The journal provides a forum for publishing papers, reviews and short notes dealing with any aspect of applied geoscientific research and practice. Publication of this journal forms part of AIG’s commitment to supporting the ongoing professional development of its members and promoting the roles of geosciences and geoscientists in society, both within Australia and internationally.
There are two parts to the revamped publication:
A more detailed description of the journal and instructions for authors are available from the journal web site aigjournal.aig.org.au You may enter the URL directly into your web browser or follow the link on the AIG web site home page.
The journal currently has a four person editorial panel:
Tracie Burrows
Tracie has been a member of the AIG since 2001, she is an RPGeo (Mining) and is Geology Manager / Principal Geologist with AMC Consultants Pty Ltd.
Tracie commenced work in the early 1990’s in exploration. By the mid 1990’s she transitioned to mining, working as a mine geologist and specialising in technical computing, which morphed quickly into geological modelling and mineral resource estimation. Tracie has 15 years on site, in base metals, hard rock tin and gold, and has worked from underground mine geologist through to Geology Manager. She has a further eight years in consulting across underground operational reviews, project development, resource estimation and public reporting.
Phil Carello
Phil is geologist with 30 years experience in mineral exploration, mining geology and petroleum exploration. He has also worked in the financial sector and information technology industry.
Phil’s exploration and mining geology experience spans a range of commodities including nickel, gold, iron ore, copper, and base metals in Western Australia, New South Wales and Queensland, working for junior, mid-tier and major resource industry companies. Phil graduated from the University of Western Australia and is a member of AIG, GSA, the Financial Services Institute of Australasia, the Australian Drilling Industry Association and AGIA, the Australian Geoscience Information Association.
Nick Rollings
Nick is currently a Senior Fellow/Associate Professor in the School of Geography, Earth Science and Environment at the University of the South Pacific in Suva, Fiji.
Nick is a geoscientist with over 25 years’ experience in mineral exploration, natural resource management, geospatial information systems, teaching and research. Nick specialises in the application of GIS, remote sensing and associated geospatial technologies to mineral exploration, natural resource management and cultural data management.
Andrew Waltho
Andrew is a geologist with more than 30 years experience in exploration and mining geology spanning a range of commodities in both Australia and overseas. He is currently Chief Geoscientist Energy and Minerals with Rio Tinto Exploration’s Project Generation Group, based in Brisbane, where he leads a small, global team working on new coal, uranium, unconventional petroleum, heavy mineral sands, potash, lithium, borate and other industrial mineral opportunities.
Andrew is a Fellow of both AIG and AusIMM, a Registered Professional Geoscientist in Exploration and Mining, a past-President of AIG and a current member of the Institute’s Council, and Chairperson of the Institute’s Publication committee. Andrew is also a Fellow of the Geological Society of London and a member of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) and the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME).
The editorial panel will seek the assistance of members to assist with the review of papers to ensure the quality of the journal and welcomes expressions of interest from members willing to assist. The journal is archived by the National Library of Australia.
There will be no publication schedule for papers and notebook articles. Papers will be published on-line as soon as the review and revision process is completed. There are also plans to produce a print version of the journal annually, comprising all papers published on-line during the year.
The objective is to provide members with a means of publishing high quality contributions to applied geoscience practice in Australia and internationally and represents another AIG Council initiative to deliver value to members.
