Overview

The 2026 course was fully subscribed.  If you’re interested in attending the course in 2027 please register your interest here. 

This course will cover targeting at multiple scales and for a wide range of commodities. The course will consider the latest models, best practices and new case studies, and will promote interactive questions and discussions.

Case studies include:

• Porphyry Cu-Au (Mo)
• Sediment-hosted Cu (Ag, Co), Zn-Pb-Ag
• IOCG
• Orogenic Au
• Magmatic Ni-Cu (Co, PGE)

The course is designed for exploration geoscientists who have experience in base and precious metal mineral systems, including early career geoscientists.

Delivery   Online

Structure   One-day course presented over two consecutive half days

Course Leader
Dr Nick Hayward
Director & Principal Consultant – PredictOre Pty Ltd
Senior Research Fellow – CET UWA Adjunct

Dates
TBD

Daily Session Times
2 x half days
Times TBD

Professional Development  7.5 hours

Participation in this course may contribute to the Continued Professional Development (CPD) requirements of professional institutes.

Registration Fees
AUD inclusive of GST

EGRU Member            AUD 600
Non Member               AUD 840
AIG Member                AUD 710

Please send course enquiries to EGRU_training@jcu.edu.au.

Day 1

Wednesday 25 March 2026

Lithospheric Architecture & Fault Zones

• Introduction – challenges and opportunities
• Lithospheric Fault Zone Architecture
• Leading practices in mapping lithospheric faults
• Lithospheric fault zone dynamics
• Self-organized systems, patterns, periodicity

Day 2

Thursday 26 March 2026

Area Selection, Structural Controls & Targeting

• Recap Day 1, Q &A
• Subprovince to corridor area selection
• Camp-scale structural controls and targeting
• Gigantism controls
• Key Learnings summary + Q&A

Course Leader: Nick Hayward

Nick Hayward is the Director and Principal Consultant for PredictOre Pty Ltd and an Adjunct Senior Research Fellow with the Centre for Exploration Targeting, UWA.

Nick has 35 years global technical leadership, project generation, and project management experience for base and precious metals (Cu, Ni, Zn, Au, Fe). Recent industry roles include Director, Global Project Generation (Exploration), Regional Chief Geoscientist, and Global Zinc Specialist for Teck Resources. Previously Nick was the Global Practice Leader–Structural Geology and Resource Targeting for BHP Billiton.

Nick’s research passion is driving discoveries for giant ore deposits under cover through predictive lithospheric structural targeting and mineral system innovation.