Terry Mernagh

Dr Terry Mernagh is a Visiting Fellow at the Research School of Earth Sciences (ANU), with a career spanning over 30 years at Geoscience Australia. He specializes in geochemical modeling of ore-forming fluids, fluid inclusion studies, and mineral system analysis. His research focuses on gold, uranium, and base metal deposits across Australia, including the Yilgarn Craton, Pilbara Craton, and Lachlan Fold Belt. He has authored over 100 publications and led strategic resource assessments of Australian salt lakes.

Education:

• B.Sc. (Hons) in Geology from the University of Newcastle
• Ph.D. in Geology from the University of Newcastle

Research Interests:

• Fluid-rock interaction in mineral systems
• Hydrothermal fluid evolution in epithermal and porphyry deposits
• Geochemical modeling of ore-forming processes
• Strategic resource evaluation of brines and evaporites

Research Trends in Publications: Dr Mernagh's recent work emphasizes tectono-metallogenic linkages, Paleoproterozoic gold systems, and the geochemical fingerprinting of hydrothermal zircons. His studies bridge field observations with experimental petrology, particularly in understanding fluid phase behavior during mineralization.

Scientific Recognition:

• Fellow of the Geological Society of Australia
• Lead author of Geoscience Australia's strategic salt lake assessment

Current Projects: Collaborative research with CO2CRC on the Great Artesian Basin's carbon sequestration potential, and studies on platinum group minerals in layered intrusions.

Facilities: Affiliated with ANU's state-of-the-art analytical facilities for Raman spectroscopy and fluid inclusion microanalysis.