SMEDG - PREVIOUS MEETINGS, SYMPOSIA and DIVERSIONS



Peter Downes and David Tilley - "Keys to understanding the Central Lachlan — the GSNSW Nymagee mineral systems study"    Powerpoint Presentation

Chris Torrey - "Silver City Minerals at Broken Hill" ~ POWERPOINT PRESENTATION

Jane Barron and Russell Fountain - "A new, outcropping, greenfields gold discovery at Paupong (near Jindabyne) NSW; serendipity and science" JANE'S POWERPOINT PRESENTATION

2015^

Tony Hope - Exploration, Mines and Money POWERPOINT PRESENTATION AS 38MB.PDF - Mount Morgan - Murphyores HM deposits - Ginkgo HM deposit - Bougainville porphyry - Ok Tedi porphyry - Lihir

Neil Rutherford - Abstract - Integrating Exploration Data to Develop and Modify Exploration Models: Case Studies from Two Sites in Indonesia (50MB)

Ken Maiden & Karl Hartmann - Omitiomire Flyer “OMITIOMIRE COPPER DEPOSIT, NAMIBIA:THE ROCKY ROAD TOWARDS PROJECT DEVELOPMENT” (68MB .pdf! but great pictures...)

John McIntyre and Bob Adamson - “The Valuation of Mineral Projects” • Why are valuations required? • How are valuations carried out? • Who does a valuation? • What are the roles of Valuers and Technical Appraisers? • Is this a career option? • What is AIMVA? -    Presentation.pdf

Greg Corbett - Gold Discovery in Papua New Guinea - Flyer –     Powerpoint Presentation as an 84 slide, 28MB .pdf
Dedicated to the memory of Gavin Thomas


SMEDG-AIG STUDENT NIGHT
Alex Cherry - Paragenesis of gold sulphide mineralisation at the Tomingley gold deposits, NSW
&
Jennifer Prichard - The geochemistry and geochronology of cassiterite from the Mole Granite, NSW

Mark Arundell - The Observer's Guide to Potash - Abstract    Powerpoint Presentation as 24.5MB .pdf

Kate Hine - Down-hole Geophysics – Surprises at Woodlawn - Abstract    Powerpoint Presentation as 4MB .pdf

David Cohen - Geochemical Mapping: A Critical Tool in the Search for Mineral Deposits - Abstract    Powerpoint Presentation as a 10MB.pdf

Paul Heithersay - What is the future for Government Geoscience Initiatives in Australia? - Abstract    Powerpoint Presentation as a 9MB .pdf

2014^

Doug Menzies - A Porphyry Cu-Au Model – Exploration Implications    Powerpoint as a 7MB .pdf

Dave Robson - NSW Geological Survey - Riverina Gravity Survey Data Release and mention of Other Survey Geophysical Activities in NSW    Powerpoint as a 9MB .pdf

MINES & WINES CONFERENCE with NSW Geological Survey and AIG September 11th - 13th 2013 in Orange. As good as ever! ABSTRACTS PRESENTATIONS as .ppt's & .pdf's

Don Pridmore & Greg Turner - Recent Developments and Case Histories in Seismic for Mineral Exploration    Powerpoint as a 4MB .pdf

Dane Burkett - Geology of the Kulumadau intermediate sulfidation epithermal deposit, Woodlark Island, Papua New Guinea - Powerpoint as a 18MB .pdf

Issai Goldberg and Grigory Abramson - The Geochemistry Pattern of Ore Systems from Regional to Local Scale - based on the IONEX Technology - Powerpoint as a 24MB .pdf

Dr Graham Carr - Can we achieve low-cost Pb isotope analyses for geochemical exploration programs and how useful would they be? Powerpoint as a 3.2MB .ppt Powerpoint as a 3.7MB .pdf

Dick Glen - The Exceptionally Endowed Ordovician Macquarie Arc in Central NSW: Is it really an Arc? And does it matter?Related .ppt presentation by Dick from M&W2013

Emeritus Prof. Pete Williams, University of Western Sydney - The Chemistry of Exploration Geochemistry. What's That?  Powerpoint as a 2.5MB .pdf   See also

Dr Rob Hough - Addressing the Exploration Challenge in Australia – from In-Mine Resource Targeting to Distal Footprints in the Greenfields

Tully Richards - Old Rocks, New Tricks, Surprises from the Canowindra Line of Workings  Powerpoint as a 12MB .pdf

2013^


John Greenfield - NSW Geological Survey - The 'Geoscience Data Warehouse' Powerpoint Presentation
Offline maps apps at 'Maps for Mobile Devices' with instructions there for what app to download and how to add the NSW data.

David Hobby - Silver Mines' New England Stategy   Powerpoint as a 4MB .pdf

Trangie Johnston - Mineral Hill – A New Beginning  Powerpoint as a 3.5MB .pdf

Kim Bayly - NSW Department of Trade & Investment Abstract - with forensic overtones.    Not What It "Seams”.     Lithgow Coal? No, it's the Lidsdale Lower Seam  

Ian Chalmers - Alkane Resources - Alkane Resources' Multi-commodity Program in the Central West NSW  Alkane Resources Web Site   Powerpoint as a 4MB .pdf

Nancy Vickery - UNE & Peel Exploration - Mallee Bull Polymetallic Deposit, Cobar District NSW Mallee Bull - Gilgunnia   Powerpoint as a 4MB .pdf

Phil Blevin - NSW Trade & Investment - Minerals Division - Current mineral system studies and related data acquisition at the Geological Survey of NSW   Powerpoint as a 3.5MB .pdf

Kevin Heather - Discovery and Development of the Haquira Cu-Mo-Au Porphyry Deposit, Southern Peru: A Super-Giant in the Making?   CWEDG Powerpoint presentation as 33MB .pdf

Ian Pringle - Cobalt Deposits near Broken Hill - The Rumen Model - A new mineral deposit type   Powerpoint as 14MB .pdf

Ken Witherley - The evolution of the use of geophysics in the search for blind VHMS deposits in the Abitibi greenstone belt, Québec Canada   Powerpoint as 6.5MB .pdf

2012^


SMEDG-AIG STUDENT NIGHT
Amberley Murray - Hydrothermal alteration, ore fluid characteristics and mechanisms for gold deposition at the Wallaby Gold Deposit, Laverton, Western Australia
Abstract
Presentation
Eliza Smith - Geochemistry and alteration at the Hermes and Central Bore gold prospects, Peak Hill District, WA. - Abstract
Samantha Clarke - Submarine landslides on the upper southeast Australian passive continental margin - preliminary findings. - Abstract Presentation

Thanks to Hellman & Schofield - Student Dinner Sponsor @ Selah, Loftus Street, Circular Quay       Photos

Mark Grodner - Turkish Delights   Powerpoint as 9MB .pdf

Tony Hope - The Hope Factor - Gingko - Arumpo Bentonite - Browns Creek Gold Powerpoint as 60!MB .pdf

Daniel Brost - PanAust Limited – Laos Exploration Update   Powerpoint as 5MB .pdf

Chris Yeats - Minerals Down Under - Addressing the Exploration Challenge in the 21st Century

Bruce Rohrlach - Geology of the Tumpangpitu Cu-Au Deposit, Tujuh Bukit Project, East Java, Indonesia   Powerpoint as 19MB .pdf

Rob Rutherford - The Maronan Silver-Lead Project: The Giant Cannington Deposit's Less Messed-Up Little Brother Reaches Puberty

Rimas Kairaitis - The Hera & Nymagee Mineral System - A significant Cobar-style ore system developing    Powerpoint as 3MB .pdf

Kim Stanton-Cook - The Copper Hill Porphyries Presentation .pdf 7.5MB .pdf     The Copper Hill Porphyries - Geological Setting, Exploration & the Search for Extensions + links

SMEDG/AIG STUDENT BURSARY AWARDS

Amy Cockerton - Monash University - The Liquid Bismuth Collector Model: An Analysis of the Stormont Au-Bi Prospect, Tasmania     Amy's Resume

Sabin Zahirovic - Sydney University - Linked Plate Motion and Mantle Convection Models of the India-Eurasia Collision    Sabins's Resume

2011^


Professor Richard Hillis - An Update on the Deep Exploration Technologies CRC: A Major New Government- and Industry-Funded Research Initiative in Mineral Exploration

Steve Collins - Very Large Scale Gradient Array IP Survey in the Orange District, NSW

MINES & WINES CONFERENCE with NSW DPI - Geological Survey and AIG September 23rd - 24th 2010 in Mudgee. Great time had by all! Sponsors and Booths and All .ppt presentations as .pdf's See also M&W 2007

Lucy McClean, Manager Environment and Community, NSW Minerals Council - Exploration in a Climate of Change: Aboriginal Cultural Heritage, Land Access and More……

John Levings - Robust Resources’ Polymetallic Discovery on Romang Island

Wally Bucknell - Atlantic Gold's Cochrane Hill and Touquoy Gold Projects in Nova Scotia

Sue-Ern Tan - Fighting for the Future of Exploration in NSW - the Latest on Land Access and other Regulatory Reforms

Prof. Damien Gaboury - Archean Lode Gold Deposits at Abitibi  

Dr. Panagiotis Voudouris - Gold deposits of Greece    Powerpoint as 21MB .pdf

Chris Torrey - Chief Consulting Geologist, CTEX Pty Ltd., for Golden Minerals Company - The Geology and Mineralisation of the El Quevar Silver Project, Northern Argentina: Silver-Copper mineralisation in advanced argillic hydrothermal alteration within the Queva-Aquas Calientes Volcanic Complex.   Powerpoint as .pdf 2.5MB

SMEDG/AIG STUDENT BURSARY AWARDS
Laura Klingberg (Adelaide): Regolith-Landforms and Regolith Geochemistry of the 'Tomahawk' Au-in-calcrete anomaly: Tunkillia, Gawler Craton, South Australia Powerpoint Presentation .pdf
Angela Marshall (Wollongong): Regolith Enrichment of the Wonmunna Marra Mamba Iron Ore Deposits of the Hamersley Region, Western Australia Powerpoint Presentation .pdf
Other AIG Bursary Winners - Grace Shephard (Sydney) and Robert McCarroll (UNSW)
Award Ceremony Photo

2010^


David Shatwell - Andean Resources - Eureka West and Bajo Negro Low-Sulfidation Au - Ag Deposits, Cerro Negro District, Argentina

Dr. Nigel J. Cook - Sulphides and their Dirty Secrets   Adobe .pdf 22MB    Powerpoint .ppt 27MB

Doug Kirwan - Merlin - The World's First Primary Rhenium Mine? Powerpoint Presentation as a 21MB .pdf

Karl Hartmann and Ken Maiden - Omitiomire, Namibia, a New Style of Large Stratiform Copper Deposit"

Cameron Quinn - "Incipient Macquarie Arc: part of an extensive, coherent mineralized supra-subduction zone system in eastern NSW"
with
Trisha Moriarty - Exploration & Environmental Reports Online (EROL) Lodgement web service

Greg Corbett - Tectonic/structural controls to Papua New Guinea Cu-Au Deposits Powerpoint Presentation as a 25MB!.pdf

Phil Blevin - Igneous Rocks and Mineralisation in NSW Powerpoint Presentation as a 4MB .pdf

Peter Buckley - Maghemite as Iron Ore

Carl Clark - Latest developments at Tritton Copper Mine

AIG and SMEDG Bursary Winners Presentations, 29th January, 2009

Vashti Singh - Oil Migration in the Mesoproterozoic Roper Superbasin, Northern Australia: An Assessment of Fluid Inclusions and Solid Bitumen

Glen Diemar - Supergene Dispersion of Antimony and a Geochemical Exploration Model for Antimony Ore Deposits

Ryan Portner - Pyroclastic and Hyaloclastic rocks from Macquarie Island; Implications for a dying Miocene Spreading Ridge

2009^

SMEDG - AIG TERRY LEACH SYMPOSIUM 17th October 2008 Presentations as .pdf's Papers now loaded and waiting for you.

John Levings & Pieter Moeskops - Mineralisation at Romang Island in Eastern Indonesia    ~Abstract~

Graziella Caprarelli - Geological Processes in the Martian southern hemisphere: interpretations from recent mission data.

Sam Lees & Elisabeth Steffes - Zamia-Anthony Molybdenum Discovery   ~ Powerpoint Presentation as a 7MB .pdf

I. Goldberg, G. Abramson (IONEX Pty Ltd, Australia); V. Los, V. Nazarov (AO “Kazzinc”, Kazakhstan). Regional Rock Geochemistry of the Leninogorsk and Zyryanovsk VMS Region (Rudny Altay, Kazakhstan) Implications for Genesis and Exploration   Powerpoint Presentation as a 1MB .pdf

Dr Russell Fountain - The Black Smokers and the Geology of the Wetar Copper Deposits   ~ Powerpoint Presentation as a 3MB .pdf

Bruce Robertson - Tri Origin - Update on Woodlawn

Jon Huntington - HyLogging and the developing National Virtual Core Library

2008^

Jacob Rebek - Exploration for Zinc Deposits of the Century Type  Powerpoint Presentation as a .pdf

Graham Carr - CSIRO's Minerals Down Under National Flagship Project       Web Site

Megan Hough - Nature of gold mineralisation in the Woods Point - Walhalla Goldfield, eastern Victoria, Australia

MINES & WINES CONFERENCE with NSW DPI - Geological Survey and AIG September 20th - 21st 2007 in Orange. Another resounding success! Mines & Wines 2007 Extended Abstracts Volume and All .ppt presentations as .pdf's See also

Dr Issai Goldberg & Dr Grigory Abramson - The Source and Timing of Gold in Orogenic Gold Deposits; a case study from the giant Bendigo deposits in Australia

Dr Greg Corbett - Controls to Low-sulphidation Epithermal Au-Ag Deposits. Encompassing the host rocks, structure, styles of mineralisation, mechanism for Au and Ag deposition, supergene enrichment and dilution.   Powerpoint Presentation as a 48MB.pptm

Prof Ross Large -   The source and timing of gold in orogenic gold deposits; a case study of the giant Sukhoi Log sediment-hosted deposit in Siberia

Powerpoint Presentation as a 12MB.pdf

Nigel Cook -   Gold-Telluride Deposits – What do we Know? (Joint Meeting with GSA)

Keiko Hamam and Sylvia Michael - Satellite Imagery - A Tool for Mineral Exploration -  Geoimage -   PowerPoint Presentation (14Mb)

Alistair Cowden - Vulcan Resources' Kylylahti copper-cobalt-nickel-gold deposit in Eastern Finland  Vulcan Resources .pdf of .ppt (9Mb)

2007^

Neil Wilkins - Gold Ridge - the Oldest and Youngest Discovery Story in the SW Pacific

Ed Saunders - Pressure-temperature-composition constraints from geochemistry on the Tropicana Gold Deposit, Western Australia
                        SMEDG-AIG Bursary Award Presentation & Dinner

Simon McDonald - AIM-listed Neptune Minerals and its Seafloor Massive Sulphide Exploration Program-*- Neptune Minerals

Garry Lowder & Russell Meares - Every Hole has a Silver Lining - The Conrad Story-*- Malachite Web Link -   PowerPoint Presentation as .pdf

Malcolm Norris - Mineral Exploration in the Philippines and the Tampakan Cu - Au deposit    Indophil website    Tampakan

David Shatwell - Cerro Negro Project - a low sulfidation epithermal gold deposit in Santa Cruz province, southern Argentina

Bob Ilchik - The Carlin Enigmas

MINES & WINES CONFERENCE with NSW DPI - Geological Survey May 25th - 26th 2006 in Cessnock. It was a Beauty!
Details - Click Here      Abstracts and Powerpoint Presentations     See also

2006^


Russell Meares - The Phoenix Prospect, Tooloom Gold Field -*- Malachite Web Link

Stew Hamilton - Forest Rings, their Implications for Mineral Exploration ------ AAG Distinguished Lecturer 2005 - 2006

Mick McMullen and Mike Erceg - Tritton Mine - an Update--- a joint presentation with AusIMM

Gary Sorenson - The Sudbury Basin - A Growth Opportunity? Inco Limited, Canada.

Joe Xie et al - Review of the SEEGrid Mining and Exploration Database System More Information

Andy Green - Minerals Down Under --- A Trillion Dollars of New Resources?

Blair Hostetler - Exploration in Glaciated Terrains by Systematic Mapping of Groundwater Sumps

Dr Richard Mazzucchelli - 50 Years of Geochemical Exploration in the Goldfields

Rob Rutherford - In Search of a Red (Metal) Giant: From the Cosmic to Prospect Scale * Red Metal Web Site

Russell Korsch - Seismic Traverses across the Southern Macarthur River Basin (.pdf)

2005^

Ian Stockton - Current Exploration Programs around the CSA Mine at Cobar

Geoff Taylor - Hyperspectral Imagery for Rock and Mineral Mapping at Broken Hill

Neil Wilkins - The Real Story behind the Nena Copper Deposit, PNG - Its Relationship to the Porphyry Coppers

Phil McInerney - Broken Hill Geology in 3-D

Russell Fountain - Exploration in the Noughties, Chronic Ailments and Alternate Therapies

Jane and Larry Barron - Formation Conditions of Copeton Diamonds and their Implications

David Huston - The Tanami Region: Expanding the Potential for Gold

David Roots - The Silver Remaining in the Yerranderie Volcano

Neil Phillips - Mineral Exploration & Mining - the Future at CSIRO

Wolf Maier - Magmatic Ni-Cu-PGE deposits in Southern Africa

Gregg Morrison - Controls on High Grade in Porphyry Cu-Au Stockworks

2004^

Doug Kirwan - The Turquoise Hill Gold-Copper Porphyry Deposit - South Gobi Desert, Mongolia

Patrick Highsmith -"The Use of ICP-MS in Mineral Exploration – From Fringe to Mainstream"

EXPLORATION IN ASIA - Put a Tiger in your Tenement- with AIG - 10th October 2003
Symposium Programme - Speakers - Topics - Exhibitors.
Papers now loaded - ppt presentations & photos coming soon.

Vladimir David - "Mineral Deposits of the Cobar Belt - Mineral Exploration Opportunities in the Half-Inverted Sedimentary Basin"
  PowerPoint Presentation (75Mb's of it!)

Professeur Normand Goulet - Structural Controls of Diamondiferous Kimberlite, North Eastern Canadian Shield

Dr Tim Baker - Intrusion Related Gold Deposits: Classification, Characteristics and Exploration

PowerPoint Presentation

Ralph Stagg - Extending known Mineralised Zones and Testing Concept-based Geophysical Targets

Bryce Wood - Sukhoi Log - Giant Gold/Platinum Deposit in Siberia

Mike Diemar - Chatree Geology - from Exploration to Mining      PowerPoint Presentation

Ian Chalmers - The Lachlan Lives - Wyoming - Peak Hill - Dubbo Zirconia      PowerPoint Presentation

2003^

Guy Fleming - Recent Highlights from the Cobar-Girilambone Project

Dr Greg Corbett - AIG Presidential Address 2002

SHADOW OF THE HEADFRAME SYMPOSIUM - with AIG and ASEG - 11th October 2002

Speakers - Presentations (.ppt's, .pdf's & .htm's), Sponsors, Trade Displays & Details

Mark Arundell & Simon Gatehouse - Seeing Through Alluvial Gold : Fine-fraction Stream Sediment Sampling in the Sofala area, Central New South Wales
Dr Tim McConachy - Submarine Hydrothermal Processes in Volcanic Arcs, Back Arcs and Continental Shelf Settings in the SW Pacific
Dr Issai S. Goldberg - New Conceptual Model for the Recognition of Geochemical Patterns
Bob White & Steve Collins -New Developments and Case Histories of 3D IP Surveys
Dave Price - Mineral Exploration in Europe
2002^



Bob Close - Mineral Exploration in Arabia - An Oman Perspective
Jane Barron - Garnets, Diamonds, Diatremes and Subduction at Bingara, in the
                           New England Orogen of New South Wales.
Steve Castor - Carlin-Type Gold Deposits - An Overview
Jason Bawden-Smith - Instant Geochemistry Results – Myth or Reality
Bob Besley - The Revitalisation of Central Broken Hill
Graham Carr - Exploration Through the Bottom of a Glass......Earth
Sue Border - The Skardon River Kaolin Project      PowerPoint Presentation


EXPLORATION STRATEGIES SYMPOSIUM - with AIG and ASEG - 27th April 2001 (Abstracts)
SPONSORS: BILLITON-*- JBWere Financial Planning-*- ALS Chemex

Frank Greene - The Nagambie Gold Deposit - Victoria.
Wilson Gewargis - The Mineral Potential of Oman.
Kit Lee - An Overview of the Status and Potential of the Exploration and Mining Industry in China
      PowerPoint Presentation


2001^

Angus Collins - Triako Resources - Mineral Hill Update      PowerPoint Presentation

Jim Askew - Black Range Minerals - Syerston Nickel-Cobalt-Platinum Project
Xiao Zhenmin - Major Non-Ferrous Metal Deposits in China
Glenn Jones - Change of Australian Geodetic Datum to Geocentric Datum of Australia
Ken Maiden - Exploring for Copper in the Western Mount Isa Block
Bruce Hooper - Nifty Copper Deposit - WA
Lindsay Newnham - Avebury Nickel Deposit - Tasmania
David Lowell - How Orebodies Are Found - La Escondida
Michael Diemar - Chatree Gold Deposit - Thailand
Chris Horsfall & David Cohen - Practical Uses of PIMA in Exploration
Camillo Premoli - Exploration in Madagascar
2000^



David Hobby - The Adelong Gold Field-A Brief History in Time
Rich Goldfarb - Orogenic Gold Deposits: A Perspective through Space & Time
EXPLORATION UNDER COVER SYMPOSIUM - with AIG - 24th September 1999 (Abstracts)
SPONSORS: LORD BROS. DRILLING-*- CRC AMET-*- GEOTERREX

David Heberlein - Diablillos: A Supergene Modified High Sulphidation Ag-Au Deposit from the Puna of NW Argentina
John Stockley - Exploration in the Kingdom of Sweden
Gordon Maclean - Kempfield Silver-Barite VHMS Project - NSW
            SMEDG Web Site Launched - First Notice Posted - July 1999.
Rod Kirkham - Metallogenic Consequences of Laramide Flat-slab Subduction-Western United States.
Ian Levy & Steve Webster - The Gympie Gold Discoveries - New Exploration Methods
1999^

Gene Tobey - Gold/Base Metal Ore Deposits of Kassandra District, Northern Greece.
Geoff Derrick - A Century of Reflections on Elizabeth Creek - NW Queensland.
LACHLAN FOLD BELT SYMPOSIUM - with AIG - 18th September 1998 Speakers, Topics, Sponsors & Links
SPONSORS: CIBC-WOOD GUNDY - PONTIL DRILLING (AUSTRALIA) (INTERNATIONAL) - KEVRON

Garry Edser - Exploration Databases-Asking your data some questions.
David Garnett - Trends in Exploration Geochemistry-Going Boldly into the New Millennium.
Stan Church - Evaluation of the Impact of Historic Metal Mining on Water Quality-Western United States
Ralph Stagg - Tom's Gully Gold Project-Northern Territory.
Wally Bucknell - Discovery of the Centenary Gold Deposit, Darlot, Western Australia.
MINERAL EXPLORATION & MINING IN INDONESIA 1-DAY COLLOQUIUM (with CSIRO) - 1st April 1998 Speakers and Topics
Chris Torrey - Intrusive-related Mineralisation in the Cobar District.
1998^

John Bishop - Application of Geophysics for Gold and Gold-Copper deposits.
EXPLORATION AND MINING IN AFRICA SYMPOSIUM - with AIG - 18th August 1997 Speakers and Topics
Mike Fogarty & Steve Collins - Geological & Geophysical Exploration-Girilambone & Tritton Copper deposits.
1997^

Dick Hutchinson - The Geology of Gold Deposits: A Fifty Year Perspective.
Geoff Smart - Browns Creek Copper-Gold Mine: An Operational Review.
SOUTH AMERICA: A ONE-DAY SYMPOSIUM ON EXPLORATION AND MINE DEVELOPMENT - with AIG.
Mike Doepel - Sipa-Outokumpu Panorama Base Metals Project.
Adrian Fleming - Fishing in Africa
Peter Ellis & Ken Lawrie - Exploration Advances in the Temora Area.
John Cramsie, Guy Fleming, David Hilyard & Alan Clare - Discovery 2000: New Results for Central NSW.
David Hutchins - Airborne Geophysical Surveys and Exploration Opportunities in Namibia.
John Holliday - The Cadia Project
1996^

Ian Plimer, Paul Ashley & Bernard Lottermoser - Mineralisation in the Olary Block, South Australia.
Hugo Hoogvliet - Mount Muro Indonesia-Geology and Aspects of Mining in a Developing and Tropical Country.
Rod Elvish - Beaconsfield Gold Mine Project, Tasmania.
LOOKING 'ROUND THE CORNER - GEOPHYSICS IN MINERAL EXPLORATION - with AIG, ASEG and AusIMM. Speakers and Topics
Camillo Premoli - Central Africa-Mineral Potential-Exploration Opportunities and Risks-An Australian Perspective
John Haggman & Chris Stephenson - The Discovery of the Dinkidi Gold-Copper Porphyry-Philippines
Bob Besley - Exploration for Opal Comes of Age.
Terry Leach - High Sulphidation Au/Cu Systems of the SW Pacific.
Ray Soper - The Cinola Gold Project, Queen Charlotte Islands, Canada.
Steve Hunns - Effects of Wine on the Immortal Soul incorporating the Geology of the Mt. Chalmers VHMS Deposit
1995^

David Johnson - Capital Raisings for Mining and Exploration Companies.
Dave Semple - The Tolukuma Gold Project, Papua New Guinea.
Tim Sullivan - Geotechnical Engineering - What every good geologist should know.
S R (Steve) Lishmund - A New Model for the Origin of some Diamonds in Eastern Australia.
Bill Loughlin - Airborne Daedalus 1268 Scanner Images-including Thermal Infrared.
Dr Lev Natapov - A New Metallogenic Map of the Former USSR: Progress Report.
1994^

Professor Spencer Titley - Supergene Enrichment in Porphyry Copper Systems.
Bob Singer - Benambra Base Metal Project.
Professor Brian Mackenzie - "Coming of Age in Australia" Reflections of a Professional Student in Resource Economics.
1993 - SYMPOSIUM ON RECENT ADVANCES IN THE MOUNT ISA BLOCK - with AIG - 21st May 1993 Speakers, Topics and Sponsors

Hugo Hoogvliet - Lihir Gold Project, PNG.
Bob Valliant - Hemlo-style Mineralisation in the Canadian Shield.
Jack Di Marchi - An Overview of the Geology of Alaska including the more Important Mines and Mineral Deposits.
1993^

1992 - RESOURCE EVALUATION SYMPOSIUM - with AIG - 15th October 1992 Speakers and Topics

Dr Jane Plant - Geochemistry in the development of Metallogenic Models and Exploration Criteria for Sedex and MVT Base Metal Deposits.
Luke Swift - Magnetic and Radiometric Signature of the 1:250,000 Bathurst Sheet S1 55-8.
John Porterfield - Porgera Update.
Paul Heithersay - The Discovery and Geology of the Goonumbla and Lake Cowal Deposits.
Michael Doepel - Panorama Base Metal Deposits - East Pilbara.
1992 - "ASIA UPDATE SYMPOSIUM" - Geology, Metallogenesis, Exploration and Recent Developments in Asia Speakers and Topics

Wally Bucknell - Surveyor 1 - Geology of the Balcooma Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide Deposit - Queensland.
Terry Peachey - Kanowna Belle Gold Deposit.
1992^

Urpo Kuronen - Russian Lithogeochemistry Case Histories from Finland and Australia.
Tony Morgan - Changing Perceptions at the Enterprise Gold Mine, Pine Creek, N.T.
Jack Thompson - Aerial Reconnaissance Exploration.
Nori Ushirone - The Hishikari Gold Deposit, Japan.
Anna Dawson - Mineral Explorers through the Eyes of the Australian Conservation Foundation.
Tim McConachy - Hydrothermal Plumed and Volcanogenic Massive Sulphides.
Dr Daniel Guibal & Dr Henri Sanguinetti - The Application of Geostatistics to Small Vein Deposits.
Peter Rea and Bob Close - Balcooma Massive Sulphide Deposit
Prof. G. Neil Phillips - Witwatersrand Gold: Is There a New Angle?
Dr Roy Cox - The Wilga Massive Sulphide Deposit, Benambra, Victoria.
Lindsay Bottomer - Geology and Exploration History, Eskay Creek Deposit, Northwestern British Columbia.
1991^

Ken Williams - Extra-Terrestrial Palaeontology.
John Bain - BMR/GSQ Georgetown Project: A Regional Mapping Case History.
Professor Ken Fletcher - Interpretation of Exploration Geochemical Data: Background and Threshold.
Dick Lewis - The Geology of the La Coipa Silver-Gold Deposits, Chile.
Peter Kenewell - A New Concept for the Copeton Diamond Field.
Dr Russell Fountain - The Girilambone Copper Project.
Jacob Rebek - Dugald River Update.
Neil Schofield - Using Geology with Geostatistical Methods.
Ron Butler - Singhbum Copper.
Greg Hall - Granny Smith Gold Mine, W.A.
1990^

Mike Turbott - Geishas, Gaijins and Gold.
1989 - A SYMPOSIUM - "BASE METAL UPDATE - SOME AUSTRALIAN BASE METAL PROJECTS - EXPLORATION AND RECENT DEVELOPMENTS" - with NSW DME Speakers and Topics
Phillip Uttley - Case History of the Lucky Draw Gold Mine, Burraga, N.S.W.
Steve Webster, Dick Henley & Lyal Harris - High Resolution Geophysics for Epithermal Gold Exploration - Fast, Frugal and Effective.
Prof. Miroslav Marovic - Remote Sensing Case Histories at two Yugoslavian Base Metal Deposits.
Dr Stephen King - Getting the Most from Structural Data.
Jim Marlon-Lambert - Practical Use of Micro-Computer Software for Mine Planning, Grade Control and Surveying in an Operating Mine Environment.
SMEDG vs THEM Cricket Match! 2nd April 1989 at Dobroyd (Who were THEY?)
Dr John Bishop - Geophysical Signatures of Tasmanian Ore Deposits.
1989^

Dr Dick Henley - Geology on the Right Side of the Brain.
John Duke - Rapid Evaluation Methods Used in Planning Large Scale Mining of Residual Gold Reserves.
Dr. Nick Badham - Exploration in the Area of the Cabacal Gold Deposit, Brazil.
1988 - TECHNICAL MEETING - "CASE STUDIES IN WESTERN PACIFIC EXPLORATION" - with AusIMM.
1988 - TECHNICAL MEETING - "NEW HORIZONS IN MINERAL SAND EXPLORATION" - with AusIMM.
Dr. Jim Macnae - EM for Gold Exploration and Geological Mapping.
Dr. Ken Maiden - Ore Deposits of SW Africa/Namibia and Some Analogues in the Australian Proterozoic.
Mike Smith - Geophysical Applications for Epithermal Exploration in the Western Pacific.
1988^

Dr. David Garnett - Neutron Activation Analyses - Alchemy or Black Magic?
Dr Thomas Utter - Brazil's Gold Mining Potential - Speculations and Observations.
Prof H. G. Bachmann - Assaying and Refining of Platinum Group Metals at Degussa AG, West Germany.
Dr Ian Story - Outlook for Mineral Exports and the Economy.
Gary Raymond - Some Case Histories of the Application of Geostatistics to Ore Reserves and Grade Control.
1987^

Abstracts for this list, with links/updates, are a work-in-progress.

Ian Morrison - The Starra Au-Cu Project, N.W. Queensland.
Dr Michel David - Gold: Drill Intersections versus Proven Reserves with Reference to Australian Examples.
Dr David L. Giles - Epithermal Gold Deposits with an Emphasis on the Western U.S.
1986^

1985- A SEMINAR - "EXPLORATION TOWARDS 2000" - with NSW DMR Speakers and Topics

1983- A SEMINAR - "HIGH GRADE METAL DEPOSITS IN EASTERN AUSTRALIA" - with NSW DMR Speakers and Topics

1983^

Dr Charles Meyer - Ore Forming Processes in Geologic History
Dr Bryce Wood - Geology and Exploration of the Mt. Victor Gold/Base Metal Deposits at Kainantu, PNG
1982- A SEMINAR - "TIN IN EASTERN AUSTRALIA" - with NSW DMR Speakers and Topics
Dave Roberts - The Olympic Dam Copper-Uranium-Gold Deposit, Roxby Downs, South Australia
Prof. G.H. Moh - Complex Ore Deposits: Geology, Mineralogy and Geochemistry of Tin Tungsten Ores with Complex Sulphides
Dr R.L. Nielsen - Precious Metal Deposits of the Southwestern United States
Dr Laurie Curtis - Recent Trends and Developments in Canadian Exploration
Dr Fred Henderson III - Joint Geosat-NASA-JPL Test Case Programme
Dr Zdenek Johan - Mineralisation in Granitoids
1982^


Ross Logan - Recent Developments Concerning the HYC Deposit
Dr Tim O'Driscoll - The Structural Approach to Mineral Exploration (BEDG)
Prof. A Wilson - Behaviour of Gold in the Supergene Environment (BEDG)
1981- A SEMINAR - "GOLD IN EASTERN AUSTRALIA" - with NSW DMR Speakers and Topics
Prof. Eugene F. Stumpfl - Stratabound Base Metal Deposits, Neptune and Pluto Reunited?
Prof. John C. Ferm - Methods of Basin Analysis
Dr Ian Plimer - Doradilla Tin Prospect, NSW
Jac Genis - Exploration Case History - Massive Sulphide Gossan in Mount Hope Volcanics, western NSW
Dr Douglas Fraser - Dighem Results from Conductive Environments in Australia
Dr John Ferguson - "Kimberlites"
Dr J.D. Crone - Borehole Pulse EM - Elura (NSW) and Dufault (Quebec)
Prof Frank M. Vokes - Recent Metallic Mineral discoveries in the Permian Oslo Palaeorift
1981^

Dr. R. V. Gaines - Geology and Mineralisation of Ta-Be Pegmatites of China
Del Flint - Geology, Exploration and Development of the Ertsberg Copper Deposit, Indonesia
Ian R. Johnson - Exploration Case History of the Dugald River Zinc-Lead Deposit, North West Queensland
Dr. R. H. Sillitoe - Porphyry-Related Mineralisation in a Volcanic Context
Dr. David Mason - Geology and Exploration Case History, Arvik Polaris Zn-Pb Deposit, Canada
Don Nicholson - Mining Legislation - A Bane or Boon to Exploration?!
Robert A. Miller - Review of Applications of Computer-Based Data Banks
Dr. Ian Plimer -The Tharsis and Rio Tinto Deposits of Spain
Rupert Crowe - The Carbonate Hosted Lead-Zinc Deposits of Ireland
Murray W. Hitzman - Ruby Creek Copper Deposit, Alaska
John L. May and Dr Matthew Blecha - Newfoundland Zinc Mine - Daniel's Harbour
Dr Harold Siegel - Uranium Exploration using Lead Isotope Ratios
1980^

E. J. (Ed) Malone - Woodlawn Base Metal Deposit, New South Wales
Dr. John J. McNerney - The JIC Gold Film Mercury Detector - Applications
Dr. R. W. Hutchinson - Tectonic Significance of Massive Sulphides
Fred B. Henderson - Recent Developments in the Use of Landsat Imagery
Bob Hall - Geology & Exploration Case History - Frieda River Copper Prospect, P.N.G.
Dr. Roy Woodall - Gold in the Archaean of Western Australia
Dr. Max Richards - Cleveland Tin Mine, Tasmania
Tom O'Dea - Geology and Exploration of the Porgera Gold Deposit, P.N.G.
Marne A. Dubs - Technological Aspects of Deep Sea Mining
1979^


A SHRINKING GAP EXISTS IN THE RECORD FROM 1978 T0 1994 IN WHICH OVER 150 TALKS WERE PROBABLY GIVEN. ANY MORE INFO OUT THERE? THANKS TO GREG CORBETT, JOCK GILFILLAN, JOHN CRAMSIE AND RUSSELL MEARES FOR RECENT ADDITIONS. SEND SMEDG ARCHIVAL STUFF TO: COMMITTEE.

end-1978:
Dr. Roy Cox - Wolgan Coking Coal Deposit, Western Coalfield
The Hon. W. C. Wentworth - Uranium - How the Companies Missed the Boat
Mel Jones - Kelapa Kampit Tin Deposits, Belitung, Indonesia
Max Richards - Geology and Mineralisation of the Ardlethan Tin Mine, NSW
Murray Rogers - Geology and Mineralisation of the King Island Scheelite Deposits, Tasmania.
Harry Stevenson - Exploration, Evaluation, Development and Operation of Mt. Carbine Wolfram Mine, N.Qld.
A.A.C. Mason - Case History of the Geology, Discovery, Development, Construction & Operation of the Telfer Gold Project, WA.
Charles F. Park - Minerals and Politics.
Ike Schulman - Cliches: An Aid to Exploration.
Kim Stanton-Cook - Discovery, Exploration & Geological description - Maureen U3O8-CaF2-Mo Deposit, Georgetown, N.Qld
Don Sangster - Stratabound Lead-Zinc Deposits in Sedimentary Rocks: A Geological Synopsis.
1978^



Don Sangster - Geological Features of Canadian Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide Deposits.
Nick Marshall - United Nations Reconnaissance Geochemical Survey in Montenegro, Yugoslavia
Dr. Russell Fountain - Namosi Porphyry Copper Deposit, Fiji
D.A. Pretorius - Conceptual Models, Basin Analysis and Stratiform Mineralisation in South Africa.
Nick Marshall - U.N. Reconnaissance Geochemical Survey in Montenegro, Yugoslavia.
Russell Fountain - Namosi Porphyry Copper Deposit, Fiji.
Steve Webster - Geochemical and Geophysical Case Study of the Que River Base Metal Deposit, Tasmania.
Ken Maiden - Geology of the Cattle Grid Copper Deposit, Mount Gunson, South Australia.
Robin Curtis & Adrian Fleming - Geology and Evaluation of the Yandera Porphyry Copper Deposit, Papua New Guinea.
S. Breiner - Recent Developments in Instrumentation Applicable to Uranium Exploration.
Rob Ryan - Ranger 1 Uranium Deposit, Northern Territory: Exploration and Geology.
Lindsay Newnham & Kerry Reid - Geology and Exploration at Renison and Mt. Lyell, West Coast of Tasmania.
D. Powell - Status of US Uranium Exploration.
1977^

Don Wagg - Airborne Input EM Surveys for Massive Sulphide Deposits.
Garry Lowder & J.A.S. Dow - Discovery, Evaluation and Geological Features of Porphyry Copper Deposits in Sulawesi, Indonesia.
John Rowntree & Dave Mosher - Case History and Descriptive Geology of the Jabiluka Uranium Deposit, Northern Territory.
Ron Butler & Greg Dunn - Mineral Analysis and the Geologist.
Mark Foy & David Tucker - The Koongarra Uranium Deposit, Northern Territory.
Gwynn Griffith - Geostatistical Method of Ore Reserve Estimation.
J.D. Crone - Ground Pulse EM in Exploration for Massive Sulphides.
1976^

C. Baker & D. Pogson - Results of Recent Geological Survey of NSW Mapping in the Cobar Region.
Garry Lowder - The Geology and Exploration of the Ok Tedi Porphyry Copper Deposit, Papua New Guinea.
Jim Gingrich - The Application of Track-Etch Techniques in Uranium Exploration.
Ian Nichol - Geochemical Characteristics of Massive Sulphide Mineralisation in Canadian Archaean Greenstone Belts.
Brian Sowry - Geological Applications of Photometric Ore Sorters.
Janos Foldessy - Mineral Exploration in a State-controlled Socialist System - Hungarian Example.
Bill Shaw - The Forrestania Nickel Project, Western Australia.
Tony Howland-Rose - Geologists versus Geophysicists: A Communication Gap?
Geoff Louden - Marcopper Porphyry Copper Deposit, Philippines.
1975^

Mike Aubrey - ERTS-A Satellite Program for Monitoring Natural Resources
Geoff Reynolds - Gunpowder Copper Deposit, NW Queensland. Update
Paul Riddell - Australia's Uranium - the World Position.
Roy Cox - A Review of the Lady Loretta Zn-Pb-Ag Deposit, NW Queensland.
2001 Update Announcements  Craig MacDougall's AIG Conference Paper
Lincoln McClatchie - Gold Occurrences in the Lachlan Fold Belt.
1974^

R.W. Hutchinson - Volcanogenic Sulphide Deposits and their Metallogenic Significance.
Oskar Kortan - Geology of the Copper deposits of Cyprus.
A.J. Naldrett - Nickel Sulphide Deposits, Utramafic Rocks and the Mantle.
Ken McCracken - Everything You Always Wanted to Know About CSIRO Mineral Physics (but were afraid to ask).
John Sharpe - Volcanic Anatomy and Model of Some Canadian Massive Sulphide Ores.
N.L. Markham - Metallogenesis of the Lachlan Fold Belt with Reference to Metallogenic Maps of NSW.
Tim Welsh - The Cadia copper-magnetite deposit, NSW.
Spencer Titley - Pre-ore Tectonic Framework of Southwestern US Porphyries, with Implications Related to the SW Pacific.
1973^

Peter Solomon - Geochemical Aspects of Exploration for Massive Sulphide Deposits with Particular Reference to the Lachlan Fold Belt.
9th November 1972.



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