Richard Shaw’s biography
- 2010 to present: Senior Mineral Commodity Geologist, British Geological Survey
- 2009 to 2010: MSc Camborne School of Mines, Mining Geology
- 2002 to 2009: Analytical Geochemist, British Geological Survey
- 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
- Lithium for Future Technology (LiFT) – a NERC-funded project, studying natural resources of lithium
- Met4Tech – a project focused on the circular economy of critical metals in the United Kingdom
ORCID
Published outputs
NERC Open Research Archive — Richard Shaw
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. Lithium Pegmatites in Africa: A Review. 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. UK 2024 criticality assessment. British Geological Survey 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 Magmatic–Hydrothermal Transition in Lithium Pegmatites: Petrographic and Geochemical Characteristics of Pegmatites from the Kamativi Area, Zimbabwe. 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. Cobalt resources in Europe and the potential for new discoveries. Ore Geology ReviewsShaw, R A, Goodenough, K M, Roberts, N M R, Horstwood, M S A, Chenery, S R and Gunn, A G. 2016. Petrogenesis of rare-metal pegmatites in high-grade metamorphic terranes: A case study from the Lewisian Gneiss Complex of north-west Scotland. Precambrian Research
Shaw, R A, Goodenough, K M, Deady, E A, Nex, P, Ruzvidzo, B, Rushton, J C and Mounteney, I. 2021. The Magmatic–Hydrothermal Transition in Lithium Pegmatites: Petrographic and Geochemical Characteristics of Pegmatites from the Kamativi Area, Zimbabwe. 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. Cobalt resources in Europe and the potential for new discoveries. 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. Volcanic-derived placers as a potential resource of rare earth elements: the Aksu Diamas case study, Turkey. Minerals. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/min9040208
Honour, V C, Goodenough, K M, Shaw, R A, Gabudianu, I, and Hirtopanu, P. 2018. REE mineralisation within the Ditrău Alkaline Complex, Romania: Interplay of magmatic and hydrothermal processes. 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. A review of the mineral potential of Liberia. 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. Petrogenesis of rare-metal pegmatites in high-grade metamorphic terranes: A case study from the Lewisian Gneiss Complex of north-west Scotland, 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