About Us

Magmatic Sulfides Team

Margaux Le Vaillant

Dr Margaux Le Vaillant

Group Leader - Ore Body Geoscience

  • Margaux is a research scientist and team leader for the magmatic sulfides team. She has expertise is in geology, ore deposits genesis and footprints, particularly magmatic nickel systems.
  • https://people.csiro.au/l/m/margaux-levaillant
Steve Barnes

Dr Steve Barnes

Post Retirement Fellow

  • Steve is an economic geologist with a background in igneous petrology, geochemistry and volcanology and magmatic ore deposits. He is widely recognised as a world leader in the field of ore deposits associated with mafic and ultramafic igneous rocks, including deposits of nickel, chromium and the platinum group elements
  • https://people.csiro.au/b/s/steve-barnes

Dr Belinda Godel

Senior Research Scientist

  • Belinda is a Geologist/ Geochemist specialized in the geology, geochemistry and mineralogy of magmatic ore deposits hosted within mafic and ultramafic rocks (e.g. layered intrusions, magma conduits and komatiitic flows) and sources ofNickel (Ni)-Copper (Cu) - Platinum group elements (PGE), Vanadium (V), Chromium (Cr), and Titanium (Ti)
  • https://people.csiro.au/G/B/Belinda-Godel
Siyu Hu

Dr Siyu (Shirley) Hu

Research Scientist

  • Shirley has expertise in utilising a wide range of analytical tools (SEM-ESD-EBSD, TIMA, XRF mapper, LA-ICP-MS etc.) to characterise ore bodies at multiple scales. Her current projects involve orogenic gold deposits, volcanic massive sulfide deposits, modern seafloor hydrothermal systems and magmatic sulfide deposits. She is also interested in exploring the behaviour of life in extreme environments.
  • https://people.csiro.au/H/S/Siyu-Hu
  • LocationAustralian Resources Research Centre
  • Address26 Dick Perry AvKensington WA 6151 Australia

Dr Louise Schoneveld

Senior Research Scientist

  • Louise is currently focused on investigating the trace element signatures in minerals as possible indicators for economic mineralisation with expertise in LA-ICP-MS and XRF techniques
  • https://people.csiro.au/S/L/Louise-Schoneveld

Dr Coralie Siégel

Research Scientist

  • Coralie is an expert in geothermal energy exploration, U- Pb geochronology of accessory minerals (zircon, rutile, apatite and titanite), igneous petrology, geochemistry, and crustal evolution
  • https://people.csiro.au/S/C/Coralie-Siegel

Dr Stefano Caruso

CERC Postdoctoral Fellow

  • Stefano is a post-doc specialised in geochemistry and mineralogy of magmatic and hydrothermal ore deposits. He is currently investigating the role of volatiles in the formation of high-grade Ni-Cu-Co-(PGE) deposits.
  • LocationAustralian Resources Research Centre
  • Address26 Dick Perry AvKensington WA 6151 Australia

Dr Will Smith

CERC Postdoctoral Fellow

  • Will is an igneous petrologist and economic geologist that specializes in mafic-ultramafic intrusions and magmatic ore deposits (Ni, Co, Cu, PGEs).
  • LocationAustralian Resources Research Centre
  • Address26 Dick Perry AvKensington WA 6151 Australia

Recent and active collaborations

Industry

  • BHP Billiton
  • Panoramic Resources Ltd
  • Anglo American 
  • First Quantum Minerals Ltd
  • Boliden 
  • Moho Resources Ltd
  • IGO Limited

Academic