Exploration Geochemistry
Overview
This course will be offered again in the first half of 2026 – final dates are still to be confirmed.
If you’re interested in attending the course next year please send an Expression of Interest.
This comprehensive online course consists of 3 stand-alone modules with powerpoint lectures to introduce concepts interspersed with short practical exercises. It is designed for mineral exploration professionals and geology postgraduate students looking develop their knowledge and skills in exploration and applied geochemistry.
The aim of the complete 3-day short course is to equip participants to confidently design, implement and interpret diverse data sets from geochemical exploration programs while ensuring “fit for purpose” data quality and data management.
Examples will be drawn from publicly available data sources from Canada, Australia and Sudan, with detailed data sets from the central Victorian goldfields used for data integration exercises.
Module 1 of the course is also relevant for database professionals wishing to know more about the collection of geochemical data and the assessment of its quality, as well as for more seasoned geologists wishing to review recent advances in the collection, analysis, QA/QC and management of data.
Delivery Online
Structure 3 x stand alone modules of 8 hours each (inclusive of breaks)
Each module is presented over 2 consecutive days
Course Leader Dr Dennis Arne, Telemark Geosciences
Dates
Module 1
TBD
Module 2
TBD
Module 3
TBD
Daily Session Start Time
TBD
Each session is scheduled to go for 4 hours, inclusive of breaks
Professional Development 7 hours per module
Participation in this course may contribute to the Continued Professional Development (CPD) requirements of professional institutes.
Registration Fees
Fees per module
AUD inclusive of GST
EGRU Member TBD
Non Member TBD
AIG Member TBD
Student (full-time) TBD
Please send course enquiries to EGRU_training@jcu.edu.au.
Module 1
Dates TBD
Data Acquisition, Quality Assessment & Management
- Geochemical sampling strategies, sample preparation and analytical methods, quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC), and basic data management
- An A to Z of designing, implementing and reporting geochemical data in compliance with current public reporting codes.
Module 2
Dates TBD
Exploratory Data Analysis using ioGAS
- A structured approach to both univariant and multivariant exploratory data analysis of geochemical data in the best interpretive software available – ioGAS.
- A key focus of the approach will be the attribution of geochemical data with a variety of metadata for process discovery.
Module 3
Dates TBD
Integration of Geochemical, Mineralogical & Geological Data
- Builds 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.
- Mineralogical 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.
Course Leader: Dennis Arne
Dennis has over 40 years’ experience in geology and applied geochemistry globally. He has overseen regional geochemical exploration programs in the Yukon, Nunavut and northern Quebec in Canada, the USA, eastern Australia, Suriname, Sudan and Laos.
Dennis was Managing Director and Principal Consultant – Geochemistry of CSA Global Canada until late 2017, General Manager and Principal Consultant – Geochemistry for Revelation Geoscience (purchased by CSA Global in 2012), Principal Consulting Geochemist with ioGlobal (now Reflex Geochemistry) and formerly Senior Geochemist with Geoscience Victoria (now Geological Survey of Victoria, Australia).
Dennis is currently director and principal consulting geochemist at Telemark Geosciences. He is a member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists, a Fellow and Past-President of the Association of Applied Geochemists, is a Registered Professional Geoscientist (Geochemistry) in Australia and a registered Professional Geoscientist in British Columbia.
