TY - GEN
T1 - A GIS-based exploration initiative to help steer sustainable development
AU - Ford, Arianne
AU - Micklethwaite, Steven
AU - Devi, Bernadetta
AU - McKenna, Phillip
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - The aim of this project was to build on the traditional GIS-based prospectivity analysis for mineral deposits, and integrate data relevant to environmental, community, and infrastructure development, in order to produce “sustainable prospectivity maps”. This allows target areas to be highlighted based on both geological and sustainability factors, which both have a significant impact on the ability of exploration and mining companies to operate. A pilot project was undertaken in South-East Sulawesi, Indonesia, which clearly highlighted areas that showed both geological potential for orogenic and placer gold mineralization, as well as favourable sustainability. This approach to sustainable exploration potentially derisks investment in exploration and mineral resource development.
AB - The aim of this project was to build on the traditional GIS-based prospectivity analysis for mineral deposits, and integrate data relevant to environmental, community, and infrastructure development, in order to produce “sustainable prospectivity maps”. This allows target areas to be highlighted based on both geological and sustainability factors, which both have a significant impact on the ability of exploration and mining companies to operate. A pilot project was undertaken in South-East Sulawesi, Indonesia, which clearly highlighted areas that showed both geological potential for orogenic and placer gold mineralization, as well as favourable sustainability. This approach to sustainable exploration potentially derisks investment in exploration and mineral resource development.
M3 - Conference Paper
VL - 4
T3 - 13th SGA Biennial Meeting 2015
SP - 1519
EP - 1522
BT - Nancy 2015
PB - Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits
ER -