The Cairn Hill magnetite-copper-gold project, located 55 km south-east of South Australia’s far northern regional centre of Coober Pedy, has been developed by IMX Resources Ltd (IMX) and is the first large iron ore mine to be opened in South Australia...

The Minerals value-chain Scorecard, initiated in 2001, provides information regarding the performance of South Australia's mineral industry across the exploration, investment, production, processing and export stages of wealth creation. In doing so,...

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The suggestions put forward for consideration by the various district councils do not contain any proposals that have not been under previous consideration. All of them have received attention from time to time, and there is no new development of...

Upper crustal strata forming the northern to central Flinders Ranges area comprise uplifted and eroded remnants of openly folded sedimentary rocks that were deposited in an intra-continental arm of the Neoproterozoic to Early Cambrian Adelaide...

The northern to central Flinders Ranges area comprise uplifted and eroded remnants of openly folded sedimentary rocks that were deposited in an intra-continental arm of the Neoproterozoic to Early Cambrian Adelaide Geosyncline. Deposition was...

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The Burra (Burra) Mine, situated 150 km north of Adelaide within the Adelaide Geosyncline, produced 2.7 million tonnes of copper ore in two major mining phases - 1845-1877 and 1970-1981. The first phase was initially progressed by underground...

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Upper crustal strata forming the northern to central Flinders Ranges area comprise uplifted and eroded remnants of openly folded sedimentary rocks that were deposited in an intra-continental arm of the Neoproterozoic to Early Cambrian Adelaide...

The northern to central Flinders Ranges area comprise uplifted and eroded remnants of openly folded sedimentary rocks that were deposited in an intra-continental arm of the Neoproterozoic to Early Cambrian Adelaide Geosyncline. Deposition was...

The Eastern Gawler Craton / Woomera Prohibited Area 3D map presented herein forms part of a collaborative project being undertaken between the Department of State Development (DSD), the University of Adelaide and the Deep Exploration Technologies...

The Eastern Gawler Craton / Woomera Prohibited Area 3D map presented herein forms part of a collaborative project being undertaken between the Department of State Development (DSD), the University of Adelaide and the Deep Exploration Technologies...

An application for financial assistance to resume mining at the Avondale mine, by sinking a vertical shaft to a depth of 220 feet on the East lode, was made on 28/6/1948 by Mr. A.R. Dodson on behalf of Dodson & Co. After making a geological...

Ammonium Nitrate NH4NO3, a nitrogen rich chemical has been used as a plant fertiliser for many years. It has also been mixed with nitro glycerine and fillers as an explosive - the familiar A.N. gelignite denoting the addition of ammonium nitrate, it...

The existing water supply bore at the Naracoorte Caves Reserve has been successfully rehabilitated. Groundwater from this and a newly drilled standby bore is of usable quality for gardens and domestic purposes other than for drinking. However, water...

The mining and processing of copper ore in South Australia's early history were based on Cornish practice and technology. The discovery of copper deposits, which led to what proved to be economically viable operations in the new colony, proved timely,...

Holdfasts were installed to 2 entrances to The Cathedral cave to improve safety for rock climbers and emergency rescue personnel. Four rockbolts were grouted into holes drilled into rocks of the Gambier Limestone. Load tests ensured adequacy of both...

The Delamerian basement to the Murray Basin has been selected as the focus region for a major Geological Survey of South Australia project being conducted as part of the MinEx CRC National Drilling Initiative...