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Michael Roach
Senior Lecturer
Room 336 , Geology-Geography Building
Teaching Responsibilities
- KEA 209 - Earth's Surface
- KEA 230 - Introduction to Geophysics and Computer Applications
- KEA 270 - Marine Geosciences
- KEA 303 - Introduction to Mining Geology and Geophysics
- KEA 308 - Sedimentary Environments and Resources
- KEA 310 - Geological Mapping
- KEA 332 - Computational Geoscience
- KEA 342 - Applied Geophysics
- KEA 343 - Mineral Exploration
- KNE273 - Geology Soil and Mechanics (Engineering)
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Fields of Research
- Geophysics (370699)
- Geology (370599)
- Structural geology and tectonics (370511)
- Electrical and electromagnetic methods in geophysics (370602)
- Magnetism and palaeomagnetism (370607)
- Resource geoscience (370508)
- Mineral processing/beneficiation (401904)
- Physical geography and environmental geoscience (370999)
- Seismology and seismic exploration (370609)
- Geomorphology and earth surface processes (370901)
- Waste management, reduction, reuse and recycling (401106)
- Veterinary parasitology (300909)
- Glaciology (370902)
- Artificial life and complex adaptive systems (460201)
- Applied geophysics (370601)
- Stratigraphy (incl. biostratigraphy, sequence stratigraphy and basin analysis) (370510)
- Geochemistry (370399)
- Sedimentology (370509)
- Archaeological science (430101)
- Petrophysics and rock mechanics (370608)
- Other earth sciences (379999)
- Geochronology (370502)
- Resources engineering and extractive metallurgy (401999)
- Engineering practice and education (401099)
- Environmental management (410404)
- Pollution and contamination (410599)
- Image processing (460306)
- Numerical and computational mathematics (490399)
- Hydrology (370799)
Research Objectives
- Expanding knowledge in the earth sciences (280107)
- Other mineral resources (excl. energy resources) (259999)
- Mineral exploration (250399)
- Other environmental management (189999)
- Management of Antarctic and Southern Ocean environments (180499)
- Teaching and instruction technologies (160304)
- Environmentally sustainable mineral resource activities (250199)
- Evaluation, allocation, and impacts of land use (180603)
- Conserving the historic environment (130405)
- Copper ore exploration (250302)
- Assessment and management of terrestrial ecosystems (180601)
- Rehabilitation or conservation of terrestrial environments (180604)
- Understanding Australia's past (130703)
- Precious (noble) metal ore exploration (250305)
- Effects of climate change on Antarctic and sub-Antarctic environments (excl. social impacts) (190503)
- Mining and extraction of precious (noble) metal ores (250405)
- Iron ore exploration (250304)
- Mining and extraction of copper ores (250402)
- Coastal and estuarine systems and management (180299)
- Control of pests, diseases and exotic species in terrestrial environments (180602)
- Primary mining and extraction of minerals (250499)
- Other information and communication services (229999)
- Mining and extraction of aluminium ores (250401)
- Measurement and assessment of estuarine water quality (180205)
- Other education and training (169999)
- Superannuation and insurance services (110203)
- Coal mining and extraction (170601)
- Teaching and curriculum (160399)
- Other energy (179999)
- Civil construction planning (120401)
- Management of solid waste from mineral resource activities (250103)
- Aluminium ore exploration (250301)
Publications
Total publications
31
Highlighted publications
(2 outputs)| Year | Type | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Journal Article | Close D, Roach MJ, Bishop J, Lewis RG, 'Electrical properties of porphyry mineralisation at the Cadia Ridgeway gold-copper deposit, NSW - implications for exploration', Exploration Geophysics, 32, (3-4) pp. 141-146. ISSN 0812-3985 (2001) [Refereed Article] | |
| 2001 | Journal Article | Howlett A, Roach MJ, Reid JE, 'Geophysical characteristics of salinisation at Cape Portland, NE Tasmania', Exploration Geophysics, 32, (3) pp. 214-218. ISSN 0812-3985 (2001) [Refereed Article] Co-authors: Howlett A; Reid JE |
Journal Article
(17 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Browne E, Driessen MM, Ross R, Roach M, Carver S, 'Environmental suitability of bare-nosed wombat burrows for Sarcoptes scabiei', International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 16 pp. 37-47. ISSN 2213-2244 (2021) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2021.08.003 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 8Web of Science - 8 Co-authors: Browne E; Carver S | |
| 2020 | Eshaghi E, Reading AM, Roach M, Duffett M, Bombardieri D, et al., 'Inverse modeling constrained by potential field data, petrophysics, and improved geologic mapping: A case study from prospective northwest Tasmania', Geophysics, 85, (5) pp. K13-K26. ISSN 0016-8033 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1190/geo2019-0636.1 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 2Web of Science - 2 Co-authors: Eshaghi E; Reading AM; Cracknell M; Kuhn SD | |
| 2020 | Eshaghi E, Reading AM, Roach M, Duffett ML, Bombardieri D, et al., 'Efficient regional scale 3D potential field geophysical modelling to redefine the geometry of granite bodies beneath prospective, geologically complex, northwest Tasmania', Ore Geology Reviews, 127 Article 103799. ISSN 0169-1368 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2020.103799 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1Web of Science - 1 Co-authors: Eshaghi E; Reading AM; Duffett ML; Bombardieri D; Cracknell MJ | |
| 2019 | Schaap T, Roach MJ, Peters LE, Cook S, Kulessa B, et al., 'Englacial drainage structures in an East Antarctic outlet glacier', Journal of Glaciology, 66, (255) pp. 166-174. ISSN 0022-1430 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1017/jog.2019.92 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 7Web of Science - 7 Co-authors: Schaap T; Cook S | |
| 2018 | Radford DDC, Cracknell MJ, Roach MJ, Cumming GV, 'Geological mapping in Western Tasmania using radar and random forests', IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 11, (9) pp. 3075-3087. ISSN 1939-1404 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1109/JSTARS.2018.2855207 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 23Web of Science - 18 Co-authors: Cracknell MJ | |
| 2017 | Oliver TSN, Donaldson P, Sharples C, Roach M, Woodroffe CD, 'Punctuated progradation of the Seven Mile Beach Holocene barrier system, southeastern Tasmania', Marine Geology, 386 pp. 76-87. ISSN 0025-3227 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2017.02.014 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 32Web of Science - 28 Co-authors: Sharples C | |
| 2015 | Patriat M, Collot J, Danyushevsky LV, Fabre M, Meffre S, et al., 'Propagation of back-arc extension into the arc lithosphere in the southern New Hebrides volcanic arc', Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 16, (9) pp. 3142-3159. ISSN 1525-2027 (2015) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1002/2015GC005717 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 27Web of Science - 27 Co-authors: Danyushevsky LV; Meffre S; Falloon T | |
| 2013 | Cracknell MJ, Roach M, Green D, Lucieer A, 'Estimating bedding orientation from high-resolution digital elevation models', IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 51, (5) pp. 2949-2959. ISSN 0196-2892 (2013) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1109/TGRS.2012.2217502 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 14Web of Science - 14 Co-authors: Cracknell MJ; Lucieer A | |
| 2011 | Chang Z, Hedenquist JW, White N, Cooke DR, Roach M, et al., 'Exploration tools for linked porphyry and epithermal deposits: example from the Mankayan intrusion-centered Cu-Au District, Luzon, Philippines', Economic Geology and The Bulletin of The Society of Economic Geologists, 106, (8) pp. 1365-1398. ISSN 0361-0128 (2011) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.2113/econgeo.106.8.1365 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 184Web of Science - 166 Co-authors: Chang Z; White N; Cooke DR; Deyell CL; Gemmell JB; Cuison AL | |
| 2011 | Jutzeler M, Varley N, Roach M, 'Geophysical characterization of hydrothermal systems and intrusive bodies, El Chichon volcano (Mexico)', Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 116, (B4) Article B04104. ISSN 2169-9313 (2011) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1029/2010JB007992 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 12Web of Science - 9 Co-authors: Jutzeler M | |
| 2008 | Vatandoost A, Fullagar PK, Roach MJ, 'Automated multi-sensor petrophysical core logging', Exploration Geophysics, 39, (3) pp. 181-188. ISSN 0812-3985 (2008) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1071/EG08020 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 8Web of Science - 7 Co-authors: Fullagar PK | |
| 2001 | Close D, Roach MJ, Bishop J, Lewis RG, 'Electrical properties of porphyry mineralisation at the Cadia Ridgeway gold-copper deposit, NSW - implications for exploration', Exploration Geophysics, 32, (3-4) pp. 141-146. ISSN 0812-3985 (2001) [Refereed Article] | |
| 2001 | Howlett A, Roach MJ, Reid JE, 'Geophysical characteristics of salinisation at Cape Portland, NE Tasmania', Exploration Geophysics, 32, (3) pp. 214-218. ISSN 0812-3985 (2001) [Refereed Article] Co-authors: Howlett A; Reid JE | |
| 1997 | Direen N, Roach MJ, 'Geophysical indicators of controls on soil salinisation and implications, Longford Basin, Northern Tasmania', Exploration Geophysics, 28, (1-2) pp. 34-38. ISSN 0812-3985 (1997) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1071/EG997034 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 2 Co-authors: Direen N | |
| 1997 | Gunn PJ, Mackey TE, Yeats AN, Richardson RG, Seymour DB, et al., 'The basement elements of Tasmania', Exploration Geophysics, 28, (1-2) pp. 225-231. ISSN 0812-3985 (1997) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1071/EG997225 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 9 | |
| 1997 | Roach MJ, Lewis RJG, Jablonski W, 'Scale-dependent electrical properties of sulphide rocks - new methods and techniques', Exploration Geophysics, 28, (1-2) pp. 123-126. ISSN 0812-3985 (1997) [Refereed Article] Co-authors: Lewis RJG; Jablonski W | |
| 1995 | Roach MJ, Richardson RG, 'Regional geophysics of the Alberton-Mangana goldfield, Northeast Tasmania', Exploration Geophysics, 26, (2-3) pp. 92-99. ISSN 0812-3985 (1995) [Refereed Article] |
Conference Publication
(12 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Hunt J, Guerrero N, Morales KA, Cracknell MJ, Roach MJ, 'Geological characterization to identify upgrade potential and enhance mining efficiency', Proceedings 16th SGA Biennial Meeting, The critical role of minerals in the Carbon-Neutral future, 28-31 March 2022, Rotaura, New Zealand - Virtual Conference, pp. 121. (2022) [Conference Extract] Co-authors: Hunt J; Guerrero N; Morales KA; Cracknell MJ | |
| 2022 | Miller CB, Cracknell MJ, Wilson O, Heng W, Fisher E, et al., 'Multidisciplinary characterisation of groundwater flow and contaminant transport in legacy mine wastes, Endurance Mine, northeast Tasmania, Oral Presentation', Goldschmidt 2022, 07 - 17 July 2022, Hawaii Convention Center, pp. 1. (2022) [Conference Extract] DOI: 10.46427/gold2022.11738 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Miller CB; Cracknell MJ; Wilson O; Heng W; Fisher E; Cooke D | |
| 2022 | Morales KA, Hunt J, Cracknell MJ, Roach M, 'Geological controls for pre-concentration in an intrusive related gold deposit', Proceedings Vol 1 The critical role of minerals in the carbon-neutral future, 28-31 March 2022, Rotaura, New Zealand - Virtual Conference, pp. 259-262. (2022) [Refereed Conference Paper] Co-authors: Morales KA; Hunt J; Cracknell MJ | |
| 2021 | Ostersen T, Reading AM, Cracknell MJ, Roach M, McNeill A, et al., 'Geoelectric structure of Tasmania from multi-scale magnetotelluric data', Australian Earth Sciences Convention 2021 - 'Core to Cosmos', 9-12 February 2021, Virtual Conference, Online (Australia) (2021) [Keynote Presentation] Co-authors: Ostersen T; Reading AM; Cracknell MJ; McNeill A | |
| 2016 | Eshaghi E, Reading A, Roach M, Duffett M, Bombardieri D, et al., 'Investigating the Moho beneath onshore and offshore Tasmania using the complete Bouguer anomaly', Proceedings of Australian Earth Sciences Convention, 26-30 June 2016, Adelaide, Australia, pp. 126. ISSN 0729-011X (2016) [Conference Extract] Co-authors: Eshaghi E; Reading A; Bombardieri D; Cracknell M | |
| 2016 | Eshaghi E, Reading AM, Roach M, Cracknell MJ, Duffett M, et al., '3D modelling of granite intrusions in northwest Tasmania using petrophysical and residual gravity data', SEG Technical Program Expanded Abstracts 2016, 16-21 October 2016, Dallas, TX USA, pp. 1637-1642. ISSN 1949-4645 (2016) [Conference Extract] DOI: 10.1190/segam2016-13780273.1 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1 Co-authors: Eshaghi E; Reading AM; Cracknell MJ | |
| 2015 | Eshaghi E, Reading AM, Roach M, Cracknell MJ, Bombardieri D, et al., 'Insights into the continental structure of southeast Australia and Tasmania from passive seismic and magnetic datasets', ASEG-PESA 2015, 15-18 February 2015, Perth, Australia, pp. 1-4. (2015) [Refereed Conference Paper] DOI: 10.1071/ASEG2015ab203 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Eshaghi E; Reading AM; Cracknell MJ | |
| 2015 | Kuhn S, Cracknell MJ, Reading AM, Roach M, 'Towards user friendly data-driven minerals exploration: lithological mapping in an orogenic gold setting', SEG 2015 Conference, 27-30 September 2015, Hobart, Australia (2015) [Conference Extract] Co-authors: Kuhn S; Cracknell MJ; Reading AM | |
| 2010 | Reading AM, Bodin T, Sambridge M, Howe Stephanie, Roach MJ, 'Down the borehole but outside the box: innovative approaches to wireline log data interpretation', Preview Journal, Number 147: ASEG 2010 Geophysical Conference Proceedings, 22-26 August 2010, Sydney, Australia, pp. 1-4. ISSN 1836-084X (2010) [Refereed Conference Paper] DOI: 10.1071/ASEG2010ab046 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Reading AM; Howe Stephanie | |
| 1997 | Forghani A, Osborn JE, Roach MJ, 'An Image Interpretation Model to Support Integration of Image Understanding Techniques within a GIS: Delineation of Road Structures from Aerial Imagery', International GIS/GPS'97 Symposium, ISTANBUL-97, Instanbul, Turkey, September 15-19, 1997, pp. 10. (1997) [Non Refereed Conference Paper] Co-authors: Osborn JE | |
| 1996 | Roach MJ, Leaman DE, 'The regional structure of northeast Tasmania - a geophysical perspective', 13th Australian Geological Convention, Canberra, Australia, pp. 366. (1996) [Conference Extract] | |
| 1995 | Roach MJ, 'Digital geoscientific data in Tasmania - current status and future directions', National Forum on GIS in the Geosciences, Canberra, ACT, pp. 53-62. (1995) [Non Refereed Conference Paper] |
Contract Report, Consultant's Report
(1 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Berry RF, Roach MJ, 'Geophysical data as a control on geological sections', AMIRA (P291A), 5 (1996) [Contract Report] Co-authors: Berry RF |
Thesis
(1 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Roach MJ, 'The regional geophysical setting of gold mineralisation in northeast Tasmania' (1994) [PhD] |
Grants & Funding
Funding Summary
Number of grants
24
Total funding
$46,123,108
Projects
Donation - Electrical responses of eastern Australian rocks (2021 - 2022)$6,926
- Funding
- Donation via University of Tasmania Foundation ($6,926)
- Scheme
- Donation - Individual
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Roach MJ
- Period
- 2021 - 2022
Geophysical investigation of the Royal George tailings repository, northern Tasmania (2021)$12,520
- Description
- Royal George is a legacy tin mine located in northeast Tasmania. Open pit mining of tin ore occurred from 1911 to 1928 with tailings dumped on site. Despite revegetation success and the construction of a diversion drain over the past decade, acid and metalliferous drainage (AMD) continues to flow from the tailings repository into the St Pauls River. This project aims to use a range of complimentary geophysical techniques to identify and map internal waterflow pathways within the tailings to assess the internal structure and thickness of tailings at the Royal George site. Information gained from the integrated analysis of the resulting geophysical models will inform land management priorities.
- Funding
- Department of State Growth (Tas) ($12,520)
- Scheme
- Contract Research
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Cracknell M; Miller CB; Roach MJ
- Year
- 2021
Geophysical investigation of historic Aberfoyle tailings site, northeast Tasmania (2020)$8,382
- Description
- The Tasmanian State Government has committed AUD$1 million over 4 years to Mining Sector Innovation Program funding (Tasmanian Government, 2017; TMEC, 2017). The aims of this fund are promoting the use of cutting-edge technologies and implementation of best practice management by the Tasmanian mining industry. This funding provides support and research projects across four key streams: 1. Innovative use of geoscientific data using new technologies;2. Investigating innovative solutions for mine rehabilitation and remediation;3. Developing best practice Acid Mine Drainage management guidelines, and4. Improving the understanding of landslip reactivation and implications for emergency responseThe proposed honours project aligns with both innovation in the use of new technologies and solutions for mine rehabilitation and remediation. The Aberfoyle Mine near Rossarden, northeast Tasmania, produced 11,000 tons of tin and 3,500 tons of wolfram from 1931 to 1982. The processed pyritic-rich tailings are stored in nine tailings dams. Recent site rehabilitation was carried out using earth capping over the tailings dam and implementation of vegetation trials. Rehabilitation aimed to decrease the effects of erosion and windblown dust on the tailings but of limited success. The lack of water retention, effects of metal contamination and drought stress, has caused the failure of revegetation trials. In a previous study conducted by McLaine et al. (2017) and McLaine (2017), the tailings were characterised using a mineralogical and geochemical approach. This study found that the tailings have high potential to generate Acid and Metalliferous Drainage (AMD) and exhibit Cd, Cu and Zn concentrations significantly above the national guidelines. Furthermore, surface soil is contaminated with deleterious elements that become more concentrated with depth. This study recommended detailed geophysical investigations be carried out to investigate the properties of soil capping across the abandoned tailings dams at the Aberfoyle site.
- Funding
- Department of State Growth (Tas) ($8,382)
- Scheme
- Contract Research
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Cracknell M; Miller CB; Cooke DR; Roach MJ
- Year
- 2020
Australian Geology Collaborative Digital Visualisation Project (2015 - 2016)$137,500
- Description
- Additional funding from additional collaborators, further to the OLT grant project R23070 'Immersive Visualisation for Field-Based Sciences'. These funds will enable additional research to be carried out on the project. Each organisation that has signed up has the opportunity to upload imagery for UTas to process on the understanding that the resultant visualisations will be shared with all parties. The university partners will also receive password access to the educational resources that are developed to accompany the visualisations (the visualisations themselves will be freely available to all parties as Open Educational Resources). There will also be a series of workshops (for each sponsor) on geological visualisation methods.
- Funding
- Australian Science Teachers Association ($7,500); Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources ($20,000); Geological Survey of South Australia - a Division of the Department of State Development ($20,000); Geoscience Australia ($20,000); Macquarie University ($10,000); Mineral Resources Tasmania ($10,000); Monash University ($10,000); University of Adelaide ($10,000); University of New England ($5,000); University of Newcastle ($10,000); University of South Australia ($5,000); University of Wollongong ($10,000)
- Scheme
- Contract Research
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Roach MJ
- Period
- 2015 - 2016
Immersive Visualisation for Field-Based Sciences (2015 - 2016)$225,000
- Description
- This project will develop innovative immersive visualisations of geological field sites, accompanying educational resources and evaluate the effectiveness of these resources for undergraduate education. It is a collaborative project, investigating and testing the use of visualisation methods to augment fieldwork for students.
- Funding
- Office for Learning & Teaching ($225,000)
- Scheme
- Grant-Innovation and Development Grants Program
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Roach MJ; George A; Cox S; King P; Welsh K; Verdel C; McLaren S
- Period
- 2015 - 2016
The Rapid Inversion of EM Data (P1022) (2010 - 2013)$432,000
- Funding
- AMIRA International Ltd ($432,000)
- Scheme
- Agreement
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Roach MJ; Schaa R
- Period
- 2010 - 2013
Tasmania Lidar Data (2009)$2,500
- Funding
- Mineral Resources Tasmania ($2,500)
- Scheme
- Contract Research
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Roach MJ
- Year
- 2009
Increased Ore Grade Control at Savage River using Downhole Geophysical Techniques (2009)$11,000
- Funding
- Grange Resources (Tasmania) Pty Ltd ($11,000)
- Scheme
- Contract Research
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Roach MJ
- Year
- 2009
Cave Rocks Geophysics- Stephen Kuhn (2008)$400
- Funding
- St Ives Gold Mine ($400)
- Scheme
- Contract Research
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Roach MJ
- Year
- 2008
Geothermal Exploration Methods and Results for NE Tasmania (2008)$3,200
- Funding
- Kuth Energy Limited ($3,200)
- Scheme
- Agreement-Student
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Roach MJ
- Year
- 2008
CODES 2007 Student Research Income [non scholarship funding] (2007)$10,470
- Funding
- Society of Economic Geologists Foundation Inc ($10,470)
- Scheme
- Contract Research
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Davidson GJ; Gemmell JB; Zaw K; Roach MJ
- Year
- 2007
CODES/Earth Sciences 2007 Student Research Income [non scholarship funding] (2007)$25,570
- Funding
- Mineral Resources Tasmania ($4,000); St Ives Gold Mine ($6,570); ZZ Exploration Pty Ltd ($15,000)
- Scheme
- Contract Research
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Roach MJ; Bull SW; Selley D
- Year
- 2007
Development of Geophysical Methods for the Study of Contaminant Transport in Frozen Ground (2006)$16,125
- Funding
- Department of Environment and Energy (Cwth) ($16,125)
- Scheme
- Grant-Australian Antarctic Science
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Roach MJ
- Year
- 2006
ARC Centre of Excellence in Ore Deposit Research (2005 - 2013)$44,620,846
- Funding
- Australian Research Council ($24,450,000)
- Collaborators
- AMIRA International Ltd ($10,504,870); ARC C of E Industry Partner $ to be allocated ($3,156,478); Anglo American Exploration Philippines Inc ($445,000); AngloGold Ashanti Australia Limited ($235,000); Australian National University ($435,000); BHP Billiton Ltd ($530,000); Barrick (Australia Pacific) PTY Limited ($235,000); CSIRO Earth Science & Resource Engineering ($770,000); Mineral Resources Tasmania ($512,000); Minerals Council of Australia ($445,000); Newcrest Mining Limited ($779,998); Newmont Australia Ltd ($385,000); Oz Minerals Australia Limited ($105,000); Rio Tinto Exploration ($295,000); St Barbara Limited ($197,500); Teck Cominco Limited ($235,000); University of Melbourne ($410,000); University of Queensland ($360,000); Zinifex Australia Ltd ($135,000)
- Scheme
- Grant-ARC Centres of Excellence
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Large RR; Gemmell JB; Crawford AJ; McPhie J; Cox SF; Cooke DR; Walters SG; Danyushevsky LV; Hergt JM; Kamenetsky VS; Harris AC; Bull SW; Davidson GJ; McGoldrick PJ; Roach MJ; Berry RF; Zaw K; Bye AR; Edraki M; Falloon TJ; Foster J; Meffre SJM; Reading AM
- Period
- 2005 - 2013
- Grant Reference
- CE0561595
Application of the Multichannel Self-Potential method to Detection of Seepage from Mine Tailings Impoundments (2003 - 2005)$69,099
- Funding
- Australian Research Council ($69,099)
- Scheme
- Grant-Linkage Projects Round 1 APA(I)
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Roach MJ
- Period
- 2003 - 2005
- Grant Reference
- LP0347632
Time-lapse Geophysical Monitoring of Acid Mine Drainage at Savage River Mine, North-western Tasmania (2003 - 2005)$91,799
- Funding
- Australian Research Council ($69,099)
- Collaborators
- Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania ($7,700); Grange Resources (Tasmania) Pty Ltd ($15,000)
- Scheme
- Grant-Linkage Projects Round 1 APA(I)
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Roach MJ; Hutchison B
- Period
- 2003 - 2005
- Grant Reference
- LP0347533
Cainozoic Evolution of the Shallow Marine Environment of South-Eastern Tasmania (2003)$14,000
- Funding
- University of Tasmania ($14,000)
- Scheme
- Grant-Institutional Research Scheme
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Roach MJ; Quilty PG
- Year
- 2003
Georange Project 89125 - Petrophysical Characterisation of Ore and Alteration Types in the Skellefte District, Sweden (2003)$35,512
- Funding
- Georange Project ($35,512)
- Scheme
- Grant
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Roach MJ
- Year
- 2003
Archaeological Geophysics at Port Arthur (2002 - 2004)$82,635
- Funding
- Australian Research Council ($67,635)
- Scheme
- Grant-Linkage APA(I)
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Roach MJ
- Period
- 2002 - 2004
- Grant Reference
- LP0224971
Archaelogical Geophysics at Port Arthur (2001 - 2002)$12,385
- Funding
- Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority ($12,385)
- Scheme
- Consultancy
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Roach MJ; Reid JE
- Period
- 2001 - 2002
Scale-Dependant Electrical Properties of Sulphide Rocks (1998 - 2000)$240,556
- Funding
- Australian Research Council ($148,057)
- Collaborators
- MIM Exploration ($22,500); Newmont Australia Ltd ($9,999); North Limited ($22,500); Rio Tinto Exploration ($22,500); Western Metals Resourced Ltd ($15,000)
- Scheme
- Grant-SPIRT
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Roach MJ
- Period
- 1998 - 2000
- Grant Reference
- C39804833
The scale dependence of electrical properties of sulphide rocks (1996)$14,800
- Funding
- Australian Research Council ($14,800)
- Scheme
- Grant-Small
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Roach MJ; Lewis RJG
- Year
- 1996
Application of Geographic Information Systems to mineral exploration, with special reference to geophysics (1995 - 1997)$47,883
- Funding
- Geoscience Australia ($47,883)
- Scheme
- Scholarship-Postgraduate
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Roach MJ
- Period
- 1995 - 1997
Electrical and electromagnetic properties of ore deposits and their host rock sequences (1994)$2,000
- Funding
- University of Tasmania ($2,000)
- Scheme
- Grant-Collaborative
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Roach MJ; Lewis RJG; Davidson GJ
- Year
- 1994
Research Supervision
Current
2
Completed
15
Current
| Degree | Title | Commenced |
|---|---|---|
| PhD | Tectonic Evolution of the Early Palaeozoic Lachlan Orogen | 2017 |
| PhD | Application of Seismic Techniques to Reconstruct Volcanic Architecture | 2020 |
Completed
| Degree | Title | Completed |
|---|---|---|
| Masters | Geological Predictors for Pre-concentration Candidate: Karla Alejandra Morales Leiva | 2022 |
| PhD | Tectonic Evolution of the Paleozoic Rocks in Southeast Australia using Geophysical, Geochronological, Geochemical and Hf Isotope Systematics Candidate: Umer Habib | 2022 |
| PhD | Machine Learning for Mineral Exploration: Prediction and quantified uncertainty at multiple exploration stages Candidate: Stephen Daniel Kuhn | 2021 |
| PhD | Geotechnical and Grain Size Assessment Using Corescan Automated Core Logging and Complementary Microanalytical Techniques Candidate: Cassady Lee Harraden | 2018 |
| PhD | Geophysical Investigations of Tasmania at Multiple Scales Candidate: Esmaeil Eshaghi | 2017 |
| PhD | Petrophysical Characterization of Comminution Behavior Candidate: Adel Vatandoost Kohnehshahri | 2011 |
| Masters | Geophysical Signatures of Copper-gold Porphyry and Epithermal Gold Deposits, and Implications for Exploration Candidate: Terence Graham Hoschke | 2010 |
| PhD | Rapid Approximate 3D Inversion of Transient Electromagnetic Data Candidate: Ralf Schaa | 2010 |
| PhD | The Structural History of Tasmania from the Devonian to the Recent Candidate: Andrew Robert Stacey | 2009 |
| PhD | Geopysical Mapping of Subsurface Archaeological Features at the Port Arthur Historic Site, Tasmania, Australia Candidate: Fiona Elizabeth Links | 2008 |
| PhD | Scale Dependent Electrical Properties of Sulphide Deposits Candidate: Andrew David Fitzpatrick | 2006 |
| PhD | Geophysical and GIS applications to sediment-hosted Zn-Pb exploration Candidate: Mark Leslie Duffett | 2000 |
| PhD | Geology & geophysics of the Koonenberry Belt, far western New South Wales, & Eastern Australian correlates: timing, development & prospectivity of a sector of the Palaeozoic Gondwana margin Candidate: Nicholas Gerard Direen | 1999 |
| PhD | A knowledge-based approach to mapping roads from aerial imagery using a GIS database geographic information system Candidate: Ali Forghani | 1998 |
| Masters | Application of geographic information systems to mineral exploration in Western Tasmania Candidate: Peter John Rice | 1998 |