Objectives Encourage energy and mineral resource exploration in Australia.
Assist responsible resource and environmental management. To achieve these objectives a number of approaches have been and are being used by NGMA projects. Each approach or technique is applied to test new concepts or improve exploration methods. In basement terrains a key requirement in defining mineral systems is a better understanding of the 3D structure of the crust. New high resolution airborne magnetic and gamma-ray spectrometric data, new gravity data, and precise geochronology for establishing time relationships of key geological units and events, and metallogenic studies are important elements in developing the understanding.