Nick Gardiner

Apatite as a pathfinder to tin mineralisation: prospects and caveats - Mineralium Deposita Granite-related mineral deposits are major primary sources of the critical metals tin (Sn) and lithium (Li). The utility of accessory minerals such as zircon and apatite as pathfinders to these ore de...

New paper alert - probing apatite chemistry as a pathfinder to tin and lithium mineralisation
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link.springer.com/article/10.1...

However, we assume that few metals will be critical over the very long term as techno-economic and ESG challenges can be overcome and/or metal demand will be structurally adjusted by substitution.

We outline five scenarios: (i) business as usual; (ii) clays onstream; (iii) everything plus recycling; (iv) shift away from lithium; (v) black swan event, of which only two lead to a longer-term criticality reduction

Wondering how lithium might become uncritical? In this article, @thejow.bsky.social John Sykes any myself explore Li supply scenarios over the next decade and how Li might become an uncritical mainstream metal tinyurl.com/5ykhmadw #Lithium #criticalminerals
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New #openaccess paper on #lithium criticality, supply and demand, and uncertainties in the lithium sector. The paper is in accepted manuscript format but the final version should be available soon: www.lyellcollection.org/doi/abs/10.1...

Public Lecture: Tin and Lithium Granites - From The Bottom Up

Hi all - the recording from my @geolsoc.bsky.social public lecture on "Tin and Lithium Granites: From the Bottom Up" is now available on their youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pi10... #EnergyTransition #CriticalMetals

Morning all! Sky currently not very blue up here in NE Scotland