I am a geologist with a background in geology, geochemistry and geochronology. My research interests lie in the development of new geochemical tools using accessory mineral phases (e.g. zircon, rutile, monazite) to aid in mineral exploration, particularly in cover dominated terranes. This research addresses a current global issue of an increase in demand for metals coupled with a decreasing rate of discovery, as the exploration frontier moves to deeper terranes which comes at an increased cost and risk. This research is being undertaken as part of MinEx CRC (Mineral Exploration Cooperative Research Centre: www.minexcrc.com.au).
I was awarded my PhD from the University of South Australia in 2021. The research undertaken in... Read more
About me
I am a geologist with a background in geology, geochemistry and geochronology. My research interests lie in the development of new geochemical tools using accessory mineral phases (e.g. zircon, rutile, monazite) to aid in mineral exploration, particularly in cover dominated terranes. This research addresses a current global issue of an increase in demand for metals coupled with a decreasing rate of discovery, as the exploration frontier moves to deeper terranes which comes at an increased cost and risk. This research is being undertaken as part of MinEx CRC (Mineral Exploration Cooperative Research Centre: www.minexcrc.com.au).
I was awarded my PhD from the University of South Australia in 2021. The research undertaken in my PhD focused on using zircon as a geochemical exploration tool for iron oxide-copper-gold deposits in the Gawler Craton, South Australia. After submission, I undertook a short internship at the Geological Survey of South Australia working on the Delamerian Orogeny. I then commenced work at the University of South Australia in 2021 as a post doctoral researcher in the MinEx CRC and as a lecturer in Earth Science.
About me
Doctor of Philosophy University of South Australia
Bachelor of Science with First Class Honours The University of Adelaide
Bachelor of Science (Mineral Geoscience) The University of Adelaide
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Resistate mineral chemistry for Cu-Au exploration - Ernest OPoko, MinEx CRC, 19/06/2024 - 19/12/2027
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2021 |
Open access
2
2
5
|
| 2018 |
Open access
10
9
|
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2024 |
Open access
|
| 2022 |
6
6
109
|
| 2021 |
Open access
2
2
5
|
| 2021 |
Open access
1
3
|
| 2021 |
Open access
4
5
3
|
| 2018 |
Open access
10
9
|
Committee Member: MinEx CRC Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee (www.minexcrc.com.au)
Secretary: Geological Society of Australia (SA Division)
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| CSIRO Australia (Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research organisation) | AUSTRALIA |
| Demetallica | AUSTRALIA |
| Geological Survey of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| OZ Minerals | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
| Thesis title | Student status |
|---|---|
| 191-Resistate mineral chemistry for Cu-Au exploration | Current |
| Indicator minerals as an exploration tool for orogenic gold mineralisation: Acase study from the Murray Basin, southeastern Australia | Current |
| Magnetite amd Monazite Mineral Chemistry for Iron Oxide-Copper-Gold (IOCG) Exploration in the Peake and Denison Inlier, South Australia | Current |
