The next in the series of video presentations from AGES 2023 focusses on mineral systems and a geological framework study in the Territory from some of our key research collaborators and an NTGS senior geoscientist.
Steve Micklethwaite from Sustainable Minerals Institute, University of Queensland presents the project scope for work being undertaken in collaboration with NTGS to generate two‑dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) geological re‑interpretations of the main polymetallic mineralised area in the Central Domain of the Pine Creek Orogen. Watch Folds, gold and critical metals: An Industry– Government–Academia reassessment of the Pine Creek Orogen in 3D.
Jeff Steadman from Centre for Ore Deposit and Earth Sciences, University of Tasmania presents a proposal for a collaborative regional-scale geochemical program across the highly prospective Tennant Creek mineral field and East Tennant region. The program aims to de-risk exploration, diversify the search commodities and aid in the long-term probability of discovery of a Tier 1 ore system. The presentation discusses novel analytical techniques for measuring trace elements in hematite and chlorite as a way to characterise copper and gold resources in Northern Australia. Watch Securing the future of copper, gold, and bismuth resources in northern Australia: A proposal for systematic mineral chemistry and event chronology of the Tennant Creek iron oxide–copper–gold district, Northern Territory.
Barry Reno, Senior Geologist in the NTGS' Basement Geoscience team, presents a revised model for the geological evolution of the northeastern Aileron and northern Irindina provinces in central Australia. The presentation synthesises findings from NTGS’ regional-scale mapping and mineral systems studies, including work at Jervois, Molyhil, and Home of Bullion, to unravel a complex overprinting history of long-lived tectonothermal events at the southern margin of the North Australian Craton. Watch Unravelling overprinting tectonothermal cycles at the southern margin of the North Australian Craton.
For more information and to view all the videos in the AGES 2023 series, visit the AGES page.