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2nd Australasian Exploration Geoscience Conference: Data to Discovery
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Abstract

Summary

Exploring for the Future is a four-year $100.5 million initiative by the Australian Government conducted in partnership with state and Northern Territory government agencies and universities that aims to boost northern Australia's attractiveness as a destination for investment in resource exploration. The acquisition of deep crustal seismic reflection data in the Kidson Sub-basin (Canning Basin) between the Kiwirrkurra community and Marble Bar in northern Western Australia was a major EFTF objective, and was completed in August 2018. This paper presents the preliminary geological interpretation of the sedimentary succession imaged by the Kidson Sub-basin seismic line.

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  • Article Type: Research Article
Keyword(s): Canning Basin; deep crustal seismic; Kidson Sub-basin
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