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Geological Survey Work Program for 2014-15 and Beyond Government of Western Australia Department of Mines and Petroleum RECORD 2014/1 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WORK PROGRAM FOR 2014–15 AND BEYOND Perth 2014 Geological Survey of Western Australia Record 2014/1 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WORK PROGRAM FOR 2014–15 AND BEYOND Perth 2014 MINISTER FOR MINES AND PETROLEUM Hon. Bill Marmion MLA DIRECTOR GENERAL, DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND PETROLEUM Richard Sellers EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA Rick Rogerson REFERENCE The recommended reference for this publication is: Geological Survey of Western Australia 2014, Geological Survey work program for 2014–15 and beyond: Geological Survey of Western Australia, Record 2014/1, 139p. National Library of Australia Card Number and ISBN 978-1-74168-604-3 Published 2014 by Geological Survey of Western Australia This Record is published in digital format (PDF) and is available online at <www.dmp.wa.gov.au/GSWApublications>. Further details of geological products and maps produced by the Geological Survey of Western Australia are available from: Information Centre Department of Mines and Petroleum 100 Plain Street EAST PERTH WESTERN AUSTRALIA 6004 Telephone: +61 8 9222 3459 Facsimile: +61 8 9222 3444 www.dmp.wa.gov.au/GSWApublications Contents Geological Survey work program for 2014–15 and beyond Executive summary ................................................................................................................................................1 Part 1 Strategic overview International trends .................................................................................................................................................5 National trends .......................................................................................................................................................8 State trends ...........................................................................................................................................................10 Government geoscience trends .............................................................................................................................18 Part 2 Recurrent budget and work program for 2014–15 and beyond Context of the program ........................................................................................................................................23 Achievements 2013–14 ........................................................................................................................................24 GSWA’s budget 2014–15 .....................................................................................................................................24 Part 3 Exploration Incentive Scheme (EIS) budget and work program for 2014–15 and beyond Outline of the Exploration Incentive Scheme ......................................................................................................37 Part 4 Recurrent budget, detailed work programs GS10 Basins and Energy Geoscience ..................................................................................................................49 GS12 Land Use Geoscience .................................................................................................................................52 GS14 Commodity and Industry Analysis .............................................................................................................56 GS20 Mineral Systems Studies ............................................................................................................................58 GS43 Geochemistry and Regolith ........................................................................................................................62 GS45 Pilbara Craton ............................................................................................................................................64 GS47 Gascoyne Province .....................................................................................................................................65 GS49 Edmund and Collier Basins ........................................................................................................................67 GS52 East Yilgarn (Kalgoorlie Office) ................................................................................................................69 GS53 Chief Geoscientist and Terrane Custodians ...............................................................................................70 GS54 Geochronology and Isotope Geology ........................................................................................................72 GS55 Geophysics and Remote Sensing ...............................................................................................................75 GS56 North Australian Craton .............................................................................................................................78 GS57 West Musgrave Province ............................................................................................................................80 GS58 Youanmi Terrane ........................................................................................................................................82 GS61 Albany–Fraser Orogen and Eucla Basement .............................................................................................84 GS80 Editing and Publishing ...............................................................................................................................87 GS81 Mapping .....................................................................................................................................................87 GS82 Graphics .....................................................................................................................................................87 GS83 GIS Services ...............................................................................................................................................87 GS84 Spatial Services ..........................................................................................................................................87 GS85 Geoscience Promotions ..............................................................................................................................87 GS91 Mineral Exploration Information Management .........................................................................................89 GS92 Statutory Petroleum Exploration Information ............................................................................................91 GS95 HyLogger and the National Virtual Core Library ......................................................................................92 Part 5 Exploration Incentive Scheme, detailed work programs ES01 Exploration and Environmental Coordination ............................................................................................97 ES20 Government Co-funded Exploration Drilling .............................................................................................98 ES21 Mineral and Exploration Promotion .........................................................................................................102 ES22 Stratigraphic Drilling ................................................................................................................................103 ES30 Regional Airborne Surveys .......................................................................................................................104 ES31 Deep Seismic Survey Program .................................................................................................................106 ES32 Regional Gravity Surveys .........................................................................................................................109 ES33 Yilgarn Margin Geochemistry ..................................................................................................................110 ES40 Geology Online ........................................................................................................................................111 ES41 Modernize Petroleum Information Delivery System ................................................................................112 ES42 3D Geoscience ..........................................................................................................................................113 ES45 Geological Mapping and Interpretation ....................................................................................................116 ES46 Enhanced Geochronology and Acquisition of Isotope Data .....................................................................118 ES47 Shale Gas, Coal and CO2 Geosequestration Program ..............................................................................121 ES50 Strategic Industry Research Program .......................................................................................................123 ES60, ES62, ES64 Indigenous Programs ...........................................................................................................124 ES61 Access Ready Land for Petroleum and Mineral Exploration ...................................................................125 Part 6 Kimberley Science and Conservation Strategy KS01 Kimberley Science and Conservation Strategy Geophysical Surveys .....................................................129 KS02 Baseline Geochemical
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