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...

13.02.2025 10:13 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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.

18.01.2024 09:23 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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

18.01.2024 09:23 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

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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18.01.2024 09:23 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

Lyell Collection

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...

04.01.2024 13:13 — 👍 0    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

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

04.12.2023 19:55 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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

17.11.2023 09:15 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0