Brecciation in the Eastern Succession

Fluid pathways and drivers

The structural controls of gold mineralisation within the Bardoc tectonic zone, Eastern Goldfields province, Western Australia; implications for gold endowment in shear systems. Mineralium Deposita, 42(6), 583-600.

Camp- to deposit-scale zonation of hydrothermal alteration in the St Ives gold camp, Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia: evidence for two fluid systems?

Architecture: Using Leapfrog to link structure and spatial data

Y3 Annual report 2004

Applied geodynamics of a world class mineral system: generating regional targets from conceptual/process understanding

Hyperspectral images from the Eastern Fold Belt of the Mount Isa Inlier, released by the collaborative Queensland NGMM project between GSQ and CSIRO, were validated as new tool for the detection of IOCG related alteration. High resolution of mineral maps derived from hyperspectral imaging (4.5m/pixel) enables the recognition of various types of hydrothermal alteration patterns and the localisation of fluid pathways. Groundtruthing of a suite of mineral maps was conducted in 2007. Though sample analyses in the lab is still in process, but some preliminary results already show some promising features. In summary hyperspectral images provide a powerful tool for the recognition of various hydrothermal alteration patterns and could be used in combination with other geophysical remote sensing data, such as radiometrics and magnetics. Limitations of this technique are defined by unsatisfactory coverage of mineral maps, man made features, river systems and distribution and composition of debris. A good knowledge of the local geology is necessary to extract the full information provided by the mineral maps. Calibration of ASTER data with the hyperspectral data can hopefully extend interpretation made from the HyMap data into adjacent areas, which are only covered by ASTER. 60pp final report and databases.

Deposition: Multi-fluid systems, depositional processes and targeting

40Ar/39Ar dating of mica-bearing pyrite from thermally overprinted Archean gold deposits