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CRC LEME PROJECTS 2002-2003
(updated 20.12.02 - SG)

Research Themes

  1. Understanding regolith processes
  2. Models of regolith-landscape evolution
  3. Acid sulfate soils: regolith processes and implications
  4. Regional mineral exploration studies
  5. Making geochemistry more effective
  6. Geophysical mapping and modelling in regolith terrains
  7. Salinity systems in regolith and groundwater
  8. Regolith geoscience and urban Australia
  9. Environmental geochemistry and the regolith

Program / Project No

Abbreviated Title

Project Leader

Type

Theme

Start / Finish
1.0 Program Costs and student projects        
1.0 & 2.0 Open File Reports tba Centre All Jul 02 - 6 yrs
1.0 Northern Aust landscape evolution scoping study Graham Taylor Centre 2 Jul 02 - 1 yr
1.1 Geochronology and quantitative models Brad Pillans Centre 1 & 2 July 01 - 3 yrs
1.2 Mineral mapping South Australia Alan Mauger Centre 1 Jan 02 - 3 yrs
1.3 Objective regolith logging Ravi Anand Centre 1 & 2 Jan 02 - 18 mths
1.4 SA Sediments John Keeling Centre 1 & 2 Jul 01 - 3 yrs
1.5 Processes in inland acid sulphate soils Rob Fitzpatrick Centre 3 Jul 02 - 5 yrs
1.6 & 2.6 Electrical and EM regolith studies Graham Heinson Centre 6 Jul 02 - 3 yrs
1.7 U-Pb and U-series dating Alexander Nemchin Centre 1 & 2 Jul 02 - 2 yrs
1.8 Mineral Hosts Ravi Anand Centre 1 & 5 Jul 02 - 2 yrs
1.9 Striker Resources   Industry   No work planned 02-03
1.10 PacRim2 AIRSAR Ian Tapley Industry NA Jul 01 - 2 yrs
1.11 Regolith landscape evolution volume Ravi Anand Centre 1 & 2 Jul 01 - 18 mths
1.12 3D mapping volume Colin Pain Centre 1 & 2 Jul 01 - 2 yrs
1.13 Atlases and manuals XY Chen Centre 1 & 2 Jul 01 - 14 mths
           
2.0 Program Costs and student projects        
2.0 & 1.0 Open File Reports tba Centre All Jul 02 - 6 yrs
2.1 Western NSW Regolith Patrice de Caritat Centre 4 Jul 01 - 3 yrs
2.2 Girilambone belt (Cobar-Bourke) Ken McQueen Centre 4 Sep 01 - 3 yrs
2.3 Harris Greenstone regolith geology /geochemistry SA Malcolm Sheard Centre 4 Jul 01 - 18 mths
2.4 South Australian regolith (SAR) Mel Lintern Centre 4 Jul 01 - 14 mths
2.5 NOT ALLOCATED        
1.6 & 2.6 Electrical and EM regolith studies Graham Heinson Centre 6 Jul 02 - 3 yrs
2.7 Regional seepage exploration geochemistry Marian Skwarnecki Centre 5 Jul 01 - Sep 02
2.8 3-D potential field inversions Stewart Greenhalgh Centre 6 Jul 02 - 3.5 yrs
2.9 NOT SUBMITTED TO BOARD        
2.10 AEM Gawler Craton Survey David Gray Industry 4 & 6 Jul 01 - 2 yrs
2.11 Partial leach isotope geochemistry (P618) Geoff Denton Industry 5 Jul 01 - 3 yrs
2.12 Dominion Challenger David Gray Industry 4 Jul 02 -
2.13 Pilbara Manganese - Part 1 and 2 Jayson Meyers Industry 4 Jul 01 - 2 yrs
2.14 Base Metals - Yilgarn

Yilgarn Laterite-geochemical atlas

 Matthias Cornelius Industry

Centre

 4

4

 Jul 02 - 6 mths

Dec 02 - 7 mths
2.15 Regolith at Mineral Hill

Mineral Hill Regolith Profiles

 Keith Scott

Keith Scott

 Industry

Industry
Triako

 4

4

 Feb 02 - 6 mths

Nov 02 - 6 mths
2.16 Regolith expression of ore systems Charles Butt Centre 1 Jan 01 - 2 yrs
2.17 NOT SUBMITTED TO BOARD        
2.18 NOT SUBMITTED TO BOARD        
2.19 Nifty Copper

Rainbow Nifty

 Matthias Cornelius Industry ? Aug to oct 02

Nov - Dec 02
           
3.0 Program Costs and student projects        
3.1 Baseline geochemistry Australia       No work planned 02-03
3.2 Salt in the regolith (recommend merge with 3.4) Colin Pain Centre 7 Jul 01 - 3 yrs
3.3 Salinity communications Ken Lawrie Centre 7 Jul 01 - ongoing
3.4 Uplands salt (recommend merge with 3.2) John Wilford Centre 7 Nov 01 - 3 yrs
3.5 NOT SUBMITTED TO BOARD        
3.6 Airborne EM Jayson Meyers Centre 6 Jul 02 - 3 yrs
  (incl AMIRA P407B)        
3.7 Direct seismic-electric layer detection Anton Kepic Centre 6 Jul 02 - 3 yrs
3.8 Perth Cities project Colin Pain Industry 8 Mar 02 - 1 yr
3.9 NOT SUBMITTED TO BOARD        
3.10 ANZ Geomorphology Conference Colin Pain Centre - Sept-Oct 02 - 1 mth
           
4.0 Program Costs and student projects        
4.1 Salinity mapping and hazard assessment Ken Lawrie Industry 7 Jul 01 - 7 yrs
           
5.0 Program costs Pat James      
5.1 MTEC Courses Pat James & Ian Roach Centre   Jul 02 - 3 yrs
5.2 NOT SUBMITTED TO BOARD        
5.3 Virtual regolith worlds Pat James Centre   Jul 02 - 3 yrs

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