Curnamona Sedimentary Basins

The Palaeo-Mesoproterozoic Curnamona Province is overlain by sedimentary basins containing Neoproterozoic, Cambrian, Mesozoic and Cenozoic sediments. These cover sediments can introduce considerable complexities and costs to mineral exploration within bedrock.

This 3D model of cover overlying the Curnamona Province was created as a convenient way of visualising the distribution and thickness of these basin sediments.

The model enables depth estimations from the surface to key surfaces, including top of Palaeo-Mesoproterozoic, base of Cambrian, base of Mesozoic and base of Cenozoic. Depth estimations are derived from a combination of drillhole data, seismic interpretation and aeromagnetic modelling.

Curnamona Sedimentary Basins 3D Model

Note: these models are presented as a 'proof of concept' only and their accuracy (spatial or otherwise) should not be relied upon for exploration or other decision making processes.

Publication Date: December 2009