Publications

 

Fullagar, P.K., 1980, A description of nucleation of folds and boudins in terms of vorticity: Tectonophysics, 65, 39-53.

Levy, S., and Fullagar, P.K., 1981, Reconstruction of a sparse spike train from a portion of its spectrum and application to high-resolution deconvolution: Geophysics, 46, 1235-1243.

Levy, S., Walker, C., Ulrych, T.J., and Fullagar, P.K., 1982, A linear programming approach to the estimation of the power spectra of harmonic processes: IEEE Trans. Acoustics Speech and Signal Proc., 30, 675-679.
......... (re-published 1986 in Modern Spectrum Analysis II, S. B. Kesler ed, IEEE Press, 441 p.)

Fullagar, P.K. and Oldenburg, D.W., 1984, Inversion of horizontal loop electromagnetic frequency soundings: Geophysics, 49, 150-164.

Fullagar, P.K., 1984, A uniqueness theorem for horizontal loop electromagnetic frequency soundings: Geophys. J. R. astr. Soc., 77, 559-566.

Fullagar, P.K., 1985, Spike recovery deconvolution: in Developments in Geophysical Exploration Methods - 6, A.A. Fitch ed., Elsevier Applied Science Publishers, 264 p.

Fullagar, P.K., 1987, Spike recovery deconvolution - in search of a scientific field test: Exploration Geophysics, 18, 59-62 (extended abstract).

Fullagar, P.K., 1987, Inversion of down-hole TEM using circularcurrent filaments: Exploration Geophysics, 18, 341 -344.

Fullagar, P.K. and Ramsden, C.R.T., 1988, Deconvolution with an inexact wavelet: Exploration Geophysics, 19, 67-71 (extended abstract).

Fullagar, P.K., 1989, Generation of conductivity-depth pseudo-sections from coincident loop and in-loop TEM data: Exploration Geophysics, 20, 43-45.

Severne, B.C., Langford, G.D., and Fullagar, P.K., 1991, Surface geochemical exploration in Australia: case histories from the Eromanga and Canning Basins: Assoc. Petr. Geochem. Explor. Bull., 7, 88 - 115.

Fullagar, P.K. and Reid, J.E., 1992, Conductivity-depth transformation of fixed loop TEM data: Exploration Geophysics, 23, 515-519.

Fullagar, P.K. and Livelybrooks, D., 1994, Trial of tunnel radar for cavity and ore detection in Sudbury mining camp, Ontario: in Proc. 5th Intl. Conf. on Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR’94), Waterloo Centre for Groundwater Research, Vol.3, 883-894. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.3997/2214-4609-pdb.300.65)

Fullagar, P.K., Zhang, P., Wu, Y., and Bertrand, M.-J., 1996, Application of radio frequency tomography to delineation of nickel sulphides in the Sudbury Basin: SEG 66th International Meeting & Exhibition, Denver, Expanded Abstracts, 2065-2068.

Livelybrooks, D., Chouteau, M., Zhang, P., Stevens, K., and Fullagar, P., 1996, Borehole radar and radio imaging surveys to delineate the McConnell ore body: SEG 66th International Meeting & Exhibition, Denver, Expanded Abstracts, 2060-2063.

Fallon, G.N., and Fullagar, P.K., 1997, Optimising the drilling budget with geophysical logging: Proc. of 3rd Intl. Mine Geol. Conf., Launceston, AusIMM Publ. 6/97, 167-174.

Fallon, G.N., Fullagar, P.K. and Sheard, S.N., 1997, Application of geophysics in metalliferous mines: Aust. J. Earth Sci., 44, 391-409.

Fullagar, P.K., and Fallon, G.N., 1997, Geophysics in metalliferous mines for orebody delineation and rock mass characterisation: Proceedings of Exploration ’97, Fourth Decennial International Conference on Mineral Exploration, A.G. Gubins (ed.), 573-584. (download full Exploration ’97 PDF here).

Hatherly, P.J., Fallon, G.N., Fullagar, P.K., and Zhou, B., 1997, Geotechnical characterisation of the rock mass through sonic logging: Proc. CMTE Conference on Mine Automation, Brisbane, July 1997

Pears, G.A., and Fullagar, P.K., 1998, Weighted tomographic imaging of radio frequency data: Exploration Geophysics, 29, 554-559.

Zhou, B., Fullagar, P.K., and Fallon, G.N., 1998, Radio frequency tomography trial at Mt. Isa Mine: Exploration Geophysics, 29, 675-679.

Reid, J.E., and Fullagar, P.K., 1998, Conductivity-depth transformation of slingram transient electromagnetic data: Exploration Geophysics, 29, 570-576.

Fullagar, P.K. and Pears, G.A., 1999, Out-of-plane effects in cross-hole radio frequency tomography: in Three Dimensional Electromagnetics, Geophysical Developments No. 7, M. Oristaglio & B. Spies (eds.), SEG, 564-574.

Fullagar, P.K., Zhou, B., and Fallon, G.N., 1999, Automated interpretation of geophysical borehole logs for orebody delineation and grade estimation: Mineral Resources Engineering, 8, 269-284.

Fullagar, P.K., Zhou, B., and Bourne, B., 2000, EM coupling removal from time domain IP data: Exploration Geophysics, 31, 134-139.

Fullagar, P.K., Hughes, N., and Paine, J., 2000, Drilling constrained 3D gravity inversion: Exploration Geophysics, 31, 17-23.

Fallon, G.N., Fullagar, P.K., and Zhou, B., 2000, Towards Grade estimation via automated interpretation of geophysical borehole logs: Exploration Geophysics, 31, 236-242.

Vrbancich, J., Fullagar, P.K., and Macnae, J.C., 2000, Bathymetry and seafloor mapping via one-dimensional inversion and conductivity depth imaging of AEM: Exploration Geophysics 31, 603-610.

Fullagar, P.K., Livelybrooks, D., Zhang, P., Calvert, A.J., and Wu, Y., 2000, Radio tomography and borehole radar delineation of the McConnell nickel sulphide deposit, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada: Geophysics, 65, 1920-1930.

Pears, G.A., and Fullagar, P.K., 2000, Tomography-based approximate inverse mapping (AIM) inversion of radio frequency EM data: Expanded Abstracts, SEG 70th Annual Meeting, Calgary. 255-258.

Fullagar, P.K., 2000, The expanding role of mine geophysics: Proc. 4th Intl. Mining Geology Conference, AusIMM Publication 3/2000, 301-314.

Zhou, B., and Fullagar, P.K., 2001, Delineation of sulphide ore-zones by borehole radar tomography at Hellyer mine, Australia: J. Appl. Geophys., 47, 261-269.

Bell, B., Fullagar, P.K., Paine, J., Whitaker, A., and Worrall, L., 2001, Exploring through cover – the integrated interpretation of high resolution aeromagnetic, airborne electromagnetic and ground gravity data from the Grant’s Patch area, Yilgarn Craton Part B - Gravity inversion as a bedrock and regolith mapping tool: Exploration Geophysics, 32, 194-197.

Fullagar, P.K., and Fallon, G.N., 2001, Geophysical grade estimation at mines: ASEG Preview, No. 90, 30-32. (start search here and here)

Basford, P., Kelso, I., Briggs, T., Clifford, M., Anderson, R., and Fullagar, P., 2001, Development of a short-term model using petrophysical logging at Century Mine, North Queensland: ASEG Preview, No. 92, 19-24.  (start search here and here)

Pears, G.A., Fullagar, P.K., & Andrews, P., 2001, Boulia Study, ASEG Preview No. 93, Brisbane Conference issue, p90.  (start search here and here)

Fullagar, P.K., and Reid, J.E., 2001, Emax conductivity-depth transformation of airborne TEM data: ASEG Extended Abstract, 15th International Geophysical Conference & Exhibition, Brisbane. 

Emerson, D.W., Fallon, G.N., and Fullagar, P.K., 2002, Physical properties of zinc and iron rich volcanogenic massive sulphides – laboratory scale measurement results: ASEG Preview, No. 96, 16-20.

Cao, J., He, Z., Zhu, J., and Fullagar, P.K., 2003, Conductivity tomography at two frequencies: Geophysics, 68, 516-522.

Reid, J.E., Bishop, J.R., Richardson, R. , Fullagar, P.K., Fitzpatrick, A.D., and Griggs, D.L., 2003, Western Tasmanian regional minerals program; Part 2, Airborne electromagnetic data; quality control and interpretation: Preview, 102 , 91.  (start search here and here)

Fullagar, P.K., Zhou, B., & Biggs, M., 2004, Stratigraphically-consistent auto-interpretation of borehole data: J. Appl. Geophys., 55, 91-104.

Fullagar, P.K., Pears, G.A., Hutton, D., and Thompson, A., 2004, 3D Gravity and Aeromagnetic Inversion for MVT Lead-Zinc Exploration at Pillara, Western Australia: Exploration Geophysics, 35, 142-146.

Hinks, D., Fullagar, P., and McIntosh, S., 2004, Borehole logging and automated interpretation of drillhole lithology from the Murowa kimberlites, Zimbabwe: ASEG Extended Abstracts, https://doi.org/10.1071/ASEG2004ab070

Jackson, J., Pears, G., and Fullagar, P., 2004, Minimisation of the gravity response from mine infrastructure: An example from Sons of Gwalia Mine, WA: Extended Abstract, 17th ASEG Conference, Sydney. https://doi.org/10.1071/ASEG2004ab076 

Vrbancich, J., and Fullagar, P.K., 2004, Towards seawater depth determination using the helicopter HoisTEM system, Exploration Geophysics, 35, 292-296.

Kay, M., Dimitrakopoulos, R., and Fullagar, P., 2004, Integration of conventional and downhole geophysical data in metalliferous mines: Seventh International Geostatistics Congress, Banff, Alberta, September 2004.  p.351 (preview) or purchase from Springer.

Vrbancich, J. , and P. Fullagar, 2004, Seawater depth determination using the helicopter HoisTEM system: ASEG Preview, 111, p.67.

Fullagar, P.K., Zhou, B., and Turner, R., 2005, Quality Appraisal for Geophysical Borehole Logs: Bowen Basin Symposium Proceedings, J.W. Beeston (ed), Geological Society of Australia, 141-150.

Schaa, R., Reid, J.E., and Fullagar, P.K., 2006, Unambiguous apparent conductivity for fixed loop transient electromagnetic data: Exploration Geophysics, 37, 348-354.

Vrbancich, J., and Fullagar, P.K., 2007, Improved seawater depth determination using corrected helicopter time domain electromagnetic data: Geophysical Prospecting, 55, 407-420.

Vrbancich, J., and Fullagar, P.K., 2007, Towards remote sensing of sediment thickness and depth to bedrock in shallow seawater using airborne TEM, Exploration Geophysics, 38, 77-88.

Vatandoost, A., and Fullagar, P.K.,2007, Prediction of Dynamic Young’s Modulus from Compressional Wave Velocity & Density: paper prepared for 13th EAGE Conference on Environmental and Engineering Geophysics, 3-5 September, Istanbul, Turkey. (start search here).

Fullagar, P.K., and Pears, G.A., 2007, Towards geologically realistic inversion: Proceedings of Exploration ’07, Fifth Decennial International Conference on Mineral Exploration, Toronto. For PDF see 445-460, for a presentation in the browser see here (or full author list here).

Vatandoost, A., Fullagar, P.K., and Roach, M., 2008, Automated multi-sensor petrophysical core logging: Exploration Geophysics, 39, 181-188.

Fullagar, P.K., Pears, G.A., and McMonnies, B., 2008, Constrained inversion of geological surfaces - pushing the boundaries: The Leading Edge, 27, 98-105.

Vatandoost, A., Fullagar, P., Walters, S., and Kojovic, T., 2009, Towards Petrophysical Characterization of Comminution Behavior: Canadian Mineral Processing Conference, Ottawa. 619-640.

Vatandoost, A., and Fullagar, P.K., 2009, Characterisation of Ore Crushability Using Petrophysical Properties: 7th International Mining Geology Conference 2009 (AusIMM), Perth. 119-124.

Vrbancich, J., Fullagar, P., Smith, R., 2010, Testing the limits of AEM bathymetry with a floating TEM system: Geophysics, 75, WA163-WA177.

Fullagar, P.K., and Pears, G.A., 2010, High resolution conductivity-depth transformation of TEM data: ASEG Extended Abstracts, 21st International Geophysical Conference & Exhibition, Sydney, August 22-26. p.205

Fullagar, P.K., Vrbancich, J., and Pears, G.A., 2010, Geologically- constrained 1D TEM inversion: ASEG Extended Abstracts, 21st International Geophysical Conference & Exhibition, Sydney, August 22-26. p.248

Fullagar, P.K., and Pears, G.A., 2010, From gravity gradients to density gradients: Abstracts from the ASEG-PESA Airborne Gravity 2010 Workshop, Geoscience Australia and NSW Geological Survey, Sydney, August 22, Record 2010/23 - GeoCat #70673, GSNSW GS2010/0457, p.79

Fullagar, P.K., 2010, Auto-picking of televiewer scans: AIG Bulletin, 51, 49-54 [Extended Abstracts, Australian Institute of Geoscientists Geo-Computing 2010 Conference, Brisbane]. 

Schaa, R., and Fullagar, P. K., 2010, Rapid approximate 3D inversion of transient electromagnetic (TEM) data: 80th Annual International Meeting, SEG, Denver, Expanded Abstracts, 650-654.

Godber, N., and Fullagar, P.K., 2012, “Unsmooth” 1D inversion of frequency domain marine controlled source EM data: ASEG Extended Abstracts, 22nd International Geophysical Conference & Exhibition, Brisbane, February 26-29. (pages:5)

Schaa, R., and Fullagar, P.K., 2012, Vertical and horizontal resistive limit formulas for a rectangular loop source on a conductive half-space: Geophysics, 77, E91-E99

Fullagar, P.K., and Pears, G.A., 2013, 3D magnetic modelling and inversion incorporating self-demagnetisation and interactions: ASEG Extended Abstracts, 23rd International Geophysical Conference & Exhibition, Melbourne, August.  p.239

Fullagar, P.K., and Schaa, R., 2014, Fast 3D inversion of transient electromagnetic (TEM) resistive limit data: 84th Annual International Meeting, SEG, Denver, Expanded Abstracts. 1827-1831.

Fullagar, P.K., Pears, G.A., Reid, J.E., and Schaa, R., 2015, Rapid approximate inversion of airborne TEM: Exploration Geophysics, 46, 112–117.

Fullagar, P.K., Reid, J.E., and Pears, G.A., 2015, Rapid 3D inversion of airborne TEM data from Forrestania, Western Australia: ASEG Extended Abstracts, 24th International Geophysical Conference & Exhibition, Perth, February.   p.120

Fullagar, P.K., and Pears, G.A., 2015, Remanent magnetisation inversion: ASEG Extended Abstracts, 24th International Geophysical Conference & Exhibition, Perth, February.  p.188

Vatandoost, A., and Fullagar, P.K., 2015, A methodology for density determination from core imagery and assays: ASEG Extended Abstracts, 24th ASEG Conference, Perth.  p.68

Fullagar, P.K., and Woods, D., 2016, Fast 3D inversion of “total field” resistive limit TEM data: ASEG Extended Abstracts, 25th International Geophysical Conference & Exhibition, Adelaide, August 21-24. (pages:8)

Fullagar, P.K., Mitchinson, D.E., Pears, G.A. , Chalke, T. , McGaughey, W.J., 2017, Petrophysics in Inversion: "Improving Exploration with Petrophysics - The Application of Magnetic Remanence and Other Rock Physical Properties to Geophysical Targeting" Workshop, Exploration '17 Conference, Toronto. http://www.dmec.ca/DMEC/media/Extended-Abstracts/09Fullagar-Petrophysics_in_Inversion.pdf

Street, G., Duncan, A., Fullagar, P., and Tresidder, R., 2018, Loupe - a portable EM profiling system: Extended Abstract, 1st Australasian Exploration Geoscience Conference, Sydney. https://doi.org/10.1071/ASEG2018abW10_3G

R. L. van Dam, G. Maude, G. Jenke, A. Duncan, and P.K. Fullagar, 2020, Efficient conductivity mapping using the operator carried time-domain electromagnetic Loupe TEM systemFastTimes, 25(4), 99-106.

Fullagar, P.K., and Schaa, R, 2021, Analytic formulas for complete and incomplete first-order TEM moments below ground in a conductive half-space: Geophysics, 86, no.1, pp. E1-E11

Fullagar, P.K., 2022, Smoke rings re-visited: an analytic solution for the transient electric field produced by a vertical magnetic dipole on or in a homogeneous conductive half-space: Exploration Geophysics, 53, 591-601.  DOI: 10.1080/08123985.2021.2025358

Mir, R., Fullagar, P., Darijani, M., Smith, R., Scott, S., Ross, M., Shamsipour, P., Chouteau, M., Ansdell, K. and Gouiza, M., 2022, Forward modeling and 3D inversion of electromagnetic data collected over the McArthur River uranium deposit in the Athabasca Basin, Canada: Geophysics, 87, B129-B143. https://doi.org/10.1190/geo2021-0199.1

Peter K. Fullagar (2024) The resistive limit response of an ellipsoidal conductor: a magnetostatic formulation: Exploration Geophysics, 55, 81-98. DOI: 10.1080/08123985.2023.2275804

Williams, P.K., Fullagar, P.K., Pridmore, D.F., Coggon, J.H., and Esdale, D.J., 2025, Western Mining Corporation geophysical innovation over the decades: ASEG Preview, 235, 41-51.