b'Geophysics in the surveysNewsGeological Survey of New South Wales: NSWs largest geophysical data acquisition campaignThe Geological Survey of New South Wales (GSNSW) is preparing for its largest geophysical data acquisition campaignever! In 2022 through to 2023 eight geophysical surveys, at a total cost of $4.4 million, will be carried out covering over a sixth of the state, and new geophysical data will be generated (Figure 1). The data acquired will support numerous projects, such as:Our ongoing mission to provide precompetitive geophysical data to encourage exploration. You can access all our open-file geophysical data through MinView, this link has all the geophysical data layers pre-loaded.NSWs Critical Minerals Strategy,Figure 1.Map of proposed geophysical surveys. Please use the QR code tounveiled last year by NSW Deputyrequest a download that contains a shapefile of the proposed survey boundaries:Premier and Minister responsible for resources Paul Toole. GSNSW will acquire geophysical data around Cobar, Forbes to Dubbo and in the New England Orogen, as these areas are highly prospective for critical minerals and require improved geophysics to aid mineral discoveries.The NSW Governments Future Ready Regions strategy. The GSNSW will be looking for deep groundwater and rocks in which to store water during times of surplus. GSNSW is focusing on Devonian sandstones in the Bancannia and Yathong troughs and small Devonian basins in the greater Dubbo to Forbes region. And,The MinEx Collaborative Research Centre (CRC), which is working to improve exploration in mineralised terrain under cover. GSNSW will acquire geophysical data over the greater Forbes to Dubbo region to support mapping and drilling as part of MinEx CRC.GSNSW will collaborate with Geoscience Australia to acquire many of the planned surveys. Airborne electromagnetic (AEM) data will be acquired at 2.5 km line spacing. Airborne magnetic and radiometric (AMR) data will be acquired at 200 m line spacing with a flight height of 60 m. New gravity data will improve existing coverage to 1 - 2 km spacing, and deep crustal reflection seismic data will be acquired over approximately 350 km of roads and tracks.All data will be made publicly availableFigure 2.Maps showing boundaries of magnetic (top) and radiometric (bottom) surveys used in the through MinView throughout 2022 andState-wide merges. Grey surveys were used in the pre-2020 State-wide merge. The coloured surveys (blue 2023. and green) are surveys that have been incorporated into the new 2022 merges.23 PREVIEW AUGUST 2022'