Qualifications
B.Sc – University of New England, N.S.W., Australia.
B.Sc. (Hons.) 1st Class – University of New England, N.S.W., Australia.
Ph.D. – University of Adelaide, S.A., Australia.
Expertise
- Employment record as a geologist in academia, and as a principal consultant, I have a unique set of high-level geological skills.
- Multi-skilled geological knowledge and my ability to think “outside the box” adds significant value to Greenfield explorers
- An international reputation in geological research and discovery
- A record of making discoveries.
Services Provided
- Development of exploration models to aid target delineation
- Desktop prospectivity assessments
- Audits of tenement assay data to assist with relinquishment decisions
- Exploration using spinifex biogeochemistry
- Geochemical exploration using termite mounds
- Mining” large exploration geochemical databases: QA/QC and metallogenic significance of element associations to dentify potential deposit types
- Preparation of petrological reports on thin sections and polished thin sections
- Interpretation of isotopic data relevant to exploration targeting
- Design of exploration programs
- Core logging
Deposit Types
- Epithermal and mesothermal alkaline gold systems
- Alkaline Au-Cu porphyry systems
- Rare earth element and strategic metal (Zr, Hf and Nb) mineralisation
- Magmatic Ni Cr and PGE mineralistion
- Diamond exploration – kimberlites and lamproite geology, indicator minerals and tectonic controls, use of spinifex chemistry to identify kimberlite pipes
- Phoscorite-carbonatite hosted mineralisation
- Laterite hosted REE and Nb mineralisation
Country Exploration Experience
- Australia
- Canada
- USA
- Greenland
- Sweden
- Fiji
- Solomon Islands
- Oman
- Rwanda
- Kenya
- Cameroon
- Malaysia
- Brazil