Gawler HyLogger

This project concluded on 30 June 2006.

High Resolution Hyperspectral Analysis of Drill Core and Chips in the central Gawler Craton

Geoscience Australia's Gawler HyLogger™ hyperspectral program was set up as collaborative work with and the Cooperative Research Centre for Landscape Environment and Mineral Exploration (CRCLEME) and with the CSIRO's .

HyLogger™ description

HyLogger™ studies were carried out as a component of spectral geology research in the Gawler project, with associated spectral programs in ASTER, ASTER DEM and regolith mapping and bedrock signature tracing studies.

HyLogger™ is a high resolution core scanner which can interpret mineralogy of up to four dominant minerals, as well as 2D and 3D profiling of alteration signatures from depth to surface.

HyLogger™ spectroscopic mineralogical logging and imaging of drill core and chips for the Gawler project was done in collaboration with PIRSA and CSIRO using a specialised version of software called TSGCore.

CSIRO's prototype HyLogger™ system is comprised of an hyperspectral sensor mounted above a robotic core try table which allows rapid loading and scanning of both drillcores and chips (up to 1000 metres a day).