Science in the Surveys 2017

Science in the Surveys 2017

Impediments to exploration success: solutions and implementation strategies

Come along and discover the outstanding science being conducted by Australia’s geological surveys, CSIRO, UNCOVER and the DET CRC.

Take the opportunity to directly engage with senior government geoscientists. Learn how their teams are working to improve understanding of Australia’s geology, its mineral potential, and the exploration opportunities it presents.

This year’s event will be hosted by the Geological Survey of Victoria. Industry professionals, researchers, government, sector stakeholders and geoscience students are invited to attend.

Highlights include:

• Survey presentations on research programs from around Australia, including new exploration opportunities
• Geoscience Australia mineral program update
• An update on the UNCOVER initiative
• Details of exploration incentive schemes
• Update from the Deep Exploration Technologies CRC
• Update on CSIRO mineral programs
• Special guest speakers
• Poster viewing

The program has now been released:

8:30 Registration, Tea and coffee on arrival

9:00 Welcome, Paul McDonald, Geological Survey of Victoria

9:05 Opening

Session 1 Chair: Paul McDonald

9:15 UNCOVER — Roadmap Stage 2, Robbie Rowe, AMIRA International

9:35 Exploring for the future in Northern Australia, Angela O’Rourke, Geoscience Australia

9:55 Capturing and delivering geological knowledge from the Stavely Arc, western Victoria — the power of regional explicit 3-D modelling for explorers, Ross Cayley, Phil Skladzien, Mark McLean, Geological Survey of Victoria

10:15 MORNING TEA

Session 2 Chair: Cameron Cairns

10:35 Mapping the crustal expression of lithospheric-scale boundaries through geophysics, geochemistry and isotopes, Anthony Reid, Geological Survey of South Australia

10:55 New data and new delivery platforms for increased exploration success, Chris Yeats, Geological Survey of New South Wales

11:15 Sounding out Tasmania: removing the impediment of cover, Andrew McNeill, Minerals Resources Tasmania

11:35 Dark Matter Detection — parallels with resource exploration, Alan Duffy, Swinburne University

11:55 LUNCH

Session 3 Chair: David Taylor

13:00 New research focussed on exploring under cover and generation of new mineral deposit models in Queensland, Laurie Hutton, Geological Survey of Queensland

13:20 An integrated approach to precompetitive geoscience for mineral exploration — the Western Australian Exploration Incentive Scheme perspective, Ian Tyler, Geological Survey of Western Australia

13:40 Multi-disciplinary research to support exploration success, Rob Hough, CSIRO

14:00 The value of regional geophysical data in terrane scale assessments, Pete Betts, Monash University

14:20 AFTERNOON TEA

Session 4 Chair: Rob Duncan

14:40 The MinEx CRC Bid, Richard Hillis, Deep Exploration Technologies CRC

15:00 Future Exploration — How We Will Need to Explore, Dan Wood, SEG Thayer Lindsley Visiting Lecturer

16:00 Questions and Discussion

16:30 Bus departs for Exploration Managers Conference (Healesville)

More information

Please contact Cameron Cairns, Geological Survey of Victoria

Email: Cameron.Cairns@ecodev.vic.gov.au

Phone: 03 9452 8972

Registration

There is no cost for attendance but numbers are limited - if the allocation is exhausted, your name will be placed on a waiting list and we will be in contact.

Please note: your company name will be listed on your name tag. If you are a student, please simply list which university you attend.