Field Trips
Field trip registrations are now closed.
Places on each field trip will be finalised by the committee and you will be informed of the outcome by email. A payment link will also be provided to field trip attendees at that time.
Priority will be given to speakers and international visitors. A select number of places will be reserved for postgraduate students.
Please note overlapping dates for the field trips.
Registrations for Field Trips:
Open: 12/02/2026
Close: 06/03/2026
Visit to the Perth Core Library
Visit the Perth Core Library with display of core and lectures on key pegmatite localities.
Date: 20 August 2026
Time: 09:00 - 15:30
Estimated Cost: $88pp (inc. GST)
Fee Includes: catering and transport
Pilbara
Five day trip to the Pilbara Region in the north of Western Australia
Visits to Tabba Tabba mine sites, Pilgangoora, and other locations
Experience the natural beauty and mining industry of the Pilbara Region
Dates: 21 - 25 August 2026
Estimated Cost: $3,800pp (inc. GST)
Fee Includes:
Accommodation
Most meals
Transport between localities
Mine site visits
Fee Excludes:
Flights from Perth to Port Hedland and return (attendees arrange their own flights)
Mukinbudin
Two-day overnight trip to Mukinbudin area to visit intriguing NYF pegmatites
Dates: 22 - 23 August 2026
Estimated Cost: $770pp (inc.GST)
Fee Includes: transport and accommodation
Greenbushes
One-day round trip from Perth to the world-famous Greenbushes Li-Ta ore body
Date: 21 August 2026
Estimated Cost: $198pp (inc. GST)
Fee Includes: transport and catering
