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Overview

I am an economic geologist and geochemist at the Camborne School of Mines, University of Exeter. My research interests include 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). I have further research pursuits in the generation and mitigation of gases in igneous rocks, particularly hazardous in some underground mines.

Research overview Topics:

platinum-group elements (PGE) and highly siderophile elements
orthomagmatic Ni-Cu-PGE mineralisation
mantle xenoliths and diamond inclusions
lamprophyres and kimberlites
sulphide minerals
precious and critical metals
craton-specific exploration
gas outbursts and mines / generation of gases from igneous rocks

Geographic areas:

Bushveld Complex
Kaapvaal and Kalahari Cratons
North Atlantic Craton (NAC)
North Atlantic Igneous Province (NAIP)
British Palaeogene Igneous Province (BPIP)
Caledonides
Geology of Scotland and Northern Ireland
Cornish Geology

Biography

2017 - present: Lecturer in Geology, CSM, University of Exeter
2015 - 2016: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa (Claude Leon Foundation and Centre of Excellence, CIMERA)
2011 - 2015: PhD studentship, Cardiff University, UK
2010 - 2011: MSc in Mining Geology, Camborne School of Mines, University of Exeter, UK
2006 - 2010: MESc in Earth Science, University of Oxford, UK

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Professional Bodies

Applied Mineralogy Group (Committee Chair)
Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland
Society of Economic Geologists
Geological Society of South Africa
Women in Mining
Mineral Deposits Studies Group

Opportunities

If you’re interested in research collaboration, a PhD or an MSc, please get in touch. Similarly, if you’re interested in getting involved with the Applied Mineralogy Group of the Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland, I’d love to hear from you.

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