Academic Researchers:
Dr Iain McDonald |
Dr Hannah Hughes |
Dr Dave Holwell |
Prof Tom Blenkinsopp |
Reader in Earth SciencesCardiff UniversityResearch: The development of ICP-MS and LA-ICP-MS techniques, PGE mineralization in the northern limb of the Bushveld Complex, South Africa, PGE in mantle xenoliths and kimberlites and PGE in meteorites, impact melts and impact ejecta deposits. NL4D Students: MSci-level students. Contact:
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Senior Lecturer in Exploration and Mining GeologyExeter University (CSM)Research: The metal budget of the mantle, the underlying controls (in space and time) for mineralisation in the crust, the ‘fingerprints’ of metallic mineralisation and the ancient histories of the oldest portions of the Earth’s lithosphere (cratons). NL4D Students: Tom Buckle and MSc-level students. Contact: |
Associate Professor in Applied and Environmental GeologyLeicester UniversityResearch: Research areas include the nature and genesis of precious metal deposits, including magmatic nickel-copper-platinum group element and hydrothermal gold ores, and the geological concentration, extraction and processing of selenium and tellurium. NL4D Students: Kate Canham and Erin Thompson Contact: |
Professor in Earth SciencesCardiff UniversityResearch: I am interested in deformation processes in the Earth at all scales, especially in the upper crust, and their relation to the formation of hydrothermal mineral deposits. Structural Geology, hydrothermal mineral deposits, Faults, fluid flow, brecciation and granular flow, surfaces processes and tectonics and Archean tectonics. NL4D Students: Erin Thompson Contact:
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Dr Katie McFaul
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Dr João Gabriel Motta
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Kate Canham
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Tom Buckle
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Post-Doctoral Research Fellow2020-2022 Cardiff University Katie runs the Cardiff University Fluid Inclusion Lab and has experience researching the geochemistry of critical and precious metals in the magmatic and magmatic-hydrothermal environment Project: Investigating the role of volatiles in the Northern Limb of the Bushveld Complex Work Package: WP2 and WP3* Line Manager: Dr Iain McDonald Contact: |
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow2021-2023 Exeter University (CSM) João an exploration geologist with a strong geophysics background including the controls of the deep crust into the formation of mineral deposits and tectonic evolution of their host terranes. Project: Spatio-temporal exploration of the Northern Limb geoscience archive: from data, to vectors and proxies through visualization and augmented intelligence. Work Package: WP1, WP2 and WP4* Line Manager: Dr Hannah Hughes Contact: |
PhD Student2020-2024 Leicester University Project: Controls on the metallurgy of sulfide mineralisation of the northern Bushveld Complex Work Package: WP1 and WP2* Supervisors: Dr Dave Holwell and Prof Gawen Jenkin (Leicester University) Contact: |
PhD Student2021-2025 Exeter University Project: Machine learning approaches for ore deposit characterization in the Platreef (Bushveld Complex, South Africa) Work Package: WP2, WP3 and WP4* Supervisors: Dr Hannah Hughes, Dr Christopher Yeomans, Dr Saptarshi Das, Dr James Hickey (Exeter University) Contact: |
Erin Thompson
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PhD Student2020-2024 Leicester University Project: Primary controls on the emplacement of mineralised magmatic units in the northern Bushveld Complex Work Package: WP1 and WP2* Supervisors: Dr Dave Holwell, Dr Tom Blenkinsopp and Dr Marc Reichow (Leicester University) Contact: |
Work Packages:
*WP1: Magmatic emplacement of the Northern Limb and it’s mineralised units.
*WP2: Platreef stratigraphy and geometallurgy.
*WP3: Metal deportment across the Northern Limb.
*WP4: Holistic model for the Northern Limb.