About Us, Web Site Information and Committee (past and present)

SMEDG (Sydney Mineral Exploration Discussion Group), established in 1972, is a not-for-profit organisation affiliated with the Australian Institute of Geoscientists (AIG), run by a volunteer committee to support and promote the mineral exploration industry by:
– Providing an in-person and online forum for monthly networking and technical meetings on mineral exploration related topics presented by an invited speaker.
– Supporting the next generation of geoscientists by awarding $10,000 in scholarships to NSW or ACT based B.Sc Honours projects in economic geology.
– Organising two Sydney Harbour cruises each year (July and December) to bring together the mineral exploration community.
– The co-running of the biennial ‘Discoveries In The Tasmanides‘ (previously known as Mines and Wines) conference with the Geological Survey of NSW.

All are welcome to attend the monthly meetings held at Club York, Level 2, 99 York St, Sydney (register with ID at the Club entrance on the ground floor, then take the lift to Level 2). The bar opens at 5:30pm. Talks begin at 6pm and go for ~ 1 hour. Following the meeting, a casual dinner is often shared at the bistro on Level 1 (pay-as-you-go).

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The SMEDG website’s Resources and Papers sections hosts a range of mineral exploration related information. Well worth a look through….you never know what treasure you will find! The SMEDG website has evolved somewhat haphazardly into an information resource with hundreds of extended abstracts and papers, many with .ppt/.pdf files attached.

A diligent review of these, in the Symposia pages and Past Meetings list, will reveal a treasure trove of information relating to mineral exploration and, in particular, to discovery case histories. The SMEDG web site is unique in providing, for free, a lot of detailed information for the curious mineral explorer. It does mean though, that like mineral exploration, making discoveries on SMEDG can be challenging. Skill and persistence is required but will be rewarded.

We have also created a major web portal, and several hundred hyperlinks are scattered throughout the pages within. The site now contains over 778 'pages'. A potted 50-year history may be found in the reminiscences of a succession of Committee Members here.