Iron oxide copper-gold mineral potential maps  


Authors / CoAuthors

Cloutier, J. | Ford, A. | Huston, D. | Doublier, M. | Schofield, A. | Haynes, M. | Sanchez, G. | Duan, J. | Goodwin, J. | Richards, S. | Beyer, E. | Champion, D. | Morfiadakis, A. | Waltenberg, K. | Cheng, Y. | Fraser, G. | Burnham, A. | Czarnota, K.

Abstract

<div>Maps showing the potential for iron oxide copper-gold (IOCG) mineral systems in Australia. Each of the mineral potential maps is a synthesis of four component layers (source of metals, fluids and ligands; energy sources and fluid flow drivers; fluid flow pathways and architecture; and ore depositional gradients). The model uses a hybrid data-driven and knowledge driven methodology to produce the final mineral potential map for the mineral system. An uncertainty map is provided in conjunction with the mineral potential maps that represents the availability of data coverage over Australia for the selected combination of input maps. Uncertainty values range between 0 and 1, with higher uncertainty values being located in areas where more input maps are missing data or have unknown values. The input maps and mineral deposits and occurrences used to generate the mineral potential map are provided along with an assessment criteria table which contains information on the map creation.</div>

Product Type

dataset

eCat Id

149222

Contact for the resource

  Resource provider

 

  Point of contact

Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)  
Cnr Jerrabomberra Ave and Hindmarsh Dr GPO Box 378
Canberra
ACT
2601
Australia

  Point of contact

 

Digital Object Identifier

https://dx.doi.org/10.26186/149222

Keywords

( Project )
  • EFTF – Exploring for the Future
( Project )
  • Australia’s Resources Framework
  • mineral systems
  • mineral potential assessment
  • Mineral potential
  • iocg
  • iron oxide copper gold
  • critical minerals
theme.ANZRC Fields of Research.rdf
  • Resource geoscienceData mining and knowledge discovery
  • Published_External

Publication Date

2024-08-08T23:05:47

Creation Date

Security Constraints

Australian Government Security Classification System    

Classification - unclassified

Legal Constraints

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence    

Use - license otherRestrictions

Status

completed

Purpose

Maps showing the potential for iron oxide copper-gold (IOCG) mineral systems in Australia. An uncertainty map is provided in conjunction with the mineral potential maps that represents the availability of data coverage over Australia for the selected combination of input maps. The input maps for each mineral potential map are provided along with an assessment criteria table which contains information on how the maps relate to the mineral system and details on their generation.

Maintenance Information

notPlanned

Topic Category

geoscientificInformation

Series Information

Lineage

<div>A large number of published datasets were individually transformed to summarise our current understanding of the spatial extents of key mineral system mappable criteria. These individual layers were integrated using statistically derived importance weightings combined with expert reliability weightings within a mineral system component framework to produce national-scale mineral potential assessments for Australian iron oxide copper-gold (IOCG) mineral systems.</div>

Parent Information

Extents

[-44, -9, 112, 154]

Reference System

Geocentric Datum of Australia 2020 / geodetic (EPSG: 1168)

Spatial Resolution

Service Information

Associations

Association Type - hadDerivation

First national mineral system assessment of Australia's iron oxide copper-gold potential    

eCat Identifier - 149357,

UUID - afa29632-67df-45e4-a5e7-3ae2261f1172

Downloads and Links

IOCG Assessment Criteria Table (xlsx) [35.5 KB]  

IOCG Deposits and Occurrences (zip) [30.4 KB]  

IOCG Input Maps (zip) [4.6 MB]  

IOCG Mineral Potential and Uncertainty Maps (zip) [5.7 MB]  

Metadata Statement (txt) [3.7 KB]  

Source Information