Accurately pinpointing the position of these deposits is important for reducing the risks and environmental impacts associated with drilling to extract these metal-rich brines. Dr Thomas Hudson, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford. This drives a source of hot, metal-rich fluids that ascend from deep beneath Uturuncu towards the surface. ‘It is the interdisciplinary nature of the subject of Earth Sciences that puts us in a unique position to find solutions to these Earth resource challenges’ added co-author Professor Jon Blundy (Department of Earth Sciences). The study also involved researchers from the University of Bristol, Cornell University, USA, and Michigan State University, USA.
