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University student thesis : Detailed geological investigation of the Burra open pit, Burra, SA.
Detailed geological and structural mapping of Samin's partly excavated new Burra open cut was performed by the author at a scale of 1:480 during the period December 1972 to end of January 1973. By the latter date the pit had been excavated downwards a...-
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RB 37/00094 Report of examination of clay deposits on Oulnina Station, (near) Manna Hill.
Two small deposits of white to pale-coloured claystone, discovered in creek banks located respectively 10.5 and 12 miles south of Manna Hill township, were inspected for the local station owners. It was found that the beds of clean claystone are very...-
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Published: 28 Apr 1954
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RB 55/00025 Lightweight aggregate. Laboratory testing of clays and shales.
Results are reported of laboratory firing tests made on 11 shale samples and 4 clay samples, performed in both oxidising and reducing furnace atmospheres for various length heating periods over an extensive fusion temperature range. The bloating...-
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Published: 01 Jun 1962
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RB 52/00157 Reconnaissance sampling, Lightweight Aggregate Project.
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Published: 01 Jan 1962
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RB 58/00119 Report on reconnaissance sampling, seliceous materials, Klein Point area - Adelaide Cement Company Ltd.
At the request of the Adelaide Cement Company Limited prospecting for argillacious sediment suitable as a raw material for cement manufacture was carried out from 18th to 21st February in the vicinity of the company's limestone quarry at Klein Point,...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1964
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RB 58/00148 Report on test firing of shale for lightweight aggregate, section 1056 Hd Adelaide - J.H. Leverington.
Following a request from Mr J.H. Leverington, samples of argillaceous rocks were collected from Greenhill Quarries, Burnside, Section 1056, Hundred of Adelaide, on 13th February 1964. The samples were submitted to the Australian Mineral Development...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1964
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RB 57/00100;Amdel 00297 Lightweight aggregate rotary kiln tests.
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Published: 01 Nov 1963
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RB 42/00103 Diamond drilling of shale for cement manufacture, section 3035 Hundred of Yatala.
Following geological mapping by C.J.R. Kingsbury (1954) and purchase of the property by the company (1955), 9 diamond drill holes proposed by the writer have indicated 4,000,000+ tons of Shale, suitable physically for cement manufacture.-
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Published: 01 Jan 1957
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RB 79/00132 Dolomite aggregate deposit, Crystal Brook, secn 736 Hd Crystal Brook - Highways Department.
Two deposits comprising gently dipping dolomitic sediments of the Skillogalee Dolomite were located during reconnaissance for construction materials for the Crystal Brook bypass. The southern deposit, 4 km northeast of Crystal Brook, was subsequently...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1979
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RB 84/00007 Sand and clay resources of the Maslin Beach-Pedlar Creek area.
Evaluates economic potential of all stratigraphic units and recommends modification of Extractive Industry Zone. Contains 115 million tonnes of construction sand predominantly in North Maslin Sand Member and widespread weathered bedrock brick shale....-
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Published: 30 Sep 1985
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RB 84/00062 Petrography of forty two specimens from within and south of the Burra open cut copper mine.
Includes a discussion about probable processes of mobilisation and recrystallisation of the dolomitic sediments, and describes the evidence found for the presence of a pyroclastic component in many of the non-carbonate sedimentary rock samples.-
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Published: 01 Jul 1984
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RB 83/00090 Low alkali shale investigation Rapid Bay - Delamere area. Results of auger drilling 1983 - Adelaide Brighton Cement Ltd.
Reconnaissance clay sampling and 30 holes have outlined areas of weathered silty shale and greywacke suitable for use in the manufacture of low alkali cement clinker.-
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Published: 01 Nov 1983
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RB 82/00088 Evaluation of effect of management plan on reserves of construction materials at Golden Grove.
Report prepared by Terrain Analysis in 1981, proposed depth limits and final surface contours for sand and clay mining operations at Golden Grove. Quality and quantity of available reserves are decreased, and further drilling is required to...-
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Published: 01 Nov 1982
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RB 83/00028 Comments on the petrography of forty two thin sections of samples from the Burra copper mine, SA.
42 rock specimens collected from the open cut at Burra were examined in order to comment on a report received from a consulting organisation. Despite a high degree of alteration evident in the samples, it was possible to distinguish microscopically,...-
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Published: 01 Jun 1983
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RB 78/00056 St Agnes sand, clay and shale deposit PM 68 - Christies Sands Pty Ltd.
Quarry is being considered as potential waste disposal site. Indicated reserves of 1.1 million tonnes of sand and 117 000 tonnes of white semi plastic shale and clay overlie 3.86 million tonnes of brick shale.-
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Published: 01 Jan 1978
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RB 78/00099 Drilling of John Road sand and shale deposit, pt sections 2147, 2148, Hd Yatala.
Auger drilling has proved reserves of 630 000 tonnes of washed sand, 450 000 tonnes of cream shale and 730 000 tonnes of coloured shale.-
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Published: 01 Jan 1978
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RB 79/00064 Dolomite aggregate deposit, Warnertown, sections 307 and 308, Hd Napperby.
Two deposits comprising gently dipping dolomitic sediments of the Skillogalee Dolomite formation were located during a reconnaissance for construction materials for the Crystal Brook bypass. The southern deposit near Crystal Brook was subsequently...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1979
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RB 79/00080 Revised lithostratigraphic correlations of Late Adelaidean sequences in the Kimberley region, Western Australia.
Adelaidean (late Precambrian) sequences in the Kimberley Region, Western Australia, contain undisputed evidence of glaciation. In the East and West Kimberleys, only a single major glacial epoch is represented, but in the MOUNT RAMSAY area, there are...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1980
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RB 79/00098 Steetley's barite deposit - Linkes Lode, Flinders Ranges, ML 3414, Out of Hundreds, County Taunton.
Since 1962, recorded production from Steetley's barite deposit, which forms part of Linke's lode, has totalled 6,237 tonnes. The deposit is in a Class B Environmental Area within the Flinders Ranges National Park. The steep barite lode has formed in...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1979
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RB 89/00024 Shale and clay supplies for metropolitan Adelaide - Preliminary report for the Mount Lofty Ranges Review.
This report summarises the main consumers, reserves, production and probable life of current mines and identifies potential alternative sources. Shale reserves in the currently worked pits are sufficient for 50 years, white plastic clay at Golden...-
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Published: 01 May 1989
