b'NewsGeophysics in the surveysThese products have been combined tounderstanding of the cover sequencegravity, geology and geochemistry) for produce new national mineral potentialthickness and structural trends of theimproved estimation of cover thickness, maps,such as the national mineralunderlying basement geology.definition of basins and investigation potential assessment for sediment-hostedData is currently undergoing qualityofpalaeovalleys.copper, building Australias nationalchecks and when these are finalised,Acquisition is slated to begin in the inventory of resource potential e.g. thewill be released via the Geosciencesecond quarter of 2024. For further national mineral potential assessmentAustralia Product Catalogue (eCat). Forinformation on this survey please for sediment-hosted copper. further information on this survey pleasecontact Sasha Aivazpourporgou, Senior The showcase will also present majorcontact Roger Cant, Senior GeophysicistGeophysicistGeological Survey of results from the programmes regionalGeological Survey of Queensland atQueensland at Sasha.Aivazpourporgou@ projects, including the latest drilling,Roger.Cant@resources.qld.gov.auresources.qld.gov.au geochemistry and geochronology results from the Delamerian, groundwater chemistry in the Curnamona, andGeorgetown airborne gravityShepparton Numurkah ground groundwater studies from the uppergradiometry survey. gravity survey. Darling River floodplain under theGeoscience Australia in collaboration Darling-Curnamona-Delamerian project.Geoscience Australia in collaboration The showcase will also share work fromwith GSQ will soon begin acquisitionwith the Geological Survey of Victoria the OfficerMusgraveBirrindudu projectof up to ~31 000 line-km of AGG data(GSV), have completed acquisition on the This includes the hydrogeology of theover the Georgetown region of northernShepparton Numurkah ground gravity West Musgrave region, and results fromQueensland. This survey is fully fundedsurvey in central north Victoria. This the eagerly anticipated reflection seismicby the Government of Queensland viasurvey is fully funded by the Government survey of the Birrindudu Basin. the New Economy Minerals Initiativeof Victoria and is infilling the existing (NEMI) and will provide a new generationground gravity network at approximately The showcase will also cover a rangeof data to improve the definition of500 m spacing along existing public of topics related to Australias currentgravimetric anomalies in the region. Inroads and tracks. As part of this survey and future challenges, such as criticaladdition, the AGG survey will provideprevious survey nodes and base stations minerals, green steel, hydrogen,better understanding of the coverhave been included to assist merging of carbon capture and storage, and minesequence thickness and structural trendsthe new gravity stations with existing wasteprospectivity. of the underlying basement geology. gravity data.The event is open to everyone who isAcquisition is slated to be completedData is currently undergoing quality interested in geoscience. Keep an eyein the coming weeks. For furtherchecks and when these are finalised, will on the 2024 Showcase page for moreinformation on this survey please contactbe released via the Geophysical Archive information, including the showcaseRoger Cant, Senior GeophysicistData Delivery System (GADDS). For programme overview and how toregister. Geological Survey of Queensland atfurther information on this survey please Roger.Cant@resources.qld.gov.aucontact Suzanne Haydon, GeophysicistBlackall airborne gravityGeological Survey of Victoria atgradiometry survey. Northeast Queensland AusAEMSuzanne.Haydon@ecodev.vic.gov.au.survey (AusAEM Year 1 Extension)Geoscience Australia (GA), inForbes-Dubbo and Yathong collaboration with the QueenslandGeoscience Australia, in collaboration Governments Geological Survey ofwith GSQ, will soon begin acquisitionairborne electromagnetic surveys Queensland (GSQ) recently completedof up to ~18 000 line-km of Airborne(AEM) and Yathong airborne acquisition of 15721 line-km of AirborneElectroMagnetic (AEM) data overmagnetic and radiometric Gravity Gradiometry (AGG) data over thenortheastern Queensland at 20 km(AMR)surveyBlackall region of the Adavale Basin, inline spacing. These data will extend south-western Queensland. This surveythe existing 20 km spaced AusAEMGeoscience Australia, in collaboration is funded by both the CommonwealthYear1 data eastward to the Queenslandwith the New South Wales (NSW) and Queensland Governments as partcoast and is fully funded by theGovernments Geological Survey of of the Strategic Basins programme andGovernment of Queensland via the NEMI.NSW, recently completed the acquisition will provide a new generation of dataInformation from this new AEM surveyof airborne AEM data over four blocks to improve the definition of gravimetricwill complement, and be integratedwithin the Cobar-Yathong areas of NSW. anomalies in the region. In addition,with, other major national datasetsThis survey was fully funded by the the AGG survey will provide better(e.g., crustal seismic, aeromagnetic,Government of NSW. JUNE 2024PREVIEW 17'