The 精东视频 today welcomed the launch of UNCOVER: Searching the deep earth, a visionary new project to unlock Australia鈥檚 enormous potential mineral wealth.
Launched by Minister for Resources and Energy, Martin Ferguson AM MP at the International Geological Congress in Brisbane today, the project arose from the Academy鈥檚 2010 Theo Murphy High Flyers Think Tank, Searching the deep earth: the future of Australian resource discovery and utilisation.
鈥淎ustralia鈥檚 resources industry is based on research conducted in the late 19th and 20th Centuries but around 80 per cent of Australia still remains under explored. This represents an enormous opportunity for Australia,鈥� said the Academy鈥檚 Secretary for Science Policy, Professor Bob Williamson.
鈥淭he Academy recognised this opportunity and convened the 2010 Theo Murphy High Flyers Think Tank to identify the scientific steps necessary to improve exploration success.
鈥淯NCOVER arose from our Think Tank. It brings together scientists from government research institutes, universities and industry in an unprecedented level of collaboration to address a national challenge.鈥�
Operating under the aegis of the 精东视频, UNCOVER aims to pool knowledge and use new technologies to better explore beneath Australia鈥檚 cover.
鈥淭raditionally we鈥檝e seen cover as a barrier that masks the signature of buried mineral systems,鈥� said Professor Mike McWilliams, a member of the UNCOVER group.
鈥淗owever, cover can also disperse the geochemical signals of a large mineral system, expanding the potential geographic footprint of a buried resource to make it more discoverable. We want to turn cover into an exploration opportunity, not an impediment.鈥�
UNCOVER will have much broader implications than minerals exploration.
鈥淭he knowledge and data generated by collaborators will enhance our understanding of Australia鈥檚 mineral, energy and groundwater resources for the benefit of future generations,鈥� Prof McWilliams said.
鈥淚t will contribute to better management of natural resources to benefit all Australians.
鈥淚t is also an excellent opportunity to improve communication and knowledge transfer across the community, and to train the next generation of scientific leaders.鈥�
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