Mount Isa: The First 100 Years and Outlook for the Future

with Dr Richard Lilly and Damian Kelly

Photo credit: Dr Richard Lilly

We are proud to introduce Dr. Richard Lilly, FSEG, MAusIMM, MAIG the Program Leader and co-founder of the National Exploration Undercover School (NExUS), which aims to prepare Australia’s most promising geoscientists for a career in the minerals industry. Between 2007-2015 Richard worked for Mount Isa Mines exploration, and since 2015, as an industry-funded economic geology researcher and lecturer at the University of Adelaide. In 2022 Richard was named the STEMM Educator of the Year (University or RTO) at the South Australian Science Excellence and Innovation Awards for his work with NExUS. Richard is passionate about rocks, ore systems, exploration, and teaching/mentoring the next generation of geoscientists.

Richard will be interviewed by Damian Kelly. An internationally-experienced petroleum geophysicist, with experience working in New Zealand, India, Egypt, Argentine, Ghana and Ireland. Damian’s key focus is onshore and offshore 2D and 3D seismic data interpretation (seismic stratigraphy), structural model building, and reservoir characterisation (QI); and managing key in- and out-sourced geo-technical projects.

This presentation will consider how Mount Isa is one of the great Cu-Pb-Zn ore deposits of the world and how it has driven economic development of the NW Queensland minerals province, as well as great geological debate. This talk will look at the discovery and first 100 years of mining at the deposit, and the outlook for the future.

Please note: the Zoom link will be emailed to all registrants closer to the event date. This event may be recorded. If you have any questions, please email us at info@rgsq.org.au.