AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Australia's Identified Mineral Resources 2006

Geoscience Australia provides information on the nation's future capacity to produce mineral resources. Australia's Identified Mineral Resources is an annual nation-wide assessment of Australia's ore reserves and mineral resources. All major and a number of minor mineral commodities mined in Australia are assessed.
Australia's economic demonstrated resources (EDR) of the following mineral commodities increased during 2005 - bauxite, cobalt, diamond (gem and industrial), iron ore, manganese, nickel, rutile, silver, uranium, zinc and zircon. EDR of black coal, copper, gold and tantalum decreased in the same period. EDR for brown coal, magnesite, molybdenum, niobium, platinum group metals, shale oil, and vanadium remained at levels similar to those reported in 2005.
Increases in EDR were due to on-going drilling and evaluation of known deposits resulting in the transfer (re-assessment) of resources from inferred or sub-economic categories into EDR, and discoveries of new deposits or extensions of known deposits. A few mining companies re-estimated ore reserves and mineral resources more conservatively, notably in regard to black coal, to comply with the requirements of the Australasian Code for Reporting of Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves (JORC Code).

Tags: AU, Earth Sciences, GA Publication, Published_External, Report, commodities, mineral deposits, mineral exploration, resource assessment
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
New national geoscience datasets in Australia: geology, geophysics and geochemistry

New National Geoscience Datasets in Australia: Geology, Geophysics and Geochemistry In 2006, the Australian Government announced a new Energy Security Initiative, which led to the establishment, among others, of the Onshore Energy Security Program (OESP) at Geoscience Australia. This Program, which has a budget of A$58.9 million over 5 years, is deploying several data acquisition programs (seismic, radiometric, magneto-telluric, airborne electromagnetic, and geochemical) to attract investment in exploration for onshore petroleum, geothermal, uranium and thorium energy resources in Australia (Johnson 2006). Three new, national-scale geoscience initiatives are under way in Australia with the aim to provide energy and mineral explorers with state-of-the-art pre-competitive data and information about the continent's potential resources. (1) A digital geological map provides a seamless and consistent coverage of geological units at 1:1,000,000 scale. It is underpinned by a national stratigraphic index database to ensure uniform and consistent unit description and classification and nomenclature usage. (2) An Australia-wide airborne geophysical survey that has been used to level all of Australia's public-domain radioelement data to a common datum. This enables interpreters to make accurate comparisons between radiometric signatures in different parts of the continent. (3) A low-density geochemical survey aims to provide a national geochemical data layer using consistent sampling medium and methods, as well as consistent sample preparation and analysis. Large-scale geochemical patterns thus revealed are hoped to point to new areas of exploration potential. The two latter projects are funded under the Australian Government's Onshore Energy Security Program. Together, these three national geoscience datasets will help make Australia a more attractive destination for energy and mineral exploration investments.

Tags: AU, Earth Sciences, External Publication, Published_External, Scientific Journal Paper
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
Geochemical map of Australia (First Edition) - Gd (gadolinium) series

Map(s) of Gd (gadolinium) concentration (Total content, Aqua Regia soluble content, and/or Mobile Metal Ion soluble content) in Top Outlet Sediment (TOS) and/or Bottom Outlet Sediment (BOS) samples, dry-sieved to &lt;2 mm and/or &lt;75 um grain size fractions. Source: The Geochemical Atlas of Australia (Caritat and Cooper, 2011)

Tags: AU, Earth Sciences, Geoscience, Published_External, Thematic Map, geochemistry, mapping, regolith
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
Hitchcock 1:100 000 unpublished topographic map

At this scale 1cm on the map represents 1km on the ground. Each map covers a minimum area of 0.5 degrees longitude by 0.5 degrees latitude or about 54 kilometres by 54 kilometres. The contour interval is 20 metres.

Tags: 100K unpublished, AU-NT, Published_External, Topographic Map, Topology
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
Rawlinson 1:250 000, R502 historical topographic map

The R502 series of maps has been replaced by the National Topographic Map Series (NTMS). The R502 series consists of 542 map sheets and covers Australia at a scale of 1:250,000. It was compiled from aerial photography, but only about one quarter of the series was contoured. The standard sheet size is 1 degree of latitude by 1.5 degrees of longitude. Transverse Mercator map projection and Clark 1858 datum were used. Coverage of the country was completed in 1968.

Tags: 250K scale, AU_WA, Published_External, Topographic Map, Topology
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
Leeming 1:100 000 unpublished topographic map

At this scale 1cm on the map represents 1km on the ground. Each map covers a minimum area of 0.5 degrees longitude by 0.5 degrees latitude or about 54 kilometres by 54 kilometres. The contour interval is 20 metres.

Tags: 100K unpublished, AU-WA, Published_External, Topographic Map, Topology
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
Eastern Kulgera Gravity (P198256), gravity point data

Gravity data measures small changes in gravity due to changes in the density of rocks beneath the Earth's surface. The data collected are processed via standard methods to ensure the response recorded is that due only to the rocks in the ground. The results produce datasets that can be interpreted to reveal the geological structure of the sub-surface. The processed data is checked for quality by GA geophysicists to ensure that the final data released by GA are fit-for-purpose.
 This Eastern Kulgera Gravity (P198256) contains a total of 471 point data values acquired at a spacing between 1000 and 5000 metres. The data is located in NT and were acquired in 1982, under project No. 198256 for Nicron Resources Ltd.

Tags: Australia, EARTH SCIENCES, Earth sciences, GADDS2.0, NCI, NT, Published_External, geophysical survey, geophysics, gravity, ground digital data, point, point located data, survey 198256
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
MRTAS Flinders Island potassium grid geodetic

The radiometric, or gamma-ray spectrometric method, measures the natural variations in the gamma-rays detected near the Earth's surface as the result of the natural radioactive decay of potassium (K), uranium (U) and thorium (Th). The data collected are processed via standard methods to ensure the response recorded is that due only to the rocks in the ground. The results produce datasets that can be interpreted to reveal the geological structure of the sub-surface. The processed data is checked for quality by GA geophysicists to ensure that the final data released by GA are fit-for-purpose.
This radiometric potassium grid has a cell size of 0.00042 degrees (approximately 41m) and shows potassium element concentration of the Flinders Island, Tasmania, 2007 in units of percent (or %). The data used to produce this grid was acquired in 2007 by the TAS Government, and consisted of 18426 line-kilometres of data at 200m line spacing and 90m terrain clearance.

Tags: Australia, EARTH SCIENCES, Earth sciences, GADDS2.0, K, NCI, Published_External, TAS, airborne digital data, gamma-ray, geophysical survey, geophysics, grid, potassium, rad, radiometrics, raster, spectrometry, survey 1142
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
L022 La Grange seismic reflection survey, WA, 1955

A Seismic reflection survey was conducted by the Bureau of Mineral Resources during 1955 7 in the La Grange area of Western Australia. The object orthe Survey was to investigate the sedimentary development of the Canning Basin south of the Fenton Fault. A sedimentary section of at least 4,400 feet and possibly as much as 7,000 to 8,000 feet was indicated. Although no evidence of an angular unconformity was obtained, there is probably a change in the type of sedimentation at 2,760 feet.

Tags: AU-WA, HVC_144637, Published_External, Seismic Data seismic survey, Seismology and Seismic Exploration, geophysics, petroleum exploration, seismic reflection, seismic velocity
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
Inyitbar 1:50 000 topographic map

Product Specifications Coverage: Partial coverage, predominantly in northern Australia, along major transport routes, and other selected areas. About 1000 maps have been published to date. Currency: Ranges from 1968 to 2006. Coordinates: Geographical and UTM. Datum: AGD66, new edition WGS84; AHD. Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator UTM. Medium: Paper, flat copies only.

Tags: 50K scale, AU-NT, Published_External, Topographic Map, Topology, topography
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
Towards an updated national seismic assessment for Australia

Geoscience Australia has produced a draft National Seismic Hazard Assessment (NSHA18), together with contributions from the wider Australian seismology community. This paper provides an overview of the provisional peak ground acceleration (PGA) hazard values and discusses rationale for changes in the proposed design values at the 1/500-year annual exceedance probability (AEP) level relative to Standards Australia’s AS1170.4–2007 design maps. The NSHA18 update yields many important advances on its predecessors, including: consistent expression of earthquake magnitudes in moment magnitude; inclusion of epistemic uncertainty through the use of third-party
source models; inclusion of a national fault-source model; inclusion of epistemic uncertainty on fault-slip-model magnitude-frequency distributions and earthquake clustering; and the use of modern ground-motion models through a weighted logic tree framework.
In general, the 1/500-year AEP seismic hazard values across Australia have decreased relative to the earthquake hazard factors the AS1170.4–2007, in most localities significantly. The key reasons for the decrease in seismic hazard factors are due to: the reduction in the rates of moderate-to-large earthquakes through revision of earthquake magnitudes; the increase in b-values through the conversion of local magnitudes to moment magnitudes, particularly in eastern Australia, and; the use of modern ground-motion attenuation models.
Whilst the seismic hazard is generally lower than in the present standard, we observe that the relative proportion of the Australian landmass exceeding given PGA thresholds is consistent with other national hazard models for stable continental regions.
Abstract presented at the 2017 Australian Earthquake Engineering Society (AEES) Conference

Tags: AS1170.4, EARTH SCIENCES, Published_External, earthquake magnitude, ground-motion models, probabilistic seismic hazard analysis - PSHA, seismic hazard
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
AUSGeoid98 v.1.0 data files: Curnamona (sh54-14)

AUSGeoid98 data files contain a 2 minute grid of AUSGeoid98 data covering the Australian region, which you can use to interpolate geoid-ellipsoid separations for the positions required.You can use your own interpolation software, or you can use Geoscience Australia's Windows Interpolation software (Winter). The data files are text files in a standard format that cover the same area as standard topographic map areas. Files covering both 1:250,000 (approximately 100 x 150 km) and 1:1,000,000 (approximately 400 x 600 km) map areas are available. There is a 4 minute overlap on all sides of each area. Data format: AUSGeoid98 data files have a header record at the start of each file, to distinguish them from the superseded AUSGeoid93 data files. AUSGeoid98 data files show the geoid-ellipsoid separation to 3 decimal places, while the superseded AUSGeoid93 data files showed only 2 decimal places. AUSGeoid98 deflections of the vertical were computed from the geoid-ellipsoid separation surface, while the AUSGeoid93 deflections of the vertical were computed from OSU91A.

Tags: AU, AUSGeoid98, Geodesy, Geodetic Data, Published_External, dataset, geodesy
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
Mackunda 1:100 000 unpublished topographic map

At this scale 1cm on the map represents 1km on the ground. Each map covers a minimum area of 0.5 degrees longitude by 0.5 degrees latitude or about 54 kilometres by 54 kilometres. The contour interval is 20 metres.

Tags: 100K unpublished, AU-QLD, Published_External, Topographic Map, Topology
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
Mittagong 1:50 000 topographic map

Product Specifications Coverage: Partial coverage, predominantly in northern Australia, along major transport routes, and other selected areas. About 1000 maps have been published to date. Currency: Ranges from 1968 to 2006. Coordinates: Geographical and UTM. Datum: AGD66, new edition WGS84; AHD. Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator UTM. Medium: Paper, flat copies only.

Tags: 50K scale, AU-NSW, Published_External, Topographic Map, Topology, topography
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
Alligator River Gravity (P197316), gravity point data

Gravity data measures small changes in gravity due to changes in the density of rocks beneath the Earth's surface. The data collected are processed via standard methods to ensure the response recorded is that due only to the rocks in the ground. The results produce datasets that can be interpreted to reveal the geological structure of the sub-surface. The processed data is checked for quality by GA geophysicists to ensure that the final data released by GA are fit-for-purpose.
 This Alligator River Gravity (P197316) contains a total of 124 point data values acquired at a spacing of 850 metres. The data is located in NT and were acquired in 1973, under project No. 197316 for Bureau of Mineral Resources (BMR).

Tags: Australia, EARTH SCIENCES, Earth sciences, GADDS2.0, NCI, NT, Published_External, geophysical survey, geophysics, gravity, ground digital data, point, point located data, survey 197316
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
Tanami NS 1F - TMI RTP 1VD grid (AWAGS)

Total magnetic intensity (TMI) data measures variations in the intensity of the Earth's magnetic field caused by the contrasting content of rock-forming minerals in the Earth crust. Magnetic anomalies can be either positive (field stronger than normal) or negative (field weaker) depending on the susceptibility of the rock. The data are processed via standard methods to ensure the response recorded is that due only to the rocks in the ground. The results produce datasets that can be interpreted to reveal the geological structure of the sub-surface. The processed data is checked for quality by GA geophysicists to ensure that the final data released by GA are fit-for-purpose. .
 This Tanami NS 1F - TMI RTP 1VD grid (AWAGS) is the first vertical derivative of the TMI RTP grid of the NTGS Tanami NS 1F Region Detailed Airborne Magnetic Radiometric and Digital Elevation Survey, NT, 2018 survey.
This grid has a cell size of 0.00018 degrees (approximately 20m) , and given in units of nT per metre (nT/m).  The data used to produce the TMI grid was acquired in 2018 by the NT Government, and consisted of 5323 line-kilometres of data at 100m line spacing and 60m terrain clearance. The data has had a variable reduction to the pole applied to centre the magnetic anomaly over the magnetised body. The VRTP processing followed a differential reduction to pole calculation up to 5th order polynomial. Magnetic inclination and declination were derived from the IGRF-11 geomagnetic reference model using a data representative date and elevation representative of the survey. A first vertical derivative was calculated by applying a fast Fourier transform (FFT) process to the TMI RTP grid of the NTGS Tanami NS 1F Region Detailed Airborne Magnetic Radiometric and Digital Elevation Survey, NT, 2018 survey to produce this grid. This grid was calculated using an algorithm from the INTREPID Geophysics software package. This grid shows the magnetic response of subsurface features with contrasting magnetic susceptibilities. The grid can also be used to locate structural features such as dykes.

Tags: 1VD, Australia, EARTH SCIENCES, Earth sciences, GADDS2.0, NCI, NT, Published_External, RTP, TMI, airborne digital data, first vertical derivative, geophysical survey, geophysics, greyscale, grid, image, mag, magnetics, magnetism, palaeomagnetism, reduced to the pole, survey 1312, total magnetic intensity
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
AAGD07: A new absolute gravity datum for Australian gravity and new standards for the Australian National Gravity Database

The current Australian gravity datum, Isogal84, is defined by the Australian Fundamental Gravity Network (AFGN).  The AFGN consists of more than 950 stations at over 250 locations throughout Australia with the first stations in the network being established in the early 1950's.  Prior to Isogal84, the datum was based on relative ties to overseas sites. The Isogal84 datum is based on 5 absolute gravity sites within Australia that were established in 1979 using a Soviet absolute gravimeter.
Absolute gravity measurements conducted at 60 AFGN sites by Geoscience Australia using a portable absolute gravimeter have shown that the Isogal84 datum is 78 microgals (1 microgal = 1x10-8 m/s2) higher than the absolute measurements.  A new gravity datum, the Australian Absolute Gravity Datum 2007 (AAGD07), has been defined based on these absolute gravity measurements and the AFGN and the Australian National Gravity Database (ANGD) have been adjusted to this new datum.
Concurrent with implementing AAGD07, the formulae used for reducing gravity data in the ANGD have been reviewed and updated. These changes include using the 1980 International Gravity Formula, ellipsoidal heights, and a spherical cap bouguer correction that accounts for the Earth's curvature.  These new formulae provide more accurate anomalies, particularly in longer wavelengths which will be beneficial to regional studies.

Tags: AU, Conference Paper, Earth Sciences, External Publication, Published_External, data standards, geophysics, gravity
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
GSNSW Exploration NSW Area T Moree dose rate grid geodetic

The radiometric, or gamma-ray spectrometric method, measures the natural variations in the gamma-rays detected near the Earth's surface as the result of the natural radioactive decay of potassium (K), uranium (U) and thorium (Th). The data collected are processed via standard methods to ensure the response recorded is that due only to the rocks in the ground. The results produce datasets that can be interpreted to reveal the geological structure of the sub-surface. The processed data is checked for quality by GA geophysicists to ensure that the final data released by GA are fit-for-purpose. The terrestrial dose rate grid is derived as a linear combination of the filtered K, U and Th grids. A low pass filter is applied to this grid to generate the filtered terrestrial dose rate grid.
This GSNSW Exploration NSW Area T Moree dose rate grid geodetic has a cell size of 0.00077 degrees (approximately 80m) and shows the terrestrial dose rate of the NSW DMR, Discovery 2000, AREA T, MOREE, NSW 2001. The data used to produce this grid was acquired in 2001 by the NSW Government, and consisted of 29063 line-kilometres of data at 400m line spacing and 80m terrain clearance.

Tags: Australia, EARTH SCIENCES, Earth sciences, GADDS2.0, K, NASVD, NCI, NSW, Published_External, Th, U, airborne digital data, dose, dose rate, gamma-ray, geophysical survey, geophysics, grid, potassium, rad, radiometrics, raster, rate, spectrometry, survey 757, thorium, uranium
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
GSV Murray Basin Horsham Vic magnetic grid geodetic

Total magnetic intensity (TMI) data measures variations in the intensity of the Earth's magnetic field caused by the contrasting content of rock-forming minerals in the Earth crust. Magnetic anomalies can be either positive (field stronger than normal) or negative (field weaker) depending on the susceptibility of the rock. The data are processed via standard methods to ensure the response recorded is that due only to the rocks in the ground. The results produce datasets that can be interpreted to reveal the geological structure of the sub-surface. The processed data is checked for quality by GA geophysicists to ensure that the final data released by GA are fit-for-purpose.
This GSV Murray Basin Horsham Vic magnetic grid geodetic has a cell size of 0.0005 degrees (approximately 50m). The units are in nanoTesla (or nT). The data used to produce this grid was acquired in 1980 by the VIC Government, and consisted of 71729 line-kilometres of data at 250m line spacing and 80m terrain clearance.

Tags: Australia, EARTH SCIENCES, Earth sciences, GADDS2.0, NCI, Published_External, TMI, VIC, airborne digital data, geophysical survey, geophysics, grid, mag, magnetics, magnetism, palaeomagnetism, raster, survey 1507, total magnetic intensity
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
Robinson River Special 1:250 000 topographic map

This map is part of the series that covers the whole of Australia at a scale of 1:250 000 (1cm on a map represents 2.5 km on the ground) and comprises 513 maps. This is the largest scale at which published topographic maps cover the entire continent. Each standard map covers an area of 1.5 degrees longitude by 1 degree latitude or about 150 kilometres from east to west and 110 kilometres from north to south. There are about 50 special maps in the series and these maps cover a non-standard area. Typically, where a map produced on standard sheet lines is largely ocean it is combined with its landward neighbour. These maps contain natural and constructed features including road and rail infrastructure, vegetation, hydrography, contours (interval 50m), localities and some administrative boundaries. The topographic map and data index shows coverage of the sheets. Product Specifications Coverage: The series covers the whole of Australia with 513 maps. Currency: Ranges from 1995 to 2009. 95% of maps have a reliability date of 1994 or later. Coordinates: Geographical and either AMG or MGA (post-1993) Datum: AGD66, GDA94, AHD. Projection: Universal Traverse Mercator (UTM) Medium: Paper, flat and folded copies.

Tags: 250K scale, AU-NT, Published_External, Topographic Map, Topology, topography
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
Geelong 1:50 000 topographic map

Product Specifications Coverage: Partial coverage, predominantly in northern Australia, along major transport routes, and other selected areas. About 1000 maps have been published to date. Currency: Ranges from 1968 to 2006. Coordinates: Geographical and UTM. Datum: AGD66, new edition WGS84; AHD. Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator UTM. Medium: Paper, flat copies only.

Tags: 50K scale, AU-VIC, Published_External, Topographic Map, Topology, topography
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data