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  • Exploration in the Shadow of the Headframe – Brownfields vs Greenfields

SMEDG and AIG with the ASEG-NSW Branch Symposium – held at Shore, North Sydney. Friday, 11th October, 2002

“Exploration in the Shadow of the Headframe: Getting a New Life on Lease”

SPEAKERS

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  • Chris Torrey – 2002 Symposium Committee Chairman The Opening Address
  • Nifty – Straits Resources – Bruce Hooper The Next Nifty 1.1Mb .pdf
  • Selwyn – Selwyn Mines – David Sleigh Digesting Data to Put On Weight
  • Stawell – Stawell Gold Mines – Dean Fredericksen Still Exploring below 1000m but No Headframe
  • Hilton/George Fisher – MIM – Allan McGill Re-Accessing Near Mine Mineral Resources – The Hilton Example
  • Northparkes – Riotinto – Stuart SmithBlurring the Brown & Green – Near Mine Exploration at Northparkes
  • New Radar Technology – University of Sydney – Iain Mason Borehole Radar Images of Faults and Potholes in Precious Metal Reefs 4Mb .ppt
  • Elura – Pasminco – Angela Lorrigan In the Valley of the Shadow of Administration – Exploring in Uncertain Times
  • Peak Gold Mine – Rio Tinto – Craig Stegman Near Mine Exploration in the Cobar Goldfield – Making Use of our Greatest Asset
  • Lihir – Lihir Gold – Steve Hunt The Discovery of Structure-Confined, Blind Ore Extensions to the Ladolam Deposit 2Mb .ppt
  • Henty – AurionGold – Rob Taylor & Scott Halley What a Difference a Hole Makes…the Evolution of the Darwin Zone, Henty, Tasmania
  • Gympie – Gympie Gold – Ron Cunneen Mine and Near Mine Exploration – Getting Engineers and Accountants to Find Orebodies 12Mb .ppt
  • Mineral Hill – Triako – Angus Collins From 14 Months Reserve Life to 7 Years Production, and still digging – some Good News from Mineral Hill, NSW
  • Developments – CSIRO – Neil Phillips Recent CSIRO Developments in Geochemical and Geophysical Instrumentation and Techniques for Near-mine Exploration

Ken Maiden, the SMEDG Poet Laureate, once again presented his traditional

“Limericks to Close the Symposium”

prior to announcing that the bar was open.

PHOTOS of LUNCH

The day included morning and afternoon teas, trade and poster displays. The Malaya Restaurant has closed and was not available. The Webdabbler was distraught – well, what would you expect after 28 years?!…but will get over it…. Dinner was held at the Saigon Pearl, 8 West Street, North Sydney with 90-something enthusiasts in attendance.

DINNER PHOTOS PROGRAM & REGISTRATION FORM .pdf

PRE-SYMPOSIUM WORKSHOPS & SHORT COURSES

Practical Aeromagnetic Interpretation for Geologists

Stuart Munroe SRK and Graham Butt ENCOM

Earth Science Applications using Microsoft Access

Luke Burlet (Hellman & Schofield)

New Approaches to Detecting Geochemical Anomalies

Neil Rutherford (Consultant) & David Cohen (UNSW)

Introduction THE FLYER Previous Course Outlines Course Notes

FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION

Benefactors’ Building Location Map for Short Courses & Workshops

Work Shops-Short Courses held 7th – 10th October.

Dr Siegfried Muessig’s thoughts on the Shadow of the Headframe

Trade Displays

Visit the Sites

EncomGeosoft CSIROFugro Airborne SurveysHellman & Schofield Pty. Ltd. (“H&S”)Exploration New South Wales: Mining Beyond 2000 – NSW DMR io digitalJBS Environmental ServicesGeological Ore SearchESRI Australia

WE RECOMMEND THE ACCOMMODATION, VIEWS AND AMBIENCE AVAILABLE FROM THE NORTH SYDNEY HARBOURVIEW HOTEL, A SHORT WALK TO SHORE SCHOOL. THE HARBOURVIEW HAS OFFERED GENEROUS CONCESSIONS FOR SYMPOSIUM DELEGATES: $148 (room only) and $159 (room + full buffet breakfast.)[incl. GST] Friday to Sunday and $165 (room only) and $179 (room + full buffet breakfast) Monday to Thursday Click here to visit the Harbourview Website There was an extremely quiet party here after the Dinner to reflect on the day’s activities – this lasted about as long as it took us to realise the bars had closed…..

PHOTOS POST-SYMPOSIUM DINNER AT THE SAIGON PEARL VIETNAMESE RESTAURANT, 8 WEST STREET, NORTH SYDNEY

$55 for Banquet & Drinks (incl. GST)

PREAMBULATING CHAIRMAN’S FABLE………..Chris Torrey

A resource company manager’s dream – finding a deposit right next-door to your existing mine. Catch-phrases like “synergy”, “economy of scale”, “good economic management” and “more profits” spring to mind.

But alas all too often that same manager has been frustrated in his dream. He has a mine, a headframe and a mill. He has surrounding exploration leases that run for kilometres along strike. And he has two geologists. The Mine Geologist stands at the edge of his pit or portal, looking inward, with his hands on his hips and smiles thoughts of variograms, grade control and ore reconciliation. The Exploration Geologist stands at the edge of the Mining Lease, looking outward towards his exploration leases and smiles at thoughts of geological maps, soil anomalies, RAB programmes and diamond core.

The area behind each geologist has become known as the “Brown Field”. As the sun sets over the mine the Shadow of the Headframe creeps over the “Brown Field” which, at this time, is solely the domain of desert wallabies and the occasional emu. Apart from a few who understood the secret of the Shadow in the boom times of the 80’s, the Brown Field remained neglected and forlorn. Even the age-old idiom “deposits come in clusters” was often ignored.

In the 90’s and into the new millennium however a new breed of lean, mean and hungry managers sat the Geologists down and said “talk”. And so the secret of the Shadow was gradually revealed as highly prospective real estate. Today we see numerous examples of the success of this strategy of focussed exploration in exciting new discoveries and the extension of mine life.

SMEDG and AIG, this year with the help of the local branch of the ASEG will host a one day symposium in October where the mining and exploration community can hear from those who have pondered the secret of the Shadow and achieved outstanding results.

Inside Trade Display positions and Poster Display and outside Trade Display were all taken. Student Posters were Encouraged – No Charge. Thanks to the students from NSW, Sydney and Macquarie Uni’s who attended and enjoyed the day.

Contact: Symposium Chairman Chris Torrey gcr@dot.net.au or ‘phone (02) 9482 8833 (Int: + 61 2 9482 8833)

Remember the Last One?

Exploration Strategies

SYMPOSIUM 2002 – ORGANISING COMMITTEE

  • Chris Torrey – Chairman (Sponsors/Speakers) Ph. 9482 8833
  • Steve Collins (Speakers) Ph. 9489 6836
  • Vicki Diemar (Universities Liaison) Ph: 0422 307 573
  • Phil Hellman (Short Course Co-ordinator) Ph. 9858 3863
  • Lindsay Gilligan (Sponsor Liaison) Ph. 9901 8301
  • Sam Lees (Audio-Visuals) Ph. 9419 8133
  • Peter Lewis (Abstracts Compiler) Ph. 9901 8372
  • Cay Mims (Trade Displays/Posters) Ph: 0403 043 642
  • Bernard Rowe (Abstracts/Audio-Visuals) Ph. 9460 4100
  • Kim Stanton-Cook (Venue/Abstracts/Dinner) Ph. 0411 504 512
  • David Timms (Registrations/Speakers/Cow Bell) Ph. 9482 8833
  • Steve Webster(Geophysics-ASEG) Ph. 9858 5559
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SYMPOSIUM PROGRAM & REGISTRATION FORM .pdf

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