Minerals Alert July 2006
- Tanami Seismic Workshop
- Update on geophysical data releases
- Update on geophysical survey data acquisition
- Minerals maps available on-line
- About Email Alert
1. Tanami Seismic Workshop
On 20-22 June 2006, Geoscience Australia convened a seminar in Alice Springs entitled "Evolution and Metallogenesis of the North Australian Craton" with speakers from Geoscience Australia, the Northern Territory Geological Survey, and the Geological Survey of Western Australia. The highlight of the conference was a one-day workshop on the 2005 Tanami Seismic Collaborative Research Project, during which first-pass structural interpretations of four seismic traverses across the Tanami Region were presented and discussed for the first time.
For further information visit our Conferences & Seminars page.
For copies of all PowerPoint presentations and a PDF of the seismic workshop handbook, please email David Huston; or phone +61 (0) 2 6249 9577.
2. Update on geophysical data releases
| Location | State | Survey | Flight Lines | Spacing | Ground Clearance | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gascoyne | WA | Airborne magnetic & radiometric | east-west | 400 m | 60 m | Released on 7 June |
| East Yilgarn | WA | Airborne magnetic & radiometric | east-west | 400 m | 60 m | Released on 7 June |
| Bowen-Surat | QLD | Gravity | N/A | 4 km | N/A | Released on 7 June |
Datasets can be downloaded from the Geoscience Australia Geophysical Archive Data Delivery System (GADDS) facility at no charge.
For further information, please email Murray Richardson; or phone +61 (0)2 6249 9229.
3. Update on geophysical survey data acquisition
The Ashburton and Officer Basin (WA) airborne magnetic and radiometric surveys and the Isa B (QLD) gravity survey are scheduled to commence in July.
The status of current surveys is:
| Location | State | Survey | % Complete | Gravity Stations | Flight Lines | Spacing | Ground Clearance | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paterson Central & Paterson South-East | WA | Airborne magnetic & radiometric | 100% | N/A | east-west | 400 m | 60 m | Completed on July 2 |
| Musgrave Extension | WA | Airborne magnetic & radiometric | 15% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Commenced on June 12 |
| Bowen-Surat North | QLD | Airborne magnetic & radiometric | 85% | N/A | east-west | 400 m | 80 m | |
| Isa A | QLD | Gravity | 100% | 6700 new | east-west | 2 km | N/A | Completed on June 14 |
| Jervois | NT | Gravity | 61% | 5500 | east-west | 2 km | N/A | Commenced on June 6 |
For further information, please email Murray Richardson; or phone +61 (0)2 6249 9229.
4. Minerals Maps available on-line
An extensive range of maps, including the Australian Mines and Mineral Deposit Map, Gold, Nickel, Copper, Lead-Zinc and Uranium resources maps relevant to mineral exploration in Australia are available for download free of charge from the Geoscience Australia web site. Please visit our Minerals Maps of Australia page to download. Also available free of charge are the Scanned 1:250 000 Geology Maps of Australia.
5. About Email Alert
For more information contact Mike Huleatt on +61 2 6249 9087 or email mike.huleatt@ga.gov.au.
To view past editions of Geoscience Australia's Minerals Alert, visit the Minerals Alert Newsletter Archive.
Topic contact: minerals@ga.gov.au Last updated: September 26, 2012
