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tas, mondo, t4p Hey guys.

Cheers for the thorough responses.

This is an excerpt from an article off the AusIMM website

Exploration for Olympic Dam-style deposits on the Gawler in the 1980s and 1990s was based on limited published data, incomplete geological and geophysical information and poorly defined models (eg Roberts and Hudson, 1983; Rutter and Esdale, 1985). With additional information now available for Olympic Dam (Reynolds, 2000, 2001; Esdale et al, 2003), high quality regional data sets over the Gawler Craton from the South Australian Geological Survey, a better understanding of mineralising fluids (Skirrow et al, 2002) and a significant body of new information released for the Prominent Hill deposit, major improvements are being made in practical aspects of exploration for these types of deposits. Most exploration companies have reviewed and updated their key exploration parameters in the light of the Prominent Hill data.

My question is, if they now have the data available to them, why would TAS try to invoke some sort of renegade methodology or "black art" practised by the TAS geophysicists. Why not just use the same location techniques that the geologists @ PH used? Maybe I'm just oversimplifying here.

Tastarga, if you are not qualified, how are so learned in this field?

Once again guys, thanks for the responses.

Marchello