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

在2008年12月季度，黄金出口收入增长了2%，达到39亿美元。 在过去20年中，尽管勘探支出增加到每年约5 000万美元，但发现率一直在下降。 虽然已经找到了容易的目标，但未来仍有相当大的发现潜力。该项目解决了对新数据和改进勘探技术的迫切需要，使工业界能够瞄准新的发现。 由于南十字星地区位于偏远社区，这些发现也为澳大利亚地区带来了重大利益。

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.