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Exploring for the Future: South Nicholson Basin Geological summary and seismic data interpretation

<p>Exploring for the Future (EFTF) is a four year $100.5 million initiative by the Australian Government that aims to boost northern Australia's attractiveness as a destination for investment in resource exploration. As part of this program, Geoscience Australia has been tasked with gathering new pre-competitive data and information concerning potential mineral, energy and groundwater resources concealed beneath the surface, on an unprecedented scale. To ensure the program has the greatest impact Geoscience Australia will use innovative techniques in greenfield areas where the resource potential is completely unknown at a semi-continental scale.

<p>A major EFTF output is the acquisition of deep crustal seismic reflection data. The first tranche of this was completed in early August 2017 in the region between the southern McArthur Basin to the Mt Isa western succession, crossing the South Nicholson Basin and Murphy Province. Prior to this survey, the region contained no seismic data and minimal well data.

<p>This new seismic data will support exploration activities by providing a better understanding of the basin and basement architecture and structural evolution of the region, and assist in identifying geological terrains with resource potential. The preliminary processed data was released at the Annual Geoscience Exploration Seminar in March 2018 (Henson et al., 2018). This record presents the interpreted data alongside a geological summary of the region including the McArthur Basin, South Nicholson Basin and Mount Isa Orogen and provides a baseline for further studies in the region including the identification of a new sub-basin and presentation of current knowledge of the stratigraphy and geochemistry.

<p>The new seismic reflection data acquired over the South Nicholson Basin as part of the Exploring for the Future program has outlined many areas of future opportunity. Geoscience Australia is currently pursuing an exciting program building upon previous work in the region, including extensive geochemical and geochronological studies aiming to build a greater understanding of the stratigraphy imaged by the seismic data. Further, our work in this region has already demonstrated the complicated and poorly understood nature of the stratigraphy and structural relationships within the region.

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Date (Creation)
2019-12-13
Date (Publication)
2019-12-17T00:11:45
Date (Revision)
2019-12-17T03:02:29
Citation identifier
Geoscience Australia Persistent Identifier/https://pid.geoscience.gov.au/dataset/ga/123272

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Digital Object Identifier/http://dx.doi.org/10.11636/Record.2019.021

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Carr, L.

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Southby, C.

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Henson, P.

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Costelloe, R.

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Anderson, J.R.

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Jarrett, A.J.M.

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Carson, C.J.

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MacFarlane, S.

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Gorton, J.

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Hutton, L.

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Troup, A.

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Williams, B.

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Khider, K.

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Bailey, A.

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Fomin, T.

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RECORD 2019/021

Purpose

South Nicholson Seismic data interpretation

Status
Completed
Point of contact
Role Organisation / Individual Name Details
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Carr, L.K.

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Minerals, Energy and Groundwater Division

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Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)

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  • South Nicholson

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  • Sedimentary Basin

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Download the Record (pdf) [10 MB]

Download the Record (pdf) [10 MB]

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Carr, L.

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Date info (Creation)
2018-05-04T03:37:56
Date info (Revision)
2018-05-04T03:38:12

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