Minerals Assessment

The collection of information and report preparation on the mineral resources and the mineral potential of the Gippsland region were undertaken cooperatively between officers of the Australian Geological Survey Organisation and Minerals and Petroleum Victoria. An economic assessment of mineral resources was prepared by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Minerals and Petroleum Victoria.

The aim of the regional assessment of minerals potential is to draw together new and existing information to aid the consideration of economic effects of forest use options to be considered in the development of the Regional Forest Agreement (RFA). 

The report is available in the following formats

MAPS

The reports maps are available in the following formats 

• "Map 1 Surface Geology "
  
  PDF [3.3mb]
  GIF [796kb]
  
  
• "Map 2 Mineral Occurrances"
  
  PDF [1.7mb]
  GIF [502kb]
  
  
• "Map 3 Composite Mineral Potential "
  
  PDF [1.2mb]
  GIF [490kb]
  
  
• "Map 4 Cumulative Mineral Potential "
  
  PDF [1.5mb]
  GIF [492kb]

FIGURES

The report's Figures are available in the following formats

• "Figure 2 Land Tenure and Exploration Licences "
  
   PDF [351kb]
  GIF [140kb]
  
  
• "Figure 3 Mineral Potential Tracts for Slate-Belt Gold Deposits"
  
   PDF [234kb]
  GIF [64kb]
  
  
• "Figure 4 Mineral Potential Tracts for Disseminated Gold Deposits"
  
   PDF [286kb]
  GIF [83kb]
  
  
• "Figure 5 Mineral Potential Tracts for Epithermal Deposits for Gold and Silver"
  
   PDF [235kb]
  GIF [59kb]
  
  
• "Figure 6 Mineral Potential Tracts for Alluvial Gold"
  
   PDF [253kb]
  GIF [68kb]
  
  
• "Figure 7 Mineral Potential Tracts for Porphyry Copper-Gold Deposits"
  
   PDF [244kb]
  GIF [64kb]
  
  
• "Figure 8 Mineral Potential Tracts for Volcanic Associated Massive Sulphide Base Metal Deposits"
  
   PDF [238kb]
  GIF [60kb]
  
  
• "Figure 9 Mineral Potential Tracts for Gold Associated with Volcanic Massive Sulphide Base Metal Deposits"
  
   PDF [241kb]
  GIF [61kb]
  
  
• "Figure 10 Mineral Potential Tracts for Irish Style Base Metal Deposits"
  
   PDF [231kb]
  GIF [56kb]
  
  
• "Figure 11 Mineral Potential Tracts for Tin Vein Deposits"
  
   PDF [244kb]
  GIF [63kb]
  
  
• "Figure 12 Mineral Potential Tracts for Tin Greisen Deposits"
  
   PDF [236kb]
  GIF [59kb]
  
  
• "Figure 13 Mineral Potential Tracts for Tungsten-Molybdenum Deposits"
  
   PDF [248kb]
  GIF [64kb]
  
  
• "Figure 14 Mineral Potential Tracts for Tungsten Skarn Deposits"
  
   PDF [239kb]
  GIF [60kb]
  
  
• "Figure 15 Mineral Potential Tracts for Nickel Copper Deposits"
  
   PDF [235kb]
  GIF [58kb]
  
  
• "Figure 16 Mineral Potential Tracts for Sandstone Type Uranium Deposits"
  
   PDF [243kb]
  GIF [67kb]
  
  
• "Figure 17 Mineral Potential Tracts for Sediment Hosted Copper Deposits in Red Bed Sediments"
  
   PDF [241kb]
  GIF [61kb]
  
  
• "Figure 18 Mineral Potential Tracts for Brown Coal"
  
   PDF [252kb]
  GIF [65kb]
  
  
• "Figure 19 Mineral Potential Tracts for Dimension Stone Deposits"
  
   PDF [247kb]
  GIF [67kb]
  
  
• "Figure 20 Mineral Potential Tracts for Limestone Deposits"
  
   PDF [243kb]
  GIF [62kb]
  
  
• "Figure 21 Mineral Potential Tracts for Silica Sand Deposits"
  
   PDF [244kb]
  GIF [65kb]
  
  
• "Figure 22 Mineral Potential Tracts for Kaolin Deposits"
  
   PDF [245kb]
  GIF [63kb]
  
  
• "Figure 23 Mineral Potential Tracts for Bauxite Deposits"
  
   PDF [235kb]
  GIF [57kb]