Understanding the stratigraphic and structural architecture of late Archean basins and the context of their gold deposits

2006年，从太古宙岩石中开采的黄金为澳大利亚的出口收入贡献了40亿美元，并为许多偏远社区提供了支柱支持。然而，自1997年以来，产量下降了40%，除非有重大的新发现，否则将在15年内枯竭。发现更多金矿的可能性仍然很高，但迫切需要新的数据和改进的勘探技术来协助发现。这个综合多学科项目的结果将有助于遏制不断下降的发现率，从而维持这一重要的澳大利亚产业。

Gold mined from Archean rocks contributed $4.0 billion to Australia's export income in 2006 and provided the backbone of support for many remote communities. However, production has fallen 40% since 1997 and will be exhausted within 15 years unless major new discoveries are made. The potential to find additional gold deposits remains high, but urgently requires new data and improved exploration techniques to assist in their discovery. The results of this integrated multidisciplinary project will help to arrest the declining discovery rate and thereby sustain this important Australian industry.