The AIG Council resolved in 2015 to support the development go technical specialist groups within AIG, to better support members with particular interests. A proposal has been received to establish a QGIS Specialist Group, to provide a forum and network for members using QGIS software for geoscientifie mapping. This, more by luck than design, coincides
Dr Julian Vearncombe will present a one-day short course dealing with the collection and use of important structural data from oriented drill core. In the mineral exploration industry, diamond core drilling provides the opportunity to collect structural data relating to a target or deposit. This enables improved and early knowledge and understanding of geological and
Corbett Menzies Cunliffe Pty Ltd are again holding their “an introduction to porphyry Cu-Au exploration” field training course in the Orange area, NSW from 28 Feb to 5 Mar 2016. This course 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
Corbett Menzies Cunliffe Pty Ltd are again holding their “an introduction to porphyry Cu-Au exploration” field training course in the Orange area, NSW from 28 Feb to 5 Mar 2016. This course 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
The International Map Year (IMY) is a worldwide celebration of maps and their unique role in our world. Supported by the United Nations, IMY provides opportunities to demonstrate, follow, and get involved in the art, science and technology of making and using maps and geographic information. International Map Year was officially opened at the ICA conference in
The HyspecIQ project – Hyperspectral Satellite Informatics for More Efficient Exploration and Mining The HyspecIQ project is the subject of AMIRA project P1147. The principal researchers associated with the project, Joseph D. Fargnoli, Pamela Blake, Tom Cudahy and Adele Seymon, will present public lectures, supported by AIG, describing the project and progress to date in
Brisbane geoscientist, Helen Coles, was recently announced as a runner-up in the Queensland Government’s Science for Solutions open data competition. Helen works with Rio Tinto Exploration in Brisbane, specialising in GIS analysis of exploration data. Her award was for a smartphone app design that provides farmers and other rural landusers with access to groundwater data compiled by government
Geophysics holding the geology to account – siting mine infrastructure Chris Wijns, Minerals co-chair, ASEG-PESA 2015 Conference and Exhibition Planning infrastructure for a mining project depends on knowing ground conditions over the site. The main geotechnical approaches used, drilling and test pits, suffer from severe areal undersampling. Point measurements are expected to represent large areas
