b'Geophysics in CSIRONewsCSIRO: New mobile petrophysical laboratoryCSIRO, together with AuScope, the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) and The University of Melbourne, have containerised a petrophysical logging systemthe Geotek Multi-Sensor Core Logger (MSCL)for use across Australia by government, researchers, and industry. The system provides a stable and reliable platform for measuring co-located petrophysical properties on core through a suite of passive and active geophysical and geochemical sensors.The Mobile Petrophysical Laboratory (MPL) will facilitate the collection of petrophysical data on a national scale, building a continental petrophysical database that is standardised and nationally comparable. These collated data will provide constraints to geophysical modelling and improve the current understanding of rock properties across the continent at regional,The new Mobile Petrophysical Laboratory (MPL)exploration project and ore body scales.These data will also augment existing mineralogical and geological datasets, resulting in a more complete dataset for input into more complex and machine-based algorithms that will improve the use of multi-disciplinary approaches to modelling. This will provide a step-change in our interpretation and assessment of geological features and properties at both regional and local scales, ultimately providing crucial information for the identification of mineral footprints through cover.The end goal of this project is to improve models developed from geophysics, by increasing the acquisition of petrophysical data within mineral exploration programmes and to develop research that informs how these data can be used to complement existing data and interpretation to assist with bridging the gap between geophysics and geology.For more information or to request use ofThe interior of the MPL featuring the Geotek Multi-Sensor Core Logger (MSCL-S).the laboratory please contact Shane Mul. (MPL Project Lead) or visit https://research.csiro.au/mpl/.Shane Mul Mineral Resources, CSIROshane.mule@csiro.auDECEMBER 2021 PREVIEW 26'