North Pilbara NGMA Project (1995-2000): Scientific Highlights

AGSO and the Western Australia Geological Survey produced this paper under the National Geoscience Mapping Accord between 1995 and 2000. It describes scientific highlights and the creation of regional thematic synthesis datasets for the North Pilbara region. The work aimed to document differences between early-mid and late Archaean mineral systems to develop more robust exploration models.

Use Cases

• Developing mineral exploration models based on regional thematic synthesis datasets.
• Comparing early-mid Archaean and late Archaean mineral systems as described in the paper.
• Researching new exploration tools for Archaean terranes based on the project's findings.

Strengths

• Produced by a joint effort between AGSO and the Western Australia Geological Survey (GSWA).
• Focuses on a specific, well-defined project conducted from 1995 to 2000.
• Aims to create models for the entire Archaean era, providing a broad temporal scope.

Limitations

• The primary data format is a PDF/HTML paper; underlying raw datasets are not directly accessible.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network (hosting platform); original work by AGSO and Western Australia Geological Survey.

Collection Method

Joint research project conducted under the National Geoscience Mapping Accord.

Time Range

1995-2000

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-05 07:09:53.670633; freshness should be verified.

Geography

North Pilbara region, Western Australia