b'CommitteesASEG newsASEG Technical Standards Committee: JORC updateKim Frankcombe and David Pratt haveway to achieve this has been to requirebetter understanding of geophysics may submitted a proposal to Fedex fromthe Competent Person to be an AusIMM,lead them to use geophysical data more the Technical Standards CommitteeChartered Professional in the Disciplineoften, or at least feel more comfortable regarding the current JORC review. Thisof Geology (CPGeo) or AIG, Registeredwith it.proposal is summarised below. Professional Geoscientist (RPGeo). These categories are quite broad andIn other news more test ranges for The Australasian Code for Reportingwhat constitutes sufficient experienceairborne surveying have been a recent of Exploration Results by the Jointin specialised areas is being discussed.topic of discussion and similar ranges Ore Reserve Committee (JORC) hasThe benefit to the public would be thatfor electrical techniques are also on the shortcomings with the definition ofthe information provided was accuratetable. Rio Tintos query to the committee a Competent Person. Those currentlyand not misleading or false. The benefitwas thrown to Kim Frankcombe who signing off on a stock market or publicto the ASEG would be that geologistslaments a lack of reproducible IP sites release documents are required tolearn more about geophysics and thatwith defined geology. If you share this be either a Member of the AIG or thegeophysicists are more highly valued byinterest, please inform the committee so AusIMM and self-assess that they arecontributing to specialist sections of ASXthat we can begin sharing ideas and drive suitably qualified and experienced in thereports. It would work against the steadyinterest for future research.subject matter. There is a move by thedecline in the numbers of geophysicists Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) to haveand their relative status withinTim Keeping the competency of a Competent Personorganisations. Having geologists with aASEG Technical Standards Committee Chair assessed and confirmed. The suggestedtechnical-standards@aseg.org.auASEG Young Professionals Network: Queensland joint society/student/industry networking bingo nightAfter a rollercoaster year of increasing and decreasing restrictions, PESA Queensland Division was happy to co-host our first student-industry mixer event for 2021 in October. This event was also our first industry wide event, which was jointly hosted and sponsored by the Queensland Divisions of the AIG, PESA, GSA, IAH and ASEG.We had fantastic engagement, with 80 people in attendance and a relatively even mix between students and early career and advanced industry professionals. The joint event was a great opportunity for students to network amongst a diverse spread of disciplines: from exploration, petroleum and mineral geologists and geophysicists, to hydrogeologists, academics, and a few engineers for good measure. The crowd at the mixer event (photo taken by Nick Josephs).Following a nice priming round of drinksto see everyone get involved; the rock on the bar tab, we opened the eveningprizes seemed to be a good motivator with a game of networking bingo. This(as they should) with all of them was a 5 x 5 card full of find and meetsnapped up within about 30-40 minutes. someone who, with options such as;The night continued with nibbles and has worked on a drill rig, droppedmore drinks, officially wrapping up something down a well or sump, lostaround 9 pm.something in the field, worked inWith such a successful evening under our another career. We had some beautifulbelts we look forward to running a similar rock samples as prizes for either singlejoint society mixer next year.line winners, or the super awesome meteorite prize for a decidedly harderThe prizes at the mixer event (photo taken by NickKat Gioseffi multi-line combination. It was greatJosephs). PESA Qld Committee MemberDECEMBER 2021 PREVIEW 6'