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Pualco West. Progress reports and final report to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 26/10/1972 to 25/10/1973.
Reconnaissance and detailed bulk loam sampling undertaken to look for diamonds or kimberlite indicator minerals in the vicinity of the Pualco Anticline, plus spectrographic analyses of the derived heavy mineral concentrates for gold and base metals...-
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Published: 12 Dec 1973
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Cleve Central area. Progress and final reports to licence expiry for the period 7/6/1979 to 11/10/1985.
Exploration for Broken Hill or Aggeneys type Proterozoic stratiform base metal massive sulphides within the Hutchison Group in the Mount Shannan area, north of Cleve, has included the acquisition, processing and interpretation of airborne magnetic,...-
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RB 37/00006 Extraction of manganese oxide from low-grade manganese ore at Pernatty Lagoon. Metallurgical report no. 63, 18/1/1954.
The ore consists of clay, limonite pyrolusite and psilomelane, thoroughly mixed and carried quartz, barytes and gypsum crystallised in cavities. The average grade is 24 per cent manganese. 2. Beneficiation by gravity methods, by flotation or magnetic...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1956
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RB 37/00039 Report on the Copper King ochre deposits (near Beltana).
The Copper King orebody, located approximately 10 miles north-northeast of Beltana township, is a massive deposit of iron carbonate, the upper portion of which has been altered by oxidation and hydration to oxides of iron. The deposit was worked...-
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Published: 09 Mar 1954
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RB 39/00066 Morrison manganese prospect, Hogback Station.
A request was received from J.H. Perkinson of Adelaide on behalf of a prospector, A.D. Morrison of Burra for an inspection of this prospect, as samples taken by the prospectors had been assayed by possible buyers, with favourable results. A...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1957
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RB 41/00100 1: Mining industry developments during 1953-54 and prospective developments for 1954-55. 2: Annual report of the Director of Mines, 1953 with appendix, The establishment of an integrated steel industry in South Australia.
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Published: 01 Jan 1955
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RB 54/00121 Summary report on known iron ore deposits, Central Province.
The accompanying resume of current knowledge of ironstone deposits in the Central Province has been prepared for general distribution. It is based on recent field work, and supersedes that previously recorded by the writer in Summary Report, RB...-
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Published: 06 Apr 1962
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RB 51/00033;Amdel 00017 Manganese. First report. Beneficiation review.
A survey of the literature covering methods of beneficiation for low grade manganese minerals has been made to determine world trends. As well as being a review of beneficiation methods this report contains a summary of world production arid...-
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Published: 01 Feb 1960
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RB 53/00066 Geological investigation of manganese workings on two mineral claims located 15 miles east of Blinman.
This mine, situated 10 miles east of Blinman, was previously the subject of a detailed report by S.B Dickinson (Mining Review 76, Pages 72-79), a copy of which is included in this report. This reader is referred to this earlier report for information...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1963
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RB 53/00065 Bungoola manganese mine, Blinman.
The claim situated approximately 9 miles east of Blinman adjoins claim 1856, the Erungunda Manganese Mine, and lies to the east of the latter. A theodolite survey of this area was carried out on August 11th, the survey being restricted to the main...-
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Published: 01 Sep 1961
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RB 59/00018 Artipena manganese prospect, Martins Well Station (27/7/1964).
Small deposits of manganite and pyrolusite occur within oolitic Etina limestone (Marinoan) on opposite limbs of a syncline south of Artipena Hill. The ore was probably found under oxidising conditions by secondary concentration of colloidal solution...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1967
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RB 59/00121 Arrowie Gorge manganese prospects.
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Published: 01 Jan 1967
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RB 57/00014 Report on visit to Western Australian iron and manganese deposits in May 1963.
A comparison of known iron deposits in Western Australia and South Australia suggests that large, high grade iron orebodies occur in flatly dipping favourable horizons which have a leached and oxidised appearance: siliceous, steeply dipping iron...-
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Published: 18 Jul 1963
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RB 60/00064 O'Donoghues Castle copper prospect, Balcanoona Station.
Irregular oxidised orebodies up to about 3 feet thick, containing copper carbonates, quartz, sphaerocobaltite (cobalt carbonate) and wad (hydrated manganese oxide), occupy both shear zones aligned parallel with bedding, and crush zones developed...-
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Published: 26 Mar 1965
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RB 47/00084 Report on iron ore prospecting, SW area Middleback Range North district.
A zone of limonite and heamatite outcrops 4 miles long has been located on the lower southwestern slopes of the Northern Middleback Ranges. Detailed mapping, drilling and Costeaning have been commenced by the Department to evaluate the area. The area...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1958
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RB 41/00128 Mount Arden mine.
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Published: 01 Jan 1957
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RB 45/00118 Final report on iron ore prospecting, Corunna area, Iron Knob district.
In an area of limited basement outcrop located between 2 and 5 miles north-northwest of Iron Knob township, the Department's surface traverse channel sampling (969'), percussion boring (643’) and diamond drilling (1270’) tested a low grade...-
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Published: 04 Dec 1957
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RB 48/00149 Wheal Barton copper mine, secns 404, 442 Hd Jellicoe - W. Smith.
Greywacke sediments of Cambrian age predominate at and around the Wheal Barton mine. Copper mineralisation, together with varieties of manganese mineralisation, occur along a shear zone in bleached greywackes, which in places have been mined...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1959
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RB 84/00028 Petrography of 25 specimens from Mount Grainger Goldfield.
Specimens from the Mt Grainger Goldfield include quartzites, sandstones in which kaolinite is believed to represent earlier feldspar, siltstones, shales, diamictites of probable glaciogene origin, granitoids and andesites. Low to moderate temperature...-
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Published: 01 May 1984
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RB 79/00061 Geochemical exploration for gold, Orama Hill area.
Gold mineralisation occurs near Orama Hill, situated north of Koonamore Station Homestead, and at Kirkeek?s Treasure gold mine on the Nillinghoo Goldfield. These two localities are about 25 km apart, and lie along the axis of the Orama Hill Anticline....-
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Published: 01 Jan 1979
