Authors / CoAuthors
Jaques, A.L. | Huelatt, M.B.
Abstract
The Australian Bureau of Statistics March quarter data indicate further deterioration in Australian mineral exploration keeping current expenditure levels well below recent levels. Despite this, indicators including increased mineral company floats in 2002 on the back of new discoveries, improved gold prices, increased activity especially by juniors, and prospects for improved metal prices in 2003-2004, present the most positive outlook for mineral exploration since 1997. However, a period of sustained increases in metal prices is required for a significant rise in exploration levels. Exploration is focussed in the Yilgarn Craton, the Tanami Province, the Gawler Craton, the Musgrave Province, and the Murray Basin. The Ashburton province is an emerging gold province and much of the Northern Territory is under tenement for diamonds. Discoveries continue to be made but increased greenfields exploration, especially in areas under cover, is needed to exploit Australia's potential. New government geoscience programs, especially regional pre-competitive geophysical surveys, are playing an important role in helping to unlock that potential. Originally published in The AusIMM Bulletin No. 5 September/October 2002, pp 36-42.
Product Type
nonGeographicDataset
eCat Id
68419
Contact for the resource
Custodian
Owner
Custodian
Cnr Jerrabomberra Ave and Hindmarsh Dr GPO Box 378
Canberra
ACT
2601
Australia
Keywords
-
- GA PublicationJournal
- ( Theme )
-
- geochemistry
-
- AU
- Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC)
-
- Earth Sciences
-
- Published_External
Publication Date
2002-01-01T00:00:00
Creation Date
Security Constraints
Legal Constraints
Status
Purpose
Maintenance Information
unknown
Topic Category
geoscientificInformation
Series Information
2002
Lineage
Unknown
Parent Information
Extents
[-44.0, -9.0, 110.0, 156.0]
Reference System
Spatial Resolution
Service Information
Associations
Source Information
Source data not available.