Mineral Resources for the Energy Transition
MinResET is a research group that contributes, with its extensive experience in Mineralogy and Ore Deposits, to face the new geological challenges linked to the energy transition.
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Rare earth elements
are essential for the production of magnets for electric vehicles and wind turbines. Significant amounts of REY phosphates have been found in various karst bauxite deposits of the Sierra de Bahoruco, Pedernales peninsula (Dominican Republic).
Copper
is widely used in the electricity grid, and also in the production of electric vehicle batteries and solar panels. Cerro Maimón (Dominican Republic) is a volcanogenic massive sulphide deposit mined for Cu.
Our publications on Cu
Nickel
is fundamental for electric vehicle batteries, and in the solar, wind and geothermal energy industries. The Ni-laterite district of Falcondo (Dominican Republic) hosts the main Ni resource of hydrous silicate Ni-laterites in the Greater Antilles.
Our Publications on Ni
Platinum group elements
are used in hydrogen electrolyzers. Minerals containing PGE can be found in ophiolitic chromitites, like the ones in Bou Azzer, Morocco.
Our Publications on PGE
Cobalt
is an indispensable element in electric vehicle battery production. Loma de Hierro (Venezuela) is a hydrous silicate Ni-laterite deposit with Co-Ni-bearing Mn mineralizations.
Our Publications on Co
Gallium
is used in semiconductors and in copper-indium-gallium-selenide (CIGS) solar cells technology. Ga is primarily a by-product of Al extraction in bauxites, like the Las Mercedes deposit in the Pedernales peninsula (Dominican Republic).
Our Publications on Ga
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MinResET (Mineral Resources for the Energy Transition) is a research group of the Universitat de Barcelona, with more than 15 years of experience in mineralogy applied to ore deposits geology, in collaboration with geological surveys, and international exploration and mining companies.

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