Hunting for high-tech metals in northern Germany: Researchers at Jacobs University are coordinating a promising research project
Under a thick layer of sediment, northern Germany may hold not only zinc and lead, but also high-technology metals of economic and strategic significance, such as gallium, germanium, indium and lithium. A new research project entitled “MinNoBeck”, under the leadership of Jacobs University in Bremen, is using cutting-edge geoscientific methods to examine drill cores and formation waters from oil and gas exploration and production, with the goal of investigating these potential resources.
