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AIG SA: Broken Hill Field Workshop

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AIG SA: Broken Hill Field Workshop


AIG SA Branch presents..

Broken Hill – Field Workshop

Presented by Barney Stevens & Graham Teale

 

Date

Monday 9th – Friday 13th April 2018
Five Field Days

 

The Broken Hill Field Workshop will investigate the stratigraphy, alteration and mineralisation associated with the Willyama Supergroup the host of the giant Broken Hill orebody.

Distinctive “lode horizons” will be visited and discussed with regard to their geochemistry, petrology and petrogenesis. These will include blue quartz-gahnite, garnetite, quartz-garnet-apatite, BIF, and quartz-sillimanite rock. Core samples from all lodes/lenses will be available to view at your leisure.

 

Field traverses and site visits will include:

  • Investigation of the Mine Sequence in the Broken Hill area surrounding the Line of Lode.
  • Visit to the Rasp Mine to view drill-core and surface outcrops and to the Northern Leases areas.
  • “Distal” mine sequence areas with a visit to the Allendale mine area, and a Mt Gipps traverse from lower Broken Hill Group (Ettlewood Calc Silicate) through Broken Hill and Sundown Groups into lower Paragon Group.
  • The Pinnacles-Little Broken Hill areas including small mines on BHT mineralisation.
  • The Southern Cross Mine (Broken Hill type) area, the Stirling Vale area (Thackaringa Group albite rocks) .

Most evenings there will be PowerPoint presentations of various aspects of the general Curnamona mineralisation as well as more specific presentations on geology, mineralisation and alteration.

 

About the presenters

Barney Stevens

Brian (Barney) Stevens led the Geological Survey of NSW geological and metallogenic mapping of the Broken Hill district. Worked on Broken Hill and the Curnamona Craton since 1970. Involved in research into origins of the metamorphic rock types, geochronology, whole rock geochemistry, ore genesis, aeromagnetic and seismic interpretation and the structure and sedimentology of the metamorphic sequence. As a consultant/contract geologist, Barney has worked on prospect evaluation, including detailed mapping, exploration geochemistry and drilling.

 

Graham Teale

Graham Teale has over 40 years experience as a mineral exploration, mining and research geologist. He is currently carrying out research with Prof. Paul Spry of Iowa State University on the world class Broken Hill Deposit. He has worked on metamorphosed base metal mineralisation throughout Australia and in Africa, North America, India and Scandinavia. He has presented workshops on primary litho-geochemistry, low sulphur zinc mineralisation and IOCG mineralisation.

 

Registrations

Please note registrations are now fully booked for this event. A waiting list is available in case of any withdrawals from current registrants. Please email bookings@aig.org.au if you would like to join the waiting list.

AIG Members  $1400
Non Members $1700
A limited number of places for students are available.

All prices include GST.

There is a limit of 21 particpants for this workshop. Registrations close 4th April, 2018 or until fully booked..If you encounter any issues with your registration please email bookings@aig.org.au.

Participants will need to pay accommodation, meal costs and travel to Broken Hill.

 

More information

For information contact:
Graham Teale: geologists@tealeassociates.com.au
Adrian Brewer: ambrewer@ozemail.com.au

Download event flyer here.