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South Australia on the World Stage
Dr. Paul HeithersaySouth Australian GovernmentDepartment of Energy and MiningJune 2019
Copper Supply/Demand
Electric Vehicles to Reach Cost Parity in
mid 2020’s
2016 $USD (thousand) and %
South Australia’s Copper Growth Strategy
Accelerate exploration,
discovery and information
Develop innovativeinfrastructure, services and research
Engage to build industry and community capacity
South Australia’s Copper Growth
Strategy
South Australia’s Copper Pipeline
South Australia Copper Scorecard
Resources Jobs Growth
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Resources and Energy Jobs Advertised, South Australia
Monthly July 2014 - May 2019
• BHP - Olympic Dam infrastructure upgrades &
SMA expansion spent $669m in FY2018 and
ongoing
• OZ Minerals – Carrapateena copper-gold mine
under construction (capital spend +$400m in 2019)
Q4 2019 commissioning + studies underway for a
$1.3 bn expansion in 2026 to double production.
• GFG Alliance – Whyalla steelworks $600m capital
upgrades to increase output, investing in
renewables and other grass roots mining projects
in SA
• Entry of major international players
Mining investment in South Australia
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Carrapateena Province
What is the Transformation Energy Hub
Why is it important?
What energy technologies will the hub host?
What does the Hub offer?
Contact
Curnamona Copper belt
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• Kalkaroo style mineralisation in a > 200 km long, prospective horizon (blue dashed line)
• Numerous drill intersections to be followed up (eg Croziers, Eurinilla, Lake Charles)
• Strong geological analogies to the prolific Zambian Copper Belt
• Aeromagnetics clearly identifies major domes and the prospective mineralised horizon position with shallow drilling follow up to locate economic mineralisation
Proving up a world class copper province
Developing Projects
South Australia’s Copper ResourcesKalkaroo
Transformational capital injection with
Havilah-GFG Alliance.
Largest undeveloped open pit Cu – Au
deposit in Australia
Broken Hill
ADELAIDE
CANBERRA
Oak Dam West discoveryIOCG mineralisation
Announced by BHP, Nov. 2018
425m @ 3% copper, 0.59 g/t gold + U + Ag
Inc. 180m @ 6% copper, 0.92 g/t gold
Gawler Craton Survey
Gawler Craton Airborne Survey
• Next generation airborne magnetic and radiometric coverage for South Australia
• World’s single largest contiguous airborne TMI survey; 200m line spacing
• Value add products & collaboration to determine Optimum magnetic source solutions for depth to crystalline basement
• Acquisition status: 99% complete
Geophysical targeting methodologies
• Spatial statistics to quantify correlations between magnetic and gravity responses
• Gravity and magnetic polygons over selected IOCG deposits/prospects
• Oak Dam West gravity high
Katona and Fabris, in press. GAC-MAC 2019, Quebec, SC Volume “Exploring for IOCG Deposits”
OLYMPIC DAM
OAK DAM
Deposit Footprints
IOCG prospectivity
- weighted ingredient mapping
• Fluid/metal primed lower crust – MT conductors
• Structural conduits –interpreted faults and shears
• Heat + metal sources – c. 1590 Ma plutons
• Contact between 1590 Ma magmatism and low grade volcano-sedimentary basins
Geological “pre-requisites” Residual Gravity Anomalies- statistical clustering*
Anomalies ranked by geological pre-requisites
Geological pre-requisites + gravity anomalies weighted by clustering
*Katona & Fabris, 2019, in press (in Iron oxide copper-gold (Ag-Bi-Co-U-REE) and affiliated deposits, Corriveau, L., Mumin, A.H. and Potter, E.G., eds, Geological association of Canada, Short Course Note 21).
(based on solid geology)
IOCG prospectivity
- comparing deposits with prospectivity mapping
Soon to be released!
Major deposits score highly in prospectivity ranking
Large areas score highly but are currently un-tested
Ranking distribution of map cells
Geophysics – Magnetotellurics
• Mapping zones of crust that have witnessed large scale fluid movement – potentially informing prospectivity.
• Results to date
– Olympic Domain: connection between deep crustal low resistivity beneath zones beneath and mineral occurrences in this world class IOCG belt.
– Flinders Ranges – Curnamona Province: identified conductivity anomalism associated with known mineralization.
New IOCG knowledge from GSSA
In press - Geological Association of Canada Special Volume –Exploring for IOCG deposits
• Defining geophysical signatures of IOCG Deposits in the Olympic Cu-Au Province South Australia, using Geophysics, GIS and Spatial Statistics. Laszlo Katona and Adrian Fabris
• Geochemical characteristics of IOCG systems: Examples from the Olympic Cu-Au Province, South Australia. Adrian Fabris
Minerals – new review paper on South Australia IOCG systems out soon:
Government Geoscience projects
– targeting discovery
• Completion of key projects – delivery to sector
– Gawler Craton Airborne Survey,
– Olympic Domain MT, – Mineral Systems – Hylogger
hyperspectral analysis• Rollout of new projects
– IOCG Masterclass 2-3 Dec 2-3 2019
– CSIRO Characterising Cover Q3 2019– Advanced Data analytics - Uni SA School of
Mathematics Q4 2019
$10 million over three
years
Towards exploration for
untapped mineral resources to
grow jobs and investment in the
state’s economy.“By accelerating our knowledge and adopting cutting-
edge technology, we’ll help bring additional mines to
market sooner, and more growth to South Australia."
Minister van Holst Pellekaan.
“Today’s announcement will stimulate future growth and
enhance the state’s position as a world-leading mining
investment destination.”
Minerals Council of Australia
Accelerated Discovery Fund
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South Australia’s Copper Growth Strategy
Accelerate exploration,
discovery and information
Develop innovativeinfrastructure, services and research
Engage to build industry and community capacity
Energy and Mining Collaboration
The Transformation Energy Hub will be located at
Carrapateena project near its Exploration Village.
Carrapateena is a copper-gold project located approximately 160 km north of Port Augusta
What is the Energy and Mining CollaborationThe Energy Hub is a collaboration project initiated by OZ Minerals to develop energy solutions for modern mining. The experiments and projects focus on integration of renewables, demand management for minerals processing.
Why is it important?The energy landscape is changing. Mining companies play a critical role in the energy transition. To do this sustainably and to meet the goal of the Paris Agreement, the mining industry needs to act. To develop solutions which enable us to integrate more renewable energy on mine sites we need to approach problems without knowing the solution. This is the core of transformation. Agile approaches help us to deal with complex challenges and the energy hub will help us on this journey.
What energy technologies will the hub host?The initial setup of the hybrid energy generation power station includes, solar, wind, and diesel power generators. To store renewable energy, a battery is part of the solution. We expect that things change – and you can be part of our energy transition.
What does the Collaboration offer?A platform in which ideas, prototypes and products can be tested within a mining environment. We believe that great solutions are developed together with the best partners. If you believe your product, process or team can help to implement innovations that the mining industry needs, we want to hear from you. Submit your proposal and let's shape the future of mining.
Contact www.ozminerals.com/sustainability
Innovative Research – IMER
• Australian Research Council Copper Uranium
Transformation hub
• World leading Radionuclide Analysis
capability - University of Adelaide
• PRIF Consortium “Unlocking Complex Resources
through Lean Processing”
• Multidisciplinary research team with SA
METS
• Advanced sensors and intelligent systems,
data analytics and machine learning
• Partners include BHP, OZL, Uni SA, number
of local and international METS companies
South Australian Centre of Excellence in
Predictive Analytics
• Established South Australian Centre of Excellence
in Predictive Analytics in 2016
• Integrating innovative technologies developed by
South Australian Companies into mining and energy
operations nationally and globally.
• Project partners
SANTOS
IPACS (a South Australian technology company),
IBM, SKF, OSIsoft and Schneider Electric.
Project has created a South Australian-based
commercial centre to service SANTOS and
other resource companies using data analytics
to lower the costs of production.
South Australian Companies METS
companies leading the way
South Australian companies Consilium Technology and Scantech International have developed an
Intelligent Control (IC) system for Nutrien (headquartered in Canada) - one of the world's largest
fertiliser manufacturers.
At Nutriens Aurora Plant in North Carolina, Scantech’s Geoscan on-belt analysers measure the
content of incoming phosphate rock.
The IC system, then controls the addition of sulphuric acid to the reactor to optimise the chemical
balance and maximise the phosphate yield. The technology is being marketed globally to existing and
new Geoscan users as an extension of capability.
South Australian Resources Information
Gateway
BIG DATA TRANSFER
https://map.sarig.sa.gov.au/
South Australia’s Copper Growth Strategy
Accelerate exploration,
discovery and information
Develop innovativeinfrastructure, services and research
Engage to build industry and community capacity
Engaging Aboriginal Business opportunities
Workshop actions
• Develop two regional case studies in South Australia
• Targeted briefings on applying AEMEE checklist
• Support regional technical and governance skill
development
AEM flight line 503401
DH1a• AEM identified paleovalleys & potential
water resources
• Drilling proved saprolithic fractured rock
aquifer underlying paleovalley sediment
• New water source for community /
resource development
Geoscience for community: water for regions
Welcoming our
Chile Friends
South Australia’s Copper Growth Strategy
Accelerate exploration,
discovery and information
Develop innovativeinfrastructure, services and research
Engage to build industry and community capacity
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South Australian Mineral Exploration