Research Programs
Program 2:
Mineral exploration in areas of cover
Program Leader:
Dr Ravi Anand, CSIRO Exploration & Mining, Perth
ph: 61 8 6436 8672
fax: 61 8 6436 8586
email: ravi.anand@csiro.au
The aim of this Program was to provide new and
improved tools for mineral exploration in areas of cover. This was
achieved by understanding the chemical, mineralogical, biological
and physical processes involved in metal mobility and the formation
of geochemical anomalies. There was a special emphasis on depositional
regolith regimes. It addressed generic processes at a range of scales
involving micron-scale mineral hosts, calcrete genesis and interactions
with microbes and the general biota. Field sites were centred on
key styles of mineral deposits. It pursued technology developments
in hydrogeochemistry, spectral logging and remote mineral mapping.
Program 2 Capability Statement
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