AIG is pleased to host the second instalment of its very successful Drilling for Geology conference held in 2008. Drilling for Geology II will again focus on the collection and analysis of geoscientific information from drilling. From grassroots exploration through to mining operations, drilling is the prime method used for geological data collection and is

The AIG Edumine Campus provides members with access to a wide range of self-paced on-line courses and discounted access to instructor-led courses delivered as live webcasts.   Geography means that these web casts may be at a challenging time of day for Australian participants but they are delivered in a manner which offers an opportunity to

AIG is joining ASEG and PESA to present the 25th Australian Geophysical Conference and Exhibition in Adelaide South Australia, 21-24 August 2016. ASEG-PESA-AIG 2016 is just over a year away!  Please be advised that extended abstract submission for ASEG-PESA-AIG 2016 will open on the 1st of November 2015.  Submissions will close on the 1st of March 2016.

AIG has implemented an initiative to endorse training and other forms of continued professional development offered to Australian geoscientists by companies and educational institutions. Under this initiative, groups seeking endorsement of their training and CPD offerings are required to provide AIG with full details of the course outline and content, and collect structured feedback from

    REFLEX announced this week the endorsement of REFLEX’s ioGAS and Applied Geochemistry training courses by the Australian Institute of Geoscientists (AIG).  The endorsement is the first under a new AIG initiative of recognising providers of continued professional development opportunities for geoscientists, willing to submit their courses for review by the Institute. The endorsement by

Presented by AusIMM Geoscience Society and AIG April 20th to May 1st 2015 The AusIMM Geoscience Society and AIG have concerns that with the sustained downturn many recent graduates in geoscience who are not able to find work will give up on the industry and seek work in other sectors. A pilot program is being

The five day exploration skills course for graduate geoscientists planned for Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, 19-23 January 2015, organised by the AusIMM Geoscience Society and Digirock and supported by AIG, has been postponed until later in 2015. The course brochure which provides course content and structure information is available here.  Watch the web site for information regarding rescheduling of

Magmatic Ni-Cu-PGE Deposits: a two day workshop to be presented by Dr Michael Lesher, Dr Steve Barnes and Dr James Mungall in Perth W.A., arranged by Geoscientists Symposia, CSIRO and AIG. Perth WA, 26-27 March 2015 CSIRO Auditorium, Australian Resources Research Centre (ARRC), 26 Dick Perry Avenue Kensington WA 8:30 am to 5:30 pm daily. The course will

Work is progressing well towards the relaunch AIG’s technical publication, AIG Journal, later this year. About AIG Journal AIG Journal will provide a vehicle for the rapid publication of both technical and professional geoscientific research, concepts, experience and other information spanning all fields of interest to AIG members.  The journal will be divided into two

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the current young professionals work group (up to age 35), commonly referred to as “millennials” or “Gen Y’ers”, spends an average of 1.8 years in a job before moving on. At any one time, 60% of this group are looking for new career opportunities while still employed.