Tools and workflows for Li-Cs-Ta (LCT) pegmatite exploration
dc.contributor.author | Steiner, B | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-08-29T08:48:44Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019-08-20 | |
dc.description.abstract | The increasing demand for green technology and battery metals necessitates a review of geological exploration techniques for Li–Cs–Ta (LCT) pegmatites, which is applicable to the work of mining companies. This paper reviews the main controls of LCT pegmatite genesis relevant to mineral exploration programs and presents a workflow of grassroots exploration techniques, supported by examples from central Europe and Africa. Geological exploration commonly begins with information gathering, desktop studies and Geographic Information System (GIS) data reviews. Following the identification of prospective regional areas, initial targets are verified in the field by geological mapping and geochemical sampling. Detailed mineralogical analysis and geochemical sampling of rock, soil and stream sediments represent the most important tools for providing vectors to LCT pegmatites, since the interpretation of mineralogical phases, deportment and liberation characteristics along with geochemical K/Rb, Nb/Ta and Zr/Hf metallogenic markers can detect highly evolved rocks enriched in incompatible elements of economic interest. The importance of JORC (Joint Ore Reserves Committee) 2012 guidelines with regards to obtaining geological, mineralogical and drilling data is discussed and contextualised, with the requirement of treating LCT pegmatites as industrial mineral deposits. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.citation | Vol. 9 (8), article 499 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3390/min9080499 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10871/38485 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | MDPI | en_GB |
dc.rights | © 2019 by the author. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). | en_GB |
dc.subject | LCT | en_GB |
dc.subject | pegmatite | en_GB |
dc.subject | lithium | en_GB |
dc.subject | exploration | en_GB |
dc.subject | targeting | en_GB |
dc.subject | Li-Cs-Ta | en_GB |
dc.subject | geochemistry | en_GB |
dc.subject | exploration geochemistry | en_GB |
dc.title | Tools and workflows for Li-Cs-Ta (LCT) pegmatite exploration | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en_GB |
dc.date.available | 2019-08-29T08:48:44Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2075-163X | |
dc.description | This is the final version. Available on open access ferom MDPI via the DOI in this record | en_GB |
dc.identifier.journal | Minerals | en_GB |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | en_GB |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2019-08-17 | |
rioxxterms.version | VoR | en_GB |
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate | 2019-08-20 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review | en_GB |
refterms.dateFCD | 2019-08-29T08:46:58Z | |
refterms.versionFCD | VoR | |
refterms.dateFOA | 2019-08-29T08:48:52Z | |
refterms.panel | B | en_GB |
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