Specialisation

• 25+ years geological mapping and research
• Regional geological mapping: mineral potential & tectonics
• Integrated geological reports and maps of mineral provinces
• Tasman Orogenic Zone, eastern Australia : Lachlan & New England Orogens
• Timing of tectonic and metallogenic events
• Structural controls on skarn and intrusive-related mineralisation: Hodgkinson Province, north Qld.
• Volcanic-hosted massive sulphides & island-arc tectonics: Yarrol Province, central Qld.
• Active sea-floor massive sulphides, volcanism, and sedimentation: global.

Expertise

• Mineral targeting from a fresh geological context
• Re-interpretation of diverse exploration information
• Unravelling key tectonic controls on mineralisation
• Gold and base-metal mineralisation
• Skarn, high-level intrusive, and structural deposits
• Geological mapping, region to prospect
• Volcanic and sedimentary provinces, ancient to modern
• Data and information integration
• Multi-$M program and research management.

Recent Projects

• Gold and base-metal prospects, Chillagoe area, north Qld: target generation; prospect and regional geological mapping; delineation of prospects through integration of subsurface and ground geology
• Base metal-precious metal-nickel targets, northern NSW: review of mineral exploration, geology, geophysics, remote sensing, regolith, tectonics, metallogenesis; GIS integration.

Qualifications

• BSc (Hons) University of Queensland
• PhD University of Queensland
• MBA University of New England
• GAICD Australian Institute of Company Directors.