Natural and experimental constraints on the behaviour of Re in the Earth’s crust: Part B - hydrothermal transport of Re and Mo-Re fractionation

Applicants Professor Dr. Sandro Jahn; Professor Stephan Klemme, Ph.D.; Professor Dr. Max Wilke
Subject Area Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry
Term since 2023
Project identifier Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 521623052
 

Project Description

Rhenium (Re) is a critical metal for high-tech applications that is essentially mined from molybdenite found in porphyry ore deposits. In this project, an understanding will be developed, how Re is transported by hydrothermal fluids and what the conditions are for enrichment of Re in molybdenite. The thermodynamic models of Re solubility in fluids generated here will allow for developing conceptual models for the enrichment of Re in natural systems, such as the porphyry systems found in northern Greece.
DFG Programme Priority Programmes
Subproject of SPP 2238:  Dynamics of Ore-Metals Enrichment - DOME