University of Western Australia

Chief Investigators

A/Prof Wei Liu

Dr Alexandra Suvorova

Prof Ali Karrech

Prof Anthony Kemp

Prof Eun-Jung Holden

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Associated Centre

Centre for Exploration Targeting and Centre for Data-driven Geoscience

Projects

Multimodal Representation Learning for Geoscientific Reasoning

  • Theme 4 - Accelerating Geo-data Intelligence , University of Western Australia
  • RP 6: Data-driven Knowledge

Multimodal Foundation Models for Mineral Exploration

  • Theme 4 - Accelerating Geo-data Intelligence , University of Western Australia
  • RP 6: Data-driven Knowledge

Multimodal 2D–3D Geoscience Learning for Integrated Surface and Subsurface Understanding

  • Theme 4 - Accelerating Geo-data Intelligence , University of Western Australia
  • RP 6: Data-driven Knowledge

The Role of Carbonate Melts in the Genesis of Critical Metal Deposits

  • Theme 2 - Accelerating Characterisation , University of Western Australia
  • RP 2: Alkaline magmas and Carbonatites

Quantitative Exploration of Spatio-Temporal Metasomatic Mantle Sources of Metals

  • Theme 1 - Accelerating Discovery , University of Western Australia
  • RP 5: Extraction/Traceability

Process driven understanding of LCT pegmatite systems

  • Theme 1 - Accelerating Discovery , University of Western Australia
  • RP 1: Pegmatites

Green lixiviants for EK-ISR-induced metal extraction from tailings

  • Theme 3 - Accelerating Processing , University of Western Australia
  • RP 4: Repurposing

Sustainable extraction of scandium from lateritic Nickel-Cobalt Ores​

  • Theme 3 - Accelerating Processing , University of Western Australia
  • RP 4: Repurposing , RP 5: Extraction/Traceability

Hyperspectral-geochemical mineralogy of greenstone belts and associated alteration footprints of mineral deposits

  • Theme 2 - Accelerating Characterisation , University of Western Australia
  • RP 1: Pegmatites , RP 2: Alkaline magmas and Carbonatites , RP 3: Regolith and Cover: Surface Processes , RP 6: Data-driven Knowledge

Expression of Li-Cs-Ta pegmatites in the Critical Zone​

  • Theme 1 - Accelerating Discovery , University of Western Australia
  • RP 1: Pegmatites

The Petrogenesis of the Gonneville Ni-Co-PGE deposit, Western Australia​

  • Theme 1 - Accelerating Discovery , Theme 2 - Accelerating Characterisation , University of Western Australia
  • RP 2: Alkaline magmas and Carbonatites , RP 3: Regolith and Cover: Surface Processes , RP 6: Data-driven Knowledge

Advanced Data to Knowledge Platform​

  • Theme 4 - Accelerating Geo-data Intelligence , University of Western Australia
  • RP 6: Data-driven Knowledge
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