The Yilgarn Craton, despite limited surface exposure, provides a rich repository of physical and chemical data due to extensive mineral exploration, government-led acquisition of pre-competitive geoscientific data, and academic research. This study follows the Yilgarn 2020 project, which produced new datasets to support mineral exploration in the Yilgarn. Aims: Achieve...
Challenge:Mineral system models have traditionally treated the Earth’s mantle as uniform, yet evidence now shows that hydrous metasomatised mantle domains—zones altered by fluids—are enriched in copper, nickel, cobalt, chromium, and platinum-group elements (PGEs). The contribution of these domains to ore deposit formation remains poorly understood. Aim:To investigate how hydrous metasomatised...
About The Geodynamic Inheritance & eXploration (GAXI) Project is a research initiative focused on understanding the spatial distribution and genesis of economic mineral systems along the South American Gondwana margin. The objective is to help develop future industry-relevant targets within a sophisticated exploration framework. GAXI builds on a successful pilot...
Challenge:Imaging rocks beneath cover in Australia remains challenging, limiting understanding of subsurface geology and the effectiveness of exploration strategies. Aim:To improve the capability to image subsurface rocks in undercover settings through the development and integration of multidisciplinary geophysical modelling techniques. Approach:Develop and integrate geophysical modelling methods for potential field data,...
Challenge: The overall paragenetic evolution and processes responsible for gold introduction and remobilisation at Pogo remain poorly constrained. Aim: To document the successive stages of gold introduction and their spatial relationships, to better understand the formation of high-grade gold mineralisation at Pogo. Approach: The study combines detailed structural analysis, petrography,...
Challenge:Despite rapid international growth in natural hydrogen exploration, our understanding of the processes controlling natural hydrogen generation, migration, and accumulation remains limited. Aim:To investigate and characterise the geological processes leading to natural hydrogen production within fault systems, integrating petroleum system analysis with mineral system analysis. Approach:The project combines field studies,...
The West African Exploration Initiative (WAXI) is a collaborative research program focusing on the tectonics and mineral potential of the West African Craton. Established in 2006, the overall aim of WAXI was to enhance the exploration potential of the West African Craton through an integrated program of research and data...
Project 6 of the MinEx CRC aims to develop an automated workflow, including algorithms and software, for the integration and first-pass interpretation of geologically characterised drill hole data and other data routinely used to build 3D geological models. The resulting workflow will facilitate rapid 3D model building processes that draw...
The South American eXploration Initiative (SAXI) is a multi-stage collaboration between Amira Global and the Centre for Exploration Targeting. The research program investigates the tectonics, geological architecture, and metallogeny of the Proterozoic Guiana Shield in north-eastern South America. The project spans Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana and northern Brazil and...
The OSNACA Project (Ore Samples Normalised to Average Crustal Abundance) is an “open source” project where assay data are freely available online. Representative ore samples from all over the globe are being donated to the project and assayed at Bureau Veritas' Ultratrace Laboratory in Perth. All funds contributed by industry...