Chris Byrne – Legacy Minerals – Bauloora Low Sulphidation Epithermal Au-Ag

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 35MB.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! and 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 â 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 â 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 â 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 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, QuÃ©bec 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 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 Moreâ¦â|
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”
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

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 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 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 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) PowerPoint Presentation (14Mb)
Alistair Cowden – Vulcan Resources’ Kylylahti copper-cobalt-nickel-gold deposit in Eastern Finland .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 —
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
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
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 &amp 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
– 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
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
PICTURES
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 U3 O8 -CaF 2 -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.m
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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