes lead to copper mineralisation and explosive volcanic eruption in arc volcanoes. The expected outcome is new knowledge on the inner workings of volcanoes and their copper enrichment potential. Anticipated applications are refined exploration targeting for copper and improved volcano hazard assessment. This will benefit the Asia-Pacific region and enhance the capacity of mining companies in the global race to produce metals of the future.

位于破坏性板块边界（岩浆弧）的火山拥有全球大多数铜矿，对可再生能源至关重要，需求量也前所未有地增长。该项目旨在利用喷发晶体的高分辨率地球化学分区来揭示岩浆过程如何导致弧火山中的铜矿化和爆炸性火山喷发。预期的成果是对火山内部运作及其铜富集潜力的新认识。预期的应用是针对铜的精细勘探和改进火山危险评估。这将有利于亚太地区，并提高采矿公司在全球竞争中生产未来金属的能力。