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Cheng, Y. | Phil Gilmore | Lewis, C. | Roach, I. | Doublier, M. | Pitt, L. | Clark, A. | Schroder, I. | Taylor, H. | Budd, A. | Thomas, M. | Wells, J. | Huston, D. | Schofield, A. | ORourke, A. | Meffre, S. | Feig, S. | Cairns, C. | Cayley, R. | Wise, T. | Wade, C. | Werner, M. | Hughes, K. | Folkes, C.
Abstract
<div>This study is part of the Mineral Potential Assessment (MPA) module of Geoscience Australia's Darling-Curnamona-Delamerian (DCD) project, a deep-dive project within the Exploring for the Future Program (EFTF) 2020-2024. An objective of the DCD project is to further the understanding of the geological architecture of the Delamerian Orogen into a cohesive framework enable a regional mineral potential assessment of this under-explored and mostly under cover Orogen. The MPA module is one of eight modules under the umbrella of the DCD project. To facilitate assessment of the mineral potential of the project area, the mineral potential assessment study has 3 key scientific objectives: (1) Defining the characteristics of the mineral systems / prospects. (2) Evaluating the temporal framework of the formation of mineral systems / prospects; and (3) Understanding the regional magma fertility. This study delivers Objective 1, i.e., outlining the principle geological and metallogenic characteristics of reported mineral prospects in the project area. </div><div><br></div><div>Legacy drill cores best demonstrating metallogenic features of different mineral system types at key prospects across the project area were selected for viewing and sampling following review of historical exploration reports and assay results. Four sets of data are included in the appendices of this report: (1) HyLogger spectral images of 20 drill holes of 8 prospects in New South Wales. (2) 143 high-resolution scan files of legacy drill core samples across the project area. (3) 16 microscopic images of thin sections for 4 prospects of the Loch Lilly-Kars Belt, New South Wales. (4) 53 Backscattered Electron (BSE) images and 53 Advanced Mineral Identification and Characterization System (AMICS) high-resolution mineral maps of 53 samples from 18 prospects across the whole Delamerian Margin. </div><div><br></div><div>Metallogenic characteristics of samples from four different mineral deposit types were studied, along deposits of uncertain affiliation (referred here as undefined systems), including (1) Porphyry-epithermal mineral systems. (2) Volcanic hosted massive sulfide (VHMS) mineral systems. (3) Orogenic gold mineral systems. (4) Mafic-ultramafic Cu-Ni-PGE mineral systems. (5) Metallogenetically undefined systems. Detailed metallogenic characteristics of the samples from 22 key prospects in Delamerian Orogen are documented in this report. </div><div><br></div><div>This is the first systemic study on the essential metallogenic characteristics of the mineral systems in Delamerian. The characterisations outlined in this report are foundational for understanding the regional metallogenesis and assessing the potential of multiple types of mineral systems in the Delamerian Belt, which should be useful in both academic and the mineral exploration sector.</div><div><br></div><div>The high-resolution BSE and AMICS mineral maps are available at Geoscience Australia. Please reach out to the senior author of this GA Record, Dr. Yanbo Cheng (Yanbo.cheng@ga.gov.au). </div>
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- EFTF – Exploring for the Future
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- Darling-Curnamona-Delamerian
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- Mineral Potential Assessment
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- Delamerian Orogen
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- Legacy Drill Cores
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- Hyperspectral
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- Microscope
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- AMICS
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- Petrography
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- Ore Textures
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- Mineral Assemblage
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- Paragenesis
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- Delamerian
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- mineral systems
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- ore petrology
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- legacy drill cores
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- mineral potential assessment
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This is one of the deliverables of the Mineral Potential Assessment (MPA) module of Geoscience Australia's Darling-Curnamona-Delamerian (DCD) project: outlining the principle geological and metallogenic characteristics of reported mineral prospects in the project area.
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<div>This report is prepared as a deliverable of the Mineral Potential Assessment module of the Delamerian-Curnamona-Darling project under Exploring for the Future program at Geoscience Australia.</div>
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