MRIWA portfolio overview – Find More Viable Resources
Explore recently completed and current projects in the program area Find More Viable Resources
Research activity within MRIWA’s research priority program area Find More Viable Resources is intended to systematically advance knowledge and capability to improve mineral exploration productivity through detection, exploration technology and prediction performance.
As at 30 June 2020, the investment in the program is comprised of:
- MRIWA contribution $5.4m
- Third-party contribution $24.4m
- Total grant value $29.8m
Find out more about the themes and intended outcomes under this program.
View all recent case studies for projects within the theme areas mineral systems and detection technology or follow the links below to individual projects.
Have a research need or project idea relevant to this program? Contact us to discuss your ideas.
Themes
Mineral systems
| Project Name | Lead Organisation | Status |
| An integrated multi-scale study of crustal structure and prospectivity of the Eastern Yilgarn Craton and adjacent Albany-Fraser Orogen (M0476) | Centre for Exploration Targeting (University of Western Australia) | Report released |
| Deep crustal-scale structure, geological evolution and multi-commodity prospectivity analysis in the Halls Creek Orogen, Kimberley region, Western Australia (M0465) | University of Western Australia | Report released |
| Distal footprint of giant ore systems: Capricorn WA case study (M0436) | CSIRO | Report released |
| Mapping the chemical architecture of gold camps (M0494) | CSIRO | Report released |
| Mineral systems on the margin of cratons: Albany-Fraser Orogen / Eucla Basement case study (M0470) | Curtin University | Report released |
| 4D evolution of WA ore systems (WA4D): Re-Os sulfide geochemistry (M0446) | Curtin University | Current |
| 4D evolution of WA ore systems (WA4D): rutile – pathfinder to ores (M0448) | Curtin University | Current |
| A multi-scale approach to controls on mineralisation in the Fraser Zone, Western Australia (M0470a) | Curtin University | Current |
| Evolution of Proterozoic multistage rift basins – key to mineral systems (M0554) | University of Western Australia | Current |
| Integrated 3G – Geochronology-geochemistry-grain shape: a new toolkit for mineral sands understanding (M0551) | Curtin University | Current |
| Lithospheric and crustal-scale controls on multi-stage basin evolution: Impacts on mineralising systems (M0521) | Centre for Exploration Targeting, University of Western Australia | Current |
| Multiscale dynamics of hydrothermal mineral systems (M0424) | University of Western Australia | Current |
| Orebody knowledge, landscape history and mineralisation of Martite – Goethite Ores in the Hamersley Province (WA) (M0557) | CSIRO | Current |
| Yilgarn 2020 (M0530) | Centre for Exploration Targeting, University of Western Australia | Current |
Detection technology
| Project Name | Lead Organisation | Status |
| Don’t bury Western Australia’s geophysical data: uncovering prospective mineral terrains with regional potential field, seismic and MT transects through cooperative inversion (M0493) | Curtin University | Report released |
| Drop Probe System – RC LWD (Reverse Circulation Log-While-Drilling) (M0449) | Globaltech Corporation Pty Ltd | Report released |
| Centrifuge optimisation for fluid management in Coiled Tubing drilling (M509d) | MinEx CRC | Current |
| Coiled tubing drilling for definition of mineral deposits (M0509a) | MinEx CRC | Current |
| Development of drilling fluid system for the Coiled Tube drill rig (M0515) | Curtin University | Current |
| Field-based XRF for prompt Au analysis (M0543) | Portable PPB Pty Ltd | Current |
| Novel seismic methodologies for exploration of mineral resources in a hypersaline environment (M0514) | Curtin University | Current |
| Petrophysics for mineral discovery during drilling (M0509b) | MinEx CRC | Current |
| Seismic in the drilling workflow (M0509c) | MinEx CRC | Current |
| The paradigm shift for minerals exploration using ultrafine soils and intelligent data integration tools (M0462a) | CSIRO | Current |
We are still finalising the case studies for some projects. If you can’t find information on our website about a specific project, contact us and we will be happy to help.
Page was last reviewed 30 December 2022