This dataset is part of a digital geological map of the Granites-Tanami Block which Australian Geological Survey Organisation has prepared by joining together as a seamless coverage 15 of the 1:250 000 geological maps which cover the province.The data layers in the digital map include geology, faults, lineaments structural data, mineral deposits and Australian Geological Survey Organisation drill hole locations. The digital data is available in Arcinfo/ Arcview or Mapinfo format. Topographic and cultural layers are not included: these can be purchased separately from AUSLIG.

Mapping of outcrop geology on Leonora SH51-1 1:250 000 map in the Eastern Goldfields, Western Australia.

INTRODUCTION The National Atlas of Mineral Resources, Mines and Processing Centres is a collaborative project between Geoscience Australia, the Minerals Council of Australia and the Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources (through its Regional Minerals Program). It has long been recognised that an Atlas of Australia?s mineral resources was required. Several print versions were published, the last being in 1988. With the advent of new technologies, including the internet, and web-visible databases, a new online edition of the Atlas has emerged. AIMS The Atlas is designed to provide authoritative information on Australia's known mineral and energy (solid fuel) assets, mines and production/processing centres (existing and planned). It presents factual data that can assist with planning, decision making, investment, education and management of the environment. The Atlas complements other national data sets and coverages dealing with soils and land use, population, agriculture, climate, water and vegetation. Additionally, the Atlas helps show where, and how, the mining industry is placed to continue its contribution to regional development in Australia and sustain its role as a major exporter of mineral commodities. The Atlas seeks to provide an interactive decision support system with small-scale map-making capability. It will be an instrument for education and an aid in industry research. THINGS THAT CAN BE DONE The Atlas currently provides information on 20 commodities, at three levels (Educational, General and Industry). Information on the current outlook for the industry, and a report on exploration are also available. The mapping component allows users to use a small-scale map making facility to explore the minerals industry. Industry-specific spatial layers include operating and historic mines, undeveloped deposits, major infrastructure projects, mineral processing centres and ports. Other cultural and topographic layers are also available. An important aspect is the ability to view terrain, gravity, magnetics, geology and Landsat imagery as a background to the map. These maps are easily saved and reloaded through the site. In addition to the mapping, most layers can be queried. Users can select a mine, mineral resource, processing centre, port and query it for further information. Returned information includes weblinks, location, pictures and resource data. This information is all retrieved in ?real-time? from Geoscience Australia?s Oracle database OZMIN. This ?real-time? linkage is what ensures the currency and maintenance of such a large volume of information. WHERE TO FROM HERE The primary focus of the development team has been to complete the core components of the Atlas, for release in June 2003. Significant enhancements are planned thereafter, including additional spatial layers, further information within spatial layers, incorporation of spatial information into the Australian Spatial Data Directory, enhanced educational focus with lesson plans and interactivity, addition of virtual mine and deposit models, enhancement of the site for remote and mobile phone use, advanced query options to highlight specific groups of mines/deposits, and flyovers/movies of Australia?s major mineral provinces. Feedback is essential to providing a relevant product. We would therefore appreciate your views on the content and how it might be further enhanced. The Atlas is an exciting and innovative technology that we believe will be an invaluable research tool for the industry, an additional resource for the educational community, and decision/policy support tool for government and industry.

Depths to magnetic basement point data were generated in three areas (North Queensland; Gawler-Curnamona; Arunta-Georgina-Amadeus-Musgrave) for the Regional Geodynamic Project, part of the Onshore Energy Security Program. The point depths are interpretations of the depth to magnetic basement (in metres) which is generally the top of crystalline basement. However, due to geological complexity, including variability of magnetic properties of some geological units, the point depths may not coincide with the top of crystalline basement. The point depths should be viewed in conjunction with the map legends of previously released Depth to Magnetic Basement Maps of the three areas. The map legends provide an explanation of which geological units the depth estimates are mapping.

The Stavely Project is a collaboration between Geoscience Australia and the Geological Survey of Victoria. During 2014 fourteen pre-competitive stratigraphic drill holes were completed in the prospective Stavely region in western Victoria in order to better understand subsurface geology and its potential for a variety of mineral systems. The Stavely region hosts several belts of poorly-exposed Cambrian volcanic and intrusive rocks, visible largely only in magnetic data, which have similarities to those found in modern subduction-related tectonic settings. Mineralisation associated with porphyry Cu-Au and volcanic-hosted massive sulphide mineral systems is known where these rocks are exposed around Mount Stavely and the Black Range. However, despite a history of mineral exploration dating back to the late 1960s, significant economic deposits are yet to be discovered, and the Stavely region remains a greenfields terrane. Given the geological setting and known mineral potential, opportunity exists for the discovery of large mineral systems beneath extensive, but relatively thin, younger cover. The Stavely Project aims to provide the framework for discovery in the Stavely region primarily through the acquisition and delivery of pre-competitive geoscientific data. This includes the completion of pre-competitive stratigraphic drill holes in order to test regional geological interpretations and recover material for detailed lithological, petrophysical, geochemical and geochronological analysis. The results will assist in understanding the mineral systems potential of the Stavely region under cover. This report summarises data collected in the field at the drill sites, either during or immediately following drilling, as part of the Stavely Project, and describes the methods and procedures used. Data presented in this release include drill hole collar information, operational metadata and daily drilling reports, drill core photographs, down-hole surveys, down-hole wireline geophysical logging results, down-hole temperature logging results, down-hole AutoSondeTM gamma data, Lab-at-RigTM X-ray fluorescence data, diamond drill core recovery percentages, and handheld magnetic susceptibility measurements on the drill core.

This project was set up to demonstrate how geochemistry is able add-value to exploration. The project has produced improved total system ore genesis models, a comprehensive up-to-date database and associated software tools for hydrothermal geochemistry modelling.

Western Victoria is host to several world class sediment-hosted gold deposits (e.g. Stawell, Ballarat, Bendigo) that have been studied on an individual basis, generally without reference to a well-constrained regional structural and stratigraphic framework. The configuration and availability of fluid conduits (shear zones or other structural settings and appropriate host lithologies) over time is clearly an important factor in the formation of these mineral deposits but the distribution and profiles of fluid pathways with increasing crustal depth are often imprecisely known. It is also probable that the mineralising fluids were not locally sourced, but travelled long distances from their point of origin, making it imperative that all potential fluid conduits be mapped in 3D so that any sub-surface linkages or networks of fluid pathways be identified. These pathways then need to be incorporated into the 3D regional framework so that the key conduits and structures can be further investigated to establish their precise role in either controlling or sustaining fluid flow over geological time scales appropriate for the formation of a major ore-body. The Stawell Zone in western Victoria is ideally placed for such a case study because it contains sequences that relate to the mineralisation types found in Tasmania and those identified in central Victoria and NSW.

The project initially focused on the St. Ives gold camp with additional studies on the Golden Mile and selected areas in the Kalgoorlie-Kambalda corridor. Additional resources were provided by St. Ives Gold Company Pty Ltd and Placer Dome to support researchers on-site at St. Ives, Kanowna Belle and Wallaby. These resources are managed through MERIWA project M358 and selected results of this project, as well as information from the pmd *CRC Y2 project, are integrated into the Final Report.

An interactive CDROM of Australian mineral deposits showing mine and resource locations, ages, and deposit types for gold, zinc, nickel, copper, and diamonds.

On behalf of Australia Minerals, Geoscience Australia organises a seminar session at the annual PDAC convention in Toronto, Canada. This flyer advertises the PDAC 2014 Australia Minerals seminar session.