Rock solid science for the extractives sector
PAUL MCDONALD, Director Geological Survey of Victoria, DJPR.
The State’s geoscience agency, the Geological Survey of Victoria (GSV) will be visiting a number of quarries between May and October this year to collect physical rock samples.
The geological extractives sampling campaign is part of a new state-wide baseline data gathering exercise to better characterise Victoria’s geology, in particular rocks with extractive resource potential.
GSV has a wealth of data and knowledge about Victoria’s geology, including extractive occurrences and resources, which is freely available to industry, local planning authorities and state government development agencies.
This year’s sampling campaign is targeting quarries across Victoria with the aim to fill in some of the gaps in the GSV datasets and answer some of the questions about the stratigraphic units prospective for extractive resources.
Director of the Geological Survey of Victoria, Paul McDonald, said that he appreciated the cooperation of Work Authority holders who the GSV had reached out to.
“We’re looking forward to analysing the samples from current quarry operations to better understand the geoscientific properties of the local quarry site and then interpreting how that rock sample fits into the larger regional and state-wide geological picture” he said.
Geologists specialising in the rocks of interest and engineering geoscience test work are currently contacting quarry operators to discuss potential visits.
Geoscience data (including mineralogy, source rock engineering characteristics, stratigraphic unit, etc.) from the samples collected on site will be shared with the quarry operator and will be published (with permission) in GSV’s public reports and databases.
The GSV will be covering all costs of sample collection, preparation, and analysis.
For more information about the geological sampling campaign, please contact;
Tylah.Drochmann@ecodev.vic.gov.au
Economic Geologist – Extractives, Geological Survey of Victoria.
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