Geological data and information
The Stavely Project, a collaboration between the Geological Survey of Victoria and Geoscience Australia, is a contribution to the broader UNCOVER Initiative which is being led by the Australian Academy of Science.
The initiative seeks to address the challenges of 'greenfield' minerals exploration in under-cover areas in Australia through the provision of pre-competitive fundamental geoscience data and concepts.
In partnership with the Deep Exploration Technologies Cooperative Research Centre DET CRC fourteen drill holes were completed for 2708.5 metres to test regional geological interpretations, determine the depth and nature of cover and to recover rock samples for subsequent detailed analysis and research.
A combination of sonic drilling to penetrate unconsolidated cover and diamond drilling in more competent rock was undertaken. DET-CRC Lab-at-Rig™ technology was one of several techniques deployed during drilling.
Regional Geology of the Stavely Arc
The Stavely Project area is located within the known southern extent of the Stavely Arc, which comprises several belts of Cambrian volcanic rocks and related intrusions. Rocks of the Stavely Arc are poorly exposed in just a few locations in the southeast and west of the project area. The majority of the Stavely Arc is concealed by a veneer of younger sedimentary and volcanic rocks.
A number of known mineral prospects are associated with exposed portions of the volcanic belts, several of which are currently being actively explored for copper and associated metals. The rocks of the Stavely Arc have been studied where these occur at the surface. However, the potential of many of the covered belts remains untested untested and the new pre-competitive data and knowledge has resulted in a new search space under cover.
Opportunity exists for new discoveries of mineralisation under cover, given the geological setting of the Stavely Arc and the demonstrated mineral potential.
Watch the film: The Stavely Arc – uncovering the geological evolution of western Victoria
Discover the dynamic geological processes that occurred in western Victoria around 500 million years ago and how geoscientists delineated the Stavely Arc.
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Geological data and information
The following data and reports have been published and are available on the Geoscience Australia Stavely Project page or below:
GA - GSV
- Regional geology and mineral systems of the Stavely Arc, Western Victoria
- Regional geology and mineral systems of the Stavely region, Western Victoria – Stratigraphic drilling field data report and drilling field data
- Anomalous Gold and Base Metal Mineralisation in Regional Pre-competitive Drilling as Part of the Geological Survey of Victoria-Geoscience Australia Stavely Project (PDF)
- Regional geology and mineral systems of the Stavely region, Western Victoria – HyLogger data and catalogue
- New SHRIMP U-Pb zircon ages from the Stavely region, Western Victoria – July 2013-June 2014
- New SHRIMP U-Pb zircon ages from the Stavely region, Western Victoria: July 2014-June 2016
- Regional geology and mineral systems of the Stavely region, Western Victoria – Stratigraphic drilling lithology logs
- Regional geology and mineral systems of the Stavely region, Western Victoria – Drill core rock property measurements
- Regional geology and mineral systems of the Stavely region, Western Victoria – Geochemistry data
- Regional geology and mineral systems of the Stavely region, Western Victoria – Pre-drilling geophysics report and data
GSV
- Stavely Project Report 1 – Stavely Project ground gravity traverses 2016
- Stavely Project Report 2 – Stavely Project Historical Mineral Exploration Data Compilation
- Stavely Project Report 3 – 3D geological model and report
- Stavely Project Report 4 – RoXplorer® Field Trial, Horsham 2017
- Stavely Project Report 5 – The Stavely Arc uncovered technical event
- Stavely Project Report 6 – Groundwater borehole lithologies 2018
- Stavely Project Report 7 – Applying chlorite and epidote group mineral chemistry 2018
- Stavely Project Report 8 – Detecting mineral footprints in the Grampians-Stavely Zone with groundwater
- Stavely Project Report 9 – Reprocessed seismic lines: 97AGS-V1, 97AGS-V2 and 97AGS-V3
- Stavely Project Report 10 – Compilation of petrophysical data for the Stavely Project
- Stavely Arc uncovered event – Recorded presentations
Page last updated: 02 Jun 2021