CODES – Centre for Ore Deposit and Earth Sciences
Program 1
ORE DEPOSITS AND MINERAL EXPLORATION
OBJECTIVE
This Program aims to use newly developed geological, geochemical, mineral chemical and geophysical features of ore forming systems and terrains in order to devise better means of discovering mineral resources at surface and under cover.
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LEADER: Mike Baker | DEPUTY LEADER: Lejun Zhang |
ACTIVE PROJECTS
- Geology and genesis of the Invincible gold deposit, St Ives
- The power of pyrite: Application in ore deposit and deep time geology
- Tectonic and mineral resources of Myanmar terranes
- Epithermal research
- Porphyry research
- Tasmanian tin granites
- Pyrite footprints (TMVC project)
- Geochemical and mineralogical vectors to ore, Bilihe-Hadamiao district, Inner Mongolia, China (TMVC project)
- Magmatic-hydrothermal transition features in Sn granites of Tasmania (TMVC project)
- Geological and geochemical vectors to low sulfidation epithermal gold mineralization, Cerro Negro district, Deseado Massif, Argentina (TMVC project)
- Far-field and near-mine footprints: Finding and defining the next generation of Tier 1 ore deposits (AMIRA P1202) – Modules 1-3 (TMVC project)
- Timing relationships within porphyry-epithermal deposits (TMVC project)
COMPLETED PROJECTS
- Exploring the porphyry environment
- Applying the explorers’ toolbox to discover porphyry and epithermal Cu, Au and Mo deposits (AMIRA P1153) (TMVC project)
- Origin, characteristics and age of mineralisation of the Ollachea orogenic gold deposit, Region Puno, southeastern Peru: Implications for exploration
- Geology of the West Block area of the late Devonian Myra Falls VHMS district, BC, Canada