This page provides links to presentations made at AIG meetings, seminars and conferences.
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21-23 February 2017 – Rotorua, New Zealand
Auriferous Veins of the Klondike Gold District, Yukon, Canada – Presentation
Matthew Grimshaw, R.J. Chapman, G.W. McLeod, D. Banks
Julian Vearncombe presented a Distinguished Lecturer tour throughout Australia in the first half of 2016, speaking on “Value from Exploration – a geologists perspective on (gold) data, perceptions and messages”. A copy of Julian’s presentation is available here for those who couldn’t attend one of the presentations or would like to review it again.
Videos of selected presentations are available on the AIG YouTube Channel
The Role of Exploration in a Large Mining Company Tony Worth
Measuring Non-Technical Risks: Perceptions and Reality Allan Trench and John Sykes
Creating Value from Brownfields Exploration Ian Willis
Mines versus Mineralisation T. Cambell McCuaig, John Vann and John Sykes
Organisational, Technical and Economic Settings for Exploration Success Tim Craske
Stuff That Wasn’t in Your Job Description Lisa Chandler
Venture Capital, Angels and Crowdfunding Alex Atkins
The Kundana Pegasus Discovery and Other Examples from the Kalgoorlie District.
A presentation by Darren Cooke, Geology and Long Term Planning Manager, Northern Star Resources.
The Canadian-Australian Connection: a significant grass roots Zn discovery in the Monashee Mountains of southern British Columbia, Canada, presented by Colin Dunn.
Click here for a PDF copy of the presentation (large file – 41.2 Mbytes)
The New Perspectives Workshop was presented jointly by AIG Victoria Branch and the AusIMM Central Victoria Branch in Romsey, Victoria, during September 2014. The seminar included a series of papers describing new developments in the understanding of the tectonics, geology and metallogenesis of southeastern Australia. Seminar sessions covered the Southeast Lachlan Orocline, Applications for Explorers and a Tectonic Overview of the region.
Southeast Lachlan Orocline
Ross Cayley, Geological Survey of Victoria
The Lachlan Orocline of Eastern Australia. Giant folds, the geodynamic processes that can form them, and how these new understandings have potential to revolutionise the resource prospectivity game in Eastern Australia
Peter Betts, Monash University
Geodynamics of congested subduction zones – implications for evolution of the Tasmanides
Bob Musgrave, Geological Survey of NSW
The underbelly of the Lachlan Orocline: origins and distribution of the middle crust in the Tasmanides
Applications for Explorers
Ross Large, University of Tasmania
A new genetic model for the Bendigo gold deposit
Tim Rawling, AGOS, University of Melbourne
From crustal-scale 3D models to targets: an example workflow for Victorian orogenic gold systems
Tectonic Overview
Dave Huston and David Champion, Geoscience Australia
Early tectonic and metallogenic evolution of the Tasmanides: the Delamerian and Benambran tectonic cycles
Bill Collins, University of Newcastle
Evaluating the Cayley Model in the Southern Thompson Orogen
Follow the links to the abstracts and speaker profiles from the seminar.
The New Perspectives seminar benefitted from the generous support of sponsors.
This seminar was presented by AIG W.A. Branch in Perth, 11 August, 2014. Videos of each presentation are available on the AIG YouTube channel. Links are provided to each video below.
Cam McCuaig, Centre for Exploration Targeting, University of Western Australia
The Mineral System Concept: the key to productive exploration targeting 43:00 m
Trevor Beardsmore, Geological Survey of Western Australia
Minerals systems research in WA – new knowledge leading to new discoveries 34;33 m
Robbie Rowe, AMIRA
Roadmap to UNCOVER 21:15 m
John Walshe, CSIRO
John Miller, Centre for Exploration Targeting, University of Western Australia
Recent developments in understanding the formation of gold mineral systems in the Yilgarn 32:06 m
Jon Hronsky, Western Mining Services
Controls on high-grade gold ore shoots: towards a new paradigm 31:00 m
Ross Large, CODES
Lee Hassan, Geological Survey of Western Australia
A comparison of some VMS mineral systems in the Murchison region 58:26 m
Tony Donaghy, CSA Global
Chris Wijns, First Quantum Minerals
Franco Pirajno, Geological Survey of Western Australia
Rare earths and carbonatites 18:17 m
Paul Duuring, Centre for Exploration Targeting, University of Western Australia
BIF-hosted iron pre from a mineral systems perspective 33:14 m
Panel Discussion
Mineral Systems: advances from traditional ore deposit models was generously sponsored by
Sincere thanks to our sponsors for their support.
A talk to AIG’s Queensland Branch, presented by Vladimir Lisitsin, Brisbane, 12 August 2014. Click here for a copy of the presentation.
A drillpower rig on display at the Drilling for Geology seminar in Brisbane recently
Presentations from the ADIA – AIG Drilling for Geology seminar, Brisbane, 1 August 2014
Session 1: Planning and Preparation
Wes Nichols: Being an Exploration SSE ? from go to whoa!
Gerry Harth (DNRM, Queensland): Drilling holes
Julius Marinelli: Leading practice drill pad methodology
Sessions 2 & 3: The Drilling Stage
Hannah Dwane (Drillpower): An overview of the different drilling methods and applications most commonly utilised within Australia
Bron Smolski (Santos?GLNG): Drilling for hydrogeology
Brent Delany (Zenith): Drilling for coal geologists
Stuart Addinell (CSIRO): The application of water powered percussive drilling to deep mineral exploration
Angus Forbes (AMC Muds): Drilling fluids for Geologists
Luke Hudson (Reflex): Latest technology for drilling survey control
Session 4: Post Drilling
Glenn Pears (Mira Geoscience): Using down hole rock properties in geological and geophysical interpretation
David Green (GEMS): Improving the collection of coal borehole data with CoalLog
Mark Berry (AMC Consultants): Drilling data inputs to mineral resources ? The importance of good systems and procedures
Drilling for Geology was generously sponsored by Drillpower Qld
Held in Perth on Wednesday 18 June 2014.
Presented by Wilson Gewargis, MinQuest Consultants
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Held in Brisbane on Friday 11 April 2014.
The seminar focussed on the practical aspects of applying GIS to exploration and mining presented by leaders in the field of Geographic Information Systems.
Technical presentations are available for download here:
A JORC Workshop was held in Sydney 6 May 2014 where presentations were given by Adrian Smythe, Steve Hunt and Ivy Chen.
Adrian Smythe is Manager, Listings Compliance of ASX Limited.
Steve Hunt, the Chairman of JORC, gave a presentation on “Guidance on ASX Announcements”.
Ivy Chen, Senior Specialist (Geology) – Emerging, Mining & Resources at ASIC, gave a presentation on “Resources and Reserve Reporting: ASIC perspective”.
Their presentations can be accessed here:
Presented by Richard Lilly, Keith Hannan and Mingqui Wang on 8th April, 2014
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Ron Reid, Group Resource Geologist, Harmony
Domain boundaries used to constrain mineral resource estimates fall into four general categories i.e. hard, semi-soft and one way. This talk looks at various ways of analysing drillhole data to determine what type of domain boundary may be present. This is important because the characteristics of the domain boundary will impact on the method and parameters chosen for the resource estimate.
This presentation (pdf) was presented to the December 2013 AIG Queensland Branch meeting in Brisbane.
A presentation by Walter Witt at The Geology of Australian Gold Deposits seminar, Perth WA, 6 September 2013.
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Geoff Turner of Exploration Management Services was the guest speaker at November 2013’s GPIC Event.
The announcement by CSIRO in Nature Communications (see http://www.nature.com/ncomms/2013/131022/ncomms3614/full/ncomms3614.html ) that Eucalyptus trees can store gold in nano-particulate form in leaf and bark tissue has generated a lot of renewed interest in biogeochemical sampling – see for example http://www.adelaideresources.com.au/announcements/20131029%20Gold%20in%20Trees%20biogeochemistry.pdf. But biogeochemical sampling was explained to Victorian geologists in GPIC talk #27 in September 1999 by Paul Tracey and Barry Walters where mechanisms of metal accumulation by plants were covered.
But what is the value of the recent announcement of gold accumulation in Australian plants to practising exploration geologists? This talk explains why soil sampling worked at Lockington (covered in a previous GPIC talk, July 2007). The presence of gold and pathfinder metals in soils overlying deeply buried metal deposits is explained, along with why gold and silver report to the clay fraction, and why arsenic and base metals report to the coarse fraction.
Does it work for all soil types?
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Held in Brisbane on 12 July 2013.
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Keynote Speaker:
Technical Presentations:
Presented by Ian Hodkinson in Brisbane, 2 July 2013.
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Click on the following links to access presentations from this conference, made available by presenters.
Presented by Jens Balkau, Regis Resources, Perth, WA, 15 May 2013
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Sponsored by Regis Resources
Presented by John Libby, Digirock, March 2013
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Please see the below link for the podcast of the JORC presentations.
Presented by Brook Ekers, Northern Star Resources in Perth, WA on September 19, 2012.
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Presented by Mark Bennett, MD, Sirius Resources in Perth, WA.
AIGWA – JORC Discussion Video
AIG’s Western Australia Branch in conjunction with AusIMM recently held a moderated forum in Perth to examine proposed changes to the JORC Code. The forum generated some very lively discussion which was recorded for the benefit of AIG and AusIMM members in other states or those in Perth who couldn’t attend or want to re-visit some of the discussion.Attendees were also provided with a questionnaire to help prepare submissions to the JORC Code review. Submissions to the review may be lodged with the JORC Committee until 27 Jaunary 2012.
Climate Change Debate
Video of an AIG convened debate examining the case for and against anthropogenic global warming. Professor Ian Plimer put the case against anthropogenic global warming, Gary Warden the case for, and the debate was moderated by Tom Murrell. More than 600 people attended the debate and enjoyed a lively question and answer session at the conclusion of the debate.
Surviving the Downturn
AIG’s WA Branch convened a Surviving the Downturn seminar, held in Perth, 19 March 2009.The seminar was held in response to the dramatic downturn in geoscience employment as a consequence of the global economic crisis, difficulties faced by companies raising capital for exploration and the failure of the Australian Government to act decisively support Australian geoscience by implementing measures to help sustain resource exploration in Australia. The seminar provided timely, relevant and interesting information for geoscientists facing employment difficulties, and helpful and practical ideas to help them survive in difficult times.The information presented at the seminar by professionals from a wide range of fields remains just as relevant today.
MEGWA
How do you know you’re in a world class nickel camp?
and
Genesis of World Class IOCG Deposits
MEGWA (Mineral Exploration Group Western Australia) informal meetings are held by AIG on the third Wednesday of each month at the Irish Club, Subiaco, featuring both prominent local and international speakers. Members and non-members are welcome to attend. The meetings provide a great opportunity to network with members of the Perth geoscience community.The accompanying videos are of two talks presented in 2009. Steve Beresford: How do you know you’re in a world class nickel camp; and, Nick Hayward: Genesis of World Class IOCG Deposits.
Self-Organised Critical Systems and Ore Formation
Self Organised Critical Systems and Ore Formation: The Key to Spatially Predictive Targeting? was presented by Dr Jon Hronsky to a MEGWA meeting in Perth, 23 June 2009.
Mineral Resource Rent Tax
Mineral Resource Rent Tax seminar was presented by AIG’s Western Australia Branch in July 2010, at the height of the debate regarding the Commonwealth Government’s proposal to introduce a resource rent tax nationally. Talks were presented by Dr Petro Guj, modelling the impact of the proposed tax on a small iron ore project in Western Australia and Simon Bennison, CEO of the Association of Mining and Exploration Companies (AMEC). The speakers took questions from the audience following their presentations.
