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Major advances have been made in the past decade in the use of regional high quality magnetic, gamma ray and gravity datasets in mineral exploration, especially at the conceptual terrane-scale stage when prospective areas are selected for detailed exploration. However, unlocking Australia’s full mineral potential under cover and at depth requires new advances - specifically the development of robust three-dimensional geological models of prospective terranes that maximise use of the sub-surface information contained within seismic, potential field and AEM datasets, and integrate this with geological and other information.

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