Wellbore Fluids Comprising Mineral Particles and Methods Relating Thereto

A wellbore drilling assembly comprising:

• a pump in fluid communication with a wellbore via a feed pipe;
• a drill string with drill bit attached to the distal end of the drill string;
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• a wellbore fluid in contact with the drill bit, wherein the wellbore fluid comprises a base fluid and a plurality of mineral particles, the plurality of mineral particles comprising at least one selected from the group consisting of manganese carbonate, NixFe (x=2-3), copper oxide, and any combination thereof, and the mineral particles having a median diameter between about 5 nm and about 100 microns.

A wellbore drilling assembly comprising:

• a pump capable of introducing a fluid into a wellbore via a feed pipe;
• a fluid processing unit capable of receiving the fluid from a wellbore via an interconnecting flow line;
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• a wellbore fluid disposed in at least one selected from the group consisting of the pump, the feed pipe, the wellbore, the interconnecting flow line, the fluid processing unit, and any combination thereof, wherein the wellbore fluid comprises a base fluid and a plurality of mineral particles that comprise at least one selected from the group consisting of manganese carbonate, NixFe (x=2-3), copper oxide, and any combination thereof, the mineral particles having a median diameter between about 5 nm and about 5000 microns.