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The secrets to unlocking a big frontier

Major advances made in de-risking exploration of a potentially highly prospective region

David Upton
A deep seismic reflection survey underway near Ouyen in northwestern Victoria as part of a large campaign to unlock the prospectivity of the Delamerian Orogen. Credit: Geoscience Australia

A deep seismic reflection survey underway near Ouyen in northwestern Victoria as part of a large campaign to unlock the prospectivity of the Delamerian Orogen. Credit: Geoscience Australia

Big discoveries are usually connected to major crustal boundaries and cratonic edges, regardless of whether it is gold in the Yilgarn, copper at Olympic Dam or giant zinc and copper deposits in northern...

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