MBGS geologists undertook assignments relating to a wide range of minerals, particularly in the early years, when the company was seeking to establish a broad client base. In 1974, the exploration section of CRA needed some geological mapping done in the Proterozoic metamorphic strata […]

As we watched Elmer, Fred Burns’ father, unload the very first donga on May 3, 1977 at ‘Grasstrees’ property, little did we realise what a monumental adventure had just started. After selecting the camp site, the small geological team, assisted by Bruce McLaughlin a local […]

After graduating with First Class Honours from Sydney University in 1951 Cliff McElroy worked at the Geological Survey of NSW for 12 years specialising in Regional and Coalfield Geology. During those years Cliff completed his M.Sc and his Ph.D on the Clarence-Moreton Basin. In early […]