Nanoparticle suspensions from carbon-rich fluid make high-grade gold deposits

• Published in: Nature Communications
• Main Authors: Petrella, L., Thébaud, N., Fougerouse, Denis, Tattitch, B., Martin, L., Turner, S., Suvorova, A., Gain, S.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: NATURE PORTFOLIO 2022
• Subjects: Science & Technology; Multidisciplinary Sciences; Science & Technology - Other Topics; U-PB GEOCHRONOLOGY; SLEEPER DEPOSIT; YILGARN CRATON; RED LAKE; MINERALIZATION; SILICA; MINE; TRANSPORT; YELLOWKNIFE; DISTRICT; Red Lake; Yellowknife
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/90056; https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31447-5

Economic gold deposits result from a 100- to 10,000-fold enrichment in gold relative to crustal background. In hydrothermal systems, this enrichment is achieved through the transport and accumulation of metals via deeply sourced fluids to a site of deposition. However, the generally low metal solubi...