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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20260217T090000
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SUMMARY:Ore Textures & Breccias: Recognition Techniques
DESCRIPTION:Professional Development Short Course \nContent\nThis three-day course covers the fundamentals of textural observation and interpretation in mineralised hydrothermal systems. \nThe techniques used are simple\, highly effective and require no specialised equipment for their implementation. \nThe techniques are also extremely practical in that they generate numerous questions concerning the mineralisation being studied and commonly provide vectors toward mineralisation for drill testing. \nThe course uses an extensive suite of specimens from mineral systems around the world to consider critical evaluation factors\, including: \n\nInfill: Recognition Criteria\nAlteration: Recognition & Evaluation\nChannelways: Recognition Criteria\nOverprinting and Paragenesis: Recognition & Sequencing Criteria\nBreccia: Recognition Criteria\nBreccia: Rudimentary Classification system\nTectonic Breccia Systems\nIntrusive Breccia Systems\nParagenetic Core Logging\n\nDetailed course information here. \nTimes & Location \nFace-to-face over 3 consecutive days \nJCU Townsville\, Bebegu Yumba Campus \n9:00am to 5:00pm daily
URL:https://egru.jcu.edu.au/event/ore-textures-breccias-feb2026/
CATEGORIES:Professional Development
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20260306T123000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20260306T170000
DTSTAMP:20260405T140929
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260212T050030Z
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SUMMARY:EGRU Engagement Day 2026
DESCRIPTION:Friday 6 March\n12:30pm\nEngineering and Innovation Place\nBuilding 506\, Bebegu Yumba Campus\nJames Cook University\, Townsville \n  \nEGRU invites industry\, government and research colleagues to join them for this year’s EGRU Engagement Day on Friday 6 March. \nThe Engagement Day is an opportunity for the EGRU team to provide overviews and updates on research and training initiatives\, and to hear from colleagues in partner organisations. \nThe afternoon of presentations will: \n\nHighlight a new education initiative in north Queensland aimed at providing a talent pipeline into the resources sector.\nIntroduce new research staff who will be working on critical minerals projects.\nProvide an overview of new research projects focused on technologies to advance critical mineral exploration and extraction.\n\nThe afternoon starts with lunch\, followed by presentations and a social event. \nThis is a free event but registration is required.   Registration closes on Monday 2 March 2026. \nFurther information and registration are here.
URL:https://egru.jcu.edu.au/event/engagement-day-2026/
LOCATION:Building 506\, James Cook University\, Townsville\, Townsville\, Queensland\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Professional Development
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20260310T110000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20260310T153000
DTSTAMP:20260405T140929
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260219T003814Z
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SUMMARY:QGIS for Mineral Exploration - Introduction to QGIS
DESCRIPTION:Professional Development Short Course \nModule 1\nPrerequisite:  Basic knowledge of GIS \n\nWhat is QGIS?\nQGIS interface and menus\nMenu bars\, tool bars and panels\nSelecting features and the attribute panel\nBasic map making\, use of templates and map legends\, adding WMS\nCreating a map and designing a print layout\nAdd map features\, grid\, scale bar\, legend\, north arrow\nDuplicate layout and add geological map\nImporting and display of field data (points\, lines and polygons)\nAdding field data from csv\nCSV markers\, layer properties\nCreating forms and displaying photos\n\nDetailed course information here. \nDaily Session Times \n09:00 – 13:30 AWST (Perth)\n11:00 – 15:30 AEST (Townsville)\n12:00 – 16:30 AEDT (Sydney)
URL:https://egru.jcu.edu.au/event/https-egru-jcu-edu-au-professional-development-professional-development-short-courses-qgis-for-mineral-exploration-2026/
CATEGORIES:Professional Development
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20260311T110000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20260311T153000
DTSTAMP:20260405T140929
CREATED:20251203T011649Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260219T003552Z
UID:7985-1773226800-1773243000@egru.jcu.edu.au
SUMMARY:QGIS for Mineral Exploration - Importing\, Managing & Displaying Data
DESCRIPTION:Professional Development Short Course \nModule 2\nPrerequisites:  Completion of Module 1 or previous knowledge of QGIS\n \n\nOn-Line Sources for GIS data\ngov.au\, Landgate\, DMIRS\, Geoscience Australia\nQuickMapServices plug-in\nBasic editing skills\, selecting data\nCreate points\, lines and polygons\nImporting GPX files\nImporting SVG and style files\, using the QGIS style manager\nSVG geological pattern fills\nLabelling\nSpatial and non-spatial joins\nGeoreferencing images\n\nDetailed course information here. \nDaily Session Times \n09:00 – 13:30 AWST (Perth)\n11:00 – 15:30 AEST (Townsville)\n12:00 – 16:30 AEDT (Sydney)
URL:https://egru.jcu.edu.au/event/qgis-module2-2026/
CATEGORIES:Professional Development
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20260317T110000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20260317T153000
DTSTAMP:20260405T140929
CREATED:20251203T010852Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260219T012021Z
UID:7982-1773745200-1773761400@egru.jcu.edu.au
SUMMARY:QGIS for Mineral Exploration - Drillhole\, Geochemical & Geophysical Data
DESCRIPTION:Professional Development Short Course \nModule 3\nPrerequisites:  Completion of Module 1 or previous knowledge of QGIS\n \n\nDrill hole display using the Geoscience plugin\nGeochemical data import\, gridding\, contouring and display\nGeophysical data import\, basic gridding and display\n3D Visualisation using the QGIS2Threejs plugin\n\nDetailed course information here. \nDaily Session Times\n09:00 – 13:30 AWST (Perth)\n11:00 – 15:30 AEST (Townsville)\n12:00 – 16:30 AEDT (Sydney)
URL:https://egru.jcu.edu.au/event/qgis-module3-2026/
CATEGORIES:Professional Development
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20260318T110000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20260318T153000
DTSTAMP:20260405T140929
CREATED:20251203T011136Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260219T003847Z
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SUMMARY:QGIS for Mineral Exploration - Satellite Data
DESCRIPTION:Professional Development Short Course \nModule 4\nPrerequisites:  Completion of Module 1 or previous knowledge of QGIS\n \n\nSatellite data\, data sources\, NASA and ESA data portals\nDownload\, display and basic processing of ASTER and Sentinel 2 data\nBand combinations for enhancing geology and regolith in satellite imagery\n\nDetailed course information here. \nDaily Session Times\n09:00 – 13:30 AWST (Perth)\n11:00 – 15:30 AEST (Townsville)\n12:00 – 16:30 AEDT (Sydney)
URL:https://egru.jcu.edu.au/event/qgis-module4-2026/
CATEGORIES:Professional Development
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20260325T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20260326T000000
DTSTAMP:20260405T140929
CREATED:20251124T004911Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251124T012005Z
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SUMMARY:Predictive Lithospheric Structural Targeting for Giant Discoveries at Corridor to Camp Scale
DESCRIPTION:Professional Development Short Course \nCourse Leader:  Dr Nick Hayward \nA one-day course presented online over two half days \nWednesday 25 & Thursday 26 March 2026 \nDaily session times to be confirmed \nDay 1\n \n\nIntroduction – Industry challenges and opportunities\nLithospheric Architecture – domain boundaries and faults\nLeading practices in mapping lithospheric fault zones\nLithospheric fault zone dynamics\n\n\nPractical Exercise – mapping lithospheric architecture\n\nDay 2\n \n\nSubprovince to Corridor area selection\nCamp-scale structural controls and targeting\nKey Learnings summary + Q&A\n\n\nPractical Exercise – Camp-scale targeting\n\nFurther details are available here.
URL:https://egru.jcu.edu.au/event/predictive-lithospheric-structural-targeting-for-giant-discoveries-at-corridor-to-camp-scale_march2026/
CATEGORIES:Professional Development
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260408
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260410
DTSTAMP:20260405T140929
CREATED:20251203T013244Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251203T013309Z
UID:7992-1775606400-1775779199@egru.jcu.edu.au
SUMMARY:Exploration Geochemistry - Data Acquisition\, Quality Assessment & Management (Module 1)
DESCRIPTION:Professional Development Short Course \nModule 1\nData Acquisition\, Quality Assessment & Management\nA 1 day online course presented over 2 days \n\nGeochemical sampling strategies\, sample preparation and analytical methods\, quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC)\, and basic data management\nAn A to Z of designing\, implementing and reporting geochemical data in compliance with current public reporting codes\n\nDetailed course information here. \nSession times to be confirmed. \n 
URL:https://egru.jcu.edu.au/event/geochemistry-module1-april2026/
CATEGORIES:Professional Development
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260414
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260417
DTSTAMP:20260405T140929
CREATED:20260330T022309Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260330T022309Z
UID:8488-1776124800-1776383999@egru.jcu.edu.au
SUMMARY:Mineral Systems of eastern Queensland
DESCRIPTION:A workshop in the Charters Towers region: \n\n1.5 days of technical presentations\, posters\, and hand specimen and core viewing\n1 day field trip to the Sunshine Metals Liontown VHMS deposit and core viewing of intervals from Liontown and the Francis Creek epithermal project\n\nFurther information is available here. \n 
URL:https://egru.jcu.edu.au/event/https-egru-jcu-edu-au-professional-development-professional-development-mineral-systems-eastern-qld/
CATEGORIES:Professional Development,Workshops
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260422
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260424
DTSTAMP:20260405T140929
CREATED:20251203T013050Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251203T013050Z
UID:7991-1776816000-1776988799@egru.jcu.edu.au
SUMMARY:Exploration Geochemistry - Exploratory Data Analysis using ioGAS (Module 2)
DESCRIPTION:Professional Development Short Course \nModule 2\nExploratory Data Analysis using ioGAS\nA 1 day course presented over 2 days \n\nA structured approach to both univariant and multivariant exploratory data analysis of geochemical data in the best interpretive software available – ioGAS.\nA key focus of the approach will be the attribution of geochemical data with a variety of metadata for process discovery.\n\nDetailed course information here. \nSession times to be confirmed.
URL:https://egru.jcu.edu.au/event/geochemistry-module2-april2026/
CATEGORIES:Professional Development
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260429
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260501
DTSTAMP:20260405T140929
CREATED:20251203T012856Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251203T012856Z
UID:7990-1777420800-1777593599@egru.jcu.edu.au
SUMMARY:Exploration Geochemistry - Integration of Geochemical\, Mineralogical & Geological Data (Module 3)
DESCRIPTION:Professional Development Short Course \nModule 3\nIntegration of Geochemical\, Mineralogical & Geological Data\nA 1 day course presented over 2 days \n\nBuilds upon the use of ioGAS to integrate geochemical\, mineralogical and geological data. Participants should either have completed Module 2 of the series or have some experience in use of the software.\nMineralogical data included in the practical sessions includes XRD\, hyperspectral and normative mineralogy. Geological data to be integrated includes information on alteration and lithology from field mapping or core logging.\n\nDetailed course information here. \nSession times to be confirmed.
URL:https://egru.jcu.edu.au/event/geochemistry-module3-april2026/
CATEGORIES:Professional Development
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20260512T090000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20260522T180000
DTSTAMP:20260405T140929
CREATED:20241030T044916Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251203T014817Z
UID:5381-1778576400-1779472800@egru.jcu.edu.au
SUMMARY:Field Training for Exploration & Mine Geologists
DESCRIPTION:Professional Development Short Course \nThis course is aimed at exploration and mine geologists and covers the basics of geological mapping with some advanced components available for more experienced geologists. \nThe course will include: \n\nrecognising and mapping structures\, rocks and alteration in the field;\nintegrating field data and geophysical datasets to map areas of prospective mineralisation.\n\nThe mapping will be done in the world-class metallogenic province of Mount Isa and consists of mapping the geology\, structure\, and alteration around an undeveloped Cu-Au deposit. \nCourse Structure\n2 Modules\nOnline module: Introduction\, Compilation & Interpretation of Datasets (3 – 4 hours/day over 3 consecutive days)\nField module: Mapping in the Mount Isa region (5 full days in the field) \nDetailed course information here. \n  \n 
URL:https://egru.jcu.edu.au/event/field-training/
LOCATION:Mount Isa\, Queensland\, 4825\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Professional Development,Workshops
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260526
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260529
DTSTAMP:20260405T140929
CREATED:20251203T013629Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251203T013719Z
UID:7993-1779753600-1780012799@egru.jcu.edu.au
SUMMARY:Exploration Geophysics for Geologists - An Introduction
DESCRIPTION:Professional Development Short Course \nModule 1\nIntroduction to Exploration Geophysics\nA 1.5 day course presented over 3 consecutive days \n\nIntroduction and comparison of geophysical techniques\nWhat to expect from geophysical surveys\nCompanies /  Consultants /  Contractors\nSources of existing data\nSurvey planning and logistics\nLandowners and surveys\nHealth and safety for geophysical surveys\nPractical exercises\n\nDaily Sessions\nSession times to be confirmed. \nDetailed course information here.
URL:https://egru.jcu.edu.au/event/geophysics-module1-may2026/
CATEGORIES:Professional Development
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260602
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260605
DTSTAMP:20260405T140929
CREATED:20251203T013918Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251203T013918Z
UID:7995-1780358400-1780617599@egru.jcu.edu.au
SUMMARY:Exploration Geophysics for Geologists - Aeromagnetics in Mineral Exploration
DESCRIPTION:Professional Development Short Course \nModule 2\nAeromagnetics in Mineral Exploration\nA 1 day course with interpretation exercises\, presented over 3 days \n\nIntroduction to magnetics\nAeromagnetic interpretation procedures\nTypical magnetic signatures:  lithologies\, alteration\, deposit examples\nMagnetic modelling: 2D profile modelling\, 3D magnetic inversions\nIncorporating other data sets (gravity\, radiometrics\, EM\, resistivity\, satellite imagery)\nSurvey planning\nInterpretation exercises\n\nDaily Sessions\nSession times to be confirmed. \nDetailed course information here.
URL:https://egru.jcu.edu.au/event/geophysics-module2-june2026/
CATEGORIES:Professional Development
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260609
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260613
DTSTAMP:20260405T140929
CREATED:20251203T014058Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251203T014148Z
UID:7996-1780963200-1781308799@egru.jcu.edu.au
SUMMARY:Exploration Geophysics for Geologists - EM & IP in Mineral Exploration
DESCRIPTION:Professional Development Short Course \nModule 3\nElectromagnetics & Induced Polarisation in Mineral Exploration\nA 1.5 day course presented over 4 days\nDaily sessions include presentations\, time for questions\, discussion and review. \n\nIntroduction to EM – what is it and how does it work?\nExamples of EM in exploration projects\nUnderstanding EM basics: Data acquisition\, Processing\, Display\, Types of EM surveys\nAdvanced concepts useful for ranking EM responses – Time constant\, Tau\, Coupling\nMaxwell EM modelling – a simple practical to help get a fell for what ‘plate’ means\nA brief overview of Induced Polarisation (IP)\nIP and exploration interactive case study\nInteractive case study to cement the above concepts\n\nDaily Sessions\nSession times to be confirmed. \nDetailed course information here.
URL:https://egru.jcu.edu.au/event/exploration-geophysics-module3-june2026/
CATEGORIES:Professional Development
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