RB 2021/00016 Delamerian Orogen mineral potential mapping : the Cu-Mo-Au mineral system. Interim report.
Published: 01 Nov 2021 Created: 15 Nov 2024 Revised: 13 Jan 2025

A mineral systems analysis for Cu-Mo-Au in the Delamerian Orogen has been conducted to assess the orogen's potential for containing this type of mineral occurrence. A conceptual model was delineated, and prospectivity maps were created. These maps...

A mineral systems analysis for Cu-Mo-Au in the Delamerian Orogen has been conducted to assess the orogen's potential for containing this type of mineral occurrence. A conceptual model was delineated, and prospectivity maps were created. These maps can serve partially for drill and sampling campaign targeting. The conceptual model is implemented as a flexible workflow in ArcGIS, and it can be readily updated with new data. It is based on fuzzy logic manipulation of classified mineral system - critical data components prepared as evidence layers in GIS, to present various component statistical probability scenarios in map format for evaluation. Several of the critical elements of the conceptual model will be reassessed when more detailed geochemical, mineralogical, petrophysical, and structural data become available after the conclusion of the currently underway MinEx NDI drilling campaign. For example, the fractionation and oxidation state of the mapped igneous intrusive/volcanic bodies will then be better estimated by making direct measurements and performing new sampling of the geochemical properties of rocks from the drill chips and drill core, or from surface mapping. Similarly, the conduct of numerical simulation and 3D geological modelling will confirm or disprove the proposed model, which supports the role of structures that traverse most of the lithospheric crust. A matter of primary interest for the NDI basement drill sampling campaign as it unfolds should be to obtain direct information concerning the extent and nature of the interpreted Mount Wright Volcanics and other contemporaneous igneous intrusive and volcanic suites related to the Delamerian island arc or back-arc crustal development. Later on, studies can be further focused on zones that are traversed by the interpreted crustal-scale discontinuities.

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Record No 2021d028040
Topic Geoscientific Information
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Document Type Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication
Contributor Mineral Exploration Cooperative Research Centre;CSIRO Land and Water. Mineral Resources Div.;Geological Survey of South Australia. South Australia’s 4D Geodynamic and Metallogenic Evolution Tea;The University of Adelaide. Department of Earth Sciences
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Tenement
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Geological Province Delamerian Orogen
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Stratigraphy
Commodity
Notes
Notes: MinEx CRC Report 2021/69. Describes work done as part of MINEX CRC Project 9.
Geographic Locality: South Australia;Anabama Hill;Bendigo Station;New South Wales
Doc No: RB 2021/00016

Notes: MinEx CRC Report 2021/69. Describes work done as part of MINEX CRC Project 9. Geographic Locality: South Australia;Anabama Hill;Bendigo Station;New South Wales Doc No: RB 2021/00016

Language English
Metadata Standard ISO 19115-3

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Persistent identifier https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/2021d028040
Citation Metelka, V.;Occhipinti, S.A.;Otto, A.;Wise, T.W.;Fabris, A.J.;Hong, W. 2021. RB 2021/00016 Delamerian Orogen mineral potential mapping : the Cu-Mo-Au mineral system. Interim report. Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication. Government of South Australia.
https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/2021d028040

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