Tectonic evolution and lode gold mineralisation in the Southern Cross district, Yilgarn Craton (Western Australia): a study of the meso- to Neoarchaean missing link

伊尔加恩克拉通（西澳大利亚）南十字星地区的构造演化和矿脉金矿化：中观到新太古代缺失环节的研究

• 批准号: LP100100647
• 负责人: Prof Mark Barley
• 金额: $ 10.99万
• 依托单位: The University of Western Australia
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Linkage Projects
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2010-05-01 至 2012-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/LP100100647
• 关键词: Tectonic; evolution; lode; gold; mineralisation

In the December quarter 2008, Gold export earnings increased by 2 per cent to $3.9 billion. Over the past 20 years and despite an increase in exploration expenditure to around $50 million per year, the discovery rates have been declining. Although the easy targets have been found, there remains considerable potential for future major discoveries. This project addresses the pressing need for new data and improved exploration techniques to enable industry to target new discoveries. As the Southern Cross district is located in remote communities such discoveries also have major benefits for regional Australia.

2008年12月这个季度，黄金出口收入增加了2%，达到39亿美元。在过去的20年里，尽管勘探支出增加到每年约5000万美元，但发现率一直在下降。尽管已经发现了容易找到的目标，但未来的重大发现仍有相当大的潜力。该项目满足了对新数据和改进勘探技术的迫切需求，使行业能够瞄准新的发现。由于南十字地区位于偏远社区，这类发现对澳大利亚地区也有重大好处。