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GPIC Meeting June 2016 presents…
Advances in structural targeting and application to exploration in Victoria
Tuesday 14th June, 2016
Nibblies from 6.30pm, Presentation 7.10pm (approx.)
Basement on View
50 View St, Bendigo VIC 3550
Fault and vein systems are the primary hosts for many gold deposits around the world. Typical structural approaches include; (1) targeting jogs and changes in geometry of mineralised structures, (2) targeting fault intersections, and (3) identifying the timing of mineralisation and by inference which other structures are prospective targets. Exploration is further assisted by integrating structural architecture with geophysics, geochemistry and mineralogical vectors, especially in 3D visualisation software environments. These traditional approaches can now be supplemented by advanced structural techniques based on the processes of how faults and veins form in the first place (e.g. earthquake fracturing). In this talk I will describe different types of earthquake processes and show, with examples, how simple modelling approaches have been used to predict the locations of gold deposits and reassess exploration programs, similar to quantitative approaches to exploration taken by the petroleum industry.
Some of these approaches are part of a new federal-state-minerals industry funded project (ARC Linkage). In the latter part of this talk we will briefly outline the project.
STEVEN MICKLETHWAITE
Steven Micklethwaite has mapped and worked alongside exploration teams on 5 different continents. He is currently establishing the Centre for Resource Science and Technology (CReST) at Monash University. CReST will be an interdisciplinary and cross-institute initiative, supporting the resources industry across the full mining workflow. He held previous positions at the Australian National University, as well as Australia’s two leading minerals exploration research centres at the universities of Tasmania and Western Australia. The elastic-dislocation modelling technique discussed here is now commercialised in the software suite MOVE. Steven is also examining the trapping and release of precious metals from sulphides and pioneering the application of drones and artificial intelligence to solve problems for exploration, production, remediation and pit stability.
Registrations are not required for this event, however to support our Victorian Branch and ongoing future events we kindly ask for a small admission fee from our attendees.
AIG & AusIMM Members $10
Non-Members $15
Students Free
Steven Williamson steve@stevenwilliamson.com.au
Rodney Boucher rodney@linex.com.au
Luke Williamson luke@illira.com.au
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