The Rare Earth Potential of the Gascoyne Region of Western Australia

西澳大利亚加斯科因地区的稀土潜力

• 批准号: LP230100173
• 负责人: Prof John Mavrogenes
• 金额: $ 53.23万
• 依托单位: The Australian National University
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Linkage Projects
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2024-01-01 至 2026-12-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/LP230100173
• 关键词: Rare; Earth; Potential; Gascoyne; Region

The Gascoyne Region of Western Australia is an emerging Neodymium-rich rare earth district in its early stages of development. The mineral occurrences of the region are complex and their geological distribution and source(s) remain unclear. With the support of all the active explorers in the region, a better understanding of the entire mineral system is sought to maximise exploration efficiency. This project aims to undertake a full assessment of the minerals, their processing and the environmental impact of production to determine the potential of the region. The expected outcome of the project is to develop a world-class rare earth mineral district in Australia, to ensure future supplies of these strategically important metals.

西澳大利亚州的加斯科恩地区在其发展的早期阶段是新兴的新近山稀土区。该地区的矿物发生是复杂的，其地质分布和来源尚不清楚。在该地区所有活跃的探险家的支持下，寻求对整个矿物系统的更好理解，以最大程度地提高勘探效率。该项目旨在对矿物质，其加工和生产的环境影响进行全面评估，以确定该地区的潜力。该项目的预期结果是在澳大利亚开发一个世界一流的稀土矿区，以确保这些战略上重要的金属的未来供应。