GSV TR2009/1 - Copper, gold and nickel discovery opportunities in and around the Dimboola Arc Domain
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Product description:Download The downloadable version of this report is supplied in PDF format and is a large file (20.4MB). It is accompanied by a ZIP file containing Appendix 3 (3.2MB). Highlights The Dimboola Arc Domain has the potential to contain significant economic deposits of copper in large linear belts where calc-alkaline arc and mafic rocks occur in structurally favourable settings. Recent exploration success has been achieved by drilling bounding structures between well-defined magnetic serpentinite and altered calc-alkaline rocks. These structures host significant amounts of copper and gold. In a number of respects, geology and ore systems of these areas are comparable to those of economic deposits of copper and gold in the Mount Read Volcanics in western Tasmania. There is significant potential for the discovery of Stawell-type gold deposits in the Moornambool Metamorphic Complex. There is also potential for nickel and copper mineralisation in the Glenelg Zone. These complexes are adjacent to the central Dimboola Arc Domain. In a broad sense, the terrains and prospectivity discussed here relate to a Precambrian–Delamerian plate boundary known as the Tasman Line. Significant mineralisation has been discovered along this boundary in Queensland, New South Wales (east of Broken Hill), western Victoria, and Tasmania. Bibliographic reference Seymon, A.R., Raetz, M.C. & Lynch, H.K., 2009. Copper, gold and nickel discovery opportunities in and around the Dimboola Arc Domain. GeoScience Victoria Technical Record 2009/1. GeoScience Victoria, Department of Primary Industries. | ||||||
