
Overview
Background
Professor Sue Golding's research interests are in the fields of ore deposit geology and geochemistry, application of isotope geochemistry to minerals and energy exploration, coal bed methane, carbon sequestration, geomicrobiology.
Sue Golding received her PhD from The University of Queensland. She has been involved with resource exploration and isotope geochemistry research since 1977, following some 8 years industry experience in Australia and Africa. Building on this industry background Golding has combined field and laboratory studies to build an interdisciplinary research program with emphasis on hydrothermal systems and mineral and fossil fuel resources. This has involved the development of new techniques and methodologies for constraining thermal and fluid flow histories in sedimentary basins, which have provided significant insights into processes associated with evolving mineral and hydrocarbon systems. She also has considerable expertise in the application of stable and radiogenic isotope technologies in mineral and hydrocarbon exploration to evaluate terrain prospectivity, test the models employed and vector to ore based on isotopic haloes that surround many ore deposit types. A significant focus of her research group at the University of Queensland is technology related to environmentally sustainable energy provision. The research spans multiple scales from natural analogue studies of coal basins to determine the origins of coal seam methane and mechanisms that keep carbon dioxide naturally sequestered to experimental studies of the impact of carbon dioxide interaction with sandstones and coals on reservoir properties and groundwater chemistry. Golding was a senior researcher with the CO2CRC from 2006 to 2016.
Availability
- Emeritus Professor Sue Golding is:
- Available for supervision
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Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours) of Science (Advanced), The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Research interests
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Carbon geosequestration
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Coalseam gas (CSG)
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Isotope and trace element geochemistry
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Stable isotope geochemistry
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Hydrothermal processes
Works
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1990
Book Chapter
Golden Plateau gold deposits
16. Costain Australia Limited, Worsley, M. R. and Golding, S. D. (1990). Golden Plateau gold deposits. Geology of the Mineral Deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea. (pp. 1509-1514) edited by F. E. Hughes. Parkville, VIC, Australia: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
1990
Conference Publication
Stable isotope constraints on genetic models for gold-quartz, antimony-gold-quartz, tin and tungsten-tin mineralization, Hodgkinson Province, northern Queensland
Golding, S.D. , Bultitude, R.J. , Peters, S.G. , Myers, I.A. and Dowling, K. (1990). Stable isotope constraints on genetic models for gold-quartz, antimony-gold-quartz, tin and tungsten-tin mineralization, Hodgkinson Province, northern Queensland. Pacific Rim 90 Congress, The Geology, Structure, Mineralisation, Economics and Feasibility of Mining Development in the Pacific Rim, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, 6-12 May 1990. Parkville, Victoria, Australia: The Australasian Institute of Mining & Metallurgy.
1990
Journal Article
Melange- and sediment-hosted gold-bearing quartz veins, Hodgkinson Gold Field, Queensland, Australia
Peters, S. G., Golding, S. D. and Dowling, K. (1990). Melange- and sediment-hosted gold-bearing quartz veins, Hodgkinson Gold Field, Queensland, Australia. Economic Geology, 85 (2), 312-327. doi: 10.2113/gsecongeo.85.2.312
1989
Book Chapter
Archaean carbon and oxygen reservoirs: their significance to fluid sources and circulation paths for Archean mesothermal gold deposits of the Norseman-Wiluna belt, Western Australia
Golding, S. D., McNaughton, N. J., Barley, M. E., Groves, D. I., Ho, S. E., Rock, N. M. S. and Turner, J. V. (1989). Archaean carbon and oxygen reservoirs: their significance to fluid sources and circulation paths for Archean mesothermal gold deposits of the Norseman-Wiluna belt, Western Australia. The geology of gold deposits: the perspective in 1988. (pp. 376-388) edited by Reid R. Keays, W. R. H. Ramsey and David I. Groves. New Haven, CT, United States: The Economic Geology Publishing Company.
1989
Journal Article
Quartz veining in simply folded arenites, Cape Liptrap, southeast Victoria, Australia
Lennox, P. G. and Golding, S. D. (1989). Quartz veining in simply folded arenites, Cape Liptrap, southeast Victoria, Australia. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, 36 (2), 243-261. doi: 10.1080/08120098908729484
1989
Book Chapter
The association of linear orogenic belts, mantle-crustal magmatism and Archaean gold mineralization in the eastern Yilgarn Block of Western Australia
Perring, Caroline S., Barley, Mark E., Cassidy, Kevin F., McNaughton, Neal J., Rock, Nicholas M. S., Bettenay, Leigh F., Golding, Suzanne D. and Hallberg, Jack A. (1989). The association of linear orogenic belts, mantle-crustal magmatism and Archaean gold mineralization in the eastern Yilgarn Block of Western Australia. The geology of gold deposits: the perspective in 1988. (pp. 571-584) edited by Reid R. Keays, W. R. H. Ramsay and David I. Groves. New Haven, CT, United States: The Economic Geology Publishing Company.
1989
Journal Article
Criteria for the recognition of metamorphosed or altered lamprophyres: A case study from the Archaean of Kambalda, Western Australia
Perring, Caroline S., Rock, Nicholas M.S., Golding, Suzanne D. and Roberts, David E. (1989). Criteria for the recognition of metamorphosed or altered lamprophyres: A case study from the Archaean of Kambalda, Western Australia. Precambrian Research, 43 (3), 215-237. doi: 10.1016/0301-9268(89)90057-0
1989
Book Chapter
Gold, lamprophyres and porphyries: what does their association mean?
Rock, Nicholas M. S., Groves, David I., Perring, Caroline S. and Golding, Suzanne D. (1989). Gold, lamprophyres and porphyries: what does their association mean?. The geology of gold deposits: the perspective in 1988. (pp. 609-625) edited by Reid R. Keays, W. R. H. Ramsay and David I. Groves. New Haven, CT, United States: The Economic Geology Publishing Company.
1989
Book Chapter
Geologic, fluid inclusion and stable isotope studies of granitoid-hosted gold-quartz veins, Charters Towers, northeastern Australia
Peters, S.G. and Golding, S.D. (1989). Geologic, fluid inclusion and stable isotope studies of granitoid-hosted gold-quartz veins, Charters Towers, northeastern Australia. The geology of gold deposits: the perspective in 1988. (pp. 260-273) edited by Reid R. Keays, W. R. H. Ramsay and David I. Groves. New Haven, CT, United States: The Economic Geology Publishing Company.
1988
Journal Article
Archaean carbon reservoirs and their relevance to the fluid source for gold deposits
Groves, D. I., Golding, S. D., Rock, N. M.S., Barley, M. E. and McNaughton, N. J. (1988). Archaean carbon reservoirs and their relevance to the fluid source for gold deposits. Nature, 331 (6153), 254-257. doi: 10.1038/331254a0
1988
Journal Article
Deformation and regional carbonate metasomatism of turbidite-hosted Cretaceous alkaline lamprophyres (northwestern Papua New Guinea)
Finlayson, E. J., Rock, N. M.S. and Golding, S. D. (1988). Deformation and regional carbonate metasomatism of turbidite-hosted Cretaceous alkaline lamprophyres (northwestern Papua New Guinea). Chemical Geology, 69 (3-4), 215-233. doi: 10.1016/0009-2541(88)90036-8
1987
Conference Publication
Relationship of gold quartz mineralisation to granodioritic phases and mylonites at Charters Towers goldfield, Northern Australia
Peters, S.G. and Golding, S.D. (1987). Relationship of gold quartz mineralisation to granodioritic phases and mylonites at Charters Towers goldfield, Northern Australia. Pacific Rim Congress 87, The Geology, Structure, Mineralisation and Economics of the Pacific Rim, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, 26-29 August 1987. Parkville, Victoria, Australia: The Australasian Institue of Mining & Metallurgy.
1987
Journal Article
Relationship of gold quartz mineralisation to granodioritic phases and mylonites at Charters Towers goldfield, northeastern Queensland
Peters, S. G. and Golding, S. D. (1987). Relationship of gold quartz mineralisation to granodioritic phases and mylonites at Charters Towers goldfield, northeastern Queensland. Pacific Rim congress 87. Proc. international congress, 1987, Gold Coast, Queensland, 363-367.
1985
Journal Article
Stable isotope relationships in epithermal gold deposits, Queensland
Golding, S. D. and Wilson, A. F. (1985). Stable isotope relationships in epithermal gold deposits, Queensland. Gold-Mining, Metallurgy and Geology, (Australian Institute of Mining & Metallurgy, Symposium 39), 427-435.
1984
Conference Publication
STABLE ISOTOPE RELATIONSHIPS IN EPITHERMAL GOLD DEPOSITS, QUEENSLAND.
Golding Suzanne D. and Wilson Allan F. (1984). STABLE ISOTOPE RELATIONSHIPS IN EPITHERMAL GOLD DEPOSITS, QUEENSLAND.. Australasian Institute of Mining & Metallurgy Regional Conference: Gold - Mining, Metallurgy and Geology., Aust, Australasian Inst of Mining.
1983
Journal Article
Geochemical and stable isotope studies of the no. 4 lode, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Golding, S. D. and Wilson, A. F. (1983). Geochemical and stable isotope studies of the no. 4 lode, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. Economic Geology, 78 (3), 438-450. doi: 10.2113/gsecongeo.78.3.438
1982
Other Outputs
An isotopic and geochemical study of gold mineralization in the Kalgoorlie-Norseman region, Western Australia
Golding, Suzanne D. (1982). An isotopic and geochemical study of gold mineralization in the Kalgoorlie-Norseman region, Western Australia. PhD Thesis, School of Physical Sciences, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/240457
1981
Journal Article
An oxygen and carbon isotopic study of some gold deposits of eastern Australia
Golding, S. D. and Wilson, A. F. (1981). An oxygen and carbon isotopic study of some gold deposits of eastern Australia. Proceedings of the Australasian Institute of Mining & Metallurgy, 278, 13-21.
1980
Journal Article
APPLICATION OF OXYGEN ISOTOPE STUDIES TO THE OCCURRENCE OF GOLD MINERALIZATION IN EASTERN AUSTRALIA
Golding, S. D. and Wilson, A. F. (1980). APPLICATION OF OXYGEN ISOTOPE STUDIES TO THE OCCURRENCE OF GOLD MINERALIZATION IN EASTERN AUSTRALIA. Electric Power Research Institute (Report) EPRI NP, 67-80.
1969
Other Outputs
Geology of the Rosebud area, Mary Kathleen, North-Western Queensland
Golding, Suzanne D. (1969). Geology of the Rosebud area, Mary Kathleen, North-Western Queensland. Honours Thesis, School of Physical Sciences, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/fc5fa4e
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Supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Reservoir properties of the Toolebuc Formation, Eromanga Basin, Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Joan Esterle, Associate Professor Zhongwei Chen
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Doctor Philosophy
The effect of heterogeneity in the carbonate clumped isotope system.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr William Defliese
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Doctor Philosophy
Diffusion rates of 13C-18O clumping in dolomite and high Mg/Mn calcite
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr William Defliese
Completed supervision
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Reservoir properties of the Toolebuc Formation, Eromanga Basin, Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Joan Esterle, Associate Professor Zhongwei Chen
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Hydrogeological and microbial influence on the geochemical composition of coal seam gases and production waters of the Walloon Subgroup of the Surat Basin, Queensland, Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Harald Hofmann
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
CO2-water-rock interactions in low-salinity reservoir systems
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Joan Esterle, Dr Julie Pearce
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2012
Doctor Philosophy
Carbon dioxide sequestration in coal: The relationships between coal structure, texture, and mineralogy, and the role of mineral reactivity with carbonic acid
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Joan Esterle
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2008
Doctor Philosophy
QUANTIFICATION OF ECONOMIC RISK IN MINERAL EXPLORATION: A CASE STUDY ON EXPLORATION IN THE YARROL REGION, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA
Principal Advisor
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2007
Doctor Philosophy
THE SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE METAL MINERALISATION IN EASTERN AUSTRALIA AND THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE OBSERVED PATTERNS TO GIANT ORE DEPOSITS
Principal Advisor
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2006
Master Philosophy
THE GEOLOGICAL SETTING OF MOLYBDENUM MINERALISATION IN THE MUNGORE CAULDRON, GAYNDAH AREA, QUEENSLAND,AUSTRALIA
Principal Advisor
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2006
Master Philosophy
GEOLOGY OF THE COMBOON VOLCANICS IN THE CRACOW AREA, QUEESLAND: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE PERMO-CARBONIFEROUS TECTONIC EVOLUTION OF THE NEW ENGLAND FOLD BELT
Principal Advisor
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2006
Master Philosophy
GEOLOGY, GEOCHEMISTRY AND PARAGENESIS OF THE ROYAL, CROWN AND ROSES PRIDE: LOW SULPHIDATION EPITHERMAL QUARTZ VEIN STRUCTURES, CRACOW, SOUTH-EAST QUEENSLAND
Principal Advisor
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2006
Doctor Philosophy
MASS-DEPENDENT AND MASS-INDEPENDENT SULFUR ISOTOPE FRACTIONATION IN PRECAMBRIAN SEDIMENTS AS A KEY TO EARLY ATMOSPHERIC AND OCEANIC EVOLUTION
Principal Advisor
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2004
Doctor Philosophy
GENESIS AND GEOCHEMISTRY OF EXHALATIVE LITHOLOGIES ALONG THE DEE RANGE, CENTRAL QUEENSLAND
Principal Advisor
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2003
Master Science
REGIONAL INVESTIGATION OF THE THERMAL HISTORY AND FLUID FLOW IN THE DRUMMOND BASIN, QUEENSLAND
Principal Advisor
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2003
Doctor Philosophy
THE GEOCHEMICAL AND MINERALOGICAL HALOES AROUND THE MT ISA BASE METAL OREBODIES
Principal Advisor
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2020
Master Philosophy
Stable Isotope and Molecular Composition of Coalbed Production Gas and Waters of a Coalbed Methane Field in the Cesar Rancheria Basin, Colombia: Implications for Gas Origins and Distribution
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Joan Esterle
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Geochemistry and geochronology of fluid flow events in high heat-producing granitic systems
Joint Principal Advisor
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Characterisation of P- and F-bearing minerals in Bowen Basin coals: Implications for source and emplacement
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Joan Esterle
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Bioavailability of Coal for Microbially Enhanced Methane Production
Associate Advisor
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Integrating Coal Petrology, Geochemistry and Geochronology to Understand Spatial Variation in the Walloon Subgroup
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Joan Esterle
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Aerobic processes in landfill: an Australian field trial
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor William Clarke
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Stratigraphic architecture and coal character of Late Permian Fort Cooper Coal Measures, Bowen Basin, Queensland.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Joan Esterle
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Biogenic Methane in Indonesian Coal: Assessing the Potential using Culture Enrichment, Molecular Phylogenetic and Isotopic Analysis
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Joan Esterle
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
The role of hydrogeology, in situ stress and temperature logs in the distribution and delineation of coal seam gas regimes
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Joan Esterle
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Lattice Boltzmann Modelling of Nonlinear Coupled Pore Scale Processes in Porous Media Systems and the Applications in Geological Engineering
Associate Advisor
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Chemical and stable isotope investigation of sources, transport and release of contaminants in acid mine drainage, Mount Leyshon, Queensland, Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Mansour Edraki, Associate Professor Barry Noller
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Controls on spatial variability of methanogenesis in the Walloon Subgroup, eastern Surat Basin, Queensland
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Joan Esterle
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
Multi-proxy records in precisely dated stalagmites from inland China : Implications for monsoon evolution since Late Pleistocene
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jianxin Zhao
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2012
Doctor Philosophy
U-series dating and geochemical analysis of speleothems: Developing a robust chronological tool for cave deposits and assessing Late Holocene human-environment interactions in western Flores, Indonesia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jianxin Zhao
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2011
Doctor Philosophy
Timing and formation mechanism of fault-related calcite precipitates:implications for tectonic studies
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Gideon Rosenbaum, Professor Jianxin Zhao
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2010
Master Philosophy
Analysis of Gas and Water Production Pathways in Coal Seams
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Joan Esterle
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2008
Doctor Philosophy
Numerical Simulation of Gas Diffusion and Flow in Coalbeds for Enhanced Methane Recovery
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Geoff Wang
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2005
Doctor Philosophy
HYDROCARBON SOURCE AND DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENTS IN THE CENTRAL PAPUAN BASIN,PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Associate Advisor
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2003
Doctor Philosophy
The Genesis of a Porphyry Cu-Au Deposit, Farallon Negro Volcanic Complex, NW Argentina
Associate Advisor
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2002
Doctor Philosophy
4-D COAL PERMEABILITY UNDER TRUE-TRIAXIAL STRESS AND CONSTANT VOLUME CONDITIONS
Associate Advisor
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Enquiries
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- Age dating of minerals
- Base metals
- Coal bed methane
- Coal mines and seam gases
- Coal seam gas
- Early life
- Energy exploration
- Geochemistry
- Geology
- Geomicrobiology
- Geosequestration
- Gold
- Isotope geochemistry
- Metals
- Mine site rehabilitation
- Mineral exploration
- Mineralogy
- Ore deposit geology
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