Recent activities

Recent MinEx CRC activities in NSW include the following:

Geophysical surveys

• An airborne electromagnetic (AEM) survey was flown in the Forbes-Dubbo MinEx focus area from May to June 2023. Data can be downloaded from MinView. 
• A deep crustal reflection seismic survey (Cobar-Yathong Seismic Survey) was completed across the Cobar MinEx focus area from April to June 2023. Data can be downloaded from MinView. 

New reports, datasets and presentations

• Sedimentary provenance and its control of mineralisation in the Cobar Basin (Yang et al. 2024 – AJES journal article)
• Rapid analysis of drill core data for detection of geological boundaries (Zekri et al. 2024 – Journal of Geochemical Exploration journal article)
• Updated mineral potential mapping of the Cobar Basin (Senanayake et al. 2023 – Remote Sensing journal article)
• Mundi-Curnamona hydrogeochemistry report  (Reid et al. 2024 – Geoscience Australia extended abstract)
• Interpretation of the 2023 Cobar-Yathong Seismic Survey (Mahoney et al. 2024 – Exploration in the House presentation)
• Cobar Basin legacy drillhole dataset (Folkes and Mahoney 2024 – GSNSW report and data). Data can be downloaded from MinView
• U-Pb (zircon) geochronology in MinEx focus areas in NSW (Clark et al. 2022 – GSNSW report)
• Ar/Ar (micas, feldspar) – thermal evolution and deformational history in western NSW (Reid et al. 2023 – GSNSW and GSSA report)
• Geological mapping was conducted in the Cobar focus area in 2023 and 2024. Updates are available in the latest release of the NSW Seamless Geology dataset.