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Victorian mineral exploration fairways – New investment opportunities throughout the State
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- new-generation geological research and
geophysical data acquisition gives a deep understanding of Victoria’s mineral endowment
- Enables a ‘systems’ approach to characterise
Victoria’s major mineral exploration fairways Cutting edge geoscience delivers:
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State-wide seamless geology…..
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…supports state-wide minerals systems analysis……
Victoria’s newly-defined mineral exploration fairways
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…from west, to east…..
Kanmantoo-Strathalbyn SEDEX: Zinc, Copper, Lead, Silver
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Kanmantoo-Strathalbyn SEDEX: Zinc, Copper, Lead, Silver
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Kanmantoo-Strathalbyn SEDEX: Zinc, Copper, Lead, Silver
Newly recognised opportunity extending from southeast South Australia; Cambrian age mineralisation
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Delamerian Ultramafics: Nickel, PGE’s
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Delamerian Ultramafics: Nickel, PGE’s
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Delamerian Ultramafics: Nickel, PGE’s
NeoProterozoic–Early Cambrian age mineralisation
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Miga Arc: Copper, Molybdenum, Gold
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Miga Arc: Copper, Molybdenum, Gold
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Miga Arc: Copper, Molybdenum, Gold
Newly-recognised continental margin volcanic arc setting for Cambrian magmatic complex; Cambrian age mineralisation. Porphyry and VMS plays
Copper resource, Mt Stavely
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Greenstone Orogenic Gold: Gold, Copper
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Greenstone Orogenic Gold: Gold, Copper
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greenstone (+/- VMS) – gold
- association. Ordovician age
mineralisation (hosted by Cambrian rocks +/- VMS); Multi-million oz plays
underground at Stawell
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Bendigo Orogenic Gold: Gold, Antimony
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Bendigo Orogenic Gold: Gold, Antimony
underground, Ballarat Antimony mine, Costerfield
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Slate belt gold association. Ordovician-Devonian age
- mineralisation. Multiple multi-million oz nuggetty gold
and disseminated gold-antimony plays
Fosterville mine Underground at Bendigo – the Gill Reef Tandara, under cover
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Selwyn Block: Zinc, Lead, Copper, Gold, Nickel
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Selwyn Block: Zinc, Lead, Copper, Gold, Nickel
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Selwyn Block: Zinc, Lead, Copper, Gold, Nickel
Recently recognised opportunity extending from western Tasmania into Central Victoria – Mt Read Volcanics and Avebury-Ni play types; Cambrian age mineralisation
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Wagga-Omeo Zone: Tin
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Wagga-Omeo Zone: Tin
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Plays in Koetong Supersuite igneous
- rocks. Silurian age mineralisation
Real-time multi-element chemical analysis
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Macquarie Arc Base Metals: Copper, Gold
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Macquarie Arc Base Metals: Copper, Gold
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Macquarie Arc Base Metals: Copper, Gold
Newly recognised opportunity extending south from NSW into the Deddick Zone – Ordovician age mineralisation. Potential for porphyry and VMS plays
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Macquarie Arc Derivatives: Lead, Zinc, Copper, Molybdenum, Gold, Iron
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Macquarie Arc Derivatives: Lead, Zinc, Copper, Molybdenum, Gold, Iron
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Macquarie Arc Derivatives: Lead, Zinc, Copper, Molybdenum, Gold, Iron
Newly recognised context for several play types in overlying rocks: Silurian back-arc/rift VMS (eg. Benambra Zn/Cu (Ag), Devonian porphyry (eg. Mt Unicorn Mo/Cu). Full areal extent of potential now recognised the Wilga Decline, Benambra sampling Mt Unicorn molybdenum
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Devonian magmatic-hydrothermal metals: Molybdenum, Copper, Gold, Tungsten, REE’s
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Devonian magmatic-hydrothermal metals: Molybdenum, Copper, Gold, Tungsten, REE’s
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Devonian magmatic-hydrothermal metals: Molybdenum, Copper, Gold, Tungsten, REE’s
molybdenite, Mt Unicorn State-wide magmatic province - a range of known and possible play-types depending on chemistry and degree-of-fractionation.
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Small State, BIG opportunities…