MRIWA TECH TALKS: Petrophysics for Mineral Discovery during Drilling

MRIWA invites you to our monthly tech talks discussing the intricate processes and findings of our recently completed projects with a chance to question the researchers face to face.

Drilling can provide physical samples of rock hidden deep beneath the surface, allowing geologists to define and test potentially mineralised features, but it can take many holes for an explorer to develop enough understanding of the buried geology and structures to properly define and test their targets.

This project, funded from 2022 – 2025 and in collaboration with South 32, MinEx CRC and Imdex Ltd, strived to improve geophysical technologies for characterising sub-surface geology, and to incorporate these sensors into a mineral exploration drilling system. This sensing package aimed to deliver a capability for drillers to resolve key characteristics of the geological environment during the process of drilling, allowing for near-real-time adaptation of drilling programs in response to the conditions encountered.

SPEAKERS

Prof. Brett Harris

School of Earth and Planetary Sciences (EPS), Faculty of Science and Engineering, Curtin University

DETAILS

Date: Thursday 03.07.2025
Time: 5:00pm – 6:00pm
Location: Long Neck Brewery Private Function Space, 306 Riverside Dr, East Perth

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