The LODE Laboratory
Development and commercial application of LA-ICP-MS analysis of minerals for exploration in porphyry-epithermal systems (Funded by BHP, Anglo American and Rio Tinto)
Current PhD Projects
Ethan Tonks
Controls on the distribution and chemistry of pyrophyllite-quartz alteration in high sulphidation epithermal ore deposits: developing vectoring and fertility tools for project assessment (Barrick Gold Corp.)
Tom Matthews
Titanite occurrence and chemistry as a monitor of melt redox state, magmatic fertility and hydrothermal alteration in porphyry ore systems (NERC Industrial CASE PhD award and Rio Tinto)
Chetan Nathwani
An integrated mineral systems approach to magmatic fertility in porphyry copper deposits: a case study of Peruvian porphyry copper deposits (NERC SSCP DTP PhD and Anglo American)
Rebecca Strachan
Structural controls on mineralisation and alteration in the Quellaveco region of Southern Peru (NERC London DTP PhD and Anglo American)
Emily Brugge
Titanite occurrence and chemistry as a monitor of melt redox state, magmatic fertility and hydrothermal alteration in porphyry ore systems (NERC Industrial CASE award and Rio Tinto)
Past PhD Projects
Simon Kocher
Controls on the distribution of Mo and other elements at the Bingham Cu-Mo-Au porphyry deposit, Utah (ESE Departmental Bursary, Rio Tinto)
Robert Sievwright
Developing magnetite as a petrogenetic indicator in arc magmas to interpret processes conducive for forming porphyru copper deposits (Imperial College London President's Scholarship)
Carmen Pinto
Controls on enrichment of REE at the Serra Verde deposit, Brazil (Serra Verde Mining)
Lisa Hart
Element mobility during propylitic alteration in porphyry ore systems: a case study of the Oyu Tolgoi deposits, Mongolia (ESE Departmental Bursary, Rio Tinto)
William Brownscombe
Geology of the Sakatti Cu-Ni-PGE deposit, Finland (Anglo American)
Jacob Longridge
Controls on clay mineral and gold distribution at Cerro Corona, Peru (NERC Industrial CASE, Gold Fields)
Adam Pacey
The origin of propylitic alteration in magmatic‐hydrothermal systems (AMIRA P1060 consortium of companies)
Matthew Loader
Mineral indicators of porphyry copper fertility (Rio Tinto)
Edward Spencer
Controls on the distribution of Mo in porphyry ore deposits
Steve Hollis
Mineralization potential of the Tyrone Igneous Complex
Antony Burnham
Zircon as a probe of the oxygen fugacity of magmas
Victoria Vry
Geological and hydrothermal fluid evolution at El Teniente, Chile
Ian Cope
Geology of the Pic de Fon iron ore deposit, Republic of Guinea (NERC Connect B)
Clara Buckroyd
Development of the 213nm UV laser ablation ICP-MS technique for fluid inclusion microanalysis and application to contrasting magmatic-hydrothermal systems
Barry Stoffell
Metal transport and deposition in hydrothermal fluids (Albert Julius Bursary)
John Chapman
Iron isotopes in hydrothermal ore-forming systems (NERC-CASE)
Current MSci Project Students
Holly Andrews
Harry Brookes
Daniel Lindsay
Max Ralston
Adam Smith
Recent MSci Students
Rhiannon Jones
Greenrock Study in the Timok Distict, Serbia – Modelling controls of propylitic alteration halos and an investigation into the possible reasons why mineral chemistry tools are not providing clear indicators of mineralisation
Miranda Birt
The generation of high Sr/Y in the Strontian Intrusive Complex
Oliver Parker
Mineralogical and Geochemical Characterisation Study of Perkoa Zinc Mine, Burkina Faso, West Africa
Chetan Nathwani
Apatite in volcanics from Central Chile: implications for the use of apatite as a fertility indicator for porphyry copper deposits
Jordan Griffiths
Igneous classification, alteration and style of mineralisation in the Kavango intrusion, Namibia
Ryan Atkar
Trace element and base metal enrichments associated with stratiform pyrite above the Navan Deep ore lens, Ireland
George Fry
Temporal geochemical trends in the arc magmas of Central Chile: Insights from magnetite trace element chemistry
Jack Morgan
Sulphide chemistry as a vector to mineralization, Kansanshi Mine, Zambia
William Murray
Chlorite and epidote chemistry: Vectoring towards mineralisation, Efemcukuru, Turkey
Gabriel Westaway-Heaven
Chromite chemistry as an exploration tool for Ni-Cu-PGE deposits
Matthew Irwin
Behaviour of REE in the Kansanshi Cu-Au-Mo deposit, Zambia
James Jeary
Origin of the Serra Verde ion adsorption REE deposit, Brazil
Luke Neal
Spectral characterisation and analysis of propylitic alteration minerals
Olivia Chant-Tuft
Origin of SWEX-S mineralization at the Navan Zn-Pn deposit, Ireland (with Boliden Tara Mines)
Harry Fisher
Epidote and chlorite chemistry in the Lagalochan alteration system, Scotland
Angus Fitzpayne
Assessing thallium and thallium isotopes as a potential exploration tool in porphyry systems
Kate Jillings
Origin of the hangingwall breccias at the Sakatti Ni-Cu-PGE deposit, Finland (with Anglo American)
Raphael Pesquidos
Chalcophile element mobility in subduction zone metamorphism
Fred White
PGE in the Sentinel deposit, Zambia (with First Quantum Minerals)
Plus....
Jo Taylor
Mike Treloar
Thomas Mulqueen
Eloise Haman
Robin Bridge
Laura Crisp
Patrick Goodarzi
Michael Hayes
Iain Stobbs
Sarah Hayes
Humphrey Knight
Carmen Pinto
Natalie Staffurth
Katie Vowles
Melanie Kinchington
Christine Smith
Louisa Stokes
Jessica Wright
Mark Sanders
Simon Tapster
Chris Boulter
Alex Middleton