Cracking the sulfate isotopic composition problem in ancient hydrothermal systems: application of the Carbonate-Associated Sulfate (CAS) method

要在地球深处成功勘探有价值的矿石，需要更好地了解成矿条件，以便为预测矿床模型提供依据。我们的工作表明，提高这些原始数据的质量是有希望的。更聪明的矿藏预测可能会在未来十年发挥影响，而不是立竿见影。它将提高勘探效率，节省目前投入非生产性勘探的数千万美元。勘探和采矿主要在澳大利亚地区进行，因此，健康的采矿业直接造福于内陆社区。它还通过支付特许权使用费和矿物出口对澳大利亚国内生产总值的贡献使所有澳大利亚人受益。

Successful exploration of the deep Earth for valuable ores requires better knowledge of ore formation conditions, to feed to predictive deposit models. Our work shows great promise of improving the quality of this raw data. Smarter ore deposit prediction would likely exert its influence over the next ten years, rather than be immediate. It will increase exploration efficiency, saving tens of millions of dollars currently devoted to unproductive exploration. Exploration and mining are conducted primarily in regional Australia, and a healthy mining industry is therefore directly benefits hinterland communities. It also benefits all Australians through the payment of royalties and contributions to Australia's GDP from mineral exports.