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Richard Shaw’s biography

• 2010 to present: Senior Mineral Commodity Geologist, 51����
• 2009 to 2010: MSc Camborne School of Mines, Mining Geology
• 2002 to 2009: Analytical Geochemist, 51����
• 1999 to 2002: BSc (Hons) University of Derby, Geology

Research interests

• Critical metals
• Metallogenesis of lithium pegmatites
• Mineral resources and sustainable development
• Criticality assessment

Current projects and collaborations

• (LiFT) – a NERC-funded project, studying natural resources of lithium
• – a project focused on the circular economy of critical metals in the United Kingdom

ORCID

Published outputs

Key papers

Goodenough, K M, Shaw, R A, Borst, A M, Nex, P A M, Kinnaird, J A, van Lichtervelde, M, Essaifi, A, Koopmans, L and Deady, E A. 2025. . Economic Geology

Mudd, G, Josso, P, Shaw, R, Luce, A, Singh, N, Horn, S, Bide, T, Currie, D, Elliott, H, Grant, H, Halkes, R, Idoine, N, Mitchell, C, Watkins, I, Price, F and Petavratzi, E. 2024. . 51���� Open Report (OR/24/047)

Shaw, R A, Goodenough, K M, Deady, E A, Nex, P, Ruzvidzo, B, Rushton, J C and Mounteney, I. 2022. . The Canadian Mineralogist. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3749/canmin.2100032

Horn, S, Gunn, A G, Petavratzi, E, Shaw, R A, Eilu, P, Törmänen, T, Bjerkgård, T, Sandstad, J S, Jonsson, E, Kountourelis, S and Wall, F. 2021. . Ore Geology ReviewsShaw, R A, Goodenough, K M, Roberts, N M R, Horstwood, M S A, Chenery, S R and Gunn, A G. 2016. . Precambrian Research

Shaw, R A, Goodenough, K M, Deady, E A, Nex, P, Ruzvidzo, B, Rushton, J C and Mounteney, I. 2021. .��The Canadian Mineralogist. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3749/canmin.2100032

Horn, S, Gunn, A G, Petavratzi, E, Shaw, R A, Eilu, P, Törmänen, T, Bjerkgård, T, Sandstad, J S, Jonsson, E, Kountourelis, S and Wall, F. 2021. .��Ore Geology Reviews. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oregeorev.2020.103915

Deady, E A, Lacinska, A M, Goodenough, K M, Shaw, R A, and Roberts, N M W. 2019.��. Minerals. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/min9040208

Honour, V C, Goodenough, K M, Shaw, R A, Gabudianu, I, and Hirtopanu, P. 2018. . Lithos. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lithos.2018.05.029

Gunn, A G, Dorbor, J K, Mankelow, J M, Lusty, P A J, Deady, E A, Shaw, R A and Goodenough, K M. 2018. .��Ore Geology Reviews. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oregeorev.2018.07.021

Shaw, R A, Goodenough, K M, Roberts, N M R, Horstwood, M S A, Chenery, S R and Gunn, A G. 2016. , Precambrian Research. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.precamres.2016.06.008

Skills

• Igneous petrology and geochemistry
• Metallogenesis and ore deposits, particularly of the critical metals
• Criticality assessment
• Analysis of global mineral commodities
• Geochemical sampling and analysis

• Treasurer, Applied Mineralogy Group