Dr Andreas Schmidt Mumm

Biography/ Background

Curiosity is the driving force behind my choice to study geosciences.

After graduating with a "Graduate Diploma of Science with Specialisation in Geology" at the Australian National University I worked in the exploration industry for several years until I took up a PhD at the Georg August University in Goettingen, Germany, working on fluid systems during the Damaran orogeny in Namibia, completing in 1989. I have always kept a foot in exploration, which took me far and wide around Africa with exploration companies and as an advisor with the German Federal Survey, the "Bundesanstalt fuer Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe" (BGR).

However, in 1994 I returned to university, this time the Martin-Luther-University of Halle-Wittenberg in Germany, to continue a life of science. In 2000 I was awarded the title of Doctor Habilitatis, something similar to a Doctor of Science, for work on "Regional Fluid Systems and Gold Mineralisation in the Southern Zimbabwe Craton".

The year 2000 was also when I was appointed as Lecturer for Economic Geology here at the University of Adelaide. Since then I have built a small group of research with a focus on the genesis of ore deposits affiliated with the Metals and Solutions group and the Center for Mineral Exploration Under Cover (CMXUC.)

Teaching Interests

I teach and coordinate the Level 3 Mineral Exploration III subject. In this course the students are introduced to physical, chemical, mineralogical, geological and tectonic frameworks of mineralising systems of important types of ore deposits such as Porphyry Copper desposits, SEDEX, VMS and massive sulphides. A focus of this course are Iron-Oxide-Copper-Gold deposits such as Olympic Dam and Prominent Hill here in South Australia. A week-long excursion in the mid-semester break takes the students to important mineral deposits in South Australia.

Environmental Geoscience III - Processes This course synthesizes the environmental aspects of Geosciences. My teaching in this course takes the students through different approaches to detect, classify and characterise environmental processes. For examples the use of stable isotope Geoscience in climate reconstruction or the mobility of trace elements in soil.

I am also the Coordinator for the Honours courses in Geology, Geophysics and Environmental Geosciences.

Publications

2009
A. Schmidt Mumm, J. Brugger, U. Schacht, Chongbin Zhao (2010) GEOFLUIDS VI: Recent advances in research on fluids in geological processes, Journal of Geochemical ExplorationIn Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 18 April 2010

Martin Griessmann, Andreas Schmidt Mumm, Thomas Seifert, Colin Conor (2010) The Mt. Mulga barite-magnetite-copper-gold mineralisation, Olary Domain, South Australia, Journal of Geochemical Exploration, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 9 December 2009

Andreas Schmidt Mumm, Joel Brugger, Chongbin Zhao, Ulrike Schacht(2010) Fluids in geological processes - The present state and future outlook, Journal of Geochemical Exploration, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 1 February 2010

2008

Griessmann, M., Schmidt Mumm, A. Seifert, T., Conor, C. (2008) The mineralising system of the Mt. Mulga barite-magnetite-Cu-Au mineralisation, Olary Domain, South Australia. J of Geochemical Exploration, In Press, accepted 24 December 2008
Griessmann, M., Schmidt-Mumm, A. (2008) Gold mineralisation in the Adelaide Fold Belt - Preliminary results. J of Geochemical Exploration, In Press, accepted 10 December 2008
Focke, D., Schmidt Mumm, A., Tedesco, A., Seifert, T., Bradey, R. (2008) Pressure, temperature and fluid composition variation of the mineralising system at the Kanmantoo Cu-Au deposit: Combining fluid inclusion analysis with Ti in quartz thermometry.J. of Geochemical Exploration, In Press, accepted 27 November 2008
Schmidt Mumm, A. Tedesco, A., Focke D., (2008) Application of Ti-in-quartz thermometry to Au and Cu-Au mineralising systems. J. of Geochemical Exploration, In Press, accepted 19 November 2008
Schmidt Mumm, A, Conor, C. (2008) Albitisation - from Mineral Grains to Giant Ore deposits. 33rd IGC, Oslo 2008 August 6-14. Keynote: MPN-03 Mineral replacement and mass transfer in hydrothermal systems: From the nanoscale to the megascale - Part 1. Electronic Publication only

 

2007

FRASER, G., SKIRROW, R., SCHMIDT MUMM, A., & HOLM, O. (2007) Mesoproterozoic Gold in the Central Gawler Craton, South Australia: Geology, Alteration, Fluids and Timing. Economic Geology, 102/8,

SCHMIDT MUMM, A., COLLINS, A., (2007) Earth Science Education in South Australia: Evolving with the Resource Boom. The AusIMM Bulletin, 2, 29-33

SCHMIDT MUMM, A. & REITH, F. (2007) Biomediation of calcrete at the gold anomaly of the Barns Prospect, Gawler Craton, South Australia. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 92. 13-33

2006

CLARK, C., SCHMIDT MUMM, A., HAND, M., & FAURE, K. (2006) Episodic shear zone associated fluid flow in the Curnamona Province, South Australia. Journal of Geochemical Exploration. 89, 1-3, 69-72.

CLARK, C, & SCHMIDT MUMM, A., (2006) An integrated micro- and macro-structural approach to the analysis of fluid induced brecciation, Curnamona Province, South Australia. Journal of Structural Geology, 28, 745-761

CLARK, C., HAND, M., FAURE, K. & SCHMIDT MUMM, A. (2006) Up-temperature flow of surface-derived fluids in the mid-crust: the role of pre-orogenic burial of hydrated fault rocks. J. Metamorphic Geology, 24, 367-387

REITH, F., ROGERS, S.L. and SCHMIDT MUMM, A. (2006) Exploration geomicrobiology – the new frontier. In: REGOLITH 2006: CONSOLIDATION AND DISPERSION OF IDEAS, Proceedings of the CRC LEME Regolith sympposium. Dr R W Fitzpatrick and Dr P Shand, Editors, 291-295

SCHMIDT MUMM, A., CLARK, C., SKIRROW, R. (2006) Mineral exploration under cover: characterizing mineralizing fluid systems. Journal of Geochemical Exploration. 89, 1-3, 359-362

2005 and 2004

CLARK, C., SCHMIDT MUMM, A. & FAURE, K. (2005) Timing and nature of fluid flow and alteration during Mesoproterozoic shear zone formation, Olary Domain, South Australia. J. metamorphic Geol., 23, 147–164

SCHMIDT MUMM, A. & REITH, F. (2004) The Biogeochemistry of calcrete forming processes. In: Roach I.C. ed., Regolith 2004. CRC LEME, 316-320

MCENTEGART, L. & SCHMIDT MUMM, A. (2004) Gold mobility within dune systems on the Barns prospect, Wudinna, South Australia: a partial extraction approach. In: Roach I.C. ed., Regolith 2004. CRC LEME, 235-240

CLARK, C., GRGURIC, B. & SCHMIDT MUMM, A. (2004) Genetic implications of pyrite chemistry from the Palaeoproterozoic Olary Domain and overlying Neoproterozoic Adelaidean sequences, northeastern South Australia. 21pp, Ore Geology Reviews. 25, 237-257

VOSTEEN, H.,D., RATH, V., SCHMIDT MUMM, A., CLAUSER, C. (2004) The Thermal Regime of the Northeastern-German Basin from 2-D Inversion. Tectonophysics. 386, 81-95

SCHMIDT MUMM, A. & WOLFGRAMM, M. (2004) Fluid Systems and Mineralisation in the North German and Polish Basin. GEOFLUIDS, 4, 315-328

Professional Associations

I am presently the Coordinator of the student activities of the South Australian Branch of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM) here at the University of Adelaide. So for all inquiries about the AusIMM, student activities and professional opportunities, please don't hesitate to contact me.

I am also a member of the Geological Society of Australia (GSA), the Deutsche Mineralogische Gesellschaft (DMG) and the Society of Geology Applied to Ore Deposits (SGA).

Entry last updated: Friday, 14 Sep 2012