pmd*CRC Architecture A1 Project. Final Project Report

Architecture A1 Project -What are the fundamental characteristics of mineralised (trans-lithospheric) fault systems? The principal aim of the project has been to understand why some faults systems are mineralised and why others are barren, and whether a mantle component is essential to form major ore deposits. The objective of the study has been to determine, and rank, a set of critical parameters that could be applied to identify favourable conduits for ore-forming fluids and whether these fault systems are likely to be metallogenically well-endowed with respect to precious and base metal mineralisation.