Dr Ignacio Gonzalez-Alvarez
Principal Geochemist
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BENTLEY WA 6102 AUSTRALIA
Biography
Ignacio, a Principal Geochemist at CSIRO in Australia, was born in Spain. He completed his BSc and MSc, specialising in stratigraphy and sedimentary basin analysis. His PhD focused on the REE and HFSE geochemical characterisation of sedimentary packages.
He has conducted geological research and mineral exploration projects on six continents: Canada, the USA, Papua New Guinea, Australia, China, India, Korea, Spain, Norway, Poland, South Africa, Congo, and Brazil.
Ignacio’s work at CSIRO involves coordinating a diverse portfolio of multi-disciplinary and data integration projects in different regions within Australia. His leading research is focused on various aspects related to trace element mobility in the earth’s crust (especially REE and HFSE), surface processes, geochemistry of sedimentary systems and mineral exploration.
He is a panel member of several diverse non-profit organisations that promote Earth Sciences. He is an adjunct Research Fellow at the University of Western Australia and James Cook University. Ignacio has broad experience as an Associate Editor of several International Journals, such as Ore Geology Reviews and Frontiers for Earth Sciences and Minerals.
Professional Areas
- Trace element mobility in the continental crust (with special emphasis on sedimentary sequences and weathering profiles)
- REE and HFSE mobility and fractionation
- Mineral exploration (greenfields exploration, under cover, regolith-dominated terrains and large-scale knowledge-driven prospectivity analysis)
- Weathering processes and landscape evolution
- Cover
- Hydrothermal systems
Fields of Research
Current Roles
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Project Leader, 2023-2024
The Australian Government Critical Minerals Activity Ecosystem -
Project Leader, 2021-present
Detection of Distal Footprints in the South West of Western Australia: linking basement and cover -
Project Leader, 2021-2022
Mount Weld Rare Earth Elements understanding -
Co-Researcher, 2020-2021
Trusted Data Brokerage and Sharing for Mining Tenements -
Project Leader, 2019-2020
Landscape evolution in the Gawler Craton -
Project Leader, 2019-2020
Landscape Geochemistry and Gold Exploration in Forrestania -
Project Leader, 2018-2019
Gold Mineral Exploration in Forrestania, Western Australia -
Project Leader
Landscape Pattern recognition -
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, 2015-2016
Landscape Evolution and the DeGrussa Geochemical Footprint, Capricorn Orogen, Western Australia -
Project Leader, 2014-2015
Termitaria Geochemistry for Uranium Exploration in Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia -
Project Leader
Greenfields Geochemical Mineral exploration in the Albany-Fraser, Western Australia -
Project Leader, 2012
Airborne electromagnetics and palaeochannel definition in the Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia -
Project Leader, 2012-2013
Electromagnetics-regolith exploration in the Yilgarn Craton and Albany-Fraser -
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 Exploration Project 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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2024-present
Leader of the Regolith and Cover: Surface Processes Program, University of Western Australia ARC Industrial Training Transformation Centre on Critical Minerals
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2024-present
Principal Geochemist Adjuct at James Cook University, Queensland, Australia
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2023-present
Research Team member, Australia-India Critical Minerals Research Hub, Monash University, Australia
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2022-2022
Highly Commended Science achievement for outstanding performance for three consecutive years, CSIRO, Australia
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2019-2022
Member Editorial Board, Frontiers in Earth Sciences, Economic Geology
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2019-2021
Member of the Advisory Panel of MDPI Science Open Journal
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2020-2021
Manager Guest Editor, Special Issue, Carbonatites, Critical Metals, carbonatites and Mineral exploration, Ore Geology Reviews
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2019-2020
Manager Guest Editor, Special Issue, Mineral Exploration Under Cover, Ore Geology Reviews
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2018-2019
Co-Manager Guest Editor, Special Issue, Geologic Remote Sensing, Ore Geology Reviews
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2018-present
Expert Panel Member, European Union Research and Innovation
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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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2015-2016
Manager Guest Editor, Special Issue, Mineral Exploration Undercover, Ore Geology Reviews
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2012-2013
Manager Guest Editor, Special Issue, Hydrothermal Nickel, Ore Geology Reviews
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2010-present
Adjunct Research Fellow, Centre for Exploration Targeting, University of Western Australia
Community and Corporate Citizenship
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2022-2024
Advisory Board member for the National Exploration Undercover School (NExUS), Australia
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2021-2023
Chair, Australian Regolith Geoscientists Association (ARGA)
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2020-present
CSIRO STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) representative
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2018-present
Expert Evaluator for the European Commission Research Executive Agency
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2018-present
Committee Member, Geoconferences, Western Australia
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2018-present
Committee Member of Australian Regolith Geoscientists Association (ARGA)
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2017-present
Chair of the Geological Association of Australia (Western Australia Division)
Related links
- MRIWA Project #M10433, Linking Basement and Cover in the South West
- Neotectonics and mineral exploration under cover
- Mineral Exploration in Forrestania
- MRIWA Project #M411, Mineral exploration in the Albany-Fraser Orogen-Yilgarn Craton margin
- Google Scholar
- ORCID
- Australian Regolith Geoscientists Association (ARGA)
- Geological Society of Australia, Western Australian Division
- Geoconferences
- NExUS Professional Development Workshops: Exploration Through Cover: Fundamentals of Regolith and Exploration Geochemistry
- Australia-India Critical Minerals Research Hub
- University of Western Australia Critical Minerals ITT Centre
- REECON 2023, REE Conference 2023, Canberra
Publications
ORCID 0000-0001-6484-3291
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