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Research - Enabling Technologies  (includes Architecture and History)

Architecture Program

Project A3 - Geochemical and geophysical architecture

The A3 project arose out of questions raised about the potential of geochemical information, especially alteration, to be deduced seismic data.  The initial observation of anomalous areas of high reflectivity in some regional seismic datasets seemed to coincide with faults that had been inferred to be important in terms of mineralizing fluid flow.  One of the major aims of this project is to test the idea that the geochemical footprint of an ore system can be detected in seismic data.

Project Leader
Mr Richard Chopping
Geoscience Australia
Tel: 02 6249 9349
Email:

History Program

H5 Terrain Applications

Project H5 is facilitating application of new techniques developed in Stage 1 research to resolving uncertainties in the terrain projects.

Project Leader
Dr Bruce Schaefer
Monash University
Tel: 03 9905 1119
Email:

H6 - 40Ar/39Ar geochronology and halogen and noble gas geochemistry of mineralizing systems

Project H6 focused on development work relating to noble gas and halogen geochemistry in fluid inclusions, augmenting work being undertaken by the Fluids Program.  The work will be applied to samples from Mt Isa and Yilgam regions and help provide solutions for terrains projects.

Related information
Final Report Summary - Project  H4 32.6Mb

Project Leader
Dr David Phillips
The University of Melbourne
Tel: 03 8344 7455
Email:

F6 - Application and development of predictive geochemical technologies and methods

Technical and theoretical development is concentrated on refining successful tool developments in previous years.  There is significant emphasis on delivering these new developments and knowledge effectively and in a format that will have the greatest impact for both industry and the research partners.

Project Leader
Dr James Cleverley
CSIRO EM
Tel: 08 6436 8714
Email:

M9  - Modelling Technology Development

The overall aim if the M9 project is to deliver a combination of knowledge, data, technology, know-how and skilled personnel which collectively will enable an expert technology delivering a new predicative targeting strategy to the global exploration industry both in the remaining years of the pmd *CRC and in a commercially viable entity thereafter.  Options for the commercial entity are being considered. The strategy in place to meet the aims is threefold:

• Widen the range of soluble problems by generating algorithms and codes that permit predictive modelling (relating to some aspects of one formation) delivering targeting efficiencies for the majority of hydrothermal ore deposits
• Increase modelling efficiency to deliver a ten times improvement in efficiency in systems, software, interfaces and hardware
• Achieve wide understanding of capabilities through education of new expert users and development of a broader based interest and support in the application of these technologies for exploration targeting

Related information

Modelling Stage 1 summary

Project Leader
Dr Paul Roberts
CSIRO EM
Tel: 08 6436 8758
Email: