Geological exploration and resource modelling
When a geologist looks at a gravity anomaly and sees the future of Australia’s critical minerals, it’s worth paying attention.
If you think spotting a rare earth deposit is tough, try identifying one when it looks exactly like barren dirt.
When it comes to rare earths, the real magic isn’t in the elements, it’s in the minerals that host them.
It’s not every day that a government geoscience leader talks about AI assistants, rare earth mapping, and century-long prosperity in the same breath – but that’s exactly what Melissa Harris did in Perth.
When a government commits to a multi-billion program over 35 years to a single initiative, it’s worth paying attention.
After a shaky start to 2025, the Australian exploration sector appears to be tentatively turning a corner.
China quietly built the world’s most powerful critical minerals supply chains while other nations - including Australia - dozed through a geopolitical shift that now threatens economic security, trade independence, and defence readiness.
For years, exploration teams have wrestled with data chaos in the field.
When Katrina Garven, Principal Database Consultant at Alias Database Services, reflects on how mining and exploration companies use geological data, she sees an industry undergoing a quiet revolution.
Dr Sandra Occhipinti, research director in minerals at Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, is leading a team of more than 100 scientists focused on one of the most complex challenges in modern exploration: how to accelerate mineral discovery in covered terrains while simultaneously improving geometallurgical insight across the mining value chain.
