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This presentation, presented at PDAC 2004, provides an insight into the nickel-sulphide industry of Australia in 2004 - a very dynamic and exciting time for the industry that is rapidly changing, through regular announcements of new discoveries, intersections, upgraded resources, and new mineralised provinces. Nickel-sulphide deposits in Australia are mainly associated with Archaean komatiites and Archaean Proterozoic mafic intrusions, but some unusual Phanerozoic deposits occur in eastern Australia. The majority of Australia's nickel production (~80%) is derived from komatiite deposits in the Yilgarn Craton of Western Australia. The Eastern Goldfields Province of this craton hosts one of the greatest concentrations of Archaean komatiite-hosted nickel deposits in the world, several of which are world class (>1 Mt Ni). Exploration activities in Australia are currently focussed on mafic-ultramafic rocks in Late Archaean and Proterozoic provinces. Exploration has been stimulated by the discovery of new deposits (Flying Fox, Daybreak, Armstrong, Daltons, McEwen, Nebo-Babel), recognition of different styles of mineralisation (Avebury), and the protracted period of elevated nickel metal prices. There is considerable potential for finding new deposits associated with komatiites and mafic intrusions, particularly under shallow cover.

Yilgarn crust and mantly lithosphere framework: geodynamic insights and interpretations.

Trace Energy Services was contracted by the Australian National Seismic Imaging Resource (ANSIR) to conduct the WA seismic 2004 survey in the eastern & northern Goldfields region of Western Australia. Recording commenced on the 26th February 2004 on line 04PD-KB1 and was completed by the 27th April 2004 on line 04SI-CQ1. There was a two week shutdown for wet weather in early March. There were 148.59 km of 2D seismic reflection data recorded, 137.54 km over 29 traverses using Litton 315 Paystars and 11.05 km over 5 traverses using a single IVI Minivib as source. All lines were situated within the lease boundaries of gold mining companies, namely, Sons of Gwalia (Tarmoola & Gwalia), Placer Dome (Kanowna Belle, Wallaby, Granny Smith, Lancefield & Mt Morgans), Anglo Gold (Sunrise Dam) and Goldfields (St Ives at Kambalda), Figure 1.

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New South Wales contains a wide range of industrial mineral mines, quarries, resources and occurrences, and has geological environments with potential to find even more. The New South Wales Industrial Minerals Database records over 9000 sites, including construction materials, clays, dimension stone, mineral sands, gemstones and other industrial minerals. Over 100 different commodities are recorded in the database. The Industrial Minerals Database aims to encourage exploration for and development of industrial mineral resources, and provide data for informed land use planning.

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The eighth edition of the Airborne Geophysical Survey Index presents a summary of the essential specifications of over 900 surveys held in the National Airborne Geophysical Database. Include Index Maps at 1:10 million scale for magnetic, radiometric and gravity survey coverage of Australia as at 1 May 2004.

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