The Symposium is offering three field trips to delegates. To nominate to attend these field trips, please complete the appropriate section on the Registration Brochure or during the Online Registration Process. 

 

 

Field Trip 1. Uranium Mineral Systems in South Australia

The theme of the tour is Uranium Mineral Systems in South Australia, including breccia-related and sandstone hosted examples. It demonstrates the link between1580 Ma Cu-An-u mineralisation and younger styles of U mineralisation. 

 

Field Trip Dates 

Saturday 10th April—Monday 12th April 2010

 

Itinerary

10th April        

Depart Adelaide to Beverly Uranium Mine  |  Beverly to Arkaroola|  Overnight at Arkaroola Resort

11th April      

Tour Arkaroola/Mt Painter  |  Overnight at Arkaroola Resort 

12th April       

Tour Olympic Mine  |  Depart Olympic Dam |  Arrive Adelaide approximately 16:00

 

Field Trip Leaders 

Martin Fairclough and Steve Hore

 

Cost

AUD$950.00

 

Includes 

Lunches, transport & accommodation. Evening meals and drinks at Arkaroola Resort are at participants own cost.

Transport will be by Charter Flight from Adelaide. Strict limits apply to luggage and sample weights.

 

Maximum Number of participants 

16

  

Field Trip 2. Mines and scenery of Western Tasmania | Tasmania

The mines of the West Coast of Tasmania have a rich historical heritage as well as an important mineralogical value in containing or having had found, specimens of rare and unusual minerals. Also, the various mining fields have important roles in the understanding of the mineralization of the Mount Read Volcanics, and the occurrence of economic minerals.

 

Field Trip Dates 

Tuesday 13th April— Saturday 17th April 2010

 

Itinerary

13th April      

Depart Launceston to Cradle  |  Mountain National Park  |  Arrive Waratah

14th April     

VisitSavage River  |  Tour Mount Bischoff mines

15th April     

Tour Kara and QueRiver mines  |  Travel to Zeehan

16th April     

Visit Zeehan Museum  |  Tour Avebury nickel mine  |  Travel to Queenstown

17th April      

Tour Mount Lyell mine  |  Return to Launceston

 

Field Trip Leader 

Ralph Bottrill, Mineral Resources Tasmania

 

Cost 

AUD$1,000.00

 

Includes 

All meals, transport and accommodation. Transport to Tasmania are at participants cost. Please refer to page 12 for information regarding All Occasions Group’s Travel department.

 

Maximum Number of participants 

10

 

 

Field Trip 3. Broken Hill

Broken Hill's massive orebody, which formed about 1,800 million years ago, has proved to be among the world's largest silver-lead-zinc mineral deposits. The orebody is shaped like a boomerang plunging into the earth at its ends and outcropping in the centre. The protruding tip of the orebody stood out as a jagged rocky ridge amongst undulating plain country on either side. This was known as the broken hill by early pastoralists. Miners called the ore body the Line of Lode.

 

Field Trip Dates 

Saturday 10th April— Tuesday 13th April 2010

 

Itinerary

10th April      

Depart Adelaide 0640hr to Broken Hill |  The Thackaringa Group

11th April     

The Broken Hill Group

12th April     

The Broken Hill Mines

13th April     

The Broken Hill Mines  |  Arrive Adelaide 1920hr

 

 

 

 

Field Trip Leader 

Ian Plimer

 

Cost 

AUD$950.00