In the Driver's seat: role of trace elements in enabling crustal fluid flow

该建议旨在系统地研究微量元素在流体驱动矿物反应中控制动力学、产物组成以及流体流动与反应界面之间的反馈的作用。该项目预计将提供一个框架，用于将活化剂微量元素纳入地壳流体流动模型及其在回收贱金属、贵金属和关键金属方面的应用，使用跨地球化学、矿物工程和材料科学的跨学科方法。预期成果包括改进对地质系统中金属和流体迁移的预测。这应该为整合从勘探到采矿和冶金的矿产价值链带来显着好处。

This proposal aims to systematically investigate the role of trace elements in controlling the kinetics, product composition, and feed-back between fluid flow and the reaction interface, in fluid-driven mineral reactions. This project expects to provide a framework for the integration of activator trace elements in models of crustal fluid flow and their application in the recovery of base, precious, and critical metals, using interdisciplinary approaches across geochemistry, mineral engineering and material sciences. Expected outcomes include improved prediction of the transport of metals and fluids in geo-systems. This should provide significant benefits towards integrating the mineral value chain from exploration to mining and metallurgy.