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Archaean Metabasic Diamond Drilling Project.
The Archaean Metabasic Diamond Drilling Project was undertaken by SADME Regional Geology Branch (part of the Geological Survey of South Australia) in two locations within the north-western Gawler Craton. Metasediments in this region include banded...-
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RB 83/00057 Petrography of eight volcanic rocks from the Tarcoola area.
Rocks are mainly from the Middle Proterozoic Gawler Range Volcanics. One may be from the Tarcoola Beds and one, not identified as it is too strongly altered by contact metamorphism, is of economic interest because of its highly mafic character.-
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Published: 01 Jul 1983
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RB 92/00037 Review of mineral exploration, KINGOONYA 1:250 000 map area.
This report was prepared as a summary of all open file mineral exploration data from the KINGOONYA 1:250000 mapsheet area that are held in the SADME records management Envelope system. The aim of the holdings review was to describe past exploration,...-
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Published: 29 Nov 1991
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RB 89/00091 Weakly deformed and metamorphosed Archean volcanics near Millers Creek, north-east of Kingoonya.
The dating of the volcanic rocks encountered in EL 600 mineral exploration diamond drillhole DP1 as Archaean (and by definition, also Mulgathing Complex) substantially changes the view of Archaean rocks in South Australia. Elsewhere, Archaean to...-
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Published: 01 Jun 1989
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A petrographic study of regolith samples from the Challenger Project, Gawler Craton, South Australia.
60 weathered rock samples collected from the overburden to the Challenger gold deposit in South Australia have been studied using petrographic and carbonate staining methods. Most of the samples represent near-surface regolith materials taken from...-
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Published: 26 Feb 1998
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Black Camp Hill. Progress reports and final report to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 29/4/1987 to 28/10/1987.
Interpretation of image processed digital magnetic data from the 1978 SADME Kokatha Aerial Magnetic Survey, plus contouring of data from this survey and from the BMR's reprocessed TARCOOLA Aerial Magnetic Survey, had defined two possible ring...-
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Pimbaacla, Tallaringa, Lake Acraman no. 1 and Lake Acraman no. 2 areas. Combined joint first progress / final report to licences' joint full surrender, for the period 9/9/1968 to 8/3/1969.
A field investigation to detect possible sources for some radioactivity anomalies located in four separate areas, that were recognised on one mile - spaced regional north - south airborne radiometric survey data profiles which had been flown by the...-
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Mount Finke [Heartbreak Hill]. Progress reports to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 28/7/1982 to 27/1/1984.
Exploration of an area extending from 20 km south to 35 km south-west and west of Tarcoola was designed to assess the potential of Archaean to Middle Proterozoic volcanics, granites and sediments for possible gold, base metal or tin deposits of...-
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Published: 29 Dec 1983
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Mount Finke. Progress reports to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 2/3/1987 to 28/9/1989.
TARGET: Gold in the Mount Finke region. EXPLORATION: A photogeological study, aerial magnetic and radiometric surveys, image processing of aeromagnetic data reprocessed by the BMR, a regional geophysical interpretation, ground magnetic traverses,...-
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RB 2019/00025 Gold mineral systems and exploration strategies for [finding them within] the Gawler Craton, South Australia
Previous classification of gold deposits in the Gawler Craton grouped occurrences into either Archean orogenic deposits, or intrusion-related deposits associated with the Hiltaba Suite intrusive event (Central Gawler Gold Province). In this study, the...-
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Published: 01 Aug 2022
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RB 2007/00017 The geology of the Mulgathing Complex: from eastern Tallaringa to Glenloth Goldfield.
Reconnaissance investigations of outcropping rocks of the western and central Mulgathing Complex reveal a series of pelitic and psammitic sedimentary rocks, interleaved with generally mafic to intermediate composition meta-igneous lithologies. The...-
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Published: 01 Sep 2007
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RB 2006/00004 Crustal evolution of the Gawler Craton, South Australia: Application of the TerraneChron technique to detrital zircon from modern stream sediments.
This report presents the results of a Terranechron [registered brand name for this proprietary technique] study of detrital zircons from modern stream sediments of the Gawler Craton. The Terranechron approach involves obtaining uranium - lead decay...-
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Published: 01 Feb 2006
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Kokatha Homestead. Progress and final reports to licence surrender for the period 6/4/81 to 6/10/81.
In a continuing regional search for Proterozoic or Archaean basement-hosted base and precious metal deposits, 17 geochemical sampling traverses spaced at about 1 km intervals, and covering 34.5 line km of the Gawler Range Volcanics, Glenloth Granite...-
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Published: 13 Oct 1981
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RB 2013/00016 A user's guide to migmatites.
Migmatites are complex, high-grade crystalline rocks that have formed by partial melting. They have been recognised within the crustal rock record across most of geological time, are seen to be developed in various tectonic settings, and can affect a...-
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Published: 01 Nov 2013
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Heartbreak Bore (part of Afmeco's Tarcoola Joint Venture Project). Progress reports and final report to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 16/1/1980 to 15/1/1982.
Portions of regional airborne radiometric and magnetic surveys, plus a small part of the HW-IV seismic refraction traverse, and 20 line km of gravity and ground magnetic surveys, were undertaken by joint venture operator Afmeco as part of its Project...-
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Malbooma (part of the Tarcoola Joint Venture Project). Progress reports to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 20/1/1983 to 1/3/1985.
Following the partial relinquishment of 481 square km of EL 859 on 30/3/1983, exploration continued for stratiform Pb-Zn within the Carpentarian Tarcoola Beds within an east-west trending trough, or half-graben, seen on magnetics in the Wilgena Hill...-
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Published: 18 Oct 1984
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Mulgathing area. Progress report for the period 18/11/1971 to 17/11/1972.
In response to the recognition of unusual mafic and ultramafic rock types in the Mulgathing area by Kennecott Explorations during their tenure of SMLs 261, 333 and 491 between 1968 and 1971, diamond explorer Otter Exploration has carried out further...-
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Lake Harris. Annual reports to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 13/9/1996 to 12/9/2000.
The area lying immediately south of lakes Gairdner and Harris was considered prospective for concealed Olympic Dam style Cu-Au mineralisation hosted in Archaean to Mesoproterozoic basement rocks of the Gawler Craton. Acquisition of a regional 1 km x...-
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RB 2002/00011 Harris Greenstone Domain bedrock drilling, May-August 2001.
The Harris Greenstone Domain bedrock drilling program - Phase 1, carried out during May to August 2001, has determined depths to basement, the basement lithology, and has outlined areas of anomalous gold, nickel and chromium geochemistry within...-
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Published: 01 Jul 2002
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SADME/Amdel Project 1/1/186 : Geochronology of the ancient basement rocks of the Gawler Craton. Progress reports 1 to 24 for the period September 1976 to February 1982.
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Published: 01 Jan 1982
