Broken Hill Exploration Initiative Conference 2003

Broken Hill Entertainment Centre

July 7-9, 2003

 

 

I wish to draw to your attention the upcoming BHEI2003 conference to be held in Broken Hill next month.

 

This will be the sixth BHEI conference and promises to be a key event in furthering the understanding of the mineral systems of the Curnamona Province.

 

The Broken Hill Exploration Initiative is a collaborative venture between NSW Department of Mineral Resources, Primary Industry and Resources South Australia and Geoscience Australia. Also associated with the BHEI are the Cooperative Research Centres for Landscape, Environment and Mineral Exploration and Predictive Mineral Discovery.

 

The conference program will cover several themes, including wide-ranging studies of the Curnamona Province, copper-gold mineralisation, new airborne technologies, regolith studies, opportunities around the Curnamona margins, lead-zinc mineralisation in the Broken Hill Block and tectonic evolution of the Willyama Supergroup. Highlights include the latest information on geochronology, lead isotopes, first images from the Falcon airborne gravity survey, interpretation of hyperspectral data, and an account of operations by Perilya and Consolidated Broken Hill since their takeover of the Broken Hill mining leases.

 

A four-day pre-conference excursion will be held, covering the Olary district in South Australia and the Broken Hill Block, New South Wales. The excursion will focus on mineralisation, especially gold and copper prospects plus associated hard rock and regolith geology. On Sunday 6th July drill core from the province will be laid out for inspection and Ian Plimer will lead two short tours of the Consolidated Broken Hill leases. Following the conference there will be a three-day excursion to see the Proterozoic-Palaeozoic and regolith geology of the Koonenberry region, north of Broken Hill.

 

·         For registration and general enquiries for the conference please contact Kevin Capnerhurst by phone on (02) 6392 6331, or via E-mail: capnerhk@minerals.nsw.gov.au.

·         To register please see the registration form on the NSWDMR’s  website :

 

http://www.minerals.nsw.gov.au/geosurvey/minerals/bhei_conf.htm

 

 

 

Lindsay Gilligan

Assistant Director (Minerals)

Geological Survey of NSW

Department of Mineral Resources

 

Tel: 61 2 99018301

gilligal@minerals.nsw.gov.au

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BHEI2003 Conference, 7-9 July 2003

 

Curnamona Province – Realising the Potential

Latest developments in the geology and mineralisation of the Broken Hill, Olary, Koonenberry and surrounding areas

 

Tentative Program, at 27.5.2003

 

Monday 7th July 2003

 

8:30-8:40           Welcome.  Overview from Lindsay Gilligan and/or Paul Heithersay

Session 1: Willyama in Context; The Big Picture

8:40-9:10           Peter Betts and David Giles (Monash University): Proterozoic reconstruction of Australia: Curnamona Province and its neighbours and implications for tectonic interpretations.

9:10-9:40           Rod Page, Barney Stevens, Colin Conor, Wolfgang Preiss, George Gibson & Chris Foudoulis (BHEI-pmd*CRC): SHRIMP U-Pb geochronology in the Curnamona Province: improving the regional framework for mineral exploration.

9:40-10:00         Barney Stevens, Colin Conor & Richard Barratt (NSWDMR & PIRSA): Could there be a Mt Isa type orebody in the Curnamona Province?

10:00-10:30       morning tea

10:30-11:00       Stuart Robertson (PIRSA): The Curnamona Province in South Australia– recent developments, ideas old and new, future directions.

11:00-11:20       Barovich (Adelaide University): Geochemical and Nd isotopic evidence for sedimentary-source changes in the Willyama Basin, Curnamona Province.

11:20-11:40       Mark Fanning (Prise ANU): Mt Painter Inliers U-Pb geochronology & implications for evolution of the province (working title).

Session 2: Pb-Zn-Ag, the Future of the Line of Lode, Finding More

11:40-12:10       Ross Large (CODES): Broken Hill Type deposits; part of the spectrum of stratiform/stratabound Pb-Zn-Ag ores in sedimentary/volcanic basins.

12:10-12:30       Iain Groves and Chris Mroczek (Perilya): A practical & technical approach to reviving the fortunes of a mature world class deposit - the Perilya Broken Hill lead zinc mine.

12:30-2:00         lunch

2:00-2:30           Paul Spry, Graham Teale and Adriana Heimann (Iowa State University): Speculations concerning the origins of lode horizon rocks in the Curnamona Province.

2:30-3:00           Joanna Parr, Barney Stevens & Graham Carr (CSIRO, NSWDMR, pmd*CRC): Timing of multiple hydrothermal events in the Broken Hill terrain – evidence from lead isotopes.

3:00-3:30           afternoon tea

3:30-3:50           John Greenfield (pmd*CRC):  A critical evaluation of Broken Hill Ore System Models.

3:50-4:20           Barney Stevens (NSWDMR): Understanding the Broken Hill Pb/Zn fluid system.

4:20-4:40           Ian Plimer, Pascal Blampain and John Collier (Consolidated Broken Hill Ltd): The Western Mineralisation, CML7, Broken Hill.

4:40-5:00           John Lydon (Geological Survey of Canada):  Geology of the Sullivan Pb-Zn deposit, British Columbia.


Tuesday 8th July

 

Session 3: Opportunities Around the Curnamona Margins

9:00-9:30           Kingsley Mills (NSWDMR): Composition and structure of the Koonenberry region.

9:30-9:50           Tim Sharp & Peter Buckley (NSWDMR): Early-Mid Palaeozoic tectonics of the Bancannia Trough and southern Koonenberry Belt.

9:50-10:10         Wolfgang Preiss (PIRSA): The Nackara Arc – geological framework, alteration systems and mineral potential.

10:10-10:30       Mark Randell and Colin Skidmore (Southern Cross Resources): Tertiary uranium exploration – new developments in palaeochannel definition and deposit evaluation.

10:30-11:00       morning tea

Session 4: Regolith – Raising the Profile

11:00-11:30       Steve Hill (CRCLEME): Exploration without hitting “rock bottom”.

11:30-11:50       Dirk Kirste (CRCLEME): Regolith geochemical approaches in the Curnamona Province.

11:50-12:10       Ian Lau, Alan Mauger, Graham Heinson and Patrick James (CRCLEME): Remote spectral mapping of regolith in the Olary Domain.

12:10-12:30       Kylie Foster (CRCLEME): Regolith-Landform mapping for exploration and land management; progress on the Broken Hill 1:25,000 Regolith-Landform map series.

12:30-2:00         lunch

2:00-2:20           Mark Dawson (NSWDMR): Re-evaluation of the regolith at Kalkaroo Cu-Au-(Mo) deposit, Olary Domain, South Australia with the use of Portable Instrument Mineral Analyser (PIMA) .

Session 5:Willyama Tectonic Evolution – Models, Data, Research

2:20-2:40           Maurizio Tonelli (Melbourne University – pmd*CRC): An evaluation of Pb step leaching geochronology as applied to high grade metamorphic terranes.

2:40-3:00           Martin Hand & Lachlan Rutherford (Adelaide University): Garnet Sm-Nd age constraints on the timing of tectonism in the southwestern Curnamona Province.

3:00-3:30           afternoon tea

3:30-3:50           Susan Swapp and Ron Frost (University of Wyoming): New metamorphic data from co-existing mineral pairs (working title).

3:50-4:10           Andreas Schmidt Mumm, Christopher Clark (Adelaide University) and Colin Conor (PIRSA): Physical and chemical constraints of fluid migration and hydrothermal brecciation in the Olary Domain, S.A.

4:10-4:30           George Gibson (Geoscience Australia): Structural history of Bimbowrie Inlier: role of low-angle shear zones and wider implications for tectonothermal evolution of the Willyama Supergroup.

4:30-4:50           Matt Noble (Monash University): High Temperature shear zones of the Curnamona Province.

4:50-5:10           Caroline Forbes (Monash University-pmd*CRC):  Non-coaxial

folding in the Allendale Mine Area, Broken Hill, NSW.

 

 

7:00-             Dinner

 


Wednesday 9th July 2003

 

Session 6: Curnamona - New Exploration Opportunities

9:00-9:30           Roger Skirrow (Geoscience Australia): Iron oxide Cu-Au deposits: potential of the Curnamona Province within an Australian and global context.

9:30-10:00         Graham Teale (Consultant): Iron oxide copper-gold mineralisation styles from the Curnamona Province

10:00-10:20       Richard Barratt (NSWDMR): Cu-Au and Au prospects in the Broken Hill and Euriowie Blocks.

10:20-11:10       Morning tea

11:10-11:30       Graham Teale and Adrian Brewer (affiliations): The South Koolka Fe-Cu-Au skarn, Kalabity area, Curnamona Province.

11:30-11:50       Chris Anderson and Geoff McConachy (Euro Exploration Services): Cu/Au potential in the Willyama in NSW (working title).

11:50-12:10       Bob Richardson (Platsearch): Exploring the Curnamona - looking for big elephants in a big jungle needs big dollars.

12:10-12:30       Colin Conor (PIRSA):  The economic significance of the volcanic-associated exhalites in the Olary Domain.

12:30-2:00         lunch

Session 7: Finding Orebodies in the Data

2:00-2:20           Peter Lewis & Kevin Capnerhurst (NSWDMR): Digging for an orebody in the data warehouse.

2:20-2:40           Russell Mason, Nick Archibald, Tim Green, Jared Broome and Bob Haydon (Geoinformatics Exploration Australia, Pasminco Ltd, pmd*CRC): Resolving the geometry of the Line of Lode through a 3D model of the Broken Hill Block.

Session 8: Finding Orebodies from the Air

2:40-3:10           Richard Lane (pmd*CRC): An airborne gravity gradiometer survey of the Broken Hill area.

3:10-3:40           afternoon tea

3:40-4:00           Geoff Taylor (UNSW): Full utilisation of the HYMAP data avalanche.

4:00-4:20           RobHewson (CSIRO): Geological mapping using ASTER satellite imagery within the Curnamona Province.

Session 9: Directions for the Future

4:20-4:40           Tim McConachy (CSIRO, pmd*CRC): Audit and gap analysis of the Curnamona Province.

4:40-5:10           Wrap-up session

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BHEI2003 CONFERENCE, BROKEN HILL, JULY 2003

Information for Participants

 

Olary-Broken Hill Excursion 2-5 July

The excursion will start at 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday 2nd July, in the carpark opposite the Department of Mineral Resources office, corner of Sulphide and Blende Streets. Transport will be by 4WD bus and a few Landcruisers. Lunches will be provided, and the vehicles will return to Broken Hill each evening. Participants will have to find their own accommodation, breakfasts and evening meals.

 

Activities on Sunday 6 July

On Sunday there will be a drill core display and a chance for a limited number of people to visit one of the South mine open cuts, with Ian Plimer. There will also be an icebreaker function at 7 p.m., at the Geocentre (corner of Crystal and Bromide Streets). Registration, with abstracts volume, will be available at the function.

 

Drill Core Display, Sunday 6 July

There will be a display of drill core from a number of prospects in NSW and S.A., held on the Perilya mining leases. Participants are asked NOT to make their own way to the mine. Transport will be provided by minibus from the carpark opposite the Department of Mineral Resources office, corner of Sulphide and Blende Streets. The minibus will make several return trips during the day, beginning at 9:30 a.m., and probably finishing at 3 p.m.

 

South Mine Open Cut, Sunday 6 July

Ian Plimer will lead two short tours of either the Block 14 open cut, or the Kintore open cut, at the old South mine, now owned by Consolidated Broken Hill Ltd. The two tours are identical. Transport will be by minibus from the carpark mentioned above. The first tour will depart at 9 a.m. and finish at noon. The second will depart at 1 p.m. and finish at 4 p.m. Participants will need to use their own sturdy boots. Safety helmets can be provided at the mine.

 

Conference Monday 7th to Wednesday 9th July

The conference will be held at the Broken Hill Entertainment Centre, corner of Chloride and Blende Streets, one block from the NSW Department of Mineral Resources office. On Monday the first talk will commence at 8:30 a.m. Registration will commence at 8 a.m. and continue during the day.

 

Posters

Poster presenters will be able to set up at the Entertainment Centre between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday 6th. Boards will be available. If you wish to display posters, contact Kingsley Mills 08 8088 9321  or email millsk@minerals.nsw.gov.au.

 

Dinner

The Conference dinner will be held at the Junction Hotel, corner of Argent and Silver Streets, starting 7 p.m. Tuesday 8th. All those attending must be pre-paid.

 

Koonenberry Excursion 10-12 July

The excursion will depart from Broken Hill early on Thursday 12th July. Transport will be by 4WD vehicle. All people attending should contact the excursion leader, Kingsley Mills (phone 08 8088 9321  or email millsk@minerals.nsw.gov.au.) before the conference. Kingsley will arrange transport and designate the time and place for commencement of the trip.

On this excursion, participants will stay in shearers quarters at night, and all food will be provided, but participants will need to bring such equipment as sleeping bags and utensils.


BROKEN HILL EXPLORATION INITIATIVE

BHEI 2003 CONFERENCE 7-9 JULY 2003

Entertainment Centre, Broken Hill

 

REGISTRATION FORM

           

NAME:_______________________________________________________________

AFFILIATION / COMPANY:_______________________________________________

POSTAL ADDRESS:____________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________

PHONE NO:                                                ______________________   EMAIL ADDRESS:__________________________________

CONFERENCE FEES 7/9 july                                                              q         $200

     (Includes lunches, morning and afternoon teas and ice‑breaker evening)

     Full-time Student (enclose copy of concession card)                                    q         $ 80

 

CONFERENCE DINNER 8 JULY (3 course & wine)                             q         $ 50

 

EXCURSIONS: (limit 30 Delegates)

1.         Olary - Broken Hill Cu/Au   2-5 July q                                             $220

            includes transport plus lunches for 4 days

2.         Koonenberry Belt - Geology & Mineral Potential 10-12 July            q         $150

            includes all meals, accommodation in shearers’ quarters

            (bring own bedding), own transport (unless pre‑arranged)

3.         South Mine Geology Tour 6 July                      am q           pm q        No charge

4.         Drill core Display 6 July                                                               q         No charge

 

TOTAL:                                                                                                         A$______________

 

Payment Details:

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Please debit my credit card to the value of  A$___________________________

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Expiry Date:_____________________________________________________

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**All fees include GST            **Registrations close 13 June 2003            **No refunds after 30 June 2003

 

Please send this form with your payment to:

            Kevin Capnerhurst, NSW Department of Mineral Resources, PO Box 53, ORANGE  NSW   2800

            Phone: 02 6392 6331    Fax: 02 6392 6363   E-mail: capnerhk@minerals.nsw.gov.au