Critical Metals and Rare Earth Elements

Critical metals and rare earth elements (REEs) are essential for modern technology and the transition to a low-carbon economy.

Advances in battery technologies coupled with increased user consumption has led to an increasing demand for critical metals and REEs, such as lithium, zinc and copper.

The main research areas of the GeoEnergy group is improving understanding of the lithium cycle in granite and how geothermal waters can transport lithium within fractured granite-based systems.