Géosciences Montpellier
Université de Montpellier
Campus triolet cc060
Place eugène bataillon
34095 montpellier cedex05
FRANCE
Where to find us
At the dawn of a new energy transition, a digital revolution and profound ecological change, global energy consumption is rising sharply, and the need for primary resources is soaring. In a scenario where global warming is limited to 2°C by 2050, the IEA (International Energy Agency) proposes tripling the share of renewable energies worldwide, according to the geographical breakdown shown in the figure opposite. At the same time, the IEA proposes a drastic reduction in the use of coal and hydrocarbons. For a constant quantity of energy produced compared to traditional technologies (hydro, nuclear, fossil), the technologies developed to produce electricity from renewable energies require a greater and more diversified quantity of mineral/metallic materials. It is in this ecological and economic context that most of the issues addressed in the Resources theme are rooted.
The theme is organized into 3 main chapters
Mineral resources, including industrial minerals and metallic resources.
Fluid resources, including reservoir and st
Non-carbon or renewable energy resources.
Our Tools
- Sampling
- Carry out in-situ studies
- Collaborate with local industrialists and miners
Our studies
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Pyrenees
RGF project, B. Cenki, 2015-2019.
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Massif Central
Historical Pn-Zn mines around Mont-Lozère and in the Haut-Allier region.
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Portugal
Pb-Zn mines in the Iberian Pyrite Belt and collaboration with LNEG.
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Norway
Former mines of Bleikvassli and Sulitjelma.
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Sweden
Collaboration with the University of Lulea.
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Iceland
ANR ALTERACTION
Alteration in Active Faults: Application to geothermal reservoirs
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Occitanie
ANR Edens + Projets INSU SYSTER et CESUR
Our strong points
A better understanding of the concentration processes of minerals and associated metals in various geological contexts, including source, transport and trapping, is essential to optimize prospecting and extraction methods for the production of increasingly varied metals.
What’s more, as some resources are threatened in the relatively short term, the degree of knowledge of mineralized systems is often a key factor in better management of resources in the medium and long term, in order to optimize exploitation while limiting environmental impact (reasoned mining).
As our skills are largely focused on field geology, we will be studying a wide range of sites, including the Pyrenees, North Africa, South Africa, Congo and Angola, Norway, China, Oman, Brazil and New Caledonia.
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Highlights
ANR CMiO (Critical Metals in Orogens): How metamorphic and tectonic processes concentrate critical metals in the Earth’s crust.
Leader: Bénédicte Cenki (GM). Start: second quarter 2024.
Partners: BRGM (B. Gourcerol), GM (D. Arcay, N. Cerpa, M. Philippon et É. Oliot), GEXPLORE (E. Le Goff), Université de Rennes 2 (A. Somat), Université Grenoble Alpes (E. Janots).
ANR ALTERACTION: Alteration in Active Faults: Application to geothermal reservoirs.
Leader: Mai-Linh Doan (ISTerre). Start: January 2024.
Partners: GM (B. Gibert, L. Luquot, P. Pezard, D. Roubinet), IC2MP (Poitiers), ITES (Strasbourg).
ANR Edens + INSU SYSTER & CESUR projects.
Structural and sedimentary fabrication of fore-chain basins. Multiscale sedimentological and structural reservoir characterization of Eocene-age carbonate (palustrine-lacustrine) and silicoclastic continental systems in Occitanie, France.
Leader: Flavia Girard et Grégory Ballas (GM)
Partners: GM (Christine Leredde, Cindy Boyrie, Didier Loggia, Michel Séranne, Nicolas Saspiturry, Delphine Bosch), ISEM et Hydrosciences Montpellier.
Involved Persons
THEME ANIMATORS : Bénédicte Cenki