Recent Publications and Conference Contributions

Kay, B., Heinson, G., Boren, G., Liu, Y., Brand, K., Thiel, S., Williams, H.A. (2025). Lithospheric architecture of the Curnamona Province, Australia.
Gondwana Research, 144, 49–63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gr.2025.04.001

Ochir, G., Baatar, M., Sanjaa, M., Williams, H.A. (2023). A comparative study of gender disparities in geoscience and mining in Mongolia. Geosciences, 13(9), 262. https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences13090262

Tiddy, C.J., Betts, P.G., Neumann, M.R., Murphy, B., Stewart, J.R., Giles, D., Sawyer, M., Freeman, H., Jourdan, F., 2020. Interpretation of a ca. 1600-1580 Ma metamorphic core complex in the northern Gawler Craton, Australia. Gondwana Research 85, 263-290.

Armistead, S.E., Betts, P.G., Ailleres, L., Armit, R.J., Williams, H.A., 2018. Cu-Au mineralisation in the Curnamona Province, South Australia: A hybrid stratiform genetic model for Mesoproterozoic IOCG systems in Australia. Ore Geology Reviews 94, 104-117.

Betts, P.G., Armit, R.J., Stewart, J.R., Aitken, A.R.A., Ailleres, L., Donchak, P., Hutton, L., Withnall, I., Giles, D., 2016. Australia and Nuna. Geological Society of London Special Publications, v. 424, 47-81.

Williams, H.A., Betts, P.G., Ailleres, L. and Burtt, A., 2010. Characterization of a proposed Palaeoproterozoic suture in the crust beneath the Curnamona Province, Australia. Tectonophysics, 482, 122-140.

Stewart, J. R., Betts, P. G., 2010a. Late Paleo-Mesoproterozoic plate margin deformation in the Southern Gawler Craton: Insights from structural and aeromagnetic analysis. Precambrian Research 177, 55-72.

Stewart, J. R., Betts, P. G., 2010b. Implications for Proterozoic plate margin evolution from geophysical analysis and crustal-scale modelling within the western Gawler Craton, Australia. Tectonophysics 483, 151-177

Williams, H.A., Stewart, J.R. and Betts, P.G., 2009. Imposition of a Palaeoproterozoic salient on a Palaeozoic orogen at the eastern margin of Gondwana. Gondwana Research, 16, 669-686.

Stewart, J. R., Betts, P. G., Collins, A. S., Schaefer, B. F., 2009. Multi-scale analysis of Proterozoic shear zones: An integrated structural and geophysical study. Journal of Structural Geology 31, 1238-1254.

Betts, P.G., Giles, D., Foden, J., Schaefer, B.F., Mark, G., Pankhurst, M.J., Forbes, C.J., Williams, H.A., Chalmers, N.C. and Hills, Q., 2009.  Mesoproterozoic plume-modified orogenesis in eastern Precambrian Australia.  Tectonics, 28, TC3006, doi:10.1029/2008TC002325.

Williams, H.A., Betts, P.G., and Ailleres, L., 2009.  Constrained 3D modeling of the Mesoproterozoic Benagerie Volcanics, Australia. Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, 173, 233-253.

Williams, H.A. and Betts, P.G., 2009. The Benagerie Shear Zone: 1100 Myr of reactivation history and control over continental lithospheric deformation.  Gondwana Research, 15, 1-13.

Williams, H.A. and Betts, P.G., 2007. Imaging links between lithospheric architecture and surface geology in the Proterozoic Curnamona Province, Australia. Journal of Geophysical Research, 112, B07411, doi:10.1029/2007JB004966.

Betts, P.G., Williams, H.A., Stewart, J.R., Ailleres, L. 2007. Kinematic analysis of aeromagnetic data: Looking at geophysical data in a structural context. Gondwana Research, 11, 582-583.

Chalmers, N., Stewart, J., Betts, P., 2007. Yarlbrinda and Yerda shear zones: structural and relative temporal constraints. MESA Journal, 46, 40-43.

Williams, H.A., Cassidy, J., Locke, C.A. and Sporli, K.B., 2006. Delineation of a large ultramafic massif embedded within a major SW Pacific suture using gravity methods, Auckland, New Zealand.  Tectonophysics, 424, 119-133.

Abstracts

Williams, H.A., Stewart, J.R., Ralph, K., French, V., Taylor, R. (2022). Litho-structural setting of mineralisation at the Handcamp deposit, central Newfoundland. Geoscience, Exploration and Extraction Conference (GEx 2022) – Abstract Volume, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, 23–25 November 2022.

Cerlienco, B., Green, M., Stewart, J.R., 2018. The geology and petrogenesis of the Earl Grey albite-spodumene pegmatite: Implications for mineralogical and geochemical zonation in rare-element pegmatites. SEG 2018: Metals, Minerals and Society Keystone, Colorado, USA 24th September 2018

Williams, H.A., Stewart, J.R., Hughes, N.A., Ralph, K., Robinson, G., 2018. UAV-borne magnetic data provide significant new insights into the structural framework of the Paleoproterozoic Flin Flon Belt, Manitoba. KEGS Symposium, PDAC, Toronto, March 2018.

Kwan, K., Legault,J M., Prikhodko, A. , Plastow, G., Schijns, H., Williams, H.A., 2017. AEM mapping and imaging of the Izok Lake Zn-Cu-Pb-Ag volcanogenic massive sulphide deposit in Nunavut Canada. SEG Annual Meeting 2017, 24-29 September 2017, Houston, Texas, USA.

McGloin, M., Maas, R., Weisheit, A., Meffre, S., Thompson, J., Zhukova, I., Stewart, J.R., Hutchinson, G., Trumbull, R., Creaser, R., 2016. Palaeoproterozoic copper mineralisation in the Aileron Province: New findings on temporal, spatial and genetic features. AGES 2016 Proceedings, NT Geological Survey.

Kapondo, T., du Plessis, S., Williams, H.A., 2015. Geophysical signatures of copper occurrences at the Kasansama Project, Democratic Republic of Congo. SAGA 2015, 14th Biennial Geophysical Conference 6-9 September 2015, Drakensberg, South Africa.

Stewart, J.R., 2015. Auckland’s buried faults and their influence on its geology. Geoscience Society of New Zealand. Wellington, November 2015.

Stewart, J.R., 2015. The missing link: Lake Cargelligo and the Brown’s Reef Project. AusIMM Central Victoria Branch Technical Meeting – Bendigo, July 2015.

Cannell, J.B., Stewart, J.R., Williams, P., Wallace, M., Burrett, C.F., Davis, B., 2015. The Sepon copper deposits and their relation to Carlin-like gold Mineralisation. PACRIM 2015, Hong Kong.

Williams, H.A., 2014. Overcoming ground disturbance issues with alternative techniques. Australian Academy of Science UNCOVER Summit 31 March-2 April 2014, Adelaide, Australia.

Williams, H.A., 2013. From Craton to Core-Tray: A multi-disciplinary, multi-scale quest for copper in the Curnamona. ASEG 23rd International Geophysical Conference 11-14 August 2013, Melbourne, Australia.

Betts, P.G., Armit, R.J., Stewart, J.R., Schaefer, B.F., 2012. Tectonic mode switches at the Australian Mesoproterozoic Boundary-tectonic events at the same scale lengths as modern tectonic systems.  International Geological Congress, Abstracts, Vol. 34, p.885

Stewart, J.R. and Betts, P.G., 2010. Late Paleoproterozoic to Mesoproterozoic deformation in the southwestern Gawler Craton: relationship to the regional tectonic setting. In Quinn, C.D., Daczko, N.R., (eds), Abstracts of the Specialist Group in Tectonics and Structural Geology Conference, Port Macquarie, February 2010, Geological Society of Australia Abstracts 97, 67

Betts, P.G., Giles, D., Stewart, J.R., Schaefer, B. F., Chalmers, N., 2010. The Mesoproterozoic transition in Australia: Arcs, plumes, and continental break-up? In Quinn, C.D., Daczko, N.R., (eds), Abstracts of the Specialist Group in Tectonics and Structural Geology Conference, Port Macquarie, February 2010, Geological Society of Australia Abstracts 97, 11

Raetz, M., Williams, H.A., Wilde, A and Ailleres, L., 2009. Callabonna Sub-Basin on the Curnamona Craton South Australia: Linking basement and basin evolution to uranium and geothermal potential.  AUSIMM International Uranium Conference 10-11 June 2009, Darwin, Australia.

Wilde, A. and Williams, H.A., 2009. Unconformity type uranium deposits. AUSIMM International Uranium Conference 10-11 June 2009, Darwin, Australia.

Ailleres, L., Betts, P.G., Williams, H.A. and Milton, D., 2009. 3D combined gravity and magnetics inversion modelling as a guide to target haematitic iron ores – an example from the Kooloonooka South (WA) prospect. AUSIMM Iron Ore Conference 2009, Perth, Australia.

Stewart, J.R., Betts, P.G., 2008. A Gawler Orocline?: Yarlbrinda-Oolabinnia Shear Zone connections. Australian Earth Science Convention. Perth, 2008

Stewart, J.R., Betts, P.G., 2008. Characteristics of deformed plutons within the Central Gawler Craton:  Their relationship to shear zones and fault patterns. In: Reid, A., 2008. Primary Industries and Resources SA, University of Adelaide and Monash University, ARC Linkage Program: 2008 Reporting day Abstract volume. South Australia. Department of Primary Industries and Resources. Report Book 2007/1

Locke, C., Cassidy, J., Sporli, K.B., Eccles, J.D. and Williams, H.A., 2007.  Auckland volcanic field, New Zealand: geophysical characteristics and regional structure IUGG conference 2007, Perugia, Italy.

Williams H.A. and Betts, P.G., 2006. Investigating the role of lithospheric architecture in the evolution of the Curnamona Province. In: Korsch, R.J and Barnes, R.G. compilers, 2006.  Broken Hill Exploration Initiative: Abstracts for the September 2006 Conference. Geoscience Australia Record 2006/21, 197-201.

Stewart, J.R. and Betts, P.G., 2006. Structural evolution of the polyphase Tallacootra Shear Zone and its influence on the evolution of Proterozoic South Australia. In Zhou et al. International Association of Gondwana Research Annual Symposium – Abstracts, University of Hong Kong

Stewart, J.R. and Betts, P.G., 2006. Structural evolution of the polyphase Tallacootra Shear Zone and its influence on the evolution of Proterozoic South Australia. In: Reid, A. (ed), Primary Industries and Resources South Australia (PIRSA) Linkage Grant Meeting – Abstracts, University of Adelaide

Betts, P.G., McLean, M. and Williams, H.A., 2005. Crustal kinematics from aeromagnetic data. IASPEI General Assembly, 2-8 October 2005, Santiago, Chile.

Williams, H.A. and Betts, P.G., 2005. Imaging Palaeoproterozoic crustal structure in the Curnamona Province, Australia, using regional potential field datasets. IASPEI General Assembly, 2-8 October 2005, Santiago, Chile.

Williams, H.A., Betts, P.G. and Burtt, A.C., 2005. Geophysical Investigation of a dominantly felsic large igneous province: Benagerie Volcanic province. STOMP conference, 29 August-2 September 2005, Townsville, Australia.

Betts, P.G., Giles, D., Williams, H.A. and Forbes, C., 2005. Curnamona Tectonics and Mineralisation. Exploration Under Cover conference, Adelaide University, June 2005.

Burtt, A., Williams, H.A. and Calcagno, P., 2005.  Reawakening the Curnamona Province – a 3D perspective. South Australia Resources and Energy Investors Conference, May 2005.

Stewart, J.R. and Betts, P.G., 2005. Integrated structural geology and geophysical analysis of crustal scale shear zones and their role in the evolution of the Western Gawler Craton. In: Reid, A. (ed), Primary Industries and Resources South Australia (PIRSA) Linkage Grant Meeting – Abstracts, University of Adelaide

Stewart, J.R. and Betts, P.G., 2005. Integrated structural and geophysical analysis of crustal scale shear zones and their role in the evolution of the Western Gawler Craton. In: Hancock et al. (eds), Structure Tectonics and Ore Mineralization Processes Abstract Volume, EGRU Contribution 64, 50. p. 130

Williams, H.A. and Betts, P.G., 2004. Imaging crustal-scale structures using potential field analysis: implications for the evolution of the Curnamona province, Australia. PIRSA Linkage Grant Meeting, Adelaide University, December 2005.

Williams, H.A. and Betts, P.G., 2004. Imaging crustal-scale structures using potential field analysis: implications for the evolution of the Curnamona province, Australia. In: Southern Curnamona Province Collaborative Research in South Australia report book, 2002-2004.

Williams, H.A. and Betts, P.G., 2004. Potential field characteristics of a large felsic igneous province: Curnamona Province, Australia.  Abstracts with programs, Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, 36, pp 494.

Stewart, J.R., 2003. A new look at the structure and stratigraphy of the Mount Camel terrane, South Coast Karikari Peninsula, Northland. In: Mortimer, N. and Lee, D. (Eds.), Geological Society of New Zealand Inc 2003 annual conference, 1-4 December, University of Otago, Dunedin: programme & abstracts. GSNZ Miscellaneous Publications 116A.

Williams, H.A., Cassidy, J and Locke, C.A., 2002. Geophysical and structural investigation of basement greywacke in the Auckland region.  Programme & Abstracts, Geological Society of New Zealand Annual Conference, p.57.