Projects were carried out in collaboration with exploration and mining companies and/or with government geoscience organisations.

Seismic interpretation in northeast Queensland

Project Partners: Geological Survey Queensland

Project Team: Dr Lauren Waszek, Dr Ioan Sanislav

Interpretation of deep seismic lines across northeast Queensland, integrating JCU research on tectonic models for the eastern margin of the north Australian craton with new seismic processing techniques.

Proterozoic metallogenesis in northern Queensland

Project Partners: Geoscience Australia

Project Team: Dr Hoseing Lim, Dr Ioan Sanislav, Dr Helen McCoy-West

Assessment of the metallogenic potential of the Croydon and southern Etheridge provinces, including their potential to host critical mineral resources.

The potential for indium mineralisation in the Herberton Mineral Field , NE Queensland

Project Partner:  Geological Survey of Queensland

Project Leaders: Dr Ioan Sanislav, Prof. Paul Dirks,  Avish Kumar

Genesis and economic Potential of Mafic-Ultramafic Complexes in NE Queensland

Project Partner:  Geological Survey of Queensland

Project Leaders:  Dr Ioan Sanislav, Prof. Paul Dirks, Alex Edgar

Structural controls at the Dugald River Pb-Ag mine, NW Queensland

Project Partners: MMG

Project Leaders: Prof. Paul Dirks, Dr Ioan Sanislav, Pieter Creus

Cu-Zn Isotopes as vectors to mineralization, Mount Isa region, NW Queensland

Project Partners: MIM Glencore, AngloAmerican Exploration, Geological Survey of Queensland

Project Team: Prof. Paul Dirks, Prof. Ryan Mathur, Dr Brandon Mahon

Magmatic history, fertility and metallogenesis in the Mary Kathleen Domain of the Mount Isa Inlier, NW Queensland

Project Partners: Geological Survey of Queensland

Project Team: Dr Helen McCoy-West, Prof. Paul Dirks

Geological setting of the Tick Hill Au deposit, NW Queensland

Project Partners: Geological Survey of Queensland

Project Leader: Prof. Paul Dirks, Truong Lee

Regional and structural mapping at the Mt Carlton high sulphidation Au mine, NE Queensland

Project Partners:Evolution Mining

Project Leader: Prof. Paul Dirks

Characterising and assessing prospectivity of intrusion-related hydrothermal mineral systems in NE Queensland

Project Partners: Geological Survey of Queensland

Project Leader: Prof. Zhaoshan Chang; Multiple postdoctoral and PhD researchers

Geological Services, Geita Gold Mine, Tanzania

Project Partners: AngloGold Ashanti

Project Leader: Dr Ioan Sanislav

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