Critical Minerals South Australia

Magnesite at Mount Hutton

Advancing knowledge to support critical minerals discovery and exploration in South Australia.

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National Drilling Initiative (NDI)

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To stimulate mineral exploration beneath cover by providing industry with new data and new constraints on the geological framework and mineral prospectivity.

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Exploring for the Future

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Exploring for the Future is an Australian Government program led by Geoscience Australia. The Program’s aim is to drive investment in the resources and agricultural sectors by providing industry and land and water managers with pre-competitive data about potential mineral, energy and groundwater resources.

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Gawler Craton Airborne Survey

Gawler Craton Airborne Survey

~1.66M line kilometres of new magnetic, radiometric and detailed digital elevation data.

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GP2: next generation mineral systems mapping

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Combining new geoscience data with artificial intelligence and machine learning to bring forward exploration discoveries in South Australia, with a focus on information from the Gawler Craton.

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Portable XRF geochemistry

Portable XRF machine

Providing a framework for fast, effective geochemical analysis of the South Australian cover.

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South Australian Discovery Mapping

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The South Australian Discovery Mapping (SADM) project aims to modernise the capture, management, delivery, and scope of South Australia’s pre-competitive geological map datasets.

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Sedimentary Copper Mineral Systems of the Stuart Shelf

SedCu project

Applying basin analysis to de-risk exploration for sediment-hosted Cu mineralisation on the Stuart Shelf.

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Ultrafine+TM

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A collaboration with CSIRO Minerals to develop an innovative soil sampling workflow to assist in the search for potential exploration targets.

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