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AUGUST 2017 • ISSUE 189
ABN 71 000 876 040 ISSN 1443-2471
Australian Society of
Exploration Geophysicists
PREVIEW
NEWS AND COMMENTARY FEATURES
Trump’s cuts to science: how they affect us Geophysical surveying by Cook and Flinders
Clean energy: good news for minerals
Miniaturisation technology Knowledge about exploration geophysical
Interpretation formulae methods in Australia prior to the
Phishing for beginners IGES (1928–1930)
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CONTENTS
Austhai Geophysical Consultants . . . . . . . . 11 Editor’s desk 2
CoRMaGeo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Letter to the Editor 2
EMIT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OBC ASEG news
Gap GeoPhysics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
President’s piece 3
GBG Australia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 New Members 4
GEM Geophysics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Table of officeholders 5
Geosensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Executive brief 6
Geosensor Scintrex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Committees: 7
Geosensor Wireline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 • News from the ASEG Young Professionals Network 7
Groundwater Imaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 • The ASEG Research Foundation thanks all donors in 2016/17 7
Minty Geophysics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Branch news 8
ASEG national calendar 11
Mira Geoscience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Honours and awards: 12
Planetary Geophysics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 • Nominate a colleague for a 2018 ASEG Honour or Award 12
Resource Potentials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IFC
Systems Exploration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 News
Tensor Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 51 People: 13
Thomson Aviation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 • Awards for geoscientists in the 2017 Queen’s Birthday Honours list 13
Vortex Geophysics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
• Fulbright Senior Scholarship for Professor Anya Reading 13
• Vale Dr Phillip Playford AM (1932–2017) 13
Zonge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Conferences and events 14
• AEGC 2018: Update from the Conference Organising Committee 14
2017 ASEG CORPORATE PLUS Industry: 16
MEMBERS • Mineral Exploration Trends and Developments 2017 16
Velseis Pty Ltd Geophysics in the Surveys: 19
Contact: • GA: Update on geophysical survey progress 19
Tel: +61 7 3376 5544 • GSSA: Gawler Craton airborne survey 21
Email: info@velseis.com • GSV: Science in the Surveys 2017 presentations now available 22
Commentary
2017 ASEG CORPORATE MEMBERS Canberra observed: 23
Archimedes Financial Planning • Trump proposes big cuts to science in 2018 US budget: how
Contact: Noll Moriarty will they affect Australia? 23
Tel: 1300 387 351 • New World Stress Map released 25
Email: Noll.Moriarty@ArchimedesFinancial.com.au
Education matters: 27
Instrumentation GDD Inc. • Clean energy transition will increase demand for minerals:
Contact: Pierre Gaucher World Bank 27
Tel: +1 418 877 4249 • Brisbane students meet industry in field demonstration
Email: pgaucher@gcc.ca at Gap Geophysics 28
Santos Ltd • Australian School of Petroleum Oman study tour 30
Contact: Environmental geophysics: 32
Tel: +61 8 8116 5000 • Developments in miniaturisation technology 32
Web: https://www.santos.com Minerals geophysics: I don’t get fashion 34
Southern Geoscience Consultants Pty Ltd
Seismic window: Interpretation formulae 35
Tel: +61 8 6254 5000 Webwaves: Phishing for beginners 36
Email: geophysics@sgc.com.au Data trends: The C Suite 37
Web: http://sgc.com.au/ Features
Total Scan and Survey Geophysical surveying in Australia by the navigators James Cook
Contact: and Matthew Flinders 38
Tel: +61 8 6188 7688
The level of knowledge about exploration geophysical methods in Australia prior
Email: admin@tssurvey.com.au
to the Imperial Geophysical Experimental Survey (IGES), 1928–30. Part 1 42
Business directory 50
International calendar of events 52
Editor ASEG Head Office & Secretariat
FRONT COVER Lisa Worrall Ben Williams
AUGUST 2017 • ISSUE 189
ABN 71 000 876 040 ISSN 1443-2471 Stephen Griffin of Gap Email: previeweditor@aseg.org.au The Association Specialists Pty Ltd (TAS)
Australian Society of
Exploration Geophysicists
Associate Editors Tel: (02) 9431 8622
Geophysics explains
PREVIEW features of their precision Education: Michael Asten
Email: michael.asten@monash.edu
Email: secretary@aseg.org.au
Website: www.aseg.org.au
UXO and metal-detection
cart to students during a Government: David Denham
Email: denham1@iinet.net.au Publisher
field day organised by the
Environmental Geophysics: Mike Hatch CSIRO Publishing
Queensland Branch of the
Email: michael.hatch@adelaide.edu.au
ASEG.
Minerals Geophysics: Terry Harvey Production Editor
NEWS AND COMMENTARY
Trump’s cuts to science: how they affect us
FEATURES
Geophysical surveying by Cook and Flinders
Email: terry.v.harvey@glencore.com.au Helen Pavlatos
Clean energy: good news for minerals
Miniaturisation technology
Interpretation formulae
Phishing for beginners
Knowledge about exploration geophysical
methods in Australia prior to the
IGES (1928–1930) Petroleum Geophysics: Michael Micenko Tel: (03) 9545 8472
Email: helen.pavlatos@csiro.au
The C Suite
Email: micenko@bigpond.com
Geophysical Data Management and Analysis:
Preview is available online at Guy Holmes Advertising
www.publish.csiro.au/journals/pv Email: guy.holmes@tapeark.com Doug Walters
ISSN: 1443-2471 eISSN: 1836-084X Book Reviews: Ron Hackney Tel: (03) 9545 8505
Email: ron.hackney@ga.gov.au Email: doug.walters@csiro.au
Editor’s desk
Editor’s desk
in the early part of the Twentieth Century demand for minerals and metals. Mike
– before the ground-breaking work of the Hatch (Environmental geophysics)
Imperial Geophysical Experimental considers the impact that the use of
Survey (IGES), which was carried out drones is having on the miniaturisation of
between 1928 and 1930. Roger’s analysis geophysical technology. Terry Harvey
of this early work will be published in (Mineral geophysics) warns us about the
two parts. dangers of following fashion, Mick
Micenko (Seismic window) ponders the
The article by Dave Isles on ‘The future of interpretation and Guy Holmes
discovery of Olympic Dam’ that was (Data trends) enjoins us to take another
featured in the last issue of Preview look at the C suite.
provoked considerable comment. Reg
Nelson, a key player, shares some of his Sadly this issue of Preview will be the
memories in a Letter to the Editor – and last issue to feature the words of Guy
shares the glory just that little bit further. Holmes. Guy is retiring as Preview’s
To paraphrase the saying ‘it takes a regular commentator on data management
village to raise a child’ it would seem and analysis – and on life, the universe
This issue of Preview features two articles that it takes a community of geoscientists and everything! He is starting a new
that examine deep time – deep from the to create the right environment for a business, which requires his full attention.
perspective of the practice of exploration discovery! The business is called Tape Ark and is
geophysics in Australia anyway! The first providing high volume migration data
article, by Doug Morrison, takes a close As always, our regular commentators from tape media directly to the cloud.
look at the geophysical observations made engage us with entertaining reports and Google Tape Ark if you want to know
by the navigators James Cook and analysis. David Denham (Canberra more. I am sure I speak for all Preview
Matthew Flinders. The data recorded by observed) reviews the impact of Trump’s readers when I say that he will be sorely
these extraordinary individuals in 1770 proposed budget cuts on Australian missed, but that we wish him, his family
and 1802 set the foundation for the science, and draws our attention to the and his new enterprise well.
practice of geophysics on our continent. release of a new World Stress Map.
Roger Henderson then takes a great leap Michael Asten (Education matters) Lisa Worrall
forward to the Federation Era and to reports on the World Bank’s finding that Preview Editor
exploration geophysics as it was practised clean energy technologies will increase previeweditor@aseg.org.au
Letter to the Editor
Dear Lisa eventually found his way to England Government to undertake large-scale
where he completed a science degree, airborne surveys and other initiatives, as
I was delighted to be able to help Dave majoring in physics. He joined Hunting recounted in Dave’s article (David
Isles with his article on Olympic Dam Geophysics, which later merged with Tucker’s and John Pitt’s contributions
and the contributions made by Hugh Adastra Aerial Surveys to become also deserve a big mention in this
Rutter and Bernie Milton. Adastra Hunting. He came to Australia respect).
Bernie was a great friend and mentor for with Adastra Hunting in the 1950s to
carry out contract surveys on behalf of Peter moved to Canberra in the early
me. He is one of the unsung heroes of 1990s and I was able to secure his
Australian geophysics. Apart from his the then BMR, and some of the State
Geological Surveys. One of his earliest services as a consultant to interpret
contributions so well set out by Dave in reprocessed map sheets in the Gawler
his article, Bernie was one of the surveys was to fly the Middleback
Ranges in SA. Craton.
stalwarts who really got the ASEG going
in the early 1970s. Peter became Senior Geophysicist for the We owe so much to our early geophysical
Northern Territory during the 1980s, pioneers and it’s great to see a light
I should also mention the contributions shone on some of their history through
made by Peter Woyzbun, who sadly which is when I first met him. I worked
with him over the years, and I well articles such as Dave’s – and also the
passed away in 2014 at the age of 86. estimable Roger Henderson’s historical
Peter stood out in any crowd with a black remember his mentioning that re-flying a
couple of 1:250 000 sheets in the NT in notes.
‘pirate’ patch over one of his eyes. I
believe that he lost an eye during World the late 1980s had led to an upsurge in I’m indebted to Doug Morrison for his
War II. exploration. At the time I was Chief more detailed notes on Peter’s career and
Geophysicist for the South Australian personality, which have greatly refreshed
Peter was a teenager in Poland during Department of Mines and Energy, and my memories of him.
World War II and had been active in the about to become Director of Mineral
Polish Resistance. Captured by the Development. The conversation that I Kind regards
Germans in the latter half of the war, he had with Peter was a direct stimulus for Reg Nelson
was freed by the Americans and my urging the South Australian reg.nelson@vintageenergy.com.au
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President’s piece
ASEG news
President’s piece
Andrea Rutley
Photo of Poppet Head at Lucknow, NSW. Main Street Sovereign Hill by day.
Any search that you conduct on the vast Whilst many of the small towns that
amount of information (or dis- witnessed an influx of thousands of
information) that can be accessed from workers to seek their early fortunes fell
internet search engines on mining and its into abandonment as soon as that
relationship with communities and or the easy-to-win gold was exhausted, there
environment consistently brings to the were those towns that continued to
front the negative impacts. Topics that flourish. Bendigo and Ballarat in the
frequently top the list are climate change, Victorian goldfields come to mind.
poor rehabilitation practises, groundwater Servicing large areas of rich mining land,
or surface water contamination and the these towns were important regional
impacts on biodiversity. Whilst many of centres with their own mining exchanges
these effects have unfortunately occurred and government offices. Such was the
in some instances, we must also remain money available to the state at this time
cognisant of the positive effects that that these magnificent buildings are a
mining can have on communities. visual reminder to the wealth and
During the last school holidays we loaded contribution that mining made to these
our car with family and assorted areas. This continues today and a new
paraphernalia that is of absolute necessity industry of tourism has grown on the
on a road trip; cameras, tripods, fishing back of mining success. Sovereign Hill in
rods, picnic hampers, gold pan, sieves, Ballarat is by far the greatest example of
bagpipes, to name but a few. It is truly public education in an interactive mining
remarkable what can actually fit into one environment. By day or night, the history
and character of the early Victorian Night-time spectacular in Sovereign Hill.
car!
goldfields is clearly apparent.
Our planned itinerary was to drive from programmes. Such considerable support
Brisbane to Snowy Mountains, Gippsland, As the gold was being discovered in and recognition of the importance
Melbourne, Great Ocean Road, Western NSW, the newly formed government of of collaborative exploration data is
Victoria, Central NSW and New England. Victoria was luring explorers to Victoria of mutual benefit to explorers and
Remarkably we did this and retained our in 1851, promising significant rewards to governments in terms of activity and
sanity, albeit that sometimes such sanity the first explorer to find gold within potential revenue. From successful
was hard to find. 200 miles of Melbourne. For the time this exploration, regional areas of Australia
was a revolutionary change in thinking. continue to benefit from the influx of
It was during this trip that we drove
Now we commonly expect governments, people and money to build strong and
through many towns, both small and
both State and Federal to continue the lasting communities. I encourage all
large, where mining had either historical
or current influence. For example, Orange trend of supporting explorers in all explorers to use these available datasets
in NSW is a spectacular city with a commodities. It is certainly pleasing to to their fullest advantage and who
vibrant food and wine industry, strong see that there is significant activity within knows, just as Olympic Dam was
agricultural ties and both historic and Australia in this regard. Our geophysicists discovered from the innovative use of
current mining in the region. The photo have only to read each edition of Preview government data, the next ‘big thing’
below was taken on sunset at Lucknow, a to see just how much data the relevant could be just around the anomaly corner.
small town outside Orange. The Poppet State and Federal Departments are Happy exploring!
Head was constructed in 1935 to assist in acquiring and releasing to aid explorers.
draining the persistent inflow of water In the last issue of Preview alone, there Andrea Rutley
into the gold mine, a problem that were seven pages dedicated to available ASEG President
plagued many mines in the district. or upcoming geophysical data president@aseg.org.au
AUGUST 2017 PREVIEW 3
New Members
ASEG news
Welcome to new Members
The ASEG extends a warm welcome to 15 new Members approved by the Federal Executive at its July meeting (see table).
First name Last name Organisation State Country Membership type
Benjamin Awortwe University of Mines and Technology Tarkwa Ghana Student
Nicholas Botross Macquarie University NSW Australia Student
Mohammad Farooqui Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad Pakistan Student
Jayson Gregg M&EC QLD Australia Active
Olaoluwa Ibilola University of WA WA Australia Student
Muhammad Junaid University of Technology Malaysia Johor Malaysia Student
Partha Mandal PGS WA Australia Active
Inianga Omiela Niger Delta University Bayelsa Nigeria Student
Louis Paterniti University of WA WA Australia Student
Zixing Qin Curtin University WA Australia Student
Michael Reveleigh Velseis Pty Ltd QLD Australia Active
Aundre Rodrigues University of WA WA Australia Student
Hayley Rohead-O’Brien Curtin University WA Australia Student
Azadeh Salehi University of SA SA Australia Student
Ben Spyridis Macquarie University NSW Australia Student
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ASEG officeholders
ASEG news
ASEG Federal Executive 2017–18
Andrea Rutley: President (Communications Kim Frankcombe (AGC Representative, Conference Advisory Committee
and Promotions Committee Chair) and Technical Standards Committee)
Tel: (07) 3834 1836 Tel: (08) 6201 7719
Email: president@aseg.org.au Email: kfrankcombe@iinet.net.au
Marina Costelloe: President Elect Emma Brand (Education Committee Chair)
Tel: (02) 6249 9347 Tel: 0455 083 400
Email: presidentelect@aseg.org.au Email: continuingeducation@aseg.org.au
Megan Nightingale: Secretary Marina Pervukhina (State Branch Representative, Specialist and Working
Tel: 0438 861 556 Groups Liaison)
Email: fedsec@aseg.org.au Tel: (08) 6436 8746
Email: branch-rep@aseg.org.au
Danny Burns: Treasurer (Finance Committee Chair)
David Annetts (Web Committee Chair)
Tel: (08) 8338 2833
Tel: (08) 6436 8517
Email: treasurer@aseg.org.au
Email: david.annetts@csiro.au
Katherine McKenna: Past President (Membership Committee, International Bob Musgrave (Publications Committee Co-Chair)
Affairs Committee, ASEG RF) Tel: (02) 4931 6725
Tel: (08) 9477 5111 Email: publications@aseg.org.au
Email: pastpresident@aseg.org.au
Greg Street (Publications Committee Co-Chair, History Committee)
Tel: (08) 9388 2839
Email: publications@aseg.org.au
Standing Committee Chairs
Finance Committee Chair: Danny Burns Honours and Awards Committee Chair: International Affairs Committee Chair:
Tel: (08) 8338 2833 Andrew Mutton Katherine McKenna
Email: treasurer@aseg.org.au Tel: 0408 015 712 Tel: (08) 9477 5111
Email: awards@aseg.org.au Email: vicepresident@aseg.org.au
Membership Committee Chair:
Katherine McKenna Publications Committee Co-Chairs: Education Committee Chair: Emma Brand
Tel: (08) 9477 5111 Greg Street and Robert Musgrave Tel: 0455 083 400
Email: membership@aseg.org.au Tel: – Email: continuingeducation@aseg.org.au
Email: publications@aseg.org.au
State Branch Representative: Marina Pervukhina Web Committee Chair: David Annetts
Tel: (08) 6436 8746 Technical Standards Committee Chair: Tel: (08) 6436 8517
Email: branch-rep@aseg.org.au Tim Keeping Email: david.annetts@csiro.au
Tel: (08) 8226 2376
Conference Advisory Committee Chair: Research Foundation Chair: Philip Harman
Email: technical-standards@aseg.org.au
Michael Hatch Tel: 0409 709 125
Email: cac@aseg.org.au ASEG History Committee Chair: Email: research-foundation@aseg.org.au
Roger Henderson Research Foundation – Donations: Peter Priest
Tel: 0408 284 580 Email: pwpriest@senet.com.au
Email: history@aseg.org.au
Specialist Groups
Near Surface Geophysics Specialist Group Young Professionals Network
President: Greg Street President: Megan Nightingale
Tel: (08) 9388 2839 Tel: 0438 861 556
Email: gstreet@iinet.net.au Email: ypadmin@aseg.org
ASEG Branches
Australian Capital Territory South Australia & Northern Territory Victoria
President: James Goodwin President: Joshua Sage President: Seda Rouxel
Tel: (02) 6249 9705 Tel: 0438 705 941 Tel: 0452 541 575
Email: actpresident@aseg.org.au Email: sa-ntpresident@aseg.org.au Email: vicpresident@aseg.org.au
Secretary: Adam Kroll and Bill Jones Secretary: Adam Davey Secretary: Thong Huynh
(shared position) Tel: – Tel: –
Tel: (02) 6283 4800 Email: sa-ntsecretary@aseg.org.au Email: vicsecretary@aseg.org.au
Email: actsecretary@aseg.org.au
NT Representative: Tania Dhu
New South Wales Tel: 0422 091 025 Western Australia
Email: nt-rep@aseg.org.au President: Kathlene Oliver
President: Mark Lackie
Tel: (02) 9850 8377 Tel: 0411 046 104
Tasmania Email: wapresident@aseg.org.au
Email: nswpresident@aseg.org.au
President: Mark Duffett Secretary: David Farquhar-Smith
Secretary: Sherwyn Lye
Tel: (03) 6165 4720 Tel: 0409 840 503
Tel: (02) 8960 8417
Email: taspresident@aseg.org.au Email: wasecretary@aseg.org.au
Email: nswsecretary@aseg.org.au
Secretary: Steve Kuhn
Queensland Tel: (03) 6226 2477 The ASEG Secretariat
President: Fiona Duncan Email: tassecretary@aseg.org.au Ben Williams
Tel: 0419 636 272 The Association Specialists Pty Ltd (TAS)
Email: qldpresident@aseg.org.au PO Box 576, Crows Nest, NSW 1585
Secretary: Mark Kneipp Tel: (02) 9431 8622
Tel: 0407 308 277 Fax: (02) 9431 8677
Email: qldsecretary@aseg.org.au Email: secretary@aseg.org.au
AUGUST 2017 PREVIEW 5
Executive brief
ASEG news
Executive brief
Helping
The Federal Executive of the ASEG
(FedEx) is the governing body of the
ASEG. It meets once a month, via
teleconference, to see to the
administration of the Society. This is a
brief report on the last monthly meeting, to target
which was held in June.
Several of the long-standing and highly
regarded FedEx team have retired from
your
their positions in 2017 after many years
of dedication and hard work contributing
to our Society. Subsequent to this, the
resources
FedEx have decided there is a crucial
need for the creation of a succession plan
for the Fedex and each of the sub- Next time you need a survey, call Zonge.
committees. This will be a priority to • use our high powered systems and
ensure the continuing success of the latest technology for:
ASEG.
- surface 2D and 3D IP/EM/NanoTEM/CSAMT/AMT/NMR
Last month the ASEG released our - downhole IP/EM/MMR/NMR
Membership Survey and we have been
• experienced, safe teams in any location
delighted by the number of responses. We
seek to improve our Society for the • efficient survey design
benefit of our Members, and can only do • quality data second to none
this through your increased contribution. • highly responsive service
If you would like to volunteer to be
involved in a committee within the FedEx,
please contact: fedsec@aseg.org.au Call Zonge today +61 8 8371 0020
e zonge@zonge.com.au
Society finances w zonge.com.au
The Society’s financial position at the
Electrical geophysical solutions
end of June 2017:
Resource exploration, environmental
Year to date income $177 303
and geotechnical applications
Year to date expenditure $233 005
Net Assets $1 021 137
Membership survey results
The ASEG membership survey closed as
this edition of Preview is going to press.
The winners of the free membership for
2018 are Giraud Jeremie from WA and
Richard Newport from NSW.
We would like to give a big thank you to
the 400 people who replied for all of
their considered responses. We are
currently reading through all of your
valuable feedback, and a summary of the
results will be published in the next
edition of Preview.
Megan Nightingale
Secretary
fedsec@aseg.org.au
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Committees
ASEG news
News from the ASEG Young Professionals Network
Thank you to everyone who has Young Professional Network and the
responded to my requests seeking Education Committee. Jarrod’s extensive
members and mentors for the Young experience and involvement in the
Professional Network. It’s not too late to industry is a wonderful asset to our YPN,
register your interest, please contact and we are grateful for his support.
ypadmin@aseg.org.au with your name
and preferred email address. The YPN is focused on coordinating the
efforts of connecting societies, including
Since June’s edition of Preview, the YPN PESA and SPE, at a National and State
has welcomed a co-president Jarrod level for the development of Young
Dunne. Jarrod has over 20 years of Professionals through education,
experience in seismic amplitude mentoring and networking events. Our
interpretation, reservoir characterisation first priority is organising events for the
and seismic processing. He has upcoming AEGC Conference in Sydney
experience in a large number of basins 2018. The YPN will hold a networking
throughout the world, having worked for function and have a booth on the
Shell, Woodside and a number of smaller Exhibition floor. Additionally, we will be
oil companies. Jarrod has remained running a Presentation Skills Workshop
actively engaged in R&D through – ‘Find your Voice – Present with
involvement in software development and Confidence’. We will have a synopsis and
post-graduate student supervision. Jarrod registration information up on the AEGC
is an active member of ASEG and PESA website in the coming weeks.
and holds committee roles in both
societies. Jarrod champions the interests Megan Nightingale
of Young Professionals at the state level ASEG Young Professionals Network
for PESA in VIC/TAS, and now at a President
National Level for the ASEG through the ypadmin@aseg.org
The ASEG Research Foundation thanks all donors
in 2016/17
During the 2016/17 financial year 38 of the ASEG, which donated $50 000 to
ASEG Members used the ASEG website the Foundation for the 2017 year is
to donate a total of $4506 to ASEG gratefully acknowledged.
Research Foundation (see Table 1). We
thank each and every one of you for your The ASEG’s excellent website makes
generosity. it easy to donate to the ASEG
The total amount donated is sufficient for Foundation using a credit card, and bear
one project for a year, which is in mind that all donations are tax
significant in the context of the five to six deductable.
projects we normally support and is
Once again thanks to all of our supporters
important when added to the $5500 raised
at the conference in Adelaide last year. and keep up the good work!
We also thank Rio Tinto for their Phil Harman
donation of $1000 after the Adelaide ASEG Research Foundation Chair
conference and, once again, the support research-foundation@aseg.org.au
Table 1. Member donors to the ASEG Research Foundation
Peter Grant Bob Musgrave Roger Clifton Barry Bourne
Wayne Stasinowsky Nathan Mosusu Keith Leslie Peter Fullagar
Phillip Cooney Noll Moriarty Robert Peacock Robert Eliott-Lockhart
Paul Hayston Anthony Yeates Stephen Abernethy Emma Brand
Aaron Davis Maxim Lebedev Lindsay Horn David Robinson
Rory Murray Ross Costelloe Peter Betts Phillip Harman
Mark Duffett Chaw Hong Woo Kate Hine Barry Smith
Ted Lilley Stephen McIntosh Ross Brodie James Macnae
Anonymous Donald Pridmore
AUGUST 2017 PREVIEW 7
Branch news
ASEG news
ASEG Branch news
Tasmania the Metal Earth Group at Laurentian guest speaker was Michael Wilson,
University in Sudbury under the an independent technical consultant,
Over the past month we have had supervision of Professor Richard Smith. whose talk was peculiarly titled ‘Seismic
the good fortune of receiving several The ASEG Tasmania Branch would like Reflections: Reminiscence before
presentations in conjunction with the to thank Esi for his contribution to a Alzheimer’. Michael enthusiastically
GSA Tasmania branch and CODES. At geophysical understanding of Tasmania delivered a string of entertaining
the July meeting of the GSA, Michelle and wish him all the best in his research anecdotes, which at times were interjected
Salmon presented on ‘Using geophysics at Laurentian. by various audience members who
to empower communities to study and recalled those same events, often adding
understand the Earth beneath their feet: a As always, we encourage Members to their own spin to the entertaining story.
practical example utilising seismometers’. keep an eye on the seminar program We thank Michael for his animated
The talk was enjoyed by GSA and ASEG at the University of Tasmania/CODES, participation in June.
Members. which routinely includes presentations of
a geophysical and computational nature Our committee is in final discussions
At CODES and co-advertised to ASEG as well as on a broad range of earth with speakers for our August and
Members, Steve Kuhn presented sciences topics. September technical meetings. Again,
‘Geological Classification of 3D Inverse due to misfortune we had to cancel our
Model Volumes via Supervised Multiband Please contact ASEG Tasmania Branch scheduled July technical meeting but
Image Classification: A prospect scale Secretary Steve Kuhn with any queries. hope to resume in early August. Finally,
example from Cave Rocks, WA’. The we are pleased to announce the upcoming
seminar was attended by CODES staff Steve Kuhn
tassecreatry@aseg.org.au Winter Social 2017, to be jointly hosted
and students, ASEG Members and staff once again with our sister branch of
from Mineral Resources Tasmania (MRT). PESA. This event is slated for the end of
We started July with a farewell seminar Victoria August so keep an eye out for updates!
by Esmaeil (Esi) Eshaghi entitled ‘A Contrary to widespread belief, the Seda Rouxel
Geophysical investigation of Tasmania at Victorian branch has NOT gone into vicpresident@aseg.org.au
multiple scales’ and presented to CODES, hibernation during these colder winter
MRT and ASEG Members. Esi has been months! On the back of our most well-
a Member of the ASEG since moving attend technical meeting so far in May Western Australia
to Tasmania from Iran to commence this year, there was anticipation of
his PhD with CODES. His final talk The WA Branch continues to be very
hosting a second successful technical active with Tech Night presentations.
provided a summary of his work over night in as many months. Unfortunately,
the last 4 years on 3D modelling at In June the Branch hosted Andrew
our efforts to bring a much-anticipated
scales ranging from crustal to project. Fitzpatrick, presenting on behalf
speaker to present to our Members was
His work included an investigation of the of Cameco Australia, who gave a
thwarted due to a clash of schedules. We
seismic and gravity derived Moho and talk on ‘Maximising the Benefit of
do, however, hope to have this speaker at
Curie point depth beneath onshore and Historical Airborne EM in the Search
one of our future technical meetings so
offshore Tasmania as well as parts of for Unconformity Style Uranium
stayed tuned!
eastern mainland Australia. Using these Deposits’. In July Aaron Davis, Senior
constraints Esi has constructed detailed Nevertheless, the Branch was invited to Research Scientist at CSIRO, presented
models of regions of Western Tasmania co-host a joint PESA technical luncheon on ‘Focussing AEM Acquisition for
using gravity and magnetic inversion. on 21 June at Henry and The Fox. It Groundwater Resource Assessment in
Esi has completed his PhD this month was a very good turnout despite the the Murchison, Western Australia’. Both
and will be moving to Canada to join late invitation to our Members. The talks were well attended and received by
Members.
The WA Branch also hosted the SEG
DISC course by Doug Oldenburg on
EM fundamentals in July. The course
consisted on a full day lecture program
followed by an optional lab session on
day 2. The course was well received by
attendees, though numbers were lower
than anticipated.
The WA Branch is in the process of
renewing its sponsorship and currently
has committed sponsorship from the
following companies for the 2017–2018
financial year: Resource Potentials
(Gold), Western Geco, NRG Australia,
Esmaeil Eshaghi presenting to the Tasmanian Branch of the ASEG. First Quantum Minerals Inc, Southern
8 PREVIEW AUGUST 2017Branch news
ASEG news
New South Wales
In May John Warburton from Oil
Search spoke about ‘Potential Petroleum
Resource Growth in PNG’. John gave a
holistic ‘Plates to Prospects’ assessment
of how Oil Search has approached
evaluation of the petroleum potential of
PNG at a country scale. John discussed
Oil Search’s programs in PNG and the
approach that they took to exploration
and some of the issues that they faced.
There was quite a large crowd who
interacted and asked many questions of
John.
Before John’s talk we also thanked our
three Branch scholarship recipients and
wished them well with their studies this
Andrew Fitzpatrick presenting to the WA Branch of the ASEG. year. The recipients were Anthony Finn
from Macquarie University and Lauren
Harrington and Lena O’Toole from the
Geoscience, GPX Surveys, CGG (Silver), The presentation was well received and
University of Sydney.
Atlas Geophysics, and ExploreGeo. generated a lot of discussion on the use
The Branch could not put together of AEM inversion to better understand In June, Chris Firth from Macquarie
a wide range of technical activities and assess data, and how it can lead to University spoke about ‘Using satellites
without the support of our sponsors, gaining data driven geological knowledge. to investigate eruptive behaviour at
and we look forward to a long standing remote volcanoes’. Chris discussed
partnership with these companies. If you It was with great pleasure that the ACT
how satellite-borne volcano monitoring
are interested in sponsoring the Branch Branch was able to award Ron Hackney
instruments (for instance MODIS and
please contact the Branch President on and Leonie Jones with Silver Certificates
OMI) have now been in operation for
wapresident@aseg.org.au. signifying 25 years of membership with
long enough that year-to-year variation
the ASEG. The time and effort that Ron
in eruptive behaviour can be investigated
Our technical program has presenters and Leonie have contributed to the ACT
at a number of persistently active
lined up through the end of the year with Branch has ensured that it runs smoothly
volcanoes. Through satellite images
the following presenters: and is a place that fosters fellowship and
Chris took us to Heard Island, Bagana
learning. Thank you and congratulations
• A ugust – Ben Jupp (SRK Consulting) and Ambrym volcanoes and showed
Ron and Leonie!
presenting a case study of geophysics at how such monitoring data can be used
the Mt Magnet gold camp; In the coming months the ACT Branch to understand eruption regimes at those
• September – Schlumberger Oil and Gas is looking forward to a special site visit remote and rarely visited volcanoes.
themed presentation (details to follow); and tour of the Geophysical Observatory Many questions and much discussion
• October – Bill Peters (Southern located just outside of Canberra and followed Chris’s presentation.
Geoscience) presenting on geophysics maintained by Geoscience Australia.
An invitation to attend NSW Branch
for nickel-copper exploration; and Further details on this event will be
meetings is extended to interstate and
• November – Student presentations from distributed to ACT Branch Members
international visitors who happen to
UWA and Curtin University. shortly.
be in town at the time. Meetings are
The schedule is subject to change due James Goodwin generally held on the third Wednesday of
to speaker availability. Please check the actpresident@aseg.org.au each month from 5:30 pm at the 99 on
website for up-to-date information. We York Club in the Sydney CBD. Meeting
are excited about the program of events notices, addresses and relevant contact
planned for 2017 and look forward to details can be found at the NSW Branch
catching up with our fellow Members. website
Kathlene Oliver Mark Lackie
wapresident@aseg.org.au nswpresident@aseg.org.au
Australian Capital Territory Queensland
In May the ACT Branch enjoyed a Since the last issue of Preview the
guest speaker presentation from Yusen Queensland Branch has hosted the SEG
Ley-Cooper on the use of airborne president, William Abriel for a technical
electromagnetics (AEM) for mineral and night. We learnt a bit more about the
ground water exploration. In particular, Leonie Jones and Ron Hackney being awarded SEG and enjoyed a presentation detailing
the use of inversion and the generation Silver Certificates by ACT Branch President James ‘Digital integration of subsurface models
of non-unique solutions was discussed. Goodwin. – where are we and where are we going’.
AUGUST 2017 PREVIEW 9Branch news
ASEG news
be found on the Qld Events tab on the
ASEG website. We are still looking
for speakers for the rest of the year so,
if you’d like to volunteer a talk please
contact qldpresident@aseg.org.au or
qldsecretary@aseg.org.au.
Fiona Duncan
qldpresident@aseg.org.au
South Australia & Northern Territory
After a run of fantastic talks in the first
half of the year, the SA/NT Branch
remained relatively quiet going into
winter, with only one talk since my last
update. In late May we were joined by
SA/NT Branch stalwart Philip Heath
who gave us an update on recent
microgravity surveys he and his fellow
workers at the Geological Survey of
Mark Lackie (NSW President) with scholarship recipients Lauren Harrington, Lena O’Toole and Anthony South Australia have undertaken this
Finn. year. In his talk titled ‘Microgravity
Surveys on the Nullarbor Plain’, Phil ran
Nick Josephs from the Qld Branch also accompanied by Nick Josephs and Ron through some of reasoning behind the
worked with local students to organise Palmer from the Qld branch. We would surveys, the techniques, and the potential
a field trip. The ASEG Qld Branch like to thank all that contributed to an pitfalls (in some sense quite literally) of
provided transport for 19 students of awesome day! running microgravity surveys with the
geophysics, geology and geosciences aim of detecting underground cavities,
In July we held our annual Zoeppritz sinkholes and large cave networks across
from QUT and UQ to visit Gap
night as well as a Technical Night with the Nullarbor Plain. It was a really
Geophysics. Mal Cattach, Chairman and
presentations by students from UQ. fascinating talk and leads well into more
Chief Geophysicist of Gap Geophysics
In August we are hosting the Doug future work by Phil and his team as well
gave an overview and history of Gap,
Oldenberg DISC course and joining with as future mineral exploration drilling in
then Stephen Griffin and Will Rowlands
PESA for an annual Trivia Night. the region. We thank Phil for presenting
demonstrated UltraTEM system for
unexploded ordnance detection. This An invitation to attend Queensland and giving up his time to join us.
was followed by a BBQ put on by Branch meeting is extended to all ASEG Our technical meetings are made possible
Gap and then an optional brew at the Members and interested parties. Details by our very generous group of sponsors,
pub afterwards. The Students were of all upcoming Queensland events can including the Department of the Premier
and Cabinet, Beach Energy, Minotaur
Exploration, and Zonge. Of course, if you
or your company are not in that list and
would like to offer your support, please
get in touch at the email below.
As usual, further technical meetings will
be held monthly, at the Coopers Alehouse
on Hurtle Square in the early evening.
We invite all Members, both SA/NT
and interstate to attend, and of course
any new Members or interested persons
are also very welcome to join us. For
any further information or event details,
please check the ASEG website under
SA/NT Branch events and please do not
hesitate to get in touch at joshua.sage@
beachenergy.com.au or on 8338 2833.
Josh Sage
Stephen Griffin and Will Rowlands demonstrating the UltraTEM system to students. sa-ntpresident@aseg.org.au
10 PREVIEW AUGUST 2017ASEG national calendar
ASEG news
ASEG national calendar: technical meetings, courses and events
Date Branch Event Presenter Time Venue
02 Aug SA SEG DISC Doug Oldenburg 0900–1700 Hotel Richmond, Rundle Mall
07 Aug QLD SEG DISC Doug Oldenburg 0900–1700 Christie Conference Centre, 320 Adelaide Street, Brisbane
08 Aug QLD Trivia night 1800–2000 Stock Exchange Hotel – 131 Edward Street, Brisbane
09 Aug WA Tech night Ben Jupp 1730–1900 TBA
09 Aug VIC Tech night Steve Micklethwaite 1800–2000 The Kelvin Club, 14–30 Melbourne Place, Melbourne
16 Aug NSW Tech night TBA 1730–1900 99 on York, 99 York Street, Sydney
Aug VIC Winter Social TBA TBA TBA
13 Sep WA Tech night Schlumberger Oil&Gas TBA TBA
20 Sep NSW Tech night TBA 1730–1900 99 on York, 99 York Street, Sydney
11 Oct WA Tech night Bill Peters 1730–1900 TBA
18 Oct NSW Tech night TBA 1730–1900 99 on York, 99 York Street, Sydney
08 Nov WA Student presentations Various TBA TBA
15 Nov NSW Tech night TBA 1730–1900 99 on York, 99 York Street, Sydney
TBA, to be advised (please contact your state Branch Secretary for more information).
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AUGUST 2017 PREVIEW 11Honours and awards
ASEG news
Nominate a colleague for an ASEG Honour or Award for 2018
geophysics and to the ASEG over many committees, Federal Committees,
years. Requires at least 20 years as a Publications, or Conferences over many
Member of the ASEG. years. The nominee will have been a
Member of the ASEG for a sustained
Grahame Sands Award period of time. All nominations will be
considered for the award of an ASEG
For innovation in applied geophysics
Service Certificate. Where the nomination
through a significant practical
development of benefit to Australian details outstanding contributions to the
exploration geophysics in the field shaping and the sustaining of the Society
of instrumentation, data acquisition, and the conduct of its affairs over many
interpretation or theory. The nominee years, consideration will be given to the
does not need to be a Member of the award of the ASEG Service Medal to
ASEG.
the nominee. Honorary Members are not
eligible for nomination.
An important role of the ASEG
Nominations now open for
is to acknowledge the outstanding awards to be presented Nomination procedure
contributions of its individual Members at the AEGC in Sydney in Any Member of the Society may
both to the profession of geophysics and
to the ASEG. The Society has a number February 2018 nominate applicants. These nominations
of different Honours and Awards across are to be supported by a seconder, and in
a range of categories. Nominations are the case of the Lindsay Ingall Memorial
now open for the next round of Awards Lindsay Ingall Memorial Award
Award by at least four geoscientists who
scheduled to be presented in conjunction For the promotion of geophysics to the are members of an Australian geoscience
with AEGC 2018, to be held from 18–21 wider community. This award is intended body (e.g. GSA, AusIMM, AIG, IAH,
February 2018 in Sydney. for an Australian resident or former ASEG or similar).
All ASEG Members as well as State resident for the promotion of geophysics
and Federal executives are invited to (including but not necessarily limited to Nominations must be specific to a
nominate those they consider deserving applications, technologies or education), particular award and all aspects of the
of these awards. A list of the various within the non-geophysical community,
defined criteria should be addressed.
available awards is set out below. including geologists, geochemists,
engineers, managers, politicians, the To gain some idea of the standard
These awards carry considerable prestige media or the general public. The nominee of nomination expected, nominees
within the Society and the geoscience does not need to be a geophysicist nor a are advised to read past citations for
community and therefore require some Member of the ASEG. awards published in the Preview edition
documentation to support the nomination. immediately following each conference.
Please contact the Committee Chair,
Andrew Mutton, if you require further Early Achievement Award Lists of previous awardees, award criteria
guidelines on what is required. For significant contributions to the and nomination guidelines can be found
profession by a Member under 36 years of on the ASEG website at: https://www.
ASEG Gold Medal age, by way of publications in Exploration aseg.org.au/about-aseg/honours-awards
Geophysics or similar reputable journals, Proforma nomination forms are available
For exceptional and highly significant or by overall contributions to geophysics,
from the website or by contacting
distinguished contributions to the science ASEG Branch activities, committees, or
and practice of geophysics, resulting in events. The nominee must be a Member the Committee Chair. Nominations
wide recognition within the geoscientific of the ASEG and have graduated for at including digital copies of all relevant
community. The nominee must be a least 3 years. supporting documentation are to be sent
Member of the ASEG. electronically to:
ASEG Service Awards Andrew Mutton
Honorary Membership ASEG Honours and Awards Committee
For distinguished service by a Member
For distinguished contributions by a to the ASEG, through involvement Chair
Member to the profession of exploration in and contribution to State Branch awards@aseg.org.au
12 PREVIEW AUGUST 2017People
News
Awards for geoscientists in the 2017 Queen’s Birthday Honours list
The ASEG would like to congratulate the research, and to professional societies. and scientific societies. Officer (AO) in the
following worthy recipients of prestigious Officer (AO) in the General Division of General Division of the Order of Australia.
awards in the 2017 Queen’s Birthday the Order of Australia.
Honours list. Dr Brian Richards: For distinguished
Professor Andrew Gleadow: For service to geotechnical engineering and
Dr Phil McFadden: For distinguished distinguished service to the earth soil science, particularly through research
service to earth sciences as a sciences, and to education, as an and development of measuring and
geophysicist, through leadership of academic and researcher in the field understanding soil suction and its effect on
Australia’s peak geoscience body, of thermochronology and landscape soil strength. Officer (AO) in the General
through collaboration and innovation in evolution, and to professional geological Division of the Order of Australia.
Fulbright Senior Scholarship for Professor Anya Reading
Anya Reading, Professor of Geophysics the spirit of the Fulbright program, she
at the University of Tasmania, has spent laid foundations for future collaborations
February-June 2017 carrying out research between US and Australian researchers in
into the 3D structure of the Antarctic seismology, Earth imaging and machine
lithosphere at the Centre for Imaging learning. While the visit had a research
the Earth’s Interior, Department of focus, Anya also took the opportunity
Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, to discuss Earth Sciences teaching and
USA. Anya’s research focus while in STEM education in general at both public
Boulder was the comparison of Bayesian and private universities.
algorithms for Earth imaging using
seismic tomography. The extended visit Alongside the formal research and
was made possible through a Fulbright education visits, Anya took time for
Senior Scholarship awarded in the 2016 mentoring discussions with early career
round by the Australian–American researchers and graduate students, gave
Fulbright Commission. radio interviews and outreach talks, and
found time to develop new skills in
During her time in the US, Anya gave downhill skiing.
seminars at 12 academic institutes in
Colorado, and also in locations as far east
Anya Reading at the Australian-American Fulbright as Penn State University and as far west
Commission Gala evening for 2016, Melbourne,
as University of California, Berkeley. In
prior to her sabbatical semester in Colorado.
Vale: Dr Phillip Playford AM (1932–2017)
The ASEG is saddened by the death of Zuytdorp’ received a Premier’s prize
Dr Phillip Playford AM at the age of 85 for literature, and another, ‘Voyage of
after a long battle with cancer. discovery to Terra Australis by Willem
de Vlamingh in 1696–97’, was short
Dr Playford was born and grew up in
listed for a Premier’s award.
Western Australia. He holds a BSc
(Hons) in geology, an Honorary DSc Phil was an Honorary Associate of the
from the University of Western Australia, Geological Survey and the WA Museum,
and a PhD from Stanford University. He a Fellow of the Geological Society of
attended Stanford as a Fulbright Scholar. Australia, and a Fellow of the Australian
Phil had a career with both government Academy of Technological Sciences
and the oil exploration industry. He and Engineering. Among the honours
was a former Director of the Geological he has received are the Lewis G Weeks
Survey of WA and is well known Gold Medal of The Australian Petroleum
through his many publications and Production and Exploration Association,
lectures on the geology and history a Special Commendation Award of the
of the State. He is particularly renowned American Association of Petroleum
for his work on the Devonian reef Geologists, the Gibb Maitland Medal of
complexes of the Canning Basin and the Geological Society of Australia, and
geology of the Shark Bay area, and as the Medal of the Royal Society of WA.
a primary discoverer of the Zuytdorp In 1998 he was made a Member of the
Dr Playford after the unveiling of the HWB Talbot wreck, the first Dutch wreck to be found Order of Australia for his contributions to
memorial in Nannup Cemetery, November 2007. and identified in Western Australia. His knowledge of the geology and history of
book ‘Carpet of Silver; The wreck of the Australia.
AUGUST 2017 PREVIEW 13Conferences and events
News
Update from the AEGC 2018 Conference Organising Committee
very happy with the programme. Our also constructing an exciting schools
thanks to all who submitted an abstract, programme. Local high schools will be
this is an exciting programme. For those invited to participate in an information
of you who will be giving an oral or day to learn about the geophysical
poster presentation, please do not forget industries, and be given the opportunity
that the extended abstracts will need to be to visit the trade exhibition. We are
submitted by the end of August. also finalising a couple of excursions
to visit some key geological sites in the
At the time of writing there are only We have now confirmed all the keynote region.
seven months until the conference and speakers. All keynote speakers are listed
still a lot to do. Extended abstracts are in the table below and the conference Mark Lackie
being lodged, booths are being sold, website contains photos and a short Co-Chair Minerals
workshops have been finalised and biography of most of them. mark.lackie@mq.edu.au
sponsors are being sorted. Please stay tuned to the website for Max Williamson
Early bird registration is now open. It any updates to this programme. We are Co-Chair Petroleum
will close on 31 October 2017, so get
in quickly! The exhibition hall is filling
up fast so if your company would like Table 1. Confirmed Keynote speakers
a booth, please get in contact with us Speaker Affiliation
ASAP. The prospectus is available for
Peter Baillie CGG
download on the conference website:
http://www.aegc2018.com.au/. The Katarina David University of New South Wales
Conference Organising Committee Natasha Hendrick Santos
has endeavoured to contact as many Kevin Hill Oilsearch
companies as possible – if your company
Jim Macnae RMIT
hasn’t been contacted please let us know
ASAP! Graham Heinson University of Adelaide
Richard Flook Private Consultant in Industrial Minerals
There are still sponsorship opportunities
Ryan Noble CSIRO
available if your company is looking for
exciting promotion opportunities. Again, John McGaughey MIRA Geoscience
please do not hesitate to contact us if Richard Hillis Deep Exploration Technologies CRC
you are interested and would like further Kevin Ruming Geological Survey of NSW
information.
Ross Large University of Tasmania
We have reviewed all the initial Steve McIntosh RioTinto
abstracts and have decided on the draft Mike McWilliams CSIRO
programme. We were very impressed
Richard Blewitt Geoscience Australia
with the quality of the abstracts and are
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14 PREVIEW AUGUST 2017SAVE THE DATE!
AEGC2018
FIRST AUSTRALASIAN EXPLORATION
GEOSCIENCE CONFERENCE
18-21 FEBRUARY 2018 | SYDNEY AUSTRALIA
EXPLORATION • INNOVATION • INTEGRATION
O
n behalf of the Conference Organising Committee, we
would like to invite you to attend the First Australasian Exploration
Geoscience Conference in Sydney, to be held from February 18-21
2018. The event will be jointly hosted by ASEG, PESA and AIG.
The theme of the meeting is Exploration, Innovation and Integration.
The Conference will also incorporate the Eastern Australia Basins Symposium
normally managed by PESA and the rolling 18 months Conference of ASEG
and will be home to the highest quality technical program and Exhibition that
members will have grown accustomed to from our three organisations.
Discover Sydney, Australia’s famous harbour city and capital of New South Wales.
Plan your Sydney visit with beautiful sundrenched beaches and much more.
See you in Sydney in 2018!
Hosted by
Max Williamson and Mark Lackie (Co-Chairs)
www.aegc2018.com.auIndustry
News
Mineral Exploration Trends and Developments 2017
Ken Witherly
ken@condorconsult.com Dr Peter Hood founding Editor of ETD. Dr Pat Killeen, current Editor of ETD.
The 2017 edition of ETD (Mineral Killeen noted the following as important The introduction to ETD cites continuing
Exploration Trends and Developments) advances: slow level of activity in the industry, but
again tracks new developments in
• T DEM: more companies modified notes that innovation continued regardless.
exploration technology from around the
helicopter-borne TDEM systems to fly In the Airborne Section there is a clear
world. ETD has been published since
surveys faster. move to the heli-time domain EM systems
1965, and has been under the stewardship
• Airborne Gravity Gradiometer (AGG): that have become the industry standard
of only two editors; Dr Peter Hood and
a new generation AGG system was for airborne EM surveys. Table 1 shows
Dr Pat Killeen. Dr Hood started ETD
successfully test flown and another EM systems included in last year’s ETD
(initially just called Trends and
company has a new AGG system in and indicates which systems have reported
Developments) and continued as Editor
until 1992 when Dr Killeen took over. In development. major changes/improvements to the
addition to their duties as ETD Editors, • Airborne IP: more companies are technology over the past year. Two new
both Hood and Killeen have had long and processing AEM data for IP systems are also shown. The reported
distinguished careers with the Geological information and even including it in efforts on improvements relate to
Survey of Canada. joint inversions. technical and operational efficiencies –
• Drones: more companies are providing getting more data cheaper.
The Northern Miner Press, which took on magnetic survey capabilities using
publishing ETD in 2004, provides it as a drones and some are offering The drone story continues to advance
special supplement to the early March radiometrics. EM still appears to be in and, encouragingly, more case studies are
edition of the Northern Miner. In the past development. being provided so as to allow the industry
decade KEGS (Canadian Exploration • 3D IP-array style systems are becoming to assess this technology. One that EGGS
Geophysical Society) became the primary more common place. has provided is ‘Drone Topographic
patron for ETD, but gradually more • Modeling of all types of data is Mapping of Great Sand Dunes National
commercial support was found for the advancing. Park.’ The issue of FastTIMES containing
publication. Most recently DMEC • Borehole: there are significant advances this case study can be accessed at the url
(Decennial Minerals Exploration in acquisition and processing of EM, provided eegs.org/FastTIMES/Latest
Conferences) has taken over the role of IP, magnetic gravimetric sensors. Issue. The next Society of Exploration
major patron for ETD, and with it the
responsibility for the funds raised to Table 1. EM systems included in the 2016 and 2017 ETD
cover the costs associated with
publication. The current supporters of System Company Head office
ETD are listed on the inside cover of the VTEMA Geotech Ltd Canada
publication and their support is gratefully HeliTEMA CGG MultiPhysics Canada
acknowledged. Any group working in
SkyTEMA SkyTEM Denmark
exploration technology can submit
material for potential inclusion in the next Xcite New Resolution Geophysics South Africa
edition of ETD. Those interested in GPRTEM2 Geophysics GPR Canada
submitting material can contact Pat via Poco Terraquest Canada
email (his contact is provided at the end
P-THEM Pico Envirotec Canada
of this article).
AirTEM Triumph Surveys Canada
In summary, the latest edition of ETD New for 2017 New for 2017 New for 2017
reports that the business climate in 2016
ITEM Precision GeoSurveys Canada
was an improvement over 2015 and
companies appeared to be putting more EQUATOR (combined TD/FD) GeoTechnologies Russia
funds into improving their technology. AETD 2017 indicates major changes in past year.
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