• AUSTRALIAN GEOSCIENCE THESIS DATABASE
    – a listing of all Australian geoscience theses up to 2007 by Professor Allan White and Dr Amarendra Changkakoti as AMIRA Project P874 (currently being updated), including about 1600 abstracts for economic geology theses. Currently this is the full P874 database


  • SOUTH AFRICAN GEOSCIENCE THESIS DATABASE
    – a listing of all South African geoscience theses up to 1999 (derived from hard copy bibliographic reports from the Economic Geology Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand – Information Circulars 2, 67, 195, 270, 338 by Professors Des Pretorius and Carl Anhaeusser, provided to Data Metallogenica by Carl Anhaeusser). To be added


  • SPANISH GEOSCIENCE THESIS DATABASE
    – a listing of almost 500 geology theses with an economic bias by Carmen Condé under the supervision of Dr Fernando Tornos at the Instituto Geólogico y Minero de España (IGME) for Data Metallogenica in 2011. To be added


  • ZIMBABWE GEOSCIENCE THESIS DATABASE
    – a listing of all Zimbabwean geoscience theses up to 1993 (derived from hard copy bibliographic reports from the Economic Geology Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand – Information Circulars 2, 67, 195, 270 by Professors Des Pretorius and Carl Anhaeusser, provided to Data Metallogenica by Carl Anhaeusser). To be added


Global overviews by world experts on specific commodities and deposit types (Macrotheque sample photographs of sample suites not yet available).

Context overviews of major mineralised regions

Overviews of different exploration techniques used around the world

  • Base Metals

    • An overview of the use of petrochemistry in regional exploration for volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) deposits Steve Piercey: Laurentian University 2007 2848.00kB
    • Base Metal Recommended Deposits Mark Hannington, Wayne Goodfellow, David Leach, Steve Walters 2015 302.00kB
    • Broken Hill-type, Part-1, Overview of features Steve Walters : CODES 2004 5129.00kB
    • Broken Hill-type, Part-2, District-scale features & settings Steve Walters : CODES 2004 5040.00kB
    • Major Global VHMS Belts IGCP Project 502 2007 2605.00kB
    • Mississippi Valley Type Deposits USGS 2009 6638.00kB
    • Seafloor Massive Sulphides, PDAC Mike Johnston, Nautilus Minerals Inc. 2009 1732.00kB
    • Sedimentary Exhalative Deposits USGS 2009 658.00kB
    • Volcanogenic Massive Sulfide Deposits USGS 2009 237.00kB
    • Zinc Deposits Cam Allen: Consultant 2011 1876.00kB
    • Zinc-Lead Metallogeny Neal Reynolds & Peter Muhling, CSA Global 2011 7439.00kB

  • Copper

    • Advances in geological models & exploration methods for copper ± gold porphyry deposits John Holliday & David Cooke, with permission 2007 2754.00kB
    • Advances in geological models & exploration methods for Cu ± Au porphyry deposits (presentation) John Holliday & David Cooke 2007 4380.00kB
    • Alkalic Porphyry Cu-Au Deposits Thomas Bissig, MRDU (PDAC 2010) 2010 6485.00kB
    • Controls on Mineralisation SE Asia 2013 - Academic Presentation Steve Garwin 2013 6866.00kB
    • Copper Recommended Deposits Richard Sillitoe, David Cooke, Mark Barton, Murray Hitzman 2015 333.00kB
    • Cordilleran IOCG Deposits Mark Barton UA (PDAC 2009) 2009 2237.00kB
    • Global IOCG Deposits Murray Hitzman CSM (PDAC 2009) 2009 6020.00kB
    • Porphyry & Epithermal Systems 2009 Richard Sillitoe 2009 3191.00kB
    • Sustainability of the Global Copper Industry Michael Doggett, HanOcci Group 2010 3766.00kB

  • Diamond

    • Diamond Geobotany 2015 Geoz Newsletter 2015 487.00kB
    • Diamond Recommended Deposits Barbara Scott-Smith, George Read 2015 265.00kB
    • Kimberlites: descriptive geological nomenclature & classification 9th International Kimberlite Conf. Scott Smith B H, Nowicki T E, Russell J K et al. 2008 238.00kB
    • Kimberlites: descriptive geological nomenclature & classification. Poster. 9th Intl Kimberlite Conf. Scott Smith B H, Nowicki T E, Russell J K et al. 2008 227.00kB

  • Nickel

    • Komatiite-hosted Ni-Cu-(PGE) deposits: understanding deposit & camp footprints Steve Beresford: Centre for Exploration Targeting, Western Australia 2007 3118.00kB
    • Magmatic Ni-Cu Sulfide Deposits USGS 2010 647.00kB
    • Nickel & PGE Exploration David Peck 2010 3621.00kB
    • Nickel laterite deposits - geological overview, resources & exploitation Mick Elias: CSA 2002 3637.00kB
    • Nickel Recommended Deposits Steve Beresford, Mick Elias 2015 364.00kB
    • Nickel Sulphide Exploration Jon Hronsky 2007 9141.00kB
    • The past & future of Ni laterites [0.54 Mb pdf] Ashok Dalvi et al. : Inco 2004 553.00kB

  • Au & Ag

    • Controls on Mineralisation SE Asia - Academic Presentation Steve Garwin 2013 6866.00kB
    • Epithermal Gold Boiling Zones Stuart Simmons 2013 6207.00kB
    • Gold Deposits in Metamorphic Terrains Rich Goldfarb 2014 13987.00kB
    • Gold Recommended Deposits Noel White, Rich Goldfarb 2015 367.00kB
    • Porphyry & Epithermal Systems Richard Sillitoe 2009 3191.00kB

  • Uranium

    • In Situ Leaching (Uranium) Uranium One 2012 267.00kB
    • Solution (Roll) Front Uranium: description, geology & exploration programmes Ur Energy inc 2006 1819.00kB
    • Uranium Deposit Models Dan Brisbin 2010 2137.00kB
    • Uranium Deposit Models: with an emphasis on sedimentary-associated types Dave Thomas et al.: Cameco 2006 9031.00kB
    • Uranium Recommended Deposits David Thomas 2015 270.00kB

  • PGE

    • Exploration for Platinum Group Metals: where are all the deposits? Tony Green : Falconbridge 2006 2267.00kB
    • PGE Recommended Deposits Wolf Maier 2015 347.00kB

  • REE

    • Rare Earth Recommended Deposits Alan Goode 2015 252.00kB
    • REE and Y Deposits 2005 A.N. Mariano, J.B. Hedrick 2005 1725.00kB
    • REE Overview 2012 A.N. Mariano 2012 10022.00kB

  • Mineral Sands

    • Mineral Sands - Synthetic Rutile Production Iluka 2012 315.00kB
    • Mineral Sands Geology and Exploration Iluka 2011 3961.00kB
    • Mineral Sands Industry Overview Iluka 2012 692.00kB
    • Mineral Sands Technical Brochure Iluka 2009 3458.00kB

  • Sn-W

    • Cassiterite Veinlet Systems Alan Goode 1981 32.00kB
    • International strategic mineral issues summary report - Tungsten Werner, Sinclair & Amey: USGS 1998 1003.00kB
    • Skarns and skarn deposits Larry Meinert 2007 816.00kB
    • Tin-Tungsten Recommended Deposits Roger Taylor 2015 352.00kB

  • Gemstones (except Diamond)

    • Australian Opals Data Metallogenica 2007 700.00kB
    • Emeralds Overview Colombian Emerald Ltd. 2012 433.00kB

  • Other Metals

    • Climax-type Porphyry Molybdenum Deposits USGS 2009 1131.00kB
    • Low-Fluorine Stockwork Molybdenum Deposits USGS 2009 959.00kB
    • The Potash Industry Elemental Minerals 2014 365.00kB
    • Volcanogenic Beryllium Deposits USGS 2010 31.00kB

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