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Monday 19 February |
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| Room | Pyrmont Theatre | |||||||
| 0730-0830 | Registration opens | |||||||
| 0830-0940 | Conference Welcome and Opening | |||||||
| 0940-1010 | Plenary Speaker 1 Peter Botten Managing Director, Oil Search, (Pyrmont Theatre) | |||||||
| 1010-1040 | Morning tea (Exhibition | The Gallery) | sponsored by:![]() |
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| 1040-1220 | Session 1 | |||||||
| Energy Stream 1 | Energy Stream 2 | Energy Stream 3 | Mineral Geoscience 1 | Mineral Geoscience 2 | Mineral Geoscience 3 | Mineral Geoscience 4 | Near Surface and Groundwater | |
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | |
| Coal | West Australian Basins Symposium | East Australian Basins Symposium | Geology Case History | IP From EM Data | Inversion Modelling Methods | Regional Tectonic | Geotechnical and Environmental | |
| Room | E3.10 | C2.2 / C2.3 | C2.1 | Pyrmont Theatre | C2.5 / C2.6 | E3.2 | C2.4 | E3.1 |
| Capacity | 1000 | 120 | 285 | 105 | 200 | 115 | 115 | 95 |
| Chair: Max Williamson | Chair: Phillip Cooney | Chair: Malcolm Bocking | Chair: Phillip Hellman | Chair: Steve Collins | Chair: David Pratt | Chair: Graham Heinson | Chair: Simon Williams | |
| 1040-1105 | Keynote Presentation Coal in NSWKevin RumingView Abstract |
Keynote Presentation High Impact Data Creates High Impact Opportunities Peter BaillieView Abstract |
Tectonics and geodynamics of the eastern Tethys and northern Gondwana since the Jurassic Sabin ZahirovicView Abstract | Keynote Presentation Jadar lithium deposit discovery and developmentAndrew Waltho |
Modelling IP effects in airborne time domain electromagnetics Mike McMillanView Abstract | Cooperative inversion: A review Brett HarrisView Abstract | Palaeomagnetic test of oroclinal rotation in the Dundas Trough, Tasmania Robert MusgraveView Abstract | Tracking the Diprotodon - microtremor passive seismic profiling as a tool for location of megafauna bone beds Michael AstenView Abstract |
| 1105-1130 | Predicting and detecting carbonate cemented zones within Latrobe Group reservoirs of the Gippsland Basin Mark BunchView Abstract | A thorough synthetic study on IP effects in AEM data from different systems Andrea ViezzoliView Abstract | Application of geologically condiioned petrophyical constraints in joint inversion: A case study Jeremie GiraudView Abstract | Mapping metasomatised mantle by integrating magnetotelluric, passive seismic and geochemical datasets – SE Australia Karol CzarnotaView Abstract | An integrated analysis of geophysical data for landslide risk assessment Koya SutoView Abstract | |||
| 1130-1155 | Discovery through the ages – a journey of coal resource discovery in Queenslands Bowen Basin from the 1960’s and the 2000’s Darren WalkerView Abstract | Mapping northern Australia’s present day stress field: The Canning Basin Adam BaileyView Abstract | Impact of sequence stratigraphy on static and dynamic reservoir models: Examples from the Precipice–Evergreen succession, Surat Basin, Queensland Andrew La CroixView Abstract | Lithogeochemistry of pegmatites at Broken Hill: An exploration vector to mineralisation Glenn CoianizView Abstract | Keynote Presentation Airborne EM and IP below 10 Hz Jim MacnaeView Abstract |
Constraining an inversion to follow curving trends in an image Andrew KingView Abstract | Geoscience Australia’s contribution to AusArray – Passive seismic imaging of Australia Alexei GorbatovView Abstract | The application of VSP in the Pilbara Ashley GrantView Abstract |
| 1155-1220 | The use of FWI in coal exploration Mehdi AsgharzadehView Abstract | Regional Jurassic sediment depositional architecture, Browse Basin: Implications for petroleum systems Nadege RolletView Abstract | Organic geochemistry and petroleum potential of Permian outcrop and core samples from the southern Sydney Basin Simon GeorgeView Abstract | Ore and gangue minerals of the Hera Au-Pb-Zn-Ag deposit, Cobar Basin, NSW Angela LayView Abstract | Exploring inversion solution space: A case study over a Cu-Ag deposit in the Kalahari copper belt Robert EllisView Abstract | Coordinating and delivering a 1.8 million line kilometre magnetic and radiometric survey – a state government perspective Laszlo KatonaView Abstract | Application of the passive seismic Horizontal-to-Vertical Spectral Ratio (HVSR) technique for embankment integrity monitoring Regis NeroniView Abstract | |
| 1220-1320 | Lunch (Exhibition | The Gallery) | |||||||
| 1320-1345 | Poster Session (Pyrmont Theatre Foyer) | |||||||
| 1345-1500 | Session 2 | |||||||
| Energy 1 | Energy 2 | Mineral Geoscience 2 | Mineral Geoscience 3 | Near Surface and Grounwater | Mineral Geoscience 1 | Energy 3 | Mineral 4 /Near Surface and Grounwater2 | |
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | |
| Coal | West Australian Basins Symposium | East Australian Basins Symposium | Geology Case History | EM & Deep Radar | Exploration | Regional Tectonic | Geotechnical and Environmental | |
| Room | E3.10 | C2.2 / C2.3 | C2.1 | Pyrmont Theatre | C2.5 / C2.6 | E3.2 | C2.4 | E3.1 |
| Capacity | 1000 | 120 | 285 | 105 | 200 | 115 | 115 | 95 |
| Chair: Kevin Ruming | Chair: Tom Bernecker | Chair: Barry Smith | Chair: Doug Menzies | Chair: Keith Leslie | Chair: Regis Neroni | Chair: Robert Musgrave | Chair: Andrew Spyrou | |
| 1345-1410 | Seismic diffraction imaging for improved coal structure detection in complex geological environments Binzhong ZhouView Abstract | Evolution of “Tres Hombres” - a large mid-crustal dome structure within the northern Beagle Sub-basin Western Australia: An integrated geophysical investigation Gerry O'HalloranView Abstract | Targeting core sampling with machine learning: Case study from the Springbok Sandstone, Surat Basin Oliver GaedeView Abstract | Keynote Presentation A Technology-Enabled Revolution in Mineral Exploration: ‘Prospecting Drilling’Richard Hillis View Abstract |
2.5D vs 1D AEM forward and inversion methods at a survey scale: A case study Desmond FitzgeraldView Abstract | Loupe - a portable EM profilling systemAndrew DuncanView Abstract | Evolving 3D lithospheric resistivity models across southern Australia derived from AusLAMP MT Kate RobertsonView Abstract | How to build your own simple, low-cost, seismic system Tim DeanView Abstract |
| 1410-1435 | Integration of downhole geophysical and lithological data from coal exploration drillholes Brett LarkinView Abstract | Controls on Mesozoic rift-related uplift and syn-extensional sedimentation in the Exmouth Plateau Hayley Rohead-O'BrienView Abstract | The influence of reverse-reactivated normal faults on porosity and permeability in sandstones: a case study at Castle Cove, Otway Basin Natalie DebenhamView Abstract | Otze – airborne EM inversion on unstructured model grids Carsten SchollView Abstract | Understanding geology and structure: An essential part of mineral resource estimation Bert De WaeleView Abstract | Imprints of tectonic processes imaged with magnetotellurics and seismic reflection Tom WiseView Abstract | Feasibility study of near-surface dispersion imaging using passive seismic data M. Javad KhoshnavazView Abstract | |
| 1435-1500 | Quantifying gas content in coals using borehole magnetic resonance Tim HopperView Abstract | Shelf-margin architecture and shoreline processes at the shelf-edge: Controls on sediment partitioning and prediction of deep-water deposition styleVictorien PaumardView Abstract | High frequency refraction/ reflection full-waveform inversion case study from North West Shelf offshore AustraliaXiang LiView Abstract | Pathfinder exploration techniques targeting porphyry and epithermal alteration systems in the Temora copper-gold belt Bruce HooperView Abstract | Expectations and reality for deep ground penetrating radar performance Jan FranckeView Abstract | Building 3d model of rock quality designation assisted by co-operative inversion of seismic and borehole data Duy Thong KieuView Abstract | Identifying lithospheric boundaries and their importance for mineral discovery Stephan ThielView Abstract | Refraction Microtremor method for delineation of layers and lenses, and assessing liquefaction potential within an alluvial setting – Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea Aaron TomkinsView Abstract |
| 1500-1530 | Afternoon tea (Exhibition | The Gallery) | |||||||
| 1530-1710 | Session 3 | |||||||
| Coal | West Australian Basins Symposium | East Australian Basins Symposium | Geology Case History | Airborne Gravity | Electrical Methods | Regional Mapping Methods | Groundwater | |
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | |
| Coal | West Australian Basins Symposium | East Australian Basins Symposium | Geology Case History | Airborne Gravity | Electrical Methods | Regional Gawler Isa Halls Creek | Groundwater | |
| Room | E3.10 | C2.2 / C2.3 | C2.1 | Pyrmont Theatre | C2.5 / C2.6 | E3.2 | C2.4 | E3.1 |
| Capacity | 1000 | 120 | 285 | 105 | 200 | 115 | 115 | 95 |
| Chair: Kevin Ruming | Chair: Tom Bernecker | Chair: Barry Smith | Chair: Glenn Coianiz | Chair: Clive Foss | Chair: Jim Macnae | Chair: Jim Austin | Chair: Aaron Tomkins | |
| 1530-1555 | Cooper Basin deep coal – the new unconventional paradigm: Deepest producing coals in Australia Bronwyn CamacView Abstract | Influence of Permian and Carboniferous extensional history on the northern Carnarvon basin and its influence on Mesozoic extension Sam McHargView Abstract | Petroleum plays of the Bowen and Surat basins Alison TroupView Abstract | Cargo Porphyry Cu-Au deposit – where is the high grade core? David TimmsView Abstract | Validating the Gedex HD-AGG™ airborne gravity gradiometer David HatchView Abstract | Laboratory confirmation of non-linear electrical effects in mineralised rocks Alan OertelView Abstract | A hidden Palaeoproterozoic ocean-continent transition in the northern Gawler Craton Tom WiseView Abstract | Using microgravity to characterise water storage and usage at Kings Park, Perth, WA Alan AitkenView Abstract |
| 1555-1620 | Predicting structural permeability in the deep coal play, Tirrawarra-Gooranie fields, Cooper Basin Cameron BowkerView Abstract | Interpretation of a Permian conjugate basin margin preserved on the outer northwest shelf of Australia Christopher PaschkeView Abstract | Borehole gravity in horizontal wells Andrew BlackView Abstract | Implicit modelling of the Las Bambas deposits, Peru Anthony ReedView Abstract | Airborne gravimetry takes off in the Western Australia ‘Generation 2’ reconnaissance gravity mapping project David HowardView Abstract | Field trials of the Biassed Heterodyne method of exploration for sulphide minerals Steve CollinsView Abstract | Thermochronological history of the northern Olympic Domain of the Gawler Craton; correlations between cooling ages and mineralising systems James HallView Abstract | Microgravity surveys on the Nullarbor Philip HeathView Abstract |
| 1620-1645 | Towards understanding phosphorus distribution in coal: A case study from the Bowen Basin Brooke DavisView Abstract | New insights into early Triassic rifting in the NW shelf help explain regional structural styles and associated deposition model Malcolm MacNeillView Abstract | The stratigraphic significance of paralic deposits in the Precipice– Evergreen succession, Surat Basin, QueenslandAndrew La CroixView Abstract | What is down plunge of the Dobroyde Hill high-sulphidation epithermal deposit, near Junee, NSW? Glen DiemarView Abstract | Gravity gradiometer design comparison by three different methods James BrewsterView Abstract | Getting a better control of IP acquisitions with GDD’s new IP post-processing software Circe Malo-LalandeView Abstract | Tectonic framework of the southern Mount Isa Province Janelle SimpsonView Abstract | Uncertanty analysis of faulting and folding on near surface aquifers Titus MurrayView Abstract |
| 1645-1710 | Evidence for glacial and polar impacts in the Permian coal measures of the Sydney basin Malcolm BockingView Abstract | Modelling reservoir deliverability within the northern Beagle Sub-basin, Western Australia Christopher HurrenView Abstract | Next generation reservoir engineering Klaus Regenauer-liebView Abstract | An overview of tensors, gradient and invariant products in imaging and qualitative interpretation Matthew ZengererView Abstract | The effective use of forward modelling and petrophysical analyses in the application of induced polarisation surveys to explore for disseminated sulphide systems in the Paterson province, Western Australia Nikhil PrakashView Abstract | Magma evolution in the Halls Creek Orogen; insight from geodynamic numerical modelling and geochemical analysis Fariba KohanpourView Abstract | ||
| 1710-1840 | Happy Hour Drinks ( Exhibition | The Gallery) | |||||||


