Preview - Volume 2002, Issue 100, 2002

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.