Deposit Type Archives — Precompetitive Review https://precompetitive-review.com/category/deposit-type/ Fri, 17 Jul 2026 01:14:28 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://precompetitive-review.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Favicon-image-150x150.jpg Deposit Type Archives — Precompetitive Review https://precompetitive-review.com/category/deposit-type/ 32 32 No plume needed: magmatic Ni-Cu sulphides become a valid target in convergent margins https://precompetitive-review.com/no-plume-needed-magmatic-ni-cu-sulphides-become-a-valid-target-in-convergent-margins/ Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:53:02 +0000 https://precompetitive-review.com/?p=12800 The puzzling habit of magmatic Ni-Cu-PGE deposits to show up in convergent margins and with no seeming connection to mantle… You must be logged in to view this content.

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]]> The puzzling habit of magmatic Ni-Cu-PGE deposits to show up in convergent margins and with no seeming connection to mantle…

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]]> World-first, craton-scale AI study reveals new terrane boundaries and more in the Yilgarn https://precompetitive-review.com/world-first-ai-study-reveals-new-terrane-boundaries-and-much-more-in-yilgarn/ Wed, 08 Jul 2026 23:38:58 +0000 https://precompetitive-review.com/?p=12769 An experimental study led by RSC in collaboration with the Geological Survey of WA has mapped the lithology of the… You must be logged in to view this content.

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]]> An experimental study led by RSC in collaboration with the Geological Survey of WA has mapped the lithology of the…

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]]> NTGS activity supports new models for sed-hosted copper in the Amadeus Basin https://precompetitive-review.com/ntgs-activity-supports-new-models-for-sed-hosted-copper-in-the-amadeus-basin/ Wed, 08 Jul 2026 23:38:05 +0000 https://precompetitive-review.com/?p=12775 The Amadeus Basin has historically been low on the list of basins targeted for sediment-hosted copper, largely due to the… You must be logged in to view this content.

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]]> The Amadeus Basin has historically been low on the list of basins targeted for sediment-hosted copper, largely due to the…

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]]> New gen hyperspectral satellites map high grade zinc in northern SA, akin to Tier 1 deposit in China https://precompetitive-review.com/new-gen-hyperspectral-satellites-map-high-grade-zinc-in-northern-sa-akin-to-tier-1-deposit-in-china/ Wed, 29 Apr 2026 05:01:30 +0000 https://precompetitive-review.com/?p=12743 South Australia’s Flinders Ranges have been used as a successful test bed for mapping carbonate-hosted zinc mineralisation with new-generation hyperspectral… You must be logged in to view this content.

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]]> South Australia’s Flinders Ranges have been used as a successful test bed for mapping carbonate-hosted zinc mineralisation with new-generation hyperspectral…

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]]> Potential targets for graphite, base and precious metals and REE in GA study of northwest Australia https://precompetitive-review.com/potential-targets-for-graphite-base-and-precious-metals-and-ree-in-ga-study-of-northwest-australia/ Wed, 29 Apr 2026 05:01:11 +0000 https://precompetitive-review.com/?p=12733 An upcoming release of a chronostratigraphic model by Geoscience Australia (GA) will provide potential targets for graphite, base and precious… You must be logged in to view this content.

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]]> An upcoming release of a chronostratigraphic model by Geoscience Australia (GA) will provide potential targets for graphite, base and precious…

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]]> Innovative global mapping delivers important advances for carbonatite hunters https://precompetitive-review.com/innovative-global-mapping-delivers-important-advances-for-carbonatite-hunters/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:38:30 +0000 https://precompetitive-review.com/?p=12717 Great research in Australia has delivered a major advance in our understanding of carbonatites and where to find them. The… You must be logged in to view this content.

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]]> Great research in Australia has delivered a major advance in our understanding of carbonatites and where to find them.The research…

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]]> Northern Gawler emerges as region with potential for Tier 1 sediment-hosted metal discovery https://precompetitive-review.com/northern-gawler-emerges-as-region-with-potential-for-tier-1-sediment-hosted-metal-discovery/ Thu, 26 Mar 2026 02:07:59 +0000 https://precompetitive-review.com/?p=12685 It wasn’t so long ago exploration in the northern Gawler Craton was all about targeting geophysical anomalies for Olympic Dam… You must be logged in to view this content.

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]]> It wasn’t so long ago exploration in the northern Gawler Craton was all about targeting geophysical anomalies for Olympic Dam…

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]]> Potential for carbonatite-related REEs and Nb upgraded in SA’s Jurassic kimberlite fields https://precompetitive-review.com/potential-for-carbonatite-related-rees-and-nb-upgraded-in-sas-jurassic-kimberlite-fields/ https://precompetitive-review.com/potential-for-carbonatite-related-rees-and-nb-upgraded-in-sas-jurassic-kimberlite-fields/#comments Thu, 26 Mar 2026 02:07:14 +0000 https://precompetitive-review.com/?p=12692 The carbonatite potential of the quirky Polda Basin on Eyre Peninsula has been upgraded by an analytical deep dive by… You must be logged in to view this content.

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]]> The carbonatite potential of the quirky Polda Basin on Eyre Peninsula has been upgraded by an analytical deep dive by…

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]]> https://precompetitive-review.com/potential-for-carbonatite-related-rees-and-nb-upgraded-in-sas-jurassic-kimberlite-fields/feed/ 1 National unconformity map part of innovative prospectivity study by GA https://precompetitive-review.com/national-unconformity-map-part-of-innovative-prospectivity-study-by-ga/ Thu, 26 Feb 2026 22:22:38 +0000 https://precompetitive-review.com/?p=12614 Unconformities can be a focus for interesting chemical reactions and therefore a great place for mineral deposits such as uranium,… You must be logged in to view this content.

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]]> Unconformities can be a focus for interesting chemical reactions and therefore a great place for mineral deposits such as uranium,…

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]]> New lessons from Olympic Dam for discovery of high-grade, giant deposits https://precompetitive-review.com/new-lessons-from-olympic-dam-for-discovery-of-high-grade-giant-deposits/ Thu, 26 Feb 2026 22:22:15 +0000 https://precompetitive-review.com/?p=12609 In a second part to last week’s coverage of a major new paper on the ore-forming process of IOCGs, we… You must be logged in to view this content.

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]]> In a second part to last week’s coverage of a major new paper on the ore-forming process of IOCGs, we…

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