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"
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
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~
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
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
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
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
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^
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^
ANY SMEDG PRESENTERS FROM OVER THE LAST 32 YEARS (AND THERE ARE OVER 270 OF YOU) WHO WOULD LIKE TO POST AN ABSTRACT OF THEIR TALK ON THIS SITE PLEASE FORWARD IT TO US.
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