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Investigation of the barite deposits in the Artipena area, eastern Flinders Ranges, South Australia.
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Published: 01 Jan 1981
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Mount Bayley. Progress and final reports to licence expiry/full surrender for the period 22/7/1971 to 21/7/1972.
A small area located 15 km north-east of Beltana was explored for possible economic stratabound or epigenetic/hydrothermal base metal deposits associated with Adelaidean and Cambrian calcareous/dolomitic strata and Willouran diapiric structures. Work...-
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Ediacara. Progress reports to licence expiry/renewal, for the period 13/11/1971 to 12/11/1972.
During June-July 1972, 35 shallow vertical rotary percussion drillholes for a total penetration of 877 m were completed within the Ediacara Fault Zone to test for economic base metal mineralisation, the majority of the holes being sited at locations...-
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RB 37/00149 Appraisal of Torrens barite mine, Hundred of Onkaparinga.
In February 1951, South Australian Barytes Limited became interested in this mine, held under claim by Reginald John Alfred Larsson and requested an inspection by Department of Mines officers. This request was repeated, and endorsed by Larsson in...-
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Published: 17 Jun 1954
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RB 38/00016 Report on a geological survey of the ) Prairie barite mine, Hundred of Talunga.
An occurrence of barite mineralisation located in the eastern valley wall of the River Torrens gorge, 16 miles east-northeast of Adelaide, which lies on freehold property and has been privately mined in the past, was inspected in order to gauge its...-
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Published: 28 Jul 1954
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RB 39/00030 Oraparinna barite mine, previously Blinman barite mine.
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Published: 01 Jan 1957
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RB 51/00134 Oraparinna barite mine.
Lower Cambrian, Marinoen and Sturtian Series sediments are folded into a north easterly pitching syncline contained in a composite faulted wedge, with its apex directed towards the south west. Barytes occurs in veins occupying steeply dipping tension...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1962
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RB 56/00103 Report on barite claim near Oraparinna Homestead - H.E. Hepner, M. Kuchel and R.O. Sickerdick.
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Published: 01 Jan 1963
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RB 60/00003 Newlands barite deposit.
A geological and topographical survey has been carried out on a number of lenticular barytes bodies which cross-cut schists and dolomites. Open cut mining of the bodies has previously been abandoned. Underground mining to follow the lode appears to be...-
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Published: 04 Jan 1965
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RB 45/00015 First report on barytes deposit MC 2885, Outside Counties, approximately 1 mile SW of Mount James Homestead - R.A. Fergusson.
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Published: 01 Jan 1957
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RB 80/00086 Base metal deposits - Pinda Springs and Waukawoodna Creek areas, northern Flinders Ranges.
Several mineral claims were pegged over base metal deposits in class A and B. Environmental areas, northeast of Blinman. Copper, lead and barite deposits were inspected and mapped. Includes petrography and mineragraphy of 11 samples. Mineralization is...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1980
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RB 82/00052 Oraparinna barite deposits. Geological investigations at the Oraparinna Bunker Hill mine, Co. Taunton, Flinders Ranges.
Total output from 1940 - 1979 is 180 000 tonnes. The deposits are in folded Marinoan shale and siltstone of the Wilpena Group, within a cone shaped graben, structurally controlled by the Oraparinna Diapir. All lodes are within Brachina Formation,...-
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Published: 01 Jul 1982
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RB 84/00063 Review of Mount Serle barite deposits, northern Flinders Ranges.
Summarises data on 8 separate lodes. White, fine to coarsely crystalline barite, has deleterious quartz and limonite and only minor high grade barite. Barite was formed during Ordovician and Delamerian Orogeny as infillings of open fissures in faults,...-
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Published: 01 Jul 1984
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RB 81/00086 Nankabunyana barite deposit, report no. 2 - Geological investigations in 1979. Out of Counties, Flinders Ranges.
Production was 125 tonnes in 1987 from 2 open cuts. Barite formed in steep fracture zones which cut the bedding of the enclosed siltstone and carbonate rocks of the Wonoka Formation. The white coarsely crystalline barite is iron rich, siliceous and...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1981
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RB 83/00087 Patawarta barite deposit, out of Counties, Flinders Ranges.
2 small vertical lodes which cross cut dolomite, contain inferred reserves of 1100 tonnes of oil drilling grade barite. Selective mining should also yield industrial grade, if deeper barite is less iron stained. Neither lode has been worked.-
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Published: 01 Nov 1983
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RB 84/00054 Nilpena barite deposits, geological investigations 1983. Out of Counties, Flinders Ranges - Steetley Industries Ltd.
Production totals 9 581 tonnes to end of 1983. Remaining barite is ferruginous or thin requiring extensive mine development.-
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Published: 01 Jun 1984
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RB 85/00038 Teatree barite deposit geological investigations 1978-1980, Out of Counties - Flinders Ranges, Copley 6737-II.
Comprises numerous small, discontinuous veins and pods scattered over 4 hectares. Host rock is faulted Elatina Formation feldspathic sandstone and to lesser extent Nuccaleena Formation dolomite. The barite is generally white but commonly contains...-
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Published: 01 Oct 1985
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RB 83/00093 Artipena barite deposits geological investigations 1980-1981, Out of Hundreds, County Derby, Flinders Ranges, PARACHILNA 6734-IV.
Reserves of 2500 tonnes (indicated) and 75 000 tonnes (inferred) is largely from no..2 Lode. Hand sorting is necessary to produce industrial grade.-
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Published: 01 Nov 1983
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RB 84/00039 Beltana barite deposits - No. 2 lode. Geological investigations 1983. Out of Hundreds - Flinders Ranges. Steetley Industries Ltd.
Barite with abundant botryoidal goethite and quartz formed during Ordovician Delamerian Orogeny as infillings of fissure near regional northwesterly fault. Largely mined for oil drilling grade barite. Uneconomic tonnages remain.-
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Published: 01 Jun 1984
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RB 85/00063 Oraparinna barite deposits. A summary of barite near southern margin of Oraparinna Diapir, Flinders Ranges.
The diapir forms the core of large domal structure and contains large rafts of Sturtian sediments and Willouran dolerite in brecciated matrix. Surrounding country rock, with steep overall dip away from the diapir, comprises Sturtian shale, siltstone,...-
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Published: 01 Nov 1985
