@FAMOS_ores

NERC funded consortium of UK institutions investigating the magmatic processes leading to the formation of porphyry copper deposits

Joined January 2018
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MEGA-LOL! Thanks for the wee Lustrum awardie @Summerhallery - this one’s for the last 10,000 years. Catch us next week in Exeter (6th Sep) & Frome (7th Sep).
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#SEG2022 in Denver has started, and some great conversations about @NHM_Science and @NERCscience @FAMOS_ores are already being enjoyed. Couldn't stop talking even though the welcome reception had finished 😂
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In Edinburgh to watch @MechAnimalCo and their #megalith show. Looking forward to seeing the @FAMOS_ores project get some techno beats! #vamosFAMOS!
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Just arrived In Denver for SEG2022 - Looking forward to presenting outcomes from the @NERCscience @FAMOS_ores project! @NHM_Science @ESEImperial #VamosFAMOS
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While the mines at Strontian are mostly known for their production of lead, the mineral baryte (BaSO₄) was mined there briefly in the 80’s. At its peak the baryte mine was producing 700 tonnes of ore per week! #MineralMonday #Min2022 #ScottishGeology
A specimen of “cockscomb” baryte. The crystals are an opaque white and are in the form of thin blades. These blades occur in groups with all the blades oriented in the same direction, which contrast with adjacent groups. The specimen almost looks furry. There is a 2cm scale bar to the bottom left of the specimen. The specimen is approximately 10cm x 8cm.

ALT A specimen of “cockscomb” baryte. The crystals are an opaque white and are in the form of thin blades. These blades occur in groups with all the blades oriented in the same direction, which contrast with adjacent groups. The specimen almost looks furry. There is a 2cm scale bar to the bottom left of the specimen. The specimen is approximately 10cm x 8cm.

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The mantle’s “Goldilocks Zone” is just right for the upward movement of metals critical for renewable technologies. New research from @DrDaveHolwell @uniofleicester, input from Jamie Wilkinson @FAMOS_ores, story by @katewheeling. eos.org/articles/the-goldilo…

The Goldilocks Zone May Be Just Right for Migrating Metals - Eos

Researchers identified a gateway that allows metals critical for renewable energy technologies, like copper and gold, to make their way to the surface.

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🌟New PhD PROJECT!🌟 How stressed did the western USA have to be to form #copper? 🤔 Find out with me, @LamontsterTN1, @conall_macn, Simon Tapster, @nickmwroberts & @adgoreck with support from @bhp! Full details at bit.ly/3HDJ2RP 🌎🏜️🧲🌵☀️@bristolpcd @UoBEarthScience
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Exciting new research coming out of FAMOS! Amazing work by @DrDaveHolwell et al. #sulfides #Copper #metal #VamosFAMOS
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Great to see Chetan Nathwani's latest paper on machine learning for porphyry fertility ssessment is now published full open access in Mineralium Deposita! #VamosFAMOS link.springer.com/article/10… @FAMOS_ores @NHM_Science @ESEImperial

Machine learning for geochemical exploration: classifying metallogenic fertility in arc magmas and...

Mineralium Deposita - A current mineral exploration focus is the development of tools to identify magmatic districts predisposed to host porphyry copper deposits. In this paper, we train and test...

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IAEG@iaeg_ie16 Jul 2021
We are excited to bring to you our upcoming event, in partnership with Ore Deposits Hub! Ireland: Mineral Potential of the Emerald Isle - A collaborative innititive between IAEG and ODH. Save the date for this free, online conference on 13-14th October! More info in late summer!
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🚨 New pre-print by @l_c_carter, #VamosFAMOS collaborators and others.
Lawrence Carter@l_c_carter25 Jun 2021
🧐Our new #preprint on the magmatic plumbing of porphyry copper deposits. We combine new field observations, whole-rock & zircon geochemistry, zircon U-Pb CA-ID-TIMS & moly Re-Os geochronology and zircon Lu-Hf isotopes from the archetypal Yerington porphyry system, Nevada. 🌋⛏️
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Really interesting paper on the sources of sulphur in arc magmas by @mjmuth. Looking forward to the sequel! 🤓
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FAMOS member @RJHNHM highlights the need for responsible mining (including #Copper) for a green future in Nature Reviews Materials. Also picked up by @BBCAmos. 🧪⚒️🌲 #VamosFAMOS nature.com/articles/s41578-0… bbc.co.uk/news/science-envir…

Mining our green future

Nature Reviews Materials - The green energy revolution is heavily reliant on raw materials, such as cobalt and lithium, which are currently mainly sourced by mining. We must carefully evaluate...

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Oxidised magmas were able to form porphyry deposits, already in the Precambrian. 🚨 Great work by @XuyangM and co-workers including FAMOS collaborator Simon Tapster @BritGeoSurvey. Amazing data-set using multiple analytically challenging techniques! #Porphyry #fO2 #ZAp
Nature Communications@NatureComms14 Apr 2021
Metallogenic processes are associated with porphyry Cu deposits also operated in the Precambrian. nature.com/articles/s41467-0…
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Interesting new paper on porphyry-forming magmatic systems! 🚨 Looks like something for zircon afficionados. Could be a good Easter read.
Simon Large@SimonJELarge1 Apr 2021
Happy that our work on the magmatic system sourcing the Bingham Canyon porphyry deposit is now available in EPSL! Cooling and crystallisation appear to be dominant drivers of protracted magma evolution and ore formation. #openaccess #zircons #magma doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2021.…
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Some really interesting studies coming out this week. 🚨 Here from @CyrilChelleM and @BrianTattitch on the behaviour of Cl in crustal Magmas! Key for understanding #PCD formation. #juicy
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New FAMOS paper out by @l_c_carter et al. ! 🚨 Aplites can act as porphyry fluid pathways. Cool stuff. #VamosFAMOS
Communications Earth & Environment@CommsEarth17 Mar 2021
Mineralising fluids utilised crystal mush dykes as conduits to migrate into the ore forming environment in the Yerington porphyry system, Nevada @l_c_carter @CambSchMines @FAMOS_ores @UofE_Research @CollegeofEMPS @GW4plusDTP nature.com/articles/s43247-0…
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🍀🎉New paper published @CommsEarth ! The first evidence for mineralising fluid flow through 'crystal mush dykes' - addressing the missing link in porphyry copper deposit formation models. nature.com/articles/s43247-0… @CambSchMines @FAMOS_ores @UofE_Research @CollegeofEMPS
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Delighted to confirm @marieedmonds as the keynote speaker and @CyrilChelleM as the invited speaker for our session at this year's hybrid @goldschmidt2021 in Lyon. You have until midnight tomorrow to submit an abstract! #arcmagmatism #volcano #porphyry 2021.goldschmidt.info/goldsc…
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