Dr Ignacio Gonzalez-Alvarez
Principal Geochemist
Contact details:
- +61864368687
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PO BOX 1130
BENTLEY WA 6102 AUSTRALIA
Biography
Ignacio completed his BSc and MSc at the University of Oviedo, Spain, on Geology, specializing in stratigraphy and basin analysis, and completed his Ph.D. at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada, focussing on Geochemistry.
Ignacio then worked in industry in Europe and Australia, and in academia as an Associate Professor at the University of Western Australia. He is currently Principal Geochemist at CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) in Perth, Australia. He has conducted research and mineral exploration projects on five continents, including countries such as Canada, USA, Papua New Guinea, Australia, China, India, Spain, Norway, South Africa, Congo, and Brazil.
Ignacio’s work at CSIRO involves the coordination of a diverse portfolio of multi-disciplinary and data integration projects in different regions within Australia. At present, his leading research is focussed on various aspects of landscape evolution, weathering processes, trace element mobility in the continental crust, and mineral exploration. He is a panel member of several diverse non-profit organizations that promote Earth Sciences, an adjunct Research Fellow at the University of Western Australia, and an Associate Editor of International Journals, such as Ore Geology Reviews, Frontiers for Earth Sciences and Minerals.
Professional Areas
- Trace element mobility in the continental crust (with special emphasis on sedimentary sequences and weathering profiles)
- Weathering processes and landscape evolution
- Mineral exploration (greenfields exploration, under cover, regolith-dominated terrains and large-scale knowledge-driven prospectivity analysis)
- Hydrothermal systems
- Geoarchaeology
Current Roles
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Project Leader, 2019-present
Landscape evolution in the Gawler Craton -
Project Leader
Landscape Pattern recognition -
Project Leader, 2018-2019
Gold mineral exploration in Forrestania, Western Australia -
Co-Reseracher, 2017-present
Landscape geochemistry in the Coompana Region, Nullarbor Plain, South Australia, -
Project Leader
AEM geological interpretation in DeGrussa, Capricorn Orogen, Western Australia -
Project Leader, 2016
Landscape Geochemistry in the Albany-Fraser -
Project Leader, 2015
Landscape Evolution and the DeGrussa Geochemical Footprint, Capricorn Orogen, Western Australia -
Project Leader
Greenfields Geochemical Mineral exploration in the Albany-Fraser, Western Australia -
Project Leader, 2014
Termitaria Geochemistry for Uranium Exploration in Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia -
Project Leader, 2012-2013
Electromagnetics-regolith exploration in the Yilgarn Craton and Albany-Fraser -
Project Leader, 2012
Airborne electromagnetics and palaeochannel definition in the Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia -
Project Leader
The Doriri Creek Ni-PGE occurrence, Papua New Guinea
Academic Qualifications
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BSc
University of Oviedo, Spain "Stratigraphy and Structural Geology" -
MSc
University of Oviedo, Spain "Sedimentology and Stratigraphy" -
PhD
University of Saskatchewan, Canada, "Sedimentary Geochemistry"
Professional Experiences
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2017-present
Principal Geochemist
CSIRO -
2016-2019
Sedimentary basins Team Leader
CSIRO, Australia -
2012-2015
Regolith Team Leader
CSIRO, Australia -
2010-2012
Research Scientist
CSIRO, Australia -
2009-2010
Senior Geologist
ABM Resources NL -
2008-2009
Assistant Professor
Centre for Exploration Targeting, University Western Australia -
2006-2008
Exploration Project Geologist
MERCATOR Gold
Other highlights
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2018-2019
Co-Manager Guest Editor, Special Issue, Geologic Remote Sensing, Ore Geology Reviews, v. 108
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2012-present
Associate Editor, Ore Geology Reviews (IF 5y: 3.499)
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2016-present
Associate Editor, Minerals (IF: 2.06)
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2010-present
Adjunct Research Fellow, Centre for Exploration Targeting, University of Western Australia
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2016-2016
Manager Guest Editor, Special Issue, Regolith in Ore Geology Reviews, v. 73P3
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2013-2013
Manager Guest Editor, Special Issue, Hydrothermal Nickel in Ore Geology Reviews, v. 52
Community and Corporate Citizenship
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2017-present
Chair of the Geological Association of Australia (Western Australia Division)
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2018-present
Committee Member of Australian Regolith Geoscientists Association (ARGA)
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2018-present
Committee Member, Geoconferences, Western Australia
