b'Conferences and eventsNewsModern Applications of Geophysics - Mineral Case Studies: Reflections on the MAG21 symposium presented by the WA Branch of the ASEGRegis Neroni and Darren Huntshould probably be better at documenting and publicising our regis@exploregeo.com.auexperience. Even if the resulting case studies are only for internal d.hunt@terraresources.com.au circulation, they will make a great reference for new starters and seasoned staff alike. Good case studies are rare and precious, Abstracts and unfortunately their authors tend to shy away from recording devices. That is the reason why MAG21 presentations were not streamed nor filmed, to the disappointment of many colleagues who could not be with us on the day. On the flipside, this policy attracted a strong participation from mining companies that would have otherwise declined the invitation to contribute due to the omnipresent pressure around permission to openly share proprietary information (which alone is a matter probably worth discussing separately).Attendees also thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to reconnect with colleagues in person, especially after the AEGC 2021 had to be converted to a virtual event. We were fortunate to be able to gather as a community whilst other state branches were facing much tougher restrictions, and we decided to respectfully make the most out of it. Whilst on the topic, we also would like to commend the organising committee who worked tirelessly to put this symposium together with only two months notice in an uncertain pandemic world.A stellar list of speakers was invited to contribute to the technical programme. Their participation was greatly appreciated and exceeded expectations. Congratulations to Tim Dohey who was the deserving recipient of the best presentation awardas voted by the attendees! The abstracts for the 14 high quality talks are appended below, and most of the presentation material is available for download on the ASEG website. A small number of presenters were encouraged to recycle old talks in a session dedicated to classics. This may come as a surprise to some as this would normally not be an acceptable practice at larger conferences, many of which request the presentation Summary of novel work. MAG21 took a slightly different perspective, acknowledging that old case studies are still relevant to the The inaugural symposium on Modern Applications ofindustry, and a useful guide for the generations of applied Geophysics (MAG21) was held at Frasers Kings Park in Perth ongeoscientists to come. Good case studies do not grow old, and 24 November 2021. The one-day face-to-face event targetingrobust exploration success stories need to be regularly narrated, both geophysicists and geologists followed a similar formatespecially if they have not already been captured in the scientific to the mini-workshop series on Airborne EM and Geophysicalliterature. A key takeaway message from the various stories told Inversion held in 2012 and 2014 respectively. Over the courseon the day was that the work leading to some of the biggest of the day a great selection of mineral geophysics case studiesdiscoveries is not necessarily what would be considered as was presented to a full venue. The broad and engaging rangeleading edge, innovative or fancy. Several speakers even of topics featured examples of applications of geophysicsmentioned that in hindsight the discovery was not complicated, from exploration and discovery to evaluation of mineralbut achieved with the systematic application of traditional deposits throughout Australia, North and South America.exploration methods.Complementing this, attendees were able to admire a collectionMAG21 was very well attended with over 140 geoscientists. of rock and core samples from some of the depicted deposits,It was pleasing to see such a diverse crowd from different or mingle during the dedicated four hours of networkingbackgrounds within the exploration industry. It was activities. Registration fees for this fully catered event wereparticularly encouraging to see a strong cohort of student kept reasonable ($200 for ASEG and AIG Members, $75 forand graduate geoscientists - we hope to see these young ASEG Student Members and $300 for others) thanks to thewomen and men contributing as speakers at future events. The support of our generous sponsors; namely First Quantumsuccess and popularity of the inaugural MAG21 symposium Minerals, Fortescue Metals Group, IGO Limited, Mira Geoscience,has inspired us to make this a regular event. The format, timing Moombarriga Geoscience, NRG, Southern Geoscienceand location of future MAG events is not decided yet, but Consultants and Xcalibur Multiphysics. case studies will likely continue to be a central theme. Any Case studies are crowd favourites, as they unite the interestsfeedback, suggestions or offer to help organising MAG22 will of all exploration geoscientists. As industry practitioners, webe appreciated!19 PREVIEW FEBRUARY 2022'