Overview
Research interests include:
- Creating a circular economy for technology metals, including crtiical raw materials by considering the whole value system - raw materials from mining and recycling and all of the innovation, business models and regulation in between that create a true circular economy where metals have long and productive cycles of use.
- Formation of ore deposits, including rare earths, niobium, tantalum and phosphate deposits
- Carbonatites and alkaline rocks: fundamental controls on their petrogenesis, including mantle metasomatism, and rapidly erupted extrusive carbonatites.
- Responsible mining including ethical sourcing of metals, LCA, and public perception of mining.
- Regional development of georesources in Cornwall and SW England, including metals and minerals, geothermal energy and the associated service, education and research sectors.
**Fully funded EPSRC PhD studentship competition for UK and overseas students is open until 27th February to start 2023/24 - applicants can choose their topic. I would be pleased to discuss potential topics within the remit of EPSRC, see information: https://www.exeter.ac.uk/study/funding/award/?id=4659
Some relevant research links (see also research page for current PhD students):
UKRI Interdisciplinary Circular Economy Centre in Technology Metals
Circular Economy: A view from the front - Geoscientist article
Georesources Cornwall working paper
Check out our Technology Metals for Green Future MOOC on FutureLearn
News of new review of European cobalt deposits
UNESCO Lecture Series: Earth Materials for a Sustainable and Thriving Society
Academic qualifications:
- BSc Hons first class Geochemistry Queen Mary College, London
- PhD Mineral chemistry and petrogenesis of rare earth rich carbonatites, University of London
Professional qualifications and service to learned societies and other organisations and awards
- Fellow of the Mineralogical Society (F.Min.Soc.)
- Fellow of the Geological Society (FGS)
- Chair of the British Geological Survey Science Advisory Committee
- Steering group member for the Cornwall Mining Alliance
- Member of the Camborne School of Mines Trust
- Member of the Geological Society Decarbonisation group
- President of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall
- Past President of the Cornish Institute of Engineers
- former President of the Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland (2014, 2015)
- former General Secretary of the Mineralogical Society
- former Communication Officer of the International Mineralogical Association
- former member of Applied Mineralogy Group Committee and Women in Mining membership and education committee
- William Smith Medal, 2019, Geological Society of London
- Listed in100 Global Inspirational Women in Mining 2016, Women in Mining
Professional history
- 2015- Professor of Applied Mineralogy
- 2007- Associate Professor of Applied Mineralogy
- 2008-2014 Head of Camborne School of Mines
- 2007- Natural History Museum, London, UK - Scientific Associate
- 1984-2007 Various posts including research and petrology programme leader in the Department of Mineralogy, Natural History Museum, London, UK
Publications
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2023
- Marquis E, Wall F. (2023) UNRMS Case Study: A Circular and Servitized Approach to Resource Management in the UK. [PDF]
- Wall F, Marquis E. (2023) Critical Resource Management using UNRMS in UK: Best Practices and Lessons Learned. [PDF]
- Wall F. (2023) Frances Wall on virgin resources, scarcity and circularity, Handbook of the Circular Economy: Transitions and Transformation, 53-61, DOI:10.1515/9783110723373-006.
- Smith M, Beard C, Watkins I, Broom-Fendley S, Wall F, Cheng X, Liu Y, Chen W, Kynicky J. (2023) The surface chemistry of carbonatite soils: Implications for REE resources, DOI:10.5194/egusphere-egu23-13081. [PDF]
- Dowman E, Wall F, Treloar P. (2023) A comparison of the fenites at the Chilwa Island and Kangankunde carbonatite complexes, Malawi, Mineralogical Magazine, volume 87, no. 2, pages 300-323, DOI:10.1180/mgm.2022.134.
- Beard CD, Goodenough KM, Borst AM, Wall F, Siegfried PR, Deady EA, Pohl C, Hutchison W, Finch AA, Walter BF. (2023) Alkaline-Silicate REE-HFSE Systems, Economic Geology, volume 118, no. 1, pages 177-208, DOI:10.5382/econgeo.4956.
2022
- Wall F, Marquis E, Hudson-Edwards K, Cavoski A, Lee R, Ahuja J. (2022) South West England’s Technology Metal Resources: Regional Economic Development and National Security of Supply.
- Wall F, Bird P, Marquis E, Pettit C, Jenkin G, Hudson-Edwards K. (2022) The Circular Economy: A view from the front, Geoscientist, volume 32, pages 20-26.
- Smith K, Wall F, UPORTO project partners, GREENPEG project team. (2022) Review of protocols for permitting and ESIA to be applied at the three demonstration sites, EU Horizon 2020, https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/869274/results. [PDF]
- Müller A, Reimer W, Wall F, Williamson B, Menuge J, Brönner M, Haase C, Brauch K, Pohl C, Lima A. (2022) GREENPEG – exploration for pegmatite minerals to feed the energy transition: first steps towards the Green Stone Age, Geological Society London Special Publications, volume 526, no. 1, pages 193-218, DOI:10.1144/sp526-2021-189.
- Sanchez-Segado S, Stodd S, Chipakwe V, Loye E, Smith M, Wall F, Abbott AP, Jha A. (2022) Influence of the Alkali-promoted phase transformation in monazite for selective recovery of rare-oxides using deep eutectic solvents, Minerals Engineering, volume 182, pages 107564-107564, article no. 107564, DOI:10.1016/j.mineng.2022.107564. [PDF]
- Azadi M, Lèbre É, Ali SH, Steen J, Wall F. (2022) Future of battery metals supply, Resources, Conservation and Recycling, volume 182, DOI:10.1016/j.resconrec.2022.106283.
- Rosatelli G, Humphreys-Williams E, Wall F, Castorina F, Perna MG, Stoppa F. (2022) The Calatrava paradox to decipher the origin of carbonatites: A petrological insight on Finca La Nava, Calatrava Province (central Spain), Lithos, volume 416, pages 106649-106649, DOI:10.1016/j.lithos.2022.106649.
2021
- Syahrir R, Wall F, Diallo P. (2021) Coping with sudden mine closure: The importance of resilient communities and good governance, Extractive Industries and Society, volume 8, no. 4, DOI:10.1016/j.exis.2021.101009.
- Pell R, Tijsseling L, Goodenough K, Wall F, Dehaine Q, Grant A, Deak D, Yan X, Whattoff P. (2021) Towards sustainable extraction of technology materials through integrated approaches, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment.
- Sitnikova MA, Do Cabo V, Wall F, Goldmann S. (2021) Burbankite and pseudomorphs from the Main Intrusion calcite carbonatite, Lofdal, Namibia: Association, mineral composition, Raman spectroscopy, Mineralogical Magazine, volume 85, no. 4, pages 496-513, DOI:10.1180/mgm.2021.56.
- Broom-Fendley S, Elliott HAL, Beard CD, Wall F, Armitage PEB, Brady AE, Deady E, Dawes W. (2021) Enrichment of heavy REE and Th in carbonatite-derived fenite breccia, Geological Magazine, volume 158, no. 11, pages 2025-2041, DOI:10.1017/s0016756821000601. [PDF]
- Dalby C, Shail R, Batchelor T, Cotton L, Gutmanis J, Rollinson G, Wall F, Hickey J. (2021) Deep geothermal energy from the Cornubian Batholith: preliminary lithological and heat flow insights from the United Downs Deep Geothermal Power Project. , DOI:10.5194/egusphere-egu21-15875. [PDF]
- Horn S, Gunn AG, Petavratzi E, Shaw RA, Eilu P, Törmänen T, Bjerkgård T, Sandstad JS, Jonsson E, Kountourelis S. (2021) Cobalt resources in Europe and the potential for new discoveries, Ore Geology Reviews, volume 130, pages 103915-103915, article no. 103915, DOI:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2020.103915. [PDF]
2020
- Smith K, Loye E, Wall F, Frost P. (2020) Massive open online course development, Eu Horizon 2020. [PDF]
- Broom-Fendley S, Siegfried P, Wall F, O'Neill M, Brooker RA, Fallon E, Pickles J, Banks D. (2020) The Origin and Composition of Carbonatite-Derived Carbonate-Bearing Fluorapatite Deposits, Goldschmidt Abstracts, DOI:10.46427/gold2020.268.
- Wall F. (2020) Rare earth elements, Encyclopedia of Geology, Elsevier.
- Wall F, Pell R. (2020) Responsible sourcing of rare earths: Exploration-stage intervention including life cycle assessment, Handbook on the Physics and Chemistry of Rare Earths, 155-194, DOI:10.1016/bs.hpcre.2020.10.001.
- Syahrir R, Wall F, Diallo P. (2020) Socio-economic impacts and sustainability of mining, a case study of the historical tin mining in Singkep Island-Indonesia, Extractive Industries and Society, volume 7, no. 4, pages 1525-1533, DOI:10.1016/j.exis.2020.07.023.
- Al-Ali S, Wall F, Fitzpatrick R, Broom-Fendley S, Rollinson G, Brady A, Pickles J, Williams A, Dawes W. (2020) Key process mineralogy parameters for rare earth fluorcarbonate-bearing carbonatite deposits: the example of Songwe Hill, Malawi, Minerals Engineering, volume 159, DOI:10.1016/j.mineng.2020.106617. [PDF]
- Anenburg M, Mavrogenes J, Frigo C, Wall F. (2020) Rare earth element mobility in and around carbonatites controlled by sodium, potassium and silica, Science Advances, volume 6, pages eabb6570-eabb6570, DOI:10.1126/sciadv.abb6570. [PDF]
- Smith K, Wall F, Speiser A. (2020) Radiation, risk perception and raw material exploration: science communication and social license.
- Speiser A, Wall F, Smith K, Moore K. (2020) Social licence for exploration/mining in Europe is influenced by other georesource projects such as deep and shallow geothermal energy.
2019
- Elliott HAL, Broom-Fendley S, Wall F. (2019) The significance of metasomatic alteration surrounding carbonatite complexes as a REE-enrichment indicator, Applied Earth Science, volume 128, no. 2, pages 46-46, DOI:10.1080/25726838.2019.1602940.
- Horn S, Petavratzi E, Wall F, Gunn G, Shaw R. (2019) Europe's cobalt resource potential for supply to low-carbon vehicles, Applied Earth Science, volume 128, no. 2, pages 50-51, DOI:10.1080/25726838.2019.1602956.
- Wall F. (2019) Recipes for Rare Earth Deposits, LIFE WITH ORE DEPOSITS ON EARTH, PROCEEDINGS OF THE 15TH SGA BIENNIAL MEETING, 2019, VOLS 1-4, pages 1708-1711. [PDF]
- Elliott HAL, Broom-Fendley S, Wall F. (2019) Utilizing alteration (fenite) surrounding carbonatite intrusions as a REE and Nb exploration indicator, LIFE WITH ORE DEPOSITS ON EARTH, PROCEEDINGS OF THE 15TH SGA BIENNIAL MEETING, 2019, VOLS 1-4, pages 1756-1759. [PDF]
- Broom-Fendley S, Smith MP, Andrade MB, Ray S, Banks DA, Loye E, Atencio D, Pickles JR, Wall F. (2019) Sulfur-bearing monazite-(Ce) from the Eureka carbonatite, Namibia: oxidation state, substitution mechanism, and formation conditions, Mineralogical Magazine, volume 84, no. 1, pages 35-48, DOI:10.1180/mgm.2019.79. [PDF]
- Pell R. (2019) Responsible sourcing of rare earth elements.
- Bilham NT, Wall F. (2019) Responsible sourcing of minerals: putting values into the value chain, Applied Earth Science, volume 128, no. 2, pages 38-39, DOI:10.1080/25726838.2019.1599195. [PDF]
- Pell R, Wall F, Yan X, Li J, Zeng X. (2019) Mineral processing simulation based-environmental life cycle assessment for rare earth project development: a case study on the Songwe Hill project, Journal of Environmental Management.
- Pell R, Wall F, Yan X, Li J, Zeng X. (2019) Temporally explicit life cycle assessment as an environmental performance decision making tool in rare earth project development, Minerals Engineering, volume 135, pages 64-73, DOI:10.1016/j.mineng.2019.02.043. [PDF]
- Owens CL, Nash G, hadler K, Fitzpatrick R, Anderson C, Wall F. (2019) Apatite enrichment by rare earth elements: A review of the effects of surface properties, Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, volume 256, pages 152-162, DOI:10.1016/j.cis.2019.01.004.
- Al-Ali S, Wall F, Sheridan R, Pickles J, Pascoe R. (2019) Magnetic properties of REE fluorcarbonate minerals and their implications for minerals processing, Minerals Engineering, volume 131, pages 392-397, DOI:10.1016/j.mineng.2018.11.042.
2018
- Speiser A, Smith K, Wall F, Moore K. (2018) Challenges in geological scientific fieldwork at the Kaiserstuhl carbonatite, Germany, Eu Horizon 2020. [PDF]
- Goodenough KM, Coulson IM, Wall F. (2018) Intraplate alkaline magmatism: mineralogy and petrogenesis, Mineralogical Magazine, volume 67, no. 5, pages 829-830, DOI:10.1180/0670829.
- Siegfried P, Wall F, Moore K. (2018) In search of the forgotten rare earth, Geoscientist, pages 10-15. [PDF]
- Wall F. (2018) Keynote lecture: Common problems - and progress towards solutions - in the process mineralogy of rare earths, Process Mineralogy '18, Cape Town, South Africa, 19th - 21st Nov 2018.
- Pell R, Tijsseling L, Palmer LW, Glass H, Yan X, Wall F, Zeng X, Li J. (2018) Environmental optimisation of mine scheduling through life cycle assessment integration, Resources, Conservation and Recycling.
- Pell R, Wall F, Yan X, Bailey G. (2018) Applying and advancing the economic resource scarcity potential (ESP) method for rare earth elements, Resources Policy, DOI:10.1016/j.resourpol.2018.10.003.
- Owens CL, Nash GR, Hadler K, Fitzpatrick RS, Anderson CG, Wall F. (2018) Zeta potentials of the rare earth element fluorcarbonate minerals focusing on bastnäsite and parisite, Adv Colloid Interface Sci, volume 256, pages 152-162, DOI:10.1016/j.cis.2018.04.009. [PDF]
- Elliott HAL, Wall F, Chakhmouradian AR, Siegfried PR, Dahlgren S, Weatherley S, Finch AA, Marks MAW, Dowman E, Deady E. (2018) Fenites associated with carbonatite complexes: A review, Ore Geology Reviews, volume 93, pages 38-59, DOI:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2017.12.003.
2017
- Mouchos E, Wall F, Williamson BJ, Palumbo-Roe B. (2017) EASILY LEACHABLE RARE EARTH ELEMENT PHASES IN THE PARNASSUS-GIONA BAUXITE DEPOSITS, GREECE, Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece, volume 50, no. 4, DOI:10.12681/bgsg.14245.
- Mouchos E, Wall F, Williamson B. (2017) High-Ce REE minerals in the Parnassus-Giona bauxite deposits, Greece, Transactions of the Institutions of Mining and Metallurgy, Section B: Applied Earth Science, DOI:10.1080/03717453.2017.1306281.
- Broom-Fendley SL, Wall F, Spiro B, Ullmann CV. (2017) Deducing the source and composition of rare earth mineralising fluids in carbonatites: insights from isotopic (C, O, 87Sr/86Sr) data from Kangankunde, Malawi, Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, volume 172, pages 96-96, DOI:10.1007/s00410-017-1412-7.
- Wall F, Rollat A, Pell R. (2017) Responsible sourcing of critical metals, Elements, volume 13, number 5, pages 313-318, DOI:10.2138/gselements.13.5.313.
- Dowman E, Wall F, Jeffries T, Treloar P, Carter A, Rankin A. (2017) Granitoid zircon forms the nucleus for minerals precipitated by carbonatite-derived metasomatic fluids at Chilwa Island, Malawi, Gondwana Research, volume 51, pages 64-77, DOI:10.1016/j.gr.2017.07.008. [PDF]
- Pell R, Wall F, Yan X, Bailey G. (2017) Response to ‘Assessing the energy requirements and global warming potential of the production of rare earth elements’, Journal of Cleaner Production, DOI:10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.06.059.
- Broom-Fendley SL, Brady AE, Horstwood MSA, Woolley A, Mtegha J, Wall F, Gunn AG. (2017) Geology, geochemistry and geochronology of the Songwe Hill carbonatite, Malawi, Journal of African Earth Sciences, DOI:10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2017.05.020.
- Wall F, Owens C. (2017) The Critical West: raw materials and rare earths, Open University Geological Society Exeter Symposium 2016, Exeter Uk, 9th - 10th Jul 2016, Proceedings of the Open University Geological Society, volume 3, pages 31-39.
- Goodenough KM, Wall F, Merriman D. (2017) The Rare Earth Elements: Demand, Global Resources, and Challenges for Resourcing Future Generations, Natural Resources Research, DOI:10.1007/s11053-017-9336-5.
- Wall F, Pell R. (2017) Responsible sourcing of critical metals, Mineral Deposits Studies Group, Bristol, 18th - 21st Dec 2016, APPLIED EARTH SCIENCE (TRANS. INST. MIN. METALL. B), 2017, DOI:10.1080/03717453.2017.1306305.
- Pell R, Wall F, Yan X. (2017) Incorporating criticality into Life Cycle Assessment for rare earth production, Mineral Deposits Studies Group, Bristol, 18th - 21st Dec 2016, APPLIED EARTH SCIENCE (TRANS. INST. MIN. METALL. B), 2017, DOI:10.1080/03717453.2017.1306282.
- Dowman E, Wall F, Treloar PJ, Rankin AH. (2017) Rare earth mobility as a result of multiple phases of fluid activity in fenite around the Chilwa Island Carbonatite,, Mineralogical Magazine.
- Broom-Fendley S, Brady AE, Wall F, Gunn G, Dawes W. (2017) REE minerals at the Songwe Hill carbonatite, Malawi: HREE-enrichment in late-stage apatite, Ore Geology Reviews, volume 81, pages 23-41, DOI:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2016.10.019.
2016
- Goodenough KM, Wall F. (2016) Critical Metal Mineralogy: Preface to the special issue of Mineralogical Magazine, Mineralogical Magazine, volume 80, no. 01, pages 1-4, DOI:10.1180/minmag.2016.080.000.
- Broom-Fendley S, Heaton T, Wall F, Gunn G. (2016) Tracing the fluid source of heavy REE mineralisation in carbonatites using a novel method of oxygen-isotope analysis in apatite: The example of Songwe Hill, Malawi, Chemical Geology, volume 440, pages 275-287, DOI:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2016.07.023.
- Deady ÉA, Mouchos E, Goodenough K, Williamson BJ, Wall F. (2016) A review of the potential for rare-earth element resources from European red muds: Examples from Seydişehir, Turkey and Parnassus-Giona, Greece, Mineralogical Magazine, volume 80, no. 1, pages 43-61, DOI:10.1180/minmag.2016.080.052.
- Smith MP, Moore K, Kavecsánszki D, Finch AA, Kynicky J, Wall F. (2016) From mantle to critical zone: A review of large and giant sized deposits of the rare earth elements, Geoscience Frontiers, volume 7, no. 3, pages 315-334, DOI:10.1016/j.gsf.2015.12.006.
- Neave DA, Black M, Riley TR, Gibson SA, Ferrier G, Wall F, Broom-Fendley S. (2016) On the feasibility of imaging carbonatite-hosted rare earth element (REE) deposits using remote sensing, Economic Geology, no. 3.
- Broom-Fendley S, Styles MT, Appleton JD, Gunn G, Wall F. (2016) Evidence for dissolution-reprecipitation of apatite and preferential LREE mobility in carbonatite-derived late-stage hydrothermal processes, American Mineralogist, volume 101, no. 3, pages 596-611, DOI:10.2138/am-2016-5502CCBY.
2015
- Santana IV, Wall F, Botelho NF. (2015) Occurrence and behavior of monazite-(Ce) and xenotime-(Y) in detrital and saprolitic environments related to the Serra Dourada granite, Goiás/Tocantins State, Brazil: Potential for REE deposits, Journal of Geochemical Exploration, volume 155, pages 1-13, DOI:10.1016/j.gexplo.2015.03.007. [PDF]
- Zaitsev AN, Williams CT, Jeffries TE, Strekopytov S, Moutte J, Ivashchenkova OV, Spratt J, Petrov SV, Wall F, Seltmann R. (2015) Rare earth elements in phoscorites and carbonatites of the Devonian Kola Alkaline Province, Russia: Examples from Kovdor, Khibina, Vuoriyarvi and Turiy Mys complexes, ORE GEOLOGY REVIEWS, volume 64, pages 477-498, DOI:10.1016/j.oregeorev2014.06.004.
2014
- Murphy K, Wall F, Grevel KD. (2014) International mineralogical association 21st meeting, Elements, volume 10, no. 6, pages 471-472.
- Goodenough KM, Deady E, Wall F, Shaw R, Lusty P. (2014) The importance of tectonic setting in assessing European rare earth potential, ERES2014: 1st European Rare Earth Resources Conference|Milos|04‐07/09/2014, pages 376-381.
- Deady E, Mouchos E, Goodenough KM, Williamson B, Wall F. (2014) Rare earth elements in karst-bauxites: a novel untapped European resource?, ERES2014: 1st European Rare Earth Resources Conference|Milos|04-07/09/2014, pages 1-12.
- Zaitsev, AN, Chakhmouradian AR, Wall F. (2014) RARE‐EARTH ELEMENTS MINERALS IN CARBONATITES OF THE KOLA ALKALINE PROVINCE (NORTHERN FENNOSCANDIA), ERES2014: 1st European Rare Earth Resources Conference|Milos|04‐07/09/2014, pages 343-347.
- Anderson K, Wall F, Rollinson G, Moon C. (2014) Quantitative mineralogical and chemical assessment of the Nkout iron ore deposit, Southern Cameroon, Ore Geology Reviews, volume 62, pages 25-39, DOI:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2014.02.015.
- Kuzyura AV, Litvin YA, Vasil’ev PG, Jeffries T, Wall F. (2014) Partitioning of Rare Elements Between Diamond_Forming Melts and Minerals of the Peridotite–Carbonatite System, Doklady Earth Sciences, volume 455, pages 419-424, DOI:10.1134/S1028334X14040096.
- Zaitsev AN, Terry Williams C, Jeffries TE, Strekopytov S, Moutte J, Ivashchenkova OV, Spratt J, Petrov SV, Wall F, Seltmann R. (2014) Rare earth elements in phoscorites and carbonatites of the Devonian Kola Alkaline Province, Russia: Examples from Kovdor, Khibina, Vuoriyarvi and Turiy Mys complexes, Ore Geology Reviews, volume 61, pages 204-225, DOI:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2014.02.002.
- Wall F. (2014) Rare Earth Elements, Critical Metals Handbook, Wiley-Blackwell, 312-339, DOI:10.1002/9781118755341.
2013
- Wall F. (2013) Rare earth elements, Critical Metals Handbook, 312-339, DOI:10.1002/9781118755341.ch13.
- Kavecsanszki D, Moore KR, Rollinson GK, Wall F, Lusty PJL. (2013) Magma mingling between sulphide-rich and carbonatite magmas to form a multi-commodity metal deposit: reconstruction using QEMSCAN® analysis, Mineral Deposit Research for a High-Tech World, volume 1-4, pages 1024-1027.
- Kavecsanszki D, Moore KR, Rollinson GK, Wall F, Lusty PAJ. (2013) Magma mingling between sulphide-rich and carbonatite magmas to form a multi-commodity metal deposit: reconstruction using QEMSCAN® analysis, MINERAL DEPOSIT RESEARCH FOR A HIGH-TECH WORLD, VOLS. 1-4, pages 1024-1027. [PDF]
- Broom-Fendley S, Wall F, Brady AE, Gunn AG, Chenery SR, Dawes W. (2013) Carbonatite-hosted, late-stage apatite as a potential source of heavy rare earth elements?, MINERAL DEPOSIT RESEARCH FOR A HIGH-TECH WORLD, VOLS. 1-4, pages 1694-+. [PDF]
- Van Der Wielen KP, Pascoe R, Weh A, Wall F, Rollinson G. (2013) The influence of equipment settings and rock properties on high voltage breakage, Minerals Engineering, volume 46-47, pages 100-111, DOI:10.1016/j.mineng.2013.02.008.
2012
- Wall F. (2012) Don't stop using rare earths, Materials Today, volume 15, no. 4, pages 134-134, DOI:10.1016/s1369-7021(12)70058-5. [PDF]
- Zaitsev AN, Williams CT, Wall F, Zolotarev AA. (2012) Evolution of chemical composition of pyrochlore group minerals from phoscorites and carbonatites of the Khibina alkaline massif, Geology of Ore Deposits, volume 54, no. 7, pages 503-515, DOI:10.1134/S1075701512070094.
- Zaitsev AN, Williams CT, Wall F, Zolotarev AA. (2012) Evolution of Chemical Composition of Pyrochlore Group Minerals from Phoscorites and Carbonatites of the Khibina Alkaline Massif, Geology of Ore Deposits, volume 54, pages 1-13, DOI:10.1134/S1075701512070094.
- Chakhmouradian AR, Wall F. (2012) Rare earth elements: minerals, mines, magnets (and more), Elements (Ottawa): an international magazine of mineralogy, geochemistry, and petrology, volume 8, no. 5, pages 333-340, DOI:10.2113/gselements.8.5.333.
- Downes H, Wall F, Demeny A, Szabo C. (2012) Continuing the Carbonatite Controversy Preface, MINERALOGICAL MAGAZINE, volume 76, no. 2, pages 255-257, DOI:10.1180/minmag.2012.076.2.01. [PDF]
2011
- Kuzyura AV, Litvin YA, Okoemova VY, Vasiliev PG, Wall F, Jeffries T. (2011) Experimental study of interphase partitioning of rare elements in diamond forming eclogite-carbonatite and peridotite-carbonatite systems, Vestnik Otdelenia nauk o Zemle RAN, volume 3, no. Special Issue, pages 1-7, DOI:10.2205/2011nz000190.
- Adey EA, Shail RKS, Wall F. (2011) Roşia Montană stakeholder conflict: “Our mountains bear gold yet we are begging from door to door, SRMining 2011 First International Seminar on Social Responsibility in Mining, Santiago, Chile, 19th - 21st Oct 2011.
- Wall F. (2011) Rare earths and rare metals in carbonatites, IAEG 2011 Conference – Rare Earths and Rare Metals: how much do you love your smartphone?, Radisson Blu Hotel Athlone, Ireland, 14th - 15th May 2011.
- Wall F. (2011) What are rare metals and what are they used for?, IAEG 2011 Conference – Rare Earths and Rare Metals: how much do you love your smartphone?, Radisson Blu Hotel Athlone, Ireland, 14th - 15th May 2011.
- Do Cabo VN, Sitnikova MA, Wall F, Ellmies R, Henjes-Kunst F, Gerdes A, Downes H. (2011) Mid and heavy REE in carbonatites at Lofdal, Namibia, Goldschmidt 2011, Prague, Czech Republic, 15th - 19th Aug 2011, Mineralogical Magazine, volume 75.
- Wall F, Dowman E, Treloar P, Rankin AH. (2011) Multiple phases of fenitisation and REE-enrichment in fenites around carbonatites – implications for future exploration targets, Fermor 2011: Ore Deposits in an Evolving Earth, Geological Society Of London, 7th - 9th Sep 2011.
- Anderson KF, Wall F, Moon C, Rollinson G. (2011) Geometallurgy of Iron Ores from Liberia and Cameroon, Fermor 2011: Ore Deposits in an Evolving Earth, Geological Society Of London, 7th - 9th Sep 2011.
- Wall F, Mitchell P, Buckle T, Lee T, Stanley S. (2011) Opportunities and Challenges in the future supply of rare earths: developing metrics for responsible sourcing, Fermor 2011: Ore Deposits in an Evolving Earth, London, 7th - 9th Sep 2011.
- Adey E, Shail RK, Wall F, Varul M, Whitbread-Abrutat P, Baciu C, Ejdemo T, Lovric I, Udachin V. (2011) Corporate social responsibility within the mining industry: case studies from across Europe and Russia, Sustainable Development in the Minerals Industry, Aachen, 14th - 17th Jun 2011.
2010
- Kogarko LN, Ryabchikov ID, Divaev FK, Wall F. (2010) Regime of Carbon Compounds in Carbonatites in Uzbekistan: Evidence from Carbon Isotopic Composition and Thermodynamic Simulations, Geochemistry International, volume 48, pages 1055-1063.
- Kuzyura AV, Wall F, Jeffries T, Litvin YA. (2010) Partitioning of trace elements between garnet, clinopyroxene and diamond-forming carbonate-silicate melt at 7 GPa, MINERALOGICAL MAGAZINE, volume 74, no. 2, pages 227-239, DOI:10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.227. [PDF]
2009
- Wall F. (2009) A review of rare earth element ore deposits, with particular reference to carbonatites, Mineral Deposits Studies Group Applied Mineralogy Group, Camborne School Of Mines, University Of Exeter, Uk, 6th - 7th Jan 2009.
- Wall F. (2009) A review of rare earth element ore deposits, with particular reference to carbonatites, Mineral Deposits Studies Group Applied Mineralogy Group, Camborne School Of Mines, University Of Exeter, Uk, 6th - 7th Jan 2009.
- Humphreys ER, Bailey K, Wall F, Hawkesworth CJ, Kearns S. (2009) Highly heterogeneous mantle sampled by rapidly erupted carbonate volcanism, 9th International Kimberlite conference, Frankfurt, Germany.
- Macdonald R, Belkin HE, Wall F, Baginski B. (2009) Compositional variation in the chevkinite group: new data from igneous and metamorphic rocks, MINERALOGICAL MAGAZINE, volume 73, no. 5, pages 777-796, DOI:10.1180/minmag.2009.073.5.777. [PDF]
- Humphreys ER, Bailey K, Hawkesworth CJ, Wall F. (2009) Carbonate inclusions in mantle olivines: Mantle carbonatite, GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA, volume 73, no. 13, pages A564-A564. [PDF]
- Moore KR, Wall F, Divaev FK, Savatenkov VM. (2009) Mingling of carbonate and silicate magmas under turbulent flow conditions: Evidence from rock textures and mineral chemistry in sub-volcanic carbonatite dykes, Chagatai, Uzbekistan, Lithos, volume 110, pages 65-82, DOI:10.1016/j.lithos.2008.11.013.
2008
- Wall F, Niku-Paavola VN, Storey C, Müller A, Jeffries T. (2008) Xenotime-(Y) from carbonatite dykes at Lofdal, Namibia: Unusually low LREE:HREE ratio in carbonatite, and the first dating of xenotime overgrowths on zircon, Canadian Mineralogist, volume 46, no. 4, pages 861-877, DOI:10.3749/canmin.46.4.861.
- Wall F, Rosatelli G, Bailey DK, Jeffries TE, Kearns S, Munoz M. (2008) Comparison of calcite compositions from extrusive carbonatite at Kaiserstuhl, Germany and Calatrava, Spain: implications for mantle carbonate, 9th International Kimberlite conference, Frankfurt, Germany.
2007
- Rosatelli G, Wall F, Stoppa F. (2007) Calcio-carbonatite melts and metasomatism in the mantle beneath Mt. Vulture (Southern Italy), LITHOS, volume 99, no. 3-4, pages 229-248, DOI:10.1016/j.lithos.2007.05.011. [PDF]
- Doroshkevich AG, Wall F, Ripp GS. (2007) Calcite-bearing dolomite carbonatite dykes from Veseloe, North Transbaikalia, Russia and possible Cr-rich mantle xenoliths, MINERALOGY AND PETROLOGY, volume 90, no. 1-2, pages 19-49, DOI:10.1007/s00710-006-0165-1. [PDF]
- Doroshkevich AG, Wall F, Ripp GS. (2007) Magmatic graphite in dolomite carbonatite at Pogranichnoe, North Transbaikalia, Russia, Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, volume 153, no. 3, pages 339-353, DOI:10.1007/s00410-006-0150-z.
2006
- Fleet A, Hart A, Wall F. (2006) Diamonds: geology, gemmology, technology, Geology Today, volume 22, no. 1, pages 23-28, DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2451.2006.00545.x.
- Costanzo A, Moore KR, Wall F, Feely M. (2006) Fluid inclusions in apatite from Jacupiranga calcite carbonatites: Evidence for a fluid-stratified carbonatite magma chamber, Lithos, volume 91, no. 1-4, pages 208-228, DOI:10.1016/j.lithos.2006.03.047.
- Lee MJ, Lee JI, Garcia D, Moutte J, Williams CT, Wall F, Kim Y. (2006) Pyrochlore chemistry from the Sokli phoscorite-carbonatite complex, Finland: Implications for the genesis of phoscorite and carbonatite association, Geochemical Journal, volume 40, no. 1, pages 1-13, DOI:10.2343/geochemj.40.1.
2005
- Stoppa F, Rosatelli G, Wall F, Jeffries T. (2005) Geochemistry of carbonatite-silicate pairs in nature: A case history from Central Italy, Lithos, volume 85, no. 1-4 SPEC. ISS, pages 26-47, DOI:10.1016/j.lithos.2005.03.026.
- Vichi G, Stoppa F, Wall F. (2005) The carbonate fraction in carbonatitic Italian lamprophyres, Lithos, volume 85, no. 1-4 SPEC. ISS, pages 154-170, DOI:10.1016/j.lithos.2005.03.025.
- Wall F, Rosatelli G, Stoppa F. (2005) Carbonatites plus: A special issue arising from the 'EuroCarb' ESF network, Lithos, volume 85, no. 1-4 SPEC. ISS, DOI:10.1016/j.lithos.2005.05.001.
- Yakovenchuk VN, Ivanyuk G, Pakhomovsky Y, Menshikov Y. (2005) Khibiny, Laplandia Minerals Ltd.
- Vichi G, Stoppa F, Wall F. (2005) The carbonate fraction in carbonatitic Italian lamprophyres, LITHOS, volume 85, no. 1-4, pages 154-170, DOI:10.1016/j.lithos.2005.03.025. [PDF]
- Stoppa F, Rosatelli G, Wall F, Jeffries T. (2005) Geochemistry of carbonatite-silicate pairs in nature: A case history from Central Italy, LITHOS, volume 85, no. 1-4, pages 26-47, DOI:10.1016/j.lithos.2005.03.026. [PDF]
- Woolley AR, Bailey DK, Castorina F, Rosatelli G, Stoppa F, Wall F. (2005) Reply to “Carbonate-rich pyroclastic rocks from central Apennines: carbonatites or carbonated rocks? A commentary”. A Peccerillo, Periodico do Mineralogia, volume 74, pages 183-194.
2004
- Krasnova NI, Petrov TG, Balaganskaya EG, Garcia D, Moutte J, Zaitsev AN, Wall F. (2004) Introduction to phoscorites: occurrence, composition, nomenclature and petrogenesis, Phoscorites and carbonatites from mantle to mine, Mineralogical Society, 45-74, DOI:10.1180/mss.10.02.
- Lee MJ, Garcia D, Moutte J, Williams CT, Wall FM. (2004) Carbonatites and phoscorites from the Sokli Complex, Finland, Phoscorites and carbonatites from mantle to mine, Mineralogical Society, 133-162, DOI:10.1180/mss.10.05.
- Wall F, Zaitsev AN. (2004) Phoscorites and carbonatites from mantle to mine: The key example of the Kola Alkaline province, Mineralogical Society Bulletin, no. 140, pages 3-9.
- Wall F. (2004) Letters from volcanoes, Geology Today, volume 20, no. 6, DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2451.2004.00476.x.
- Wall F. (2004) Feature, Geology Today, volume 19, no. 6, pages 206-211, DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2451.2004.00433.x. [PDF]
- Wall F. (2004) Letters from volcanoes, Geology Today, volume 20, no. 5, pages 181-184, DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2451.2004.00476.x. [PDF]
- Wall F, Zaitsev AN. (2004) Rare earth minerals in Kola carbonatites, Phoscorites and Carbonatites from Mantle to Mine: the Key Example of the Kola Alkaline Province, Mineralogical Society, 43-72. [PDF]
- Wall F. (2004) An illustration of the evolution and alteration of carbonatites using REE,Sr –rich carbonatites at Nkombwa, Zambia, Deep-seated magmatism: Its sources and their relation to plume processes’, pages 48-67.
- Wall F, Zaitsev AN. (2004) Phoscorites and Carbonatites from Mantle to Mine: the Key Example of the Kola Alkaline Province, Mineralogical Society. [PDF]
- Krasnova NI, Petrov TG, Balaganskaya EG, Garcia D, Wall F, Moutte J, Zaitsev AN. (2004) Introduction to phoscorites: occurrence, composition, nomenclature and petrogenesis. Pp. 43_72 in: (F. Wall, and A.N. Zaitsev editors). Mineralogical Society Series, 10. Mineralogical Society, London, Phoscorites and Carbonatites from Mantle to Mine: the Key Example of the Kola Alkaline Province, Mineralogical Society, 43-72. [PDF]
- Lee MJ, Garcia D, Moutte J, Wall F, Williams CT. (2004) Carbonatites and phoscorites from the Sokli Complex, Finland, Phoscorites and Carbonatites from Mantle to Mine: the Key Example of the Kola Alkaline Province, Mineralogical Society, 129-158. [PDF]
2003
- Wall F. (2003) From the general secretary, Mineralogical Society Bulletin, no. 136.
- Stoppa F, Rosatelli G, Wall F, Le Bas MJ. (2003) Texture and mineralogy of tuffs and tuffisites at Ruri Volcano in western Kenya: a carbonatite, melilitite, mantle-debris trio, Periodico di Mineralogia, volume 72, pages 181-204.
- Wall F. (2003) 4TH EuroCarb Workshop, Canary Islands, Spain, 16th-21st September 2003, Abstract Volume, 4TH EuroCarb Workshop, Canary Island, 16th - 21st Sep 2003.
- Rosatelli G, Wall F, Le Bas MJ. (2003) Potassic glass and calcite carbonatite in lapilli from extrusive carbonatites at Rangwa Caldera Complex, Kenya, MINERALOGICAL MAGAZINE, volume 67, no. 5, pages 931-955, DOI:10.1180/0026461036750152. [PDF]
- FWall, Le Bas MJ, Rosatelli G. (2003) Potassic glass and calcite carbonatite in lapilli from extrusive carbonatites at Rangwa Caldera Complex, Kenya, Mineralogical Magazine, volume 67, no. 5, pages 931-955, DOI:10.1180/0026461036750152.
- Wall F. (2003) 4TH EuroCarb Workshop, Canary Islands, Spain, 16th-21st September 2003, Abstract Volume, 4TH EuroCarb Workshop, Canary Island, 16th - 21st Sep 2003.
2002
- Mihailova Y, Krasnova NI, Kretser Y, Wall F, Pakhomovsky Y. (2002) Inclusions in minerals of Kovdor intrusion of ultrabasic, alkaline rocks and carbonatites as indicators of the endogenic evolution processes, Pp. 296-320 in: Deep-seated magmatism, magmatic sources and the problem of plumes.
- Zaitsev AN, Demény A, Wall F, Sindern S, Sitnikova MA, Karchevsky PI. (2002) Carbon and oxygen isotope compositions of carbonatite complexes from the Kola Peninsula, Russia, GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA, volume 66, no. 15A, pages A868-A868. [PDF]
- Zaitsev AN, Demény A, Sindern S, Wall F. (2002) Burbankite group minerals and their alteration in rare earth carbonatites-source of elements and fluids (evidence from C-O and Sr-Nd isotopic data), Lithos, volume 62, no. 1-2, pages 15-33, DOI:10.1016/S0024-4937(02)00084-1.
2001
- Wall F, Zaitsev AN, Mariano AN. (2001) Rare earth pegmatites in carbonatites, Journal of African Earth Sciences, volume 32, no. 1, pages a35-a36, DOI:10.1016/s0899-5362(01)90065-x.
- Bowden P, Wall F, Schürmann L. (2001) ‘Spinifex-textured’ pegmatitic crystallisation in carbonatites, Journal of African Earth Sciences, volume 32, no. 1, pages a11-a12, DOI:10.1016/s0899-5362(01)90027-2.
- Wall F, zaitsev AN, Mariano AN. (2001) Wall, F., Zaitsev, A.N. and Mariano, A.N. (2001) Rare earth pegmatites, , 32, A35-A36, Journal of African Earth Sciences, volume 32, pages A35-A36.
- Gehor S, wall F, Liferovich R. (2001) Formation, exploration and exploitation of economic deposits associated with mantle carbon, Programme, Abstracts and Participants, 14-20 September 2001, Finland And Russia, 14th - 20th Sep 2001, RES TERRAE - Publications of the Dept of Geology, Univ. Oulu, Ser. A, volume 20.
- Wall F, Sitnikova MA, Zaitsev AN, Chakhmouradian AR, Subbotin VV. (2001) Evolution of chemical composition of rock-forming carbonates in Sallanlatvi Carbonatites, Kola Peninsula, Russia, Journal of African Earth Sciences, volume 32.
- Bühn B, Wall F, Le Bas MJ. (2001) Rare-earth element systematics of carbonatitic fluorapatites, and their significance for carbonatite magma evolution, Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, volume 141, no. 5, pages 572-591, DOI:10.1007/s004100100261.
- Gehor S, wall F, Liferovich R. (2001) Formation, exploration and exploitation of economic deposits associated with mantle carbon, Programme, Abstracts and Participants, 14-20 September 2001, Finland And Russia, 14th - 20th Sep 2001, RES TERRAE - Publications of the Dept of Geology, Univ. Oulu, Ser. A, volume 20.
- Gehor S, wall F, Liferovich R. (2001) Formation, exploration and exploitation of economic deposits associated with mantle carbon, Programme, Abstracts and Participants, 14-20 September 2001, Finland And Russia, 14th - 20th Sep 2001, RES TERRAE - Publications of the Dept of Geology, Univ. Oulu, Ser. A, volume 20.
- Lee MJ, Garcia D, Moutte J, Wall F, Williams CT, Woolley AR. (2001) Pyrochlore chemistry and the transition from Ca-carbonatites and phoscorites to Mg-Fe carbonatites at Sokli (Finland), Journal of African Earth Sciences, volume 32, pages A24-A25.
2000
- Wall F, Bulakh AG, Nesterov AR, Zaitsev AN, Pilipiuk N, Kirillov AS. (2000) Sulfur-containing monazite-(Ce) from late-stage mineral assemblages at the Kandaguba and Vuoriyarvi carbonatite complexes, Kola peninula, Russia, Neues Jahrbuch fuer Mineralogie Monatschefte, volume 2000, pages 217-233.
1999
- Cressey GC, Wall F, Cressey BA. (1999) Differential REE uptake by sector growth of monazite, Mineralogical Magazine, volume 63, pages 813-828.
1998
- Bulakh AG, Le Bas MJ, Wall F, Zaitsev AN. (1998) Ancylite-bearing carbonatites of the Sebylyavr massif, Kola peninsula, Russia, Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie, volume 1998(4), pages 171-192.
- Wall F, Zaitsev AN, Le Bas MJ. (1998) REE-Sr-Ba minerals from the Khibina carbonatites, Kola peninsula, Russia: their mineralogy, paragenesis and evolution, Mineralogical Magazine, volume 62, pages 225-250.
1997
- Zaitsev AN, Bell K, Wall F, Le Bas MJ. (1997) Alkaline REE carbonates from the carbonatites of the khibina massif: Their mineralogy and genesis, Doklady Akademii Nauk, volume 355, no. 2, pages 241-245.
- Campbell LS, Henderson P, Wall F, Nielsen TFD. (1997) Rare earth chemistry of perovskite group minerals from the Gardiner Complex, East Greenland, Mineralogical Magazine, volume 61, no. 2, pages 197-212, DOI:10.1180/minmag.1997.061.405.04.
- Campbell LS, Henderson P, Wall F, Nielsen TFD. (1997) Rare earth chemistry of perovskite group minerals from the Gardiner Complex, East Greenland, Mineralogical Magazine, volume 61, no. 405, pages 197-212, DOI:10.1180/minmag.1997.061.405.04.
- Williams CT, Wall F, Woolley AR, Phillipo S. (1997) Compositional variation in pyrochlore from the Bingo carbonatite, Zaïre, Journal of African Earth Sciences, volume 25, no. 1, pages 137-145, DOI:10.1016/s0899-5362(97)00066-3. [PDF]
1996
- Wall F, Williams CT, Woolley AR, Nasraoui M. (1996) Pyrochlore from weathered carbonatite at Lueshe, Zaire, Mineralogical Magazine, volume 60, no. 5, pages 731-750, DOI:10.1180/minmag.1996.060.402.03.
- Wall F, Williams CT, Woolley AR, Nasraoui M. (1996) Pyrochlore from Weathered Carbonatite at Lueshe, Zaire, Mineralogical Magazine, volume 60, no. 402, pages 731-750, DOI:10.1180/minmag.1996.060.402.03.
1995
- Woolley AR, Williams CT, Wall F, Garcia D, Moute J. (1995) The Bingo carbonatite-ijolite-nepheline syenite complex, Zaire: geology, petrography, mineralogy and petrochemistry, Journal of African Earth Sciences, volume 21, no. 3, pages 329-348, DOI:10.1016/0899-5362(95)00093-9. [PDF]
1993
- Wall F, Le Bas MJ, Srivastava RK. (1993) Calcite and carbocernaite exsolution and cotectic textures in a Sr, REE-rich carbonatite dyke from Rajasthan, India, Mineralogical Magazine, volume 57, no. 3, pages 495-513, DOI:10.1180/minmag.1993.057.388.11.
1992
- Le Bas MJ, Keller J, Tao Kejie, Wall F, Williams CT, Zhang Peishan. (1992) Carbonatite dykes at Bayan Obo, Inner Mongolia, China, Scientia Geologica Sinica, no. Suppl. 1992, pages 130-138.
- Le Bas MJ, Kellere J, Kejie T, Wall F, William CT, Peishan Z. (1992) Carbonatite dykes at bayan Obo, inner Mongolia, China, Mineralogy and Petrology, volume 46, no. 3, pages 195-228, DOI:10.1007/bf01164647. [PDF]
1991
- Woolley AR, Barr MWC, Din VK, Jones GC, Wall F, Williams CT. (1991) Extrusive carbonatites from the Uyaynah Window, United Arab Emirates, Journal of Petrology. 32, 1143-1167, volume 32, pages 1143-1167.
1987
- Harding RR, Wall F. (1987) Blue spinel from the Hunza valley, Pakistan, Journal of Gemmology, volume 20, no. 7-8, pages 403-405, DOI:10.15506/JoG.1987.20.7.403.
- Platt RG, Wall F, Williams CT, Woolley AR. (1987) Zirconolite, chevkinite and other rare earth minerals from nepheline syenites and peralkaline granites and syenites of the Chilwa alkaline province, Malawi, Mineralogical Magazine, volume 51, no. 2, pages 253-263, DOI:10.1180/minmag.1987.051.360.07.
- Platt RG, Wall F, Williams CT, Woolley AR. (1987) Zirconolite, chevkinite and other rare earth minerals from nepheline syenites and peralkaline granites and syenites of the Chilwa Alkaline Province, Malawi, Mineralogical Magazine, volume 51, no. 360, pages 253-263, DOI:10.1180/minmag.1987.051.360.07.
Further information
Research
I welcome other PhD enquiries related to my research interests and have a number of overseas students funded by scholarships from their home countries.
ONGOING AND RECENT RESEARCH PROJECTS
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LiFT - NERC hightlight topic, Lithium for Future Technologies
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Greenpeg - H2020 funded innovation project. New Exploration Tools for European Pegmatite Green-Tech Resources. Leader of environmental and social workpackage
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CrEAM - EPSRC Network on Critical Elements and Materials
- MIREU - H2020 coordinating and support action. Creating a network of European mining regions. 2017-2020
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REMIX - Interreg Europe project to improve regional mining-related policies, working with Cornwall Council and all local stakeholders, and sharing experience and learning with eight other countries across Europe.2017 - 2021
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HiTech AlkCarb - H2020 funded. New exploration models to explore deeper for alkaline rocks and carbonatites. February 2016- 2020. Twitter - @HiTech_AlkCarb
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SoS RARE. NERC Security of Supply of Minerals consortium grant, with the British Geological Survey, Univerisites of Leeds, Sheffield, St Andrews and Brighton and academic and industry partners. May 2015 to April 2019. Link to Grants on the web Twitter - @sosrare. Includes Ed Loye (project management and industry relations), Rob Pell (PhD) on Responsible Sourcing of rare earths
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New Geomodels for Zambian Carbonatites. PhD being carried out by Michael Musialike
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Geological controls on upper crustal heat flow for deep geothermal energy in Cornwall. PhD being carried out by Chris Dalby. First supervisor Robin Shail
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Europe's cobalt resource potential for supply to low carbon vehicles. PhD being carried out by Stefan Horn based at the British Geological Survey, first supervisor Evi Petavratzi
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'Uranium Mining in Greenland'. PhD Sociology being carried out by Florian Abraham. First Supervisor Susan Molyneux-Hodgson
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An enhanced understanding of the thermal and fluid history of a Variscan metallogenic province from critical metal investigations: The antimony and tungsten-bismuth deposits of south-west England. PhD being carried out part time by Eimear Deady, British Geological Survey. First supervisor Kate Moore
- Socio-Economic Sustainability of Mining and Minerals Operations. PhD being carried out by Rezki Syahrir, co-supervisor Kip Jeffrey, Penda Diallo
Impact
Deep Digital Cornwall project - ERDF-funded and working with 40 small and medium-sized business in Cornwall and Isles of Scilly until 30 June 2023 to encourage more research and innovation and create a brilliant globally competitive digital sector connected to the underground. Check out the website for more details.
Spin off company and examples of industry research partners
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Minviro
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Mkango Resources
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E-Tech Resources (Non Executive Director)
CrEAM - EPSRC Network on Critical Elements and Materials - produced a Birmingham Policy Commission report on technology-critical metals.
Examples of previous projects:
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Impact Accelerator Award. To exchange knowledge gained as the result of the NERC-funded catalyst grant Geology to Geometallurgy of Critical Rare Earth. Ed Loye was part time associate research fellow.
- Tellus South West high resolution geophysical survey and TellusHow NERC innovation project
- ImpactMin FP7 project (Impact Monitoring of Mineral Resources Exploitation), leading WP3 on socio-economic aspects of mining, including public perception of mining and the carbon footprint of the mining industry.(completed)
Recently completed PhD and MSc by Research projects:
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Socio-Economic Sustainability of Mining and Minerals Operations. PhD being carried out by Rezki Syahrir, co-supervisor Penda Diallo, Kip Jeffrey,
- Mineralogy and mineral processing to optimise recovery of synchysite-(Ce) and apatite from carbonatite at Songwe Hill, Malawi. PhD project by Safaa Al Ali, co-supervised by Richard Pascoe, and in collaboration with Mkango Resources Ltd.
- Targeting concentrations of mid and heavy rare earths in alkaline provinces. PhD project by Sam Broom-Fendley, co-supervised by Gus Gunn, Britiish Geological Survey. Funded by NERC, CASE partner Leominex (Mkango).
- The geological controls on the heavy rare earth element enriched alteration zone at Area 4, Lofdal, Khorixas, Namibia. MSc by research by Ed Loye, funded by Namibia Rare Earths Inc
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A geological study of the potential for rare earth element by-product recovery from Greek and other bauxite deposits. MSc by Research project by Evangelos Mouchos
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Improved liberation and energy utilisation in materials breakage using high voltage pulses. PhD project by Klaas Peter van der Wielen in collaboration with SELFRAG AG.
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Geometallurgy of iron ores. PhD project by Kelvin Anderson, with logistic support from Afferro Mining
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Using carbonate volcanism to understand mantle processes. NERC CASE PhD by Emma Humphreys-Williams, co-supervised by Professor C.J. Hawkesworth FRS and the late Professor D.K. Bailey.
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Postmagmatic Mineralisation and Fluid Processes in Carbonatite systems. PhD project, completed by Emma Dowman, joint with Kingston University, co-supervised by Professor A.H. Rankin, Professor Peter Treloar.
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The Geology, Mineralogy and Geochemical features of the primary HREE-enriched Carbonatite Complex at Lofdal, Namibia, PhD project completed by Vicky do Cabo, Geological Survey of Namibia. Co-supervisor Professor Hilary Downs, Birkbeck College, London.
- Developing exploration tools for high purity quartz and rare metals in the south Norwegian Bamble-Evje pegmatite cluster PhD project completed by Ben Snook. First supervisor Ben Williamson Co-funded by Norwegian Geological Survey.