We’ve had
a day that’s sublime
So I
won’t take up much of your time
When I’ve
finished up here
You can
go for a beer
But first
let me read you a rhyme
Craig
Stegman, Rio Tinto. Near-mine exploration in the Cobar
Goldfield - Making use of our greatest Asset.
Craig
Stegman first started the session
And his
talk made quite an impression
As
he said the Peak Shear
Has
provided good cheer
Based
on a hunch and obsession
Bruce
Hooper, Straits Resources. The
next Nifty - New strategies for the discovery of further economic deposits in
the Paterson Province, WA
Bruce
Hooper gave his exposition
On
the Nifty mine acquisition
They’ve
got a real whopper
All
full of copper
But
Goosewhacker – that’s the real mission
Angus
Collins, Triako. From 14 months reserve life to 7 years
production, and still digging - Some good news and lessons from Mineral
Hill, NSW
Then Gus
Collins on Mineral Hill mine
And he
gave us some wisdom divine
A left
lateral splay
Would help
make your day
Plus a
passion for chocolate and wine
Angela
Lorrigan, Pasminco (Elura). In
the valley of the shadow of administration
- Exploring in uncertain times
Angela
Lorrigan - well, thank you, Marm
Near-mine
exploration, with charm
She
delivered a homily
On
her favourite anomaly
And
finished off with a psalm
Stuart
Smith, Rio Tinto.
Blurring
the boundary between brown & green
- Near mine exploration at
Northparkes, NSW
Stuart
Smith blurred the brown and the green
In a
highly challenging scene
Of monzonite stocks
And well-altered rocks
And everything else in between
Allan
McGill, MIM. Re-assessing
near mine mineral resources - The Hilton example
Allan
McGill said, with some remorse
That
there’s gaps in the drilling, of course,
Which
appear, on inspection,
On the
Hilton long section
And could
lead to a bigger resource
Iain
Mason, University of Sydney. Borehole radar images of faults
and potholes in precious metal reefs
It was then Iain Mason and team
Who then presented their scheme
They turned to technology
To help with geology
For mapping the faults in the seam
Neil
Phillips, CSIRO. Recent
CSIRO developments in geochemical and geophysical instrumentation and
techniques for near-mine exploration
Neil
Phillips then talked innovation
Of
techniques and instrumentation
That’s
the CSIRO
Who’ll
give it a go
For help
with near-mine exploration
Steve
Hunt, Lihir Gold. The discovery of structure-confined blind
ore extensions to the Ladolam deposits, Lihir, PNG
Steve
Hunt then grabbed our attention
When he
talked about blind ore extension
And he
showed us some maps
Of cone
sector collapse
Structure-confined,
I heard mention
Dean
Fredericksen, Stawell Gold Mines. Still exploring below 1000m but
no headframe
Stawell’s
one of those mines from on old
They’re
working down deep, so we’re told
They’ve
got no headframe
But
they’re still in the game
And
increasing their resource of gold
David
Sleigh, Selwyn Mines. Digesting
data to put on weight
Dave Sleigh says they’ve found lots of ore
At Selwyn, at Swan and Mount Dore
But I must ask the question
If he’s got indigestion
Why does he come back for more
Rob
Taylor & Scott Halley, AurionGold.
What a difference a hole makes... the evolution of the Darwin Zone,
Henty, Tasmania
Then a
story of investigation
Of faith
and determination
Great
assays, good Lord,
Went
straight to the Board
Hence the
Darwin Zone mineralisation
Ron Cunneen, Gympie Gold.
Mine and near mine exploration
- Getting engineers and
accountants to find orebodies
And finally there’s Ron Cunneen
With an interesting management
scene
And you can intertwine
Exploration and mine
To create an efficient machine
Final
When
you’re tracking the ore to its source
Or you
want to announce to the bourse
Just take
up your drill
And go over the hill
And find there a big new resource
The pressures to succeed never cease
When you’re after that next golden fleece
But you don’t need to panic
Or shift chairs on the Titanic
You can find a new life on lease
The Feedjit SMEDG Visitor Map
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