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A key part of the MinEx CRC agenda is to train the next generation of professionals in the skills required to utilise and maximise the impact of new technologies and ideas generated. MinEx CRC currently has 35 active postgraduate students enrolled across its three Programs, detailed via the Postgraduate Students page of our website. As per…
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MinEx CRC welcomes Rio Tinto as a new Participant. Rio will be contributing to our Drilling Technology and Data from Drilling Projects (Projects 1,3,4 and 5) and brings to MinEx extensive experience in all aspects of Mineral Exploration and technology development.
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Whole rock inorganic geochemical data for basement rocks in the East Tennant region of the Northern Territory have been released at the Northern Territory Geological Survey’s Annual Geoscience Exploration Seminar. In collaboration with Geoscience Australia and the Northern Territory Geological Survey, the ten East Tennant boreholes were drilled as part of MinEx CRC’s first National…
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Geoscience Australia is undertaking a range of investigations on the lithology, stratigraphy and geotechnical properties of the MinEx CRC NDI Carrara 1 drillhole. These analyses include geochronology, isotopic studies, mineralogy, inorganic and organic geochemistry, petrophysics, geomechanics, thermal maturity, and petroleum systems investigations. The most recent report presents quantitative X-ray diffraction (qXRD) results on selected rock…
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Phase II of drilling is now well underway in the MinEx CRC NDI Delamerian Orogen Campaign in collaboration with Department for Energy and Mining, South Australia The MinEx CRC CT rig has provided chip samples from surface to fresh basement and 2.5-3m of basement core for each hole. The below image shows a full 3m CT sample of suspected monzonite…
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As part of the East Tennant National Drilling Initiative campaign, ten stratigraphic boreholes were drilled in the vicinity of the Barkly Roadhouse, east of Tennant Creek, in the Northern Territory. These holes were designed to test stratigraphic, structural and mineral systems questions in the completely buried and poorly-understood East Tennant region. Drilling was completed during…
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The MinEx CRC National NDI Campaign currently underway in the Delamerian Orogen in collaboration with the Department for Energy and Mining, South Australia, features in the latest edition of the MESA Journal. Download the editorial here.
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We are pleased to advise MinEx CRC has been awarded Company of the Year – Mining and Metals by APAC Business Headlines. APAC Business Headlines, a digital and print publishing house, fosters the exchange of ideas, technology, and collaboration within the Asia Pacific region. Download the MinEx CRC award editorial here. Learn more about APAC Business Headlines…
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The recent MinEx CRC Kapunda CT Drilling Trials in association with EnviroCopper feature in the January edition of Australasian Drilling Magazine. Download the editorial here.
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Our Annual Report has now been submitted to AusIndustry and is available via the Publications page of our website. Please note, this report is submitted in line with the government guidelines provided. A condensed version will be released shortly titled the ‘MinEx CRC 2021 Year in Review’.
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