New paper rewrites the tectonic history of northern Australia, proposing an Andean-style arc with repeated magmatism

A new tectonics research paper by three of the country’s top geoscientists proposes a Trans-Australian Orogen of Himalayan proportions across… You must be logged in to view this content.

August 12, 2024

CSIRO-GSQ study of major QLD deposits

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The Geological Survey of Queensland has teamed up with CSIRO to conduct Maia Mapper studies of mineralisation of more than… You must be logged in to view this content.

GSWA’s model changes the game for Li discovery in Archean and maybe younger terranes too

August 15, 2025 No Comments

The Geological Survey of WA has leveraged its vast datasets of whole rock isotopes and geochemistry to develop a new… You must be logged in to view this content.

Regional seismic in SA reveals major structure with reactivation history over > 1 billion years

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Interpretation of Geoscience Australia’s seismic line in 2022 across the northern Mt Lofty Ranges and the Murray Basin in South… You must be logged in to view this content.

Lessons for the future from 9,156 mineral deposits of the past 123 years

August 15, 2025 No Comments

The doyen of mineral economists, Richard Shodde, has produced a remarkable paper on discovery trends in mineral exploration between 1900… You must be logged in to view this content.

Fifteen years in the making, a major advance opens new front in porphyry Cu exploration

August 1, 2025 No Comments

The formation of porphyry copper deposits (PCDs) does not need actively subducting oceanic crust, according to major new research that… You must be logged in to view this content.

New model could be key to breaking Pb-Zn discovery drought in northern Australia

August 1, 2025 No Comments

A new paper about the origin of sediment-hosted Pb-Zn deposits in the Carpentaria Zinc Province makes a strong case against… You must be logged in to view this content.

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New paper rewrites the tectonic history of northern Australia, proposing an Andean-style arc with repeated magmatism

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New stratigraphic study could put Mulgathing on the map for nickel explorers

Drilling like an oiler is the compelling new model for lead-zinc discovery