The
combination of Stage 1 Geoinformatics legacy data intervention processes with
the Stage 2 ultra-detailed airborne geophysical prospecting demonstrates a new
approach to converting data to information to knowledge, and converting that
knowledge into exploration results.

The
Coromandel region of the North Island of New Zealand has long been know to host
gold deposits of economic viability (Hauraki Gold Fields). To the SE of this
area lies the Taupo Volcanic Region (TVR) where the geology and structural
setting mirror the Hauraki Gold Fields, however mineral exploration in the past
has been hindered by the blanketing volcanic ash deposits. Glass Earth Limited
recognised that this whole potential epithermal gold province could be
effectively explored utilising rapid, risk orientated processing to review
legacy geoscience data: The Geoinformatics Data Intervention Process; which in
turn directed ultra detailed airborne geophysical surveys over the TVR. Results
have outlined 21 new drillable potential epithermal gold targets; and a plethora
of other targets with high prospectivity.