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Australia's Identified Mineral Resources

2008 (Preliminary)

A preliminary tabulation of resources data is now available from Geoscience Australia's latest national assessment of Australia's Identified Mineral Resources (AIMR). The final version will appear as Table 1 in AIMR 2008 to be released online in August 2008.

  • Australia's Identified Mineral Resources 2008: Table 1 (Preliminary)

2007 (Current Edition)

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Geoscience Australia records and other publications

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2008

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Title Authors Document
Geoscience Australia Record 2008/18:
Proceedings of the Sir Mark Oliphant International Frontiers of Science and Technology Australian Geothermal Energy Conference.
Gurgenci, H. & Budd, A.R.
Geoscience Australia Record 2008/05:
A Review of the Geochemical Processes Controlling the Distribution of Thorium in the Earth's Crust and Australia's Thorium Resources.
Mernagh, T. & Miezitis, Y.

2007

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Title Authors Document
Geoscience Australia Record 2007/16:
Geodynamic and Metallogenic Evolution of Proterozoic Australia from 1850 - 1550 Ma: A discussion
Fraser, G.L., Huston, D.L., Gibson, G.M., Neumann, N.L. , Maidment, N., Kositcin, N. Skirrow, R.G., Jaireth, S. Lyons, P., Carsons, C., Cutten, H. and Lambeck, A.
Geoscience Australia Record 2007/14:
Proceedings of Geoconferences (WA) Inc Kalgoorlie '07 Conference
Editor: Bierlein, F.P.
Geoscience Australia Record 2007/06:
Geochronological synthesis and Time-Space plots for Proterozoic Australia
Neumann, N.L. and Fraser, G.L.
Geoscience Australia Record 2007/15:
Tectonostratigraphic architecture and uplift history of the Eastern Yilgarn Craton
Blewett, R.S. and Czarnota, K.

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Geoscience Australia Record 2007/01:
Compilation of SHRIMP U-Pb geochronological data, Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia, 2004-2006
Sircombe, K.N., Cassidy, K.F., Champion, D.C. and Tripp, G.
A synthesis of Australian Proterozoic mafic-ultramafic magmatic events.
Part 2: Northern Territory and South Australia

This 4 000 000 scale colour map summarises the major Proterozoic mafic and ultramafic magmatic events (and associated mineralisation) of the Northern Territory and South Australia.

Hoatson, D.M., Claoue-Long, J., Jaireth, S., 2007. A synthesis of Australian Proterozoic mafic-ultramafic magmatic events. Part 2: Northern Territory and South Australia. 1:4,000,000 scale map. Geoscience Australia, Canberra.

A PDF and JPEG version of this map can be found on the Mineral Maps of Australia page.
Geoscience Australia Record 2007/08:
National Geochemical Survey of Australia: Field Manual
Compiled by Megan Lech, Patrice de Caritat, Andrew McPherson
Geoscience Australia Record 2007/05:
Index of Airborne Geophysical Surveys (9th Edition), 2007
Percival, P.J.

2006

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Title Authors Document
A synthesis of Australian Proterozoic mafic-ultramafic magmatic events.
Part 1: Western Australia
This 3 500 000 scale colour map summarises the major Proterozoic mafic and ultramafic magmatic events (and associated mineralisation) of Western Australia.

Hoatson, D.M., Jaireth, S., Jaques, A.L., Huleatt, M.B., 2006. A synthesis of Australian Proterozoic mafic-ultramafic magmatic events. Part 1: Western Australia. 1:3 500 000 scale map. Geoscience Australia, Canberra.

A PDF and JPEG version of this map can be found on the Mineral Maps of Australia page
Nickel sulfide deposits in Australia: Characteristics, resources, and potential Hoatson, D.M., Jaireth, S., Jaques, A.L., 2006. Nickel sulfide deposits in Australia: Characteristics, resources, and potential. Ore Geology Reviews 29, 177-241 Ore Geology Reviews
Geoscience Australia Record 2006/21:
Broken Hill Exploration Initiative: Abstracts for the September 2006 Conference
Compiled by R.J. Korsch and R.G. Barnes
Geoscience Australia Record 2006/20:
Constructing geologically-constrained 3D models using 3D GeoModeller
A.J. Meixner, R. Lane, K. Czarnota and K. Cassidy
Geoscience Australia Record 2006/17:
Archive of results from the North Australia and Tanami National Geoscience Accord Projects
Compiled by Huston, D.L. Larson R. Gerner E.
Geoscience Australia Record 2006/16:
Evolution and metallogenesis of the North Australian Craton Conference Abstracts
P. Lyons, D.L. Huston
Geoscience Australia Record 2006/14:
Mineral potential modelling of proterozoic mafic-ultramafic intrusions in the Arunta Region, Central Australia
Miezitis, Y., Jaireth, S. and Hoatson, D.M.
Geoscience Australia Record 2006/13:
Regional Geology and Metallogeny of the Eastern Aileron and Irindina Provinces: a Field Guide
D. L. Huston, D. Maidment, K. Hussey
Geoscience Australia Record 2006/12:
The 2003-2004 Curnamona Province Seismic Survey: Workshop Notes
B.R. Goleby, R.J. Korsch, T. Fomin, C.H.H. Conor; W.V. Preiss, R.S. Roberton and A.C. Burtt
Geoscience Australia Record 2006/03:
Curnamona, SA, 2003 and 2004 seismic survey operations report
D.W. Johnstone, T. Fomin and A. Shearer
Geoscience Australia Record 2006/01:
Index of Gravity Surveys (First Edition), 2006
Compiled by M. Bacchin, P. Wynne and D. Courtney

2005

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Title Authors Document
Geoscience Australia Record 2005/20:
Compilation of SHRIMP U-Pb Geochronological Data, Gawler Craton, 2001-2003
Elizabeth A. Jagodzinski
Geoscience Australia Record 2005/19:
The 2003 Gawler Craton Seismic Survey
P. Lyons & B.R. Goleby
Geoscience Australia Record 2005/16:
Gawler Craton Mineral Promotion Project Plan, 2000-2004
Roger G. Skirrow
Australian gold exploration 1976-2003 M.B. Huleatt and A.L. Jaques, "Australian gold exploration 1976-2003", Resources Policy, Volume 30, Issue 1, March 2005, Pages 29-37
Exploration and discover of Australia's copper, nickel, lead and zinc resources 1976-2005 A.L. Jaques, M.B. Huleatt, M. Ratajkoski, R.R. Towner, "Exploration and discover of Australia's copper, nickel, lead and zinc resources 1976-2005", Resources Policy, Volume 30, Issue 3, September 2005, Pages 168-167

2004

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Title Authors Document
Geoscience Australia Record 2004/18:
Airborne Gravity 2004 - Abstracts from the ASEG-PESA Airborne Gravity 2004 Workshop
Richard Lane (editor)
Geoscience Australia Record 2004/17:
The 2002 Southern McArthur Basin Seismic Reflection Survey
Rawlings et al.
Geoscience Australia Record 2004/10:
The charaterisation of granite deformation events in time across the Eastern Goldfields Province, Western Australia
Blewett, R.S., Cassidy, K.F., Champion, D.C. and Whitaker, A.J.
Geoscience Australia Record 2004/09:
Predictive Mineral Discovery Cooperative Research Centre: Extended Abstracts from the June 2004 Conference
A.C. Barnicoat and R.J. Korsch (editors)
Geoscience Australia Record 2004/05: Central Gawler Gold Data Catalogue
PIRSA Report Book 2004/4
CRCLEME Open File Report 202
M. Thomas (compiler)

2003

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Title Authors Document
Geoscience Australia Record 2003/29:
Geophysical interpretation of Proterozoic mafic-ultramafic intrusions in the Arunta Region, central Australia
Tony Meixner and Dean M. Hoatson Smaller downloads:
Geoscience Australia Record 2003/15:
Compilation of SHRIMP U-Pb geochronological data: Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia, 2001-2002
J. Dunphy, I. Fletcher, K. Cassidy, D. Champion
Geoscience Australia Record 2003/14:
Magmas to Mineralisation: The Ishihara Symposium, July 2003 Abstracts
D. Champion (compiler)
Geoscience Australia Record 2003/13:
Broken Hill Exploration Initiative: Abstracts from the July 2003 Conference
M. Peljo (compiler)
Geoscience Australia Record 2003/08:
Potential Applications in Baseline Geochemical Data Integration for Geoscience Australia, a Report of findings from a pilot study
Megan E. Lech, Ollie L. Raymond, Lesley A.I. Wyborn

2002

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Title Authors Document
Australian Mineral Exploration: Analysis and implications Jaques, A.L., Huleatt, M.B. Published in the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Bulletin No. 1 Jan/Feb 2002, 45-52
Australian Mineral Exploration: Outlook improving but challenges remain Jaques, A.L., Huleatt, M.B. Originally published in The AusIMM Bulletin No. 5 September/October 2002, pp 36-42
Timing of regional tectonism and au-mineralisation in the Tanami Block: 40Ar/39Ar geochronological constraints - North Australia Project Geoff Fraser
Event chronology and prospectivity of the mafic magmatic systems in the Arunta province - North Australia Project Dean Hoatson, Jon Claoué-Long, Shen-su Sun
An overview of Geoscience Australia work as part of the North Australia NGA Project David Huston, Mario Bacchin, Lynton Jaques, Subhash Jaireth, Richard Larson and Tony Meixner
Deep seismic reflection profiling in the Northern Territory: past work and future directions - North Australia Project R.J. Korsch, B.R. Goleby & E. Chudyk
Potential field modelling of proposed land seismic transects in the Northern Territory - North Australia Project Tony Meixner, David Maidment & Jim Jackson
Geoscience Australia Record 2002/18:
Geology, geochronology and geophysics of the north eastern Yilgarn Craton, with an emphasis on the Leonora-Laverton transect area
K.F. Cassidy (editor)
Geoscience Australia Record 2002/14:
Geology of the Sir Samuel 1:250 000 sheet area, Western Australia
S.F. Liu, D.C. Champion and K.F. Cassidy
Geoscience Australia Record 2002/02:
Interpretation of Airborne Electromagnetic Data: Summary report on the Challenger Workshop
Richard Lane and Lisa Worrall
Geoscience Australia Record 2002/03:
Measured sections and sequence stratigraphic interpretations: Surprise Creek Formation, Gunpowder Creek Formation, Torpedo Creek and Warrina Park Quartzites
Jackson, M.J., Southgate, P.N., Blake, P., Domagala, J., Lech, M.E., Retter, A.J. and Barnett, K.

2001-1997

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Title Authors Document
Australia's uranium resources, geology and development of deposits A.D. McKay and Y. Miezitis
Geoscience Australia Record 2001/47:
Compilation of SHRIMP U-Pb geochronological data, Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia, 2000-2001
I.R. Fletcher, J.M. Dunphy, K.F. Cassidy and D.C. Champion
Geoscience Australia Record 2001/43:
Comparisons of total magnetic intensity grids, combined using gridmerge, with two independent datasets
Peter R. Milligan, Brian R.S. Minty, Tony Luyendyk & Andrew Lewis
Geoscience Australia Record 2001/39:
Field investigations of Proterozoic mafic-ultramafic intrusions in the Arunta Province, central Australia
Dean Hoatson and Alastair Stewart
Geoscience Australia Record 2001/35:
The geology of the Mount Edgar and Corunna Downs igneous complexes; East Pilbara Craton, Western Australia
Minerals Division staff
Geoscience Australia Record 2001/12:
The Metallogenic Potential of Australian Proterozoic Granites
Anthony R. Budd, Lesley A.I. Wyborn, Irina V. Bastrakova
Geoscience Australia Record 2001/10:
Gold Deposits of the Pilbara Craton
David Huston, Richard Blewett, Terrence Mernaugh, Shen-Su Sun and Julienne Kamprad
North Pilbara 'Virtual' Structural Field Trip Richard Blewett
Geoscience Australia Record 2000/39:
Australian fundamental gravity network 1991 and 1993 Absolute gravity measurements and Isogal station reconstruction Western Australia: operations report
Williams, J.W.
Geoscience Australia Record 2000/37:
Errors in digital elevation models derived from airborne geophysical data
L.M. Richardson
Geoscience Australia Record 2000/16:
Australian fundamental gravity network 1992, 1993, 1994 Sydney isogal station reconstruction NSW Australia: operations report
Williams, J.W.
Geoscience Australia Record 2000/15:
Australian fundamental gravity network 1992 (inc. 1996 & 1998) Gravity control stations Hobart, Triabunna, Queenstown Tasmania Australia: operations report
Williams, J.W.
Geoscience Australia Record 2000/05:
Facsimile copy of the aerial geological and geophysical survey of Northern Australia AGGSNA Reports 1 to 26, 28, 46 to 48, 51 to 59 for Western Australia Pilbara Goldfield
Blewett, R.S.
Geoscience Australia Record 2000/03:
Revised sub-division and regional correlation of the McArthur Basin succession based on NABRE's 1995-8 sequence stratigraphic studies
Blewett, R.S.
Geoscience Australia Record 1999/50:
A petrophysical dataset for the Broken Hill region, NSW
Maidment, D.W., Schmidt, P.W., Giddings, J.W., Peljo, M. and Clark, D.
Geoscience Australia Record 1999/34:
Geomagnetic repeat station survey of the Australian region, 1996-1998
Lewis, A.
Geoscience Australia Record 1999/31:
Rason, WA, airborne geophysical survey, 1998, operations report
Brodie, R.C.
Geoscience Australia Record 1999/32:
Throssell, WA, airborne geophysical survey, 1998, operations report
Brodie, R.C.
Geoscience Australia Record 1999/27:
Geophysical investigation of north central Australia : images, algorithms and crustal models
Tarlowski, C.Z. and Scott, D.L.
Geoscience Australia Record 1999/21:
An inventory of saline water disposal basins, Murray Basin : volume 3 additional basins in South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales 1998
Sedgmen, H.
Geoscience Australia Record 1999/15:
Measured sections and sequence stratigraphic interpretations: upper McNamara and Fickling Groups
Krassay, A.A., Bradshaw, B.E., Domagala, J., McConachie, J.F., Lindsay, J.F., Jackson, M.J., Southgate, P.N., Barnett, K.W. and Zeilinger, I.
Geoscience Australia Record 1999/10:
Measured sections and sequence stratigraphic interpretations : lower McNamara, Mt Isa and Fickling Groups : preliminary edition data release
Southgate, P.N., Sami, T.T., Jackson, M.J., Domagala, J., Krassay, A.A., Lindsay, J.F., McConachie, B., Page, R.W., Pidgeon, B., Neudert, M.K., Barnett, K., Rokvic, U. and Zeilinger, I.
Geoscience Australia Record 1999/08:
Australian seismological report 1996
McCue, K.F. and Sinadinovski, C.
Geoscience Australia Record 1998/30:
AGCRC eastern Lachlan seismic survey 1997: operational report
Johnstone, D.W., Owen, A.J. and Nicoll, M.G.
Geoscience Australia Record 1998/04:
Elizabeth Creek project: buried mineral play in Century - equivalent strata, northern Lawn Hill Platform, Queensland
Bradshaw, B.E., Scott, D.L., Krassay, A.A. and Southgate, P.N.
Bungle Bungle Range : Purnululu National Park, East Kimberley, Western Australia : a guide to the rocks, landforms, plants, animals, and human impact Hoatson, D.M., Blake, D.H., Mori, A., Tyler, I., Pittavino, M., Allen, B., Kamprad, J. and Oswald-Jacobs, I.
Best practice manual for gravity surveys - includes data interchange standard for point data Alice S. Murray and Ray Tracey
Second National Forum on GIS in the Geosciences, 29 - 31 March 1995, Australian National Library: forum proceedings AGSO
Geology of the Murray Basin, Southeastern Australia Brown, C.M. and Stephenson, A.E.
Exploration Models for Major Australian Mineral Deposit Types Journal of Australian Geology & Geophysics - Volume 17, Number 4 Table of contents
Airborne Magnetic and Radiometric Surveys Journal of Australian Geology & Geophysics - Volume 17, Number 2
Peter Gunn (editor)
Table of contents
Geoscience Australia Record 1941/09:
Geological report on the Sapphire-Moresby King, Laloki, and other mines, Astrolabe mineral field, Papua
Fisher, N.H.

Conference Presentations

2008

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Title Authors Presented at
Metallogenic Endowment of Cratons, Belts and Districts: Do Bull Elephants Roam in Herds? Subhash Jaireth, David Huston, Lynton Jaques
Presented at the Australian Earth Sciences Convention, July 2008, Perth.
Sandstone Uranium Deposits Associated with Hydrocarbon-Bearing Basins: Implications for Uranium Exploration in Australia Subhash Jaireth, Aden McKay and Ian Lambert
Presented at the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy's International Uranium Conference, 18-19th June 2008, Adelaide.
Uranium Systems Project: new results from Geoscience Australia Roger Skirrow
Presented at the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy's International Uranium Conference, 18-19th June 2008, Adelaide. For further information contact Roger Skirrow.

2007

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Title Authors Presented at
New insights into intrusion-related mineralisation in the Tasmanides David Champion Digging Deeper Symposium, Brisbane, November 2007
Proterozoic Mafic-Ultramafic Magmatic Events in the Northern Territory & South Australia: Implications for Nickel-PGE Mineralisation Dean M. Hoatson The 2007 Australian Nickel Conference, 24-25 October 2007, Sheraton Hotel, Perth, Western Australia
Resources and geology of Australia's thorium deposits [PDF 1.2MB] Y. Mieztis, T.P. Mernagh and I.B. Lambert Technical Meeting on "thorium based fuel cycle for Pressurized Heavy Water-cooled Reactors, Light Water Reactors and High Temperature Gas-cooled Reactors, International Atomic Energy Agency, 22-25 October 2007, Istanbul, Turkey
Paterson AEM Survey: planning acquisition and interpretation Adrian Fisher Aditya-Birla Nifty copper mine and to staff at the Geological Survey of Western Australia, August 20
Mapping heat across the Australian continent [PDF 1MB] Dr Anthony Budd 3rd Hot Rock Energy Conference, August 2007, Adelaide
Three billion years of granite magmatism: Palaeo-Archaean to Permian granites of Australia David C. Champion (Geoscience Australia) & R. H. Smithies (Geological Survey of Western Australia) Sixth International Hutton Symposium, Stellenbosch, South Africa, July 2007
Australia's Exploration Hot Spots 2007 A.L. Jaques and M.B. Huleatt The Association of Mining and Exploration Companies National Mining Congress 7-9 June 2007, Perth Convention Centre, Western Australia
New Insights from Key Proterozoic Mineral Provinces Dr James Johnson AMEC National Mining Congress 2007, 7-8 June 2007, Perth Convention Centre, Western Australia

2006

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Title Authors Presented at
Australian Diamond Exploration 2006: Where are the Greenfields? Lynton Jaques World Diamond Conference, held in Perth from 20 to 21 November, 2006.
Proterozoic mafic-ultramafic magmatic events: Implications for nickel mineralisation Dean Hoatson Australian Nickel Conference held in Perth, 18-19 October 2006
New data and new concepts for the Paterson Orogen Kevin Cassidy, Karol Czarnota, David Huston, David Maidment, Avon McIntyre, Tony Meixner, Narelle Neumann, Anna Potter Geological Survey of Western Australia's open day, Fremantle, Western Australia, on 23 February, 2006.

2005

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Title Authors Presented at
New Insights into Intrusion-related Gold-Copper Systems in the Tasmanides Dave Champion (GA) and Phil Blevin (PetroChem Consultants) Mining 2005, Brisbane, 26 October 2005
Nickel sulphide deposits in Australia: Challenges and new opportunities Dean Hoatson Australian Nickel Conference held in Perth, 19-20 October 2005. A short summary is also available.
Proterozoic geology of the northwest Paterson Orogen, Western Australia: Prospectivity, possibilities, progress, and the Permian problem McIntyre, A., Bagas, L., Cassidy, K., Czarnota, K., Huston, D., Meixner, T., Maidment, D., Neumann, N., Potter, A. Central Australian Basins Symposium held in Alice Springs, Northern Territory, 16-18 August 2005
New Insights into Some of Australia's Giant Deposits through Seismic Reflection Surveys: Exploration Implications Jaques, A.L., Drummond, B.D., Korsch, R., Goleby, B., and Jaireth, S. Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada International Convention, Trade Show and Investors Exchange (PDAC), 4-6 March 2005 in Toronto, Canada
Measuring the degree of contamination of samples during grinding Liz Webber Australian X-Ray Analytical Association conference in Fremantle held 14-18 February 2005

2004

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Title Authors Presented at
Australia's Nickel Sulphide Deposits: Characteristics and New Ideas for Discovery Dean Hoatson Australian Nickel Conference held in Perth, 13-14 October 2004
Nickel Sulphide Deposits in Australia: Resources and Potential Dean Hoatson Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) convention held in Toronto, Canada, 7-10 March 2004
Web-Based Mapping of Australia's Nickel Sulphide Metallogenic Provinces: Resources and Potential Jaireth, S., Hoatson, D.M., Jaques, A.L., Towner, R.R., Huleatt, M.B. and Ratajkoski, M. Society of Economic Geologists (SEG) 2004: Predictive Mineral Discover Under Cover conference held in Perth, September 2004.
Australian diamond exploration: Where to next? Lynton Jaques World Diamond Conference, Perth, 22-23 November 2004

2002

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Title Authors Presented at
Australian Mineral Exploration: Sunshine after storms Lynton Jaques and Mike Huleatt Mining 2002 Resources Convention, Brisbane

Posters and Fact Sheets

2008

2007 | 2006

Thumbnail Title/Description Authors
Thumbnail of factsheet
Induced Seismicity and Geothermal Power Development in Australia Lewis, B
Thumbnail of poster
Two Types of Sandstone Uranium Systems in the Frome Embayment? Preliminary Results of Fluid Flow and Chemical Modelling Jaireth, S.
Thumbnail of NGSA poster - available for download
Poster: The National Geochemical Survey of Australia de Caritat, P.

2007

2008 | 2006

Thumbnail Title/Description Authors
Thumbnail of Geothermal factsheet - available for download
Fact Sheet: Direct-use of Geothermal Energy: Opportunities for Australia Ayling, B.F., Budd, A.A., Holgate, F.L. and Gerner, E.
Thumbnail of Geothermal factsheet - available for download
Fact Sheet: Electricity Generation from Geothermal Energy in Australia Ayling, B.F., Budd, A.A., Holgate, F.L. and Gerner, E.
Products from Geoscience Australia to assist nickel and platinum explorers
Fact Sheet: Products from Geoscience Australia to assist nickel and platinum explorers Hoatson, D

2006

2008 | 2007

Thumbnail Title/Description Authors
Products from Geoscience Australia to assist nickel and platinum explorers
Fact Sheet: Products from Geoscience Australia to assist nickel explorers Hoatson, D

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