Delamerian Margins National Drilling Initiative - Summary of field data acquisition  


Authors / CoAuthors

Pitt, L. | Roach, I. | Budd, A. | Clark, A. | Taylor, H. | Lewis, C. | Gilmore, P.J. | Sutti, M. | Thomas, M. | Wells, J. | Doublier, M. | Cheng, Y. | Schroder, I. | Schofield, A. | ORourke, A.

Abstract

<div>As part of the Delamerian Margins NSW National Drilling Initiative campaign, seventeen stratigraphic boreholes were drilled between Broken Hill and Wentworth, in Western NSW. These holes were designed to test stratigraphic, structural, and mineral systems questions in the New South Wales portion of the Delamerian Margin. Drilling was conducted between March and June 2023 and was undertaken by Geoscience Australia in collaboration with MinEx CRC. This report outlines basic borehole targeting rationale, borehole metadata, and analyses performed immediately following drilling to accompany data available through the Geoscience Australia portal.</div><div><br></div><div>Geoscience Australia’s Exploring for the Future program provides precompetitive information to inform decision-making by government, community and industry on the sustainable development of Australia's mineral, energy and groundwater resources. By gathering, analysing and interpreting new and existing precompetitive geoscience data and knowledge, we are building a national picture of Australia’s geology and resource potential. This leads to a strong economy, resilient society and sustainable environment for the benefit of all Australians. This includes supporting Australia’s transition to net zero emissions, strong, sustainable resources and agriculture sectors, and economic opportunities and social benefits for Australia’s regional and remote communities. The Exploring for the Future program, which commenced in 2016, is an eight year, $225m investment by the Australian Government.</div>

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Keywords

( Project )
  • Delamerain Margins
( Project )
  • National Drilling Initiative (NDI)
( Project )
  • Darling-Curnamona-Delamerian
( Project )
  • EFTF – Exploring for the Future
  • Earth sciences
  • drillhole
  • borehole
  • Minex CRC
  • Minex CRC (Cooperative Research Centre)
  • MinEx
  • New South Wales
  • NSW
  • geology
  • stratigraphic drillng
  • mineral systems
theme.ANZRC Fields of Research.rdf
  • Geology
  • Published_External

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2023-11-28T05:28:37

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Provide basic information on drilling and field data acquisition for the Delamerian Margins National Drilling Initiative campaign.

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GA Record Record 2023/46

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<div>Data derived from stratigraphic drilling and field data acquisition between February and June 2023.</div><div><br></div><div>Drilling and data acquisition activities were conducted as part of the $225m, Australian Government funded, Exploring for the Future program.</div><div><br></div><div>Geoscience Australia’s Exploring for the Future program provides precompetitive information to inform decision-making by government, community and industry on the sustainable development of Australia's mineral, energy and groundwater resources. By gathering, analysing and interpreting new and existing precompetitive geoscience data and knowledge, we are building a national picture of Australia’s geology and resource potential. This leads to a strong economy, resilient society and sustainable environment for the benefit of all Australians. This includes supporting Australia’s transition to net zero emissions, strong, sustainable resources and agriculture sectors, and economic opportunities and social benefits for Australia’s regional and remote communities. The Exploring for the Future program, which commenced in 2016, is an eight year, $225m investment by the Australian Government.</div>

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Delamerian Margins National Drilling Initiative campaign field data    

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