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Public heavy minerals data set revives interest out the back of Bourke

Public dataset revives interest in the Thomson Orogen

David Upton
John Anderson (left) at an onsite briefing for government geoscientists at the Paris silver deposit on Eyre Peninsula. Photo courtesy John Anderson

John Anderson (left) at an onsite briefing for government geoscientists at the Paris silver deposit on Eyre Peninsula. Photo courtesy John Anderson

A public dataset on heavy minerals has helped revive interest in the southern Thomson Orogen, one of Australia's largest and least explored frontiers.  The southern Thomson Orogen, straddling the border...

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