The Hero of Black Shale Creation
The core topic of my ELP is studying black shales and how there are endowed with high concentrations of metals. A key descriptor of black shales is their colour – black –due to high [...]
Postdam, Germany: October 2022
Potsdam, Germany: October 2022. The core of my ELP is understanding how metals are enriched in black shales. Some shales, notably in Yukon, Canada and the Guizhou province, China, have extreme [...]
Not All Libraries Contain Books
Not all libraries contain books Libraries are institutions that exist to collect maintain the records of society. Although little is known about the earliest libraries, they date back to 3000 BC [...]
Dating Uraninites
Rumours of gold in Africa had been known for some time, yet it was not until the latter part of the nineteenth century that gold was discovered in what would become the most prolific gold [...]
Critical Metals: A Race to a Sustainable Future
The global transition to renewable energy will see the demand for metal and mineral resources dramatically increase. Low-carbon technologies are significantly more mineral intensive compared to [...]