Dr. Arthur Hickman
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Contact Details: Email: arthur.hickman@doir.wa.gov.au |
Arthur's earliest geological investigations were undertaken as part of Bachelor of Science (Hons) and PhD research projects (University of Birmingham, UK) in mountainous regions of the Scottish Highlands, and involved detailed geological mapping, structural analysis and sedimentary geochemistry.
On being awarded his PhD in 1972, Arthur joined the Geological Survey's Mineral Resources Section, and commenced 1:250 000 scale geological mapping in the Pilbara Craton. Four years work in the east Pilbara, and one year in the west, led to a new geological interpretation of the Pilbara granite-greenstone terrane, which was published in GSWA Bulletin 127. One year of geological mapping in the Wheatbelt was followed, in 1979, by appointment as Officer-in-Charge of the newly opened Kalgoorlie Regional Office. Establishment of this office was extremely popular in the Eastern Goldfields and involved Arthur and other GSWA office staff in close liaison with companies, prospectors, and various local administrative bodies.
Promoted to Senior Geologist in 1981, Arthur moved back to Perth and commenced a metallogenic project in the Murchison. This work, completed in 1987, was published in GSWA Bulletin 137. Subsequent geological mapping in the Paterson Orogen, and a study of gold mineralisation in the Northeastern Goldfields, was followed (in 1994) by establishment of a major remapping project on the Pilbara Craton. As Project Manager for this project, Arthur heads a team of six GSWA geologists, working in close cooperation with a geological team from the Australian Geological Survey Organisation. Since 1980, Arthur has led two international geological excursions to the Pilbara Craton, and has become internationally recognized as a leading authority on the geology of the area.
Last Updated: Jan 30 2006