Foteini Drakou

Foteini is a PhD student at Trinity College Dublin. She investigates the precious and Energy Critical Elements (ECE’s) distribution of Zn-Pb deposits from the ore body to the mineral scale, in order to improve the efficiency of the ore processing and the metal recovery.

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Goldschmidt 2017
Foteini Drakou

Fishing for Hg and harvesting Pb – Consequences of human activity

It is my first time attending the Goldschmidt conference and I am impressed by the variety of topics that can be accommodated under the umbrella of Geochemistry. From the Origin of Solar System

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Goldschmidt 2017
Foteini Drakou

Conscripting plants and the microbial community for mineral exploration

Geologists have a great deal of geochemical tools for exploration of new mineral deposits. But, as most of the unexploited treasure is hiding at great depth, geologists have to invent and employ

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