The Geological Survey of New South Wales showcased a broad range of exploration, mapping and geoscience initiatives during EITH 2026.
The annual event brought together industry, government and research to explore the latest geoscience insights shaping the resources sector.
Presentations highlighted new discoveries, advanced datasets and emerging opportunities across NSW’s critical minerals and resources sector.
A full list of the day’s presentations follows, if you’d like to receive a copy of any of these please email industry.engagement@dpird.nsw.gov.au with a list of the presentations you’d like.
- Geological Survey of NSW – Work Programs, Outcomes and Achievements for 2025–26
Presenter: Dr Phil Blevin - NSW Exploration and Discovery Highlights
Presenter: Glen Cathers - The Central Lachlan Seismic Project – Revealing the Macquarie Arc
Presenter: Dr Luke Mahoney - Thermal and Isotopic Mapping of NSW Orogens – Mapping the Footprints of Mineralisation
Presenter: Dr Joel Fitzherbert - The GSNSW Petrophysical Properties Project – Towards a Petrophysical Atlas of NSW
Presenter: Jola Jaworska - MinView – New Datasets, Stratigraphic Unit Tables and Functionality
Presenter: James Ballard - From Trilobites to Targets: Cambrian Fossils and Critical Mineral Exploration from the Basement of the Macquarie Arc
Presenter: Dr Patrick Smith - Geological Reassessment of the Rockley–Gulgong Belt
Presenter: Dr Gary Colquhoun - Rare Earth Elements in NSW – From Magmas to Regolith
Presenter: Brenainn Simpson - High-Purity Silica Project and Trace Element Characterisation of Pyrites Across NSW
Presenter: Sam Hill - Update on Improvements to the WB Clarke Geoscience Centre and HyLogger Projects\
Presenter: Dan Logan
