GeoVerse Lab
← Applied Geoscience Solutions Division

Critical Minerals Exploration Center

Assesses the potential of critical minerals for the energy transition β€” lithium, rare earths, cobalt, nickel, and graphite β€” through geochemical/geophysical data analysis and exploration simulation, modeling geometallurgical processes to optimize recovery.

Oil & Gas Exploration Project CenterCritical Minerals Exploration CenterCarbon Capture & Storage Project CenterApplied Geothermal Energy Project CenterNuclear Waste Disposal Project CenterOffshore Wind Farm Project CenterEnvironmental Geoscience CenterGeohazards & Monitoring Project CenterLand Site Survey & Assessment CenterSpecial Applications Center
Research Fields 15
Lithium Brine & Evaporite Geochemistry
πŸ§‚ Lithium Brine & Evaporite Geochemistry
Lithium brine geochemistry is the study of how continental brines in closed-basin salars e…
Pegmatite-Hosted Lithium (LCT Pegmatites)
πŸ’Ž Pegmatite-Hosted Lithium (LCT Pegmatites)
Pegmatite-hosted lithium deposits are coarse-grained granitic dikes and lenses enriched in…
Rare Earth Element (REE) & Carbonatite Deposits
πŸŒ‹ Rare Earth Element (REE) & Carbonatite Deposits
Carbonatite-hosted rare earth element deposits form in igneous complexes dominated by carb…
Nickel-Cobalt Laterite Deposits
🟀 Nickel-Cobalt Laterite Deposits
Nickel-cobalt laterite deposits form when intense tropical chemical weathering of ultramaf…
Magmatic Ni-Cu-PGE Sulfide Deposits
⛏️ Magmatic Ni-Cu-PGE Sulfide Deposits
Magmatic Ni-Cu-PGE sulfide deposits form when a mafic or ultramafic silicate magma becomes…
Porphyry Copper Deposits & Mass Mining
⛰️ Porphyry Copper Deposits & Mass Mining
Porphyry copper deposits are large volumes of disseminated, low-grade copper (and often mo…
Volcanogenic Massive Sulfide (VMS) Deposits
🌊 Volcanogenic Massive Sulfide (VMS) Deposits
Volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits form on or just beneath the seafloor where seawater …
Iron Oxide Copper-Gold (IOCG) Deposits & Hydrothermal Ore Classification
🧲 Iron Oxide Copper-Gold (IOCG) Deposits & Hydrothermal Ore Classification
Iron oxide copper-gold deposits are a class of hydrothermal breccia-hosted ore bodies char…
Graphite & Battery Anode Minerals
⚫ Graphite & Battery Anode Minerals
Graphite is a layered, hexagonal crystal-structure polymorph of pure carbon whose atomic a…
Geostatistics & Ore Reserve Estimation
πŸ“Š Geostatistics & Ore Reserve Estimation
Geostatistics is the branch of applied spatial statistics, formalized by Georges Matheron …
Geochemical Exploration & Crustal Element Abundance
πŸ§ͺ Geochemical Exploration & Crustal Element Abundance
Geochemical exploration identifies ore deposits by systematically sampling rock, soil, str…
Applied Geophysical Exploration for Minerals
🧲 Applied Geophysical Exploration for Minerals
Mineral exploration geophysics detects ore bodies indirectly by measuring physical propert…
Mineral Processing & Froth Flotation
βš—οΈ Mineral Processing & Froth Flotation
Mineral processing converts run-of-mine ore, a mixture of valuable minerals locked within …
Mineral Economics & Critical Mineral Supply
πŸ’Ή Mineral Economics & Critical Mineral Supply
Mineral economics analyzes how geological occurrence, extraction cost, market demand, and …
Isotope Geochemistry & Radiometric Provenance
☒️ Isotope Geochemistry & Radiometric Provenance
Isotope geochemistry applied to mineral deposits uses the measured ratios of radiogenic is…