Authors / CoAuthors
Kucka, C. | Senior, A. | Britt, A.
Abstract
<div>The study utilised Geoscience Australia’s vast data collection of mineral occurrences to identify the range of historical discoveries within the Officer-Musgrave, Darling-Curnamona - Delameian and Barkly - Isa - Georgetown Deep Dive areas. A literature review shed light on exploration discovery methods, commodity grades, exploration histories and deposit types. Many critical mineral occurrences were overlooked or ignored in the past, as the commodity discovered was not of interest or value at the time, or grades were regarded as sub-economic. However, with modern methods of mining, ore treatment techniques and increased demand, reassessment could now provide new opportunities.</div>
Product Type
dataset
eCat Id
148008
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Resource provider
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Cnr Jerrabomberra Ave and Hindmarsh Dr GPO Box 378
Canberra
ACT
2601
Australia
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Keywords
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- EFTF – Exploring for the Future
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- critical minerals
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- Minerals
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- Mineral exploration
- theme.ANZRC Fields of Research.rdf
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- Resource geoscience
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- Published_External
Publication Date
2023-07-04T05:04:06
Creation Date
2022-07-03T08:00:00
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Status
completed
Purpose
Expansion and modernisation of the Mineral occurrences Dataset.
Maintenance Information
asNeeded
Topic Category
geoscientificInformation
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Lineage
<div>Literature and data review of existing Mineral Occurrences data set supplied by state geological surveys</div>
Parent Information
Extents
[-44, -9, 112, 154]
Reference System
GDA94 / geographic 2D (EPSG: 4283)
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