b'NewsGeophysics in the surveysGeological Survey of New South Wales: Largest geophysical survey datarelease in NSWThe Geological Survey of New SouthMinEx Collaborative Research Centrelatest statewide images. The magnetic Wales (GSNSW), as part of Mining,(CRC), which is working to improveimage is due for release in May 2024 and Exploration and Geoscience Divisionexploration in mineralised terrainthe radiometric image in May 2025.of the Department of Regional NSW,under cover. GSNSW will acquireThe NSW Department of Customer completed six geophysical surveysgeophysical data over the greaterService Spatial Services has acquired between 2022 and 2023, totallingForbes to Dubbo region and aroundairborne gravity over the entire state about $6million, and covering a sixthCobar to support mapping and drillingof NSW at 2.5km spacing to improve of the state with new geophysical dataas part of MinEx CRC. the NSW geodetic model. GSNSW (Figure1). The data acquired supportsOur ongoing mission is to providecollaborated with DCS-SS to infill coverage numerous projects:precompetitive geophysical data, toover the New England Orogen to 1.25km Exploration in NSW for critical mineralsencourage mineral exploration. Youspacing. These data will be publicly and high-tech metals. GSNSW hascan access all our open-file geophysicalavailable in June 2024 and merged into acquired geophysical data arounddata through MinViewthe link has allthe statewide gravity image which will be Cobar, Forbes to Dubbo and in thegeophysical data layers pre-loaded. release in the second half of 2024. New England Orogen as these areasGSNSW collaborated with Geoscience are highly prospective for criticalAustralia to acquire many of the surveys.GSNSW also completed a hybrid shallow minerals and high-tech metals andAirborne electromagnetic (AEM) dataand deep-crustal reflection seismic where improved geophysics will aidwas acquired at 2.5 km line spacing. Thesurvey over approximately 500 km of mineraldiscovery. data is available for download and thereroads and tracks around Cobar. This data NSW Governments Drought Proofingwill be 3D sections (curtains) available forwill be released in February 2024.Project. GSNSW has been searching forviewing in MinView from February 2024. Please use MinView to download and deep groundwater for use in times ofview our publicly released data.drought. Our programme focuses onThe Yathong airborne magnetic and Devonian sandstones in the Bancanniaradiometric survey used a gradient and Yathong troughs and smallmagnetic system to better resolve theAstrid Carlton Devonian basins in the greater Dubbofaint magnetic anomalies in WesternGeological Survey of New South Walesto Forbes region. NSW. These data will be merged into theE astrid.carlton@planning.nsw.gov.auVenue and dates locked in for ASEGs inaugural DISCOVER conference!1518 October 2024 Wrest Point Hotel, HobartFigure 1. Map of geophysical surveys completed in 2022 to 2023.28 PREVIEWFEBRUARY 2024'