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Emeritus Professor Dave Craw

Dave CrawBSc PhD (Otago) MSc (Calgary) FRSNZ

Office - Geology 2N2

Tel +64 3 479 7529
Google Scholar: Dave Craw
Email dave.craw@otago.ac.nz
 
 
 
 

Research Interests

Links to additional pages

Major externally funded projects

  • South Island Precious Metals (FRST)
  • Fingerprinting Quartz (Marsden)

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Publications

Vaux, F., Fraser, C. I., Craw, D., Read, S., & Waters, J. M. (2023). Integrating kelp genomic analyses and geological data to reveal ancient earthquake impacts. Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 20, 20230105. doi: 10.1098/rsif.2023.0105

Waters, J. M., Campbell, C. S. M., & Craw, D. (2023). Native fish translocations mediated by anthropogenic drainage modifications in southern New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/03014223.2023.2209330

Craw, D., & Druzbicka, J. (2023). Geological controls on locally elevated arsenic in the Glenorchy area, Otago, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology & Geophysics. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/00288306.2023.2174147

Rufaut, C., & Craw, D. (2023). Inorganic geochemistry of saline substrates associated with coastal turf, Otago Peninsula, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/0028825X.2022.2156354

Craw, D., Rufaut, C., & Pillai, D. (2023). Evolution of alkaline mine drainage and unique biodiversity on soil-free mine substrates, southern New Zealand. Mine Water & the Environment. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s10230-023-00913-x

Craw, D., & MacKenzie, D. (2016). Macraes orogenic gold deposit (New Zealand): Origin and development of a world class gold mine. Springer, 127p. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-35158-2

Authored Book - Research

Allibone, A. H., & Craw, D. (2016). Lithospheric controls on the metallogeny of basement rocks in southern and western New Zealand. In A. B. Christie (Ed.), Mineral deposits of New Zealand: Exploration and research (Monograph 31). (pp. 71-82). Melbourne, Australia: The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.

Chapter in Book - Research

Craw, D., MacKenzie, D., & Ashley, P. (2016). Longwood Range platinum, Southland. In A. B. Christie (Ed.), Mineral deposits of New Zealand: Exploration and research (Monograph 31). (pp. 481-486). Melbourne, Australia: The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.

Chapter in Book - Research

MacKenzie, D., Blakemore, H., & Craw, D. (2016). Paragenesis of orogenic mineralisation in the Reefton Goldfield, West Coast region. In A. B. Christie (Ed.), Mineral deposits of New Zealand: Exploration and research (Monograph 31). (pp. 125-132). Melbourne, Australia: The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.

Chapter in Book - Research

MacKenzie, D., Cox, S. C., & Craw, D. (2016). Gold-bearing normal faults at Oturehua, Central Otago. In A. B. Christie (Ed.), Mineral deposits of New Zealand: Exploration and research (Monograph 31). (pp. 157-162). Melbourne, Australia: The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.

Chapter in Book - Research

MacKenzie, D., Moore, J., Farmer, L., & Craw, D. (2016). Paragenesis of mineralisation in the Hyde-Macraes Shear Zone, East Otago. In A. B. Christie (Ed.), Mineral deposits of New Zealand: Exploration and research (Monograph 31). (pp. 191-198). Melbourne, Australia: The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.

Chapter in Book - Research

MacKenzie, D., Stephens, S., & Craw, D. (2016). Gold-bearing faults of the Old Man Range, Central Otago. In A. B. Christie (Ed.), Mineral deposits of New Zealand: Exploration and research (Monograph 31). (pp. 175-181). Melbourne, Australia: The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.

Chapter in Book - Research

Mortimer, N., Craw, D., MacKenzie, D., Mortensen, J., & Pitcairn, I. (2016). Cretaceous tectonics and gold mineralisation in the Otago Schist. In A. B. Christie (Ed.), Mineral deposits of New Zealand: Exploration and research (Monograph 31). (pp. 133-140). Melbourne, Australia: The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.

Chapter in Book - Research

Falconer, D. M., & Craw, D. (2009). Supergene gold mobility: A textual and geochemical study from gold placers in southern New Zealand. In S. R. Titley (Ed.), Supergene environments, processes, and products [Special publication 14]. (pp. 77-93). Littleton, CO: Society of Economic Geologists.

Chapter in Book - Research

Begbie, M. J., & Craw, D. (2006). Gold mineralisation in the Shotover-Macetown area, northwest Otago. In A. B. Christie & R. L. Brathwaite (Eds.), Geology and Exploration of New Zealand Mineral Deposits (Monograph 25). (pp. 299-304). Victoria, Australia: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.

Chapter in Book - Research

Craw, D. (2006). Gold-bearing veins in the Southern Alps. In A. B. Christie & R. L. Brathwaite (Eds.), Geology and Exploration of New Zealand Mineral Deposits (Monograph 25). (pp. 285-290). Victoria, Australia: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.

Chapter in Book - Research

MacKenzie, D. J., Corner, N. G., & Craw, D. (2006). Rise and Shine shear zone, central Otago. In A. B. Christie & R. L. Brathwaite (Eds.), Geology and Exploration of New Zealand Mineral Deposits (Monograph 25). (pp. 319-323). Victoria, Australia: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.

Chapter in Book - Research

MacKenzie, D. J., Youngson, J. H., & Craw, D. (2006). Taieri River mineralised vein swarm, east Otago. In A. B. Christie & R. L. Brathwaite (Eds.), Geology and Exploration of New Zealand Mineral Deposits (Monograph 25). (pp. 305-312). Victoria, Australia: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.

Chapter in Book - Research

Mitchell, M., Maw, L., Angus, P. V., & Craw, D. (2006). The Macraes gold deposit, east Otago. In A. B. Christie & R. L. Brathwaite (Eds.), Geology and Exploration of New Zealand Mineral Deposits (Monograph 25). (pp. 313-318). Victoria, Australia: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.

Chapter in Book - Research

Craw, D., Brown, K., & Webster-Brown, J. (2005). Metals derived from gold mining and geothermal sources. In T. A. Moore, A. Black, J. A. Centeno, J. S. Harding & D. A. Trumm (Eds.), Metal contaminants in New Zealand: Sources, treatments, and effects on ecology and human health. (pp. 231-246). Christchurch, New Zealand: Resolutionz Press. Retrieved from http://www.resolutionz.com

Chapter in Book - Research

Falconer, D. M., & Craw, D. (2005). Fluvial quartz pebble conglomerates as a source of acid rock drainage and trace elements: A case study from Belle-Brook, Southland. In T. A. Moore, A. Black, J. A. Centeno, J. S. Harding & D. A. Trumm (Eds.), Metal contaminants in New Zealand: Sources, treatments, and effects on ecology and human health. (pp. 139-152). Christchurch, New Zealand: Resolutionz Press. Retrieved from http://www.resolutionz.com

Chapter in Book - Research

Webster-Brown, J., & Craw, D. (2005). Examples of trace metal mobility around historic and modern metal mines. In T. A. Moore, A. Black, J. A. Centeno, J. S. Harding & D. A. Trumm (Eds.), Metal contaminants in New Zealand: Sources, treatments, and effects on ecology and human health. (pp. 213-230). Christchurch, New Zealand: Resolutionz Press. Retrieved from http://www.resolutionz.com

Chapter in Book - Research

Craw, D., & Norris, R. J. (2003). Landforms. In J. T. Darby, R. E. Fordyce, A. F. Mark, P. K. Probert & C. R. Townsend (Eds.), The natural history of Southern New Zealand. (pp. 17-34). Dunedin: University of Otago Press.

Chapter in Book - Research

Craw, D., & Druzbicka, J. (2023). Geological controls on locally elevated arsenic in the Glenorchy area, Otago, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology & Geophysics. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/00288306.2023.2174147

Journal - Research Article

Craw, D., Rufaut, C., & Pillai, D. (2023). Evolution of alkaline mine drainage and unique biodiversity on soil-free mine substrates, southern New Zealand. Mine Water & the Environment. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s10230-023-00913-x

Journal - Research Article

Cudby, J., Scott, J. M., Craw, D., Hesson, M., & Rufaut, C. (2023). Surficial redistribution of gold and arsenic from the Rise and Shine Shear Zone, Otago, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology & Geophysics, 66(1), 12-26. doi: 10.1080/00288306.2021.1996402

Journal - Research Article

Rufaut, C., & Craw, D. (2023). Inorganic geochemistry of saline substrates associated with coastal turf, Otago Peninsula, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/0028825X.2022.2156354

Journal - Research Article

Vaux, F., Fraser, C. I., Craw, D., Read, S., & Waters, J. M. (2023). Integrating kelp genomic analyses and geological data to reveal ancient earthquake impacts. Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 20, 20230105. doi: 10.1098/rsif.2023.0105

Journal - Research Article

Waters, J. M., Campbell, C. S. M., & Craw, D. (2023). Native fish translocations mediated by anthropogenic drainage modifications in southern New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/03014223.2023.2209330

Journal - Research Article

Campbell, C. S. M., Dutoit, L., King, T. M., Craw, D., Burridge, C. P., Wallis, G. P., & Waters, J. M. (2022). Genome-wide analysis resolves the radiation of New Zealand's freshwater Galaxias vulgaris complex and reveals a candidate species obscured by mitochondrial capture. Diversity & Distributions. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/ddi.13629

Journal - Research Article

Craw, D., & Mortimer, N. (2022). Stratigraphy and palaeogeography of the Cretaceous Blue Spur Conglomerate, Otago, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology & Geophysics. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/00288306.2022.2039223

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Craw, D., Campbell, C., & Waters, J. M. (2022). Miocene-Holocene river drainage evolution in Southland, New Zealand, deduced from fish genetics, detrital gold and geology. New Zealand Journal of Geology & Geophysics. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/00288306.2022.2121289

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Craw, D., Rufaut, C., & Pillai, D. (2022). Geological controls on evolution of evaporative precipitates on soil-free substrates and ecosystems, southern New Zealand. Science of the Total Environment, 849, 157792. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157792

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Craw, D., Rufaut, C., Kerr, G., & Pillai, D. (2022). Contrasting geology and mineralogy of evaporative encrustations in salt-tolerant ecosystems, Maniototo basin, Central Otago, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology & Geophysics, 65(4), 595-612. doi: 10.1080/00288306.2021.1987280

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Craw, D., Rufaut, C., Pillai, D., & Kerr, G. (2022). Geochemical evolution of high-pH sodic salt pans in Central Otago, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology & Geophysics. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/00288306.2022.2076701

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Craw, D., Rufaut, C., Pillai, D., & Read, S. (2022). Physical controls on the formation of halophytic saline substrates near Alexandra, Central Otago, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology & Geophysics, 65(3), 439-456. doi: 10.1080/00288306.2021.1936575

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McCulloch, G. A., Dutoit, L., Craw, D., Kroos, G. C., & Waters, J. M. (2022). Genomics reveals exceptional phylogenetic diversity within a narrow-range flightless insect. Insect Systematics & Diversity, 6(2), 5. doi: 10.1093/isd/ixac009

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Mortensen, J. K., Craw, D., & MacKenzie, D. J. (2022). Concepts and revised models for phanerozoic orogenic gold deposits. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 516. doi: 10.1144/SP516-2021-39

Journal - Research Article

Palmer, M. C., Scanlan, E. J., Scott, J. M., Farmer, L., Pickering, D., Wilson, V. J., … Craw, D., … Reid, M. R., & Stirling, C. H. (2022). Distinct scheelite REE geochemistry and 87Sr/86Sr isotopes in proximally- and distally-sourced metamorphogenic hydrothermal systems, Otago Schist, New Zealand. Ore Geology Reviews. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2022.104800

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Parvizi, E., Dutoit, L., Fraser, C. I., Craw, D., & Waters, J. M. (2022). Concordant phylogeographic responses to large-scale coastal disturbance in intertidal macroalgae and their epibiota. Molecular Ecology, 31, 646-657. doi: 10.1111/mec.16245

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Rufaut, C., Weightman, E., Craw, D., Pillai, D., Kerr, G., & Scott, J. (2022). Potential for pastoral irrigation using sulphate-rich waters at Macraes Gold Mine, southern New Zealand. Water, Air & Soil Pollution, 233, 391. doi: 10.1007/s11270-022-05838-9

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Vaux, F., Parvizi, E., Craw, D., Fraser, C. I., & Waters, J. M. (2022). Parallel recolonisations generate distinct genomic sectors in kelp following high magnitude earthquake disturbance. Molecular Ecology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/mec.16535

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Weightman, E., Craw, D., Snow, T., & Kerr, G. (2022). Antimony mobilisation and attenuation during ore processing at Orogenic Gold Mines, Southern New Zealand. Mine Water & the Environment, 41, 5-15. doi: 10.1007/s10230-021-00836-5

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Weightman, E., Craw, D., Snow, T., Christenson, H., & Kerr, G. (2022). Stratigraphy and mineralogy of tailings at Macraes gold mine, southern New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology & Geophysics, 65(3), 422-438. doi: 10.1080/00288306.2021.1931360

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Craw, D., & Kerr, G. (2021). Physical and chemical evolution of a Pleistocene marginal marine gold paleoplacer deposit, southern New Zealand. Ore Geology Reviews, 138, 104341. doi: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2021.104341

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Craw, D., & Rufaut, C. (2021). Geoecological zonation of revegetation enhances biodiversity at historic mine sites, southern New Zealand. Minerals, 11, 181. doi: 10.3390/min11020181

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Craw, D., Parvizi, E., Read, S., Fraser, C. I., & Waters, J. M. (2021). Late Holocene uplift of a coastal terrace near the Akatore Fault, southern New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology & Geophysics, 64(4), 542-557. doi: 10.1080/00288306.2020.1828940

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Evans, A. E., Teagle, D. A. H., Craw, D., Henstock, T. J., & Falcon-Suarez, I. H. (2021). Uplift and exposure of serpentinized massifs: Modeling differential serpentinite diapirism and exhumation of the Troodos Mantle Sequence, Cyprus. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 126(6), e2020JB021079. doi: 10.1029/2020JB021079

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Gaboury, D., MacKenzie, D., & Craw, D. (2021). Fluid volatile composition associated with orogenic gold mineralization, Otago Schist, New Zealand: implications of H2 and C2H6 for fluid evolution and gold source. Ore Geology Reviews, 133, 104086. doi: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2021.104086

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Henne, A., Craw, D., Gagen, E., & Southam, G. (2021). Biologically facilitated precipitation of metals in low-Fe waters at the sulphidic Mount Chalmers mine, Queensland, Australia. Ore Geology Reviews, 136, 104238. doi: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2021.104238

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Henne, A., Craw, D., Hamilton, J., Paz, A., Kerr, G., Paterson, D., … Southam, G. (2021). Biogeochemical formation of metalliferous laminations in surficial environments. Mineralogical Magazine, 85, 49-67. doi: 10.1180/mgm.2021.8

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Henne, A., Craw, D., Paterson, D., & Southam, G. (2021). Textures and mineralogy of residual supergene copper silicates in oxidised overburden. Minerals Engineering, 163, 106775. doi: 10.1016/j.mineng.2021.106775

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Hung, C., Gilbert, L. A., Teagle, D. A. H., Craw, D., & Wobus, R. A. (2021). Features of seafloor hydrothermal alteration in metabasalts of mid-ocean ridge origin from the Chrystalls Beach Complex. New Zealand Journal of Geology & Geophysics, 64(1), 133-146. doi: 10.1080/00288306.2020.1803925

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Kerr, G., & Craw, D. (2021). Arsenic residues from historic gold extraction, Snowy River, Westland, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology & Geophysics, 64(1), 107-119. doi: 10.1080/00288306.2020.1757471

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Kerr, G., & Craw, D. (2021). Metal redistribution during cementation of historic processing residues, Macraes gold mine, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology & Geophysics, 64(1), 120-132. doi: 10.1080/00288306.2020.1787472

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