What we learned from the highly successful period of exploration 1950 to 1999, with implications for the challenges of the future. The Australian Institute of Geoscientists (AIG) and sponsors are pleased to announce the Yilgarn Retrospective, a two-day symposium to be held in Perth on March 30-31, 2015. The Yilgarn Craton (Western Australia) in the

Regional Metallogenic to Local Controls on Circum-Pacific Gold and Copper Deposits is a short course to be presented prior to PACRIM 2015 (Workshop W2).  This one-day workshop will be held at the Conrad Hotel in Hong Kong, China on the 17th of March, 2015.  The course will be of particular interest to geoscientists seeking to

An introduction to porphyry Cu-Au exploration – Orange District NSW This course, offered by Corbett and Menzies Consulting Pty Ltd, will provide field-based training to allow the participant to begin exploration for porphyry Cu-Au deposits. It will be run in the Orange area NSW, mapping field exposures and drill core from the Cargo and Copper

CALL FOR PAPERS The Yilgarn Craton (WA) in the second half of the 20th century witnessed a transformative period in the resources industry which included the discovery and successful exploitation of a new deposit type (komatiite-hosted nickel sulphide), a massive boom in exploration and mining of Archaean lode gold, and developments in a number of

Gold14@Kalgoorlie: an International Symposium in the home of Australia’s gold industry, 8-10 October 2014 Kalgoorlie, home of the Super Pit, is the perfect location for the Australian Institute of Geoscientists (AIG) Gold14@Kalgoorlie Symposium to be held between 8-10 October. The symposium will be a truly international event, with delegates attending from Africa, the Americas, Asia,

The CSIRO Mineral Resources Flagship will hold two mining and exploration seminars in Mount Isa, Qld and Perth WA during November. The first seminar on Monday the 10th November 2014 at the Ibis Styles in Mount Isa will examine the latest research into exploration concepts and tools being developed by the Mineral Resources Flagship in CSIRO. Presentations

Mineral Systems: Advances from traditional ore deposit models 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. Keynote Presentation: Cam McCuaig, Centre for Exploration Targeting, University of Western Australia The Mineral System Concept: the

CALL FOR PAPERS Yilgarn Retrospective A two day seminar presented by AIG and Geoscientists’ Symposia 30th & 31st March 2015, Tawarri, Esplanade, Dalkeith WA 6008 The Yilgarn Craton (WA) in the second half of the 20th century witnessed a transformative period in the resources industry which included the discovery and successful exploitation of a new

What Makes a Major Mineral Discovery is a one day conference presented by the South Australia Branch of AIG, Friday 6th June 2014 in Adelaide. Have you ever wondered how world class deposits are discovered? Is it sheer geological brilliance, exceptional targeting of ground, great structural interpretation, geophysical interpretation par excellence or just plain good

Gold14@Kalgoorlie is being presented by AIG and Geoscientists Symposia at Curtin University’s WMC Conference Centre, Kalgoorlie, Wednesday 8th to Friday 10th October 2014. This international symposium will cover a wide range of themes relevant to today’s and tomorrow’s gold industry. The symposium will be complemented by pre- and post-conference mine visits and short courses.  Visit