Due to the ongoing challenges faced with COVID-19 and outbreaks nation-wide, the Organising Committee have made the decision to move AEGC 2021 to a fully virtual event and postpone the in-person Conference until 2023, in line with the next AEGC rotation. Whilst holding a hybrid Conference was originally preferred, the ongoing escalation of the current situation and the

Exploration Radio Episode #42 In 1991, a then 20-something year old Eira Thomas set off to explore for diamonds in the Canadian north. This led to her being involved in the discovery of what was to become the Diavik Diamond mine – Canada’s second major diamond discovery and arguably one of the world’s richest diamond

Speaker: Dr Nick DireenDate: 29 July 2021Time: 6.00pm presentation (AEST)Venue: Zoom Webinar Presented by AIG Tasmania Branch Register in advance for this meeting: Click Here After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Nick is currently researching the geophysical aspects of the Carboniferous scheelite (WO3) skarn mineralisation, which has been made

Ideas that Must Parts 2 and 3, Episodes 40 and 41 Ideas That Must (Part 2) : LISTEN NOW Ideas That Must (Part 3) : LISTEN NOW At the end of all of our interviews, Steve and I always ask our guests two questions: what is something they think that needs to live and what

Ideas that Must (Part 1) At the end of all of our interviews, Steve and I always ask our guests two questions: what is something they think that needs to live and what is something that needs to die in the mining industry? We thought it would be interesting to put together some of these

The Lost Cities of Gold with Keith Barron Ever since I watched the first Indiana Jones movies as a kid, I always wanted to be a real life version of Indy. The hat, the whip, the character that was so wonderfully embodied by Harrison Ford. Everything about that I just loved. That fascination of being

July – August 2021 AIG’s informative, popular and affordable JORC Code training program is again being presented through a series of webinars during July and August. (commencing 28th July). The seminars are run at times to suit attendees anywhere in the world. The webinar content is continuously updated to ensure that training benefits from attendee

Greg Corbett and Stewart Hayward are presenting their popular porphyry Cu-Au and epithermal Au-Ag exploration course in Sydney, Australia, 13-15 September, 2021. 13 & 14 September, Chatswood Club, 11 Help Chatswood (5 mins walk from Chatswood train station) lunch, morning and afternoon teas provided. Two days of PowerPoint lectures focus upon mineral exploration for epithermal

AIG has teamed with DeRisk Geomining Consultants to produce a five-module JORC training course. The first course will be delivered in May 2020.

Houston, we have a problem. Well, we have two problems. New discoveries are becoming increasingly rare – they are becoming technically more challenging. And our practical skills as explorers are declining – what made us successful in the past is not what will likely make us successful in the future. So what can we do