Work carried out at Amdel and at the Colorado School of Mines' Research Institute has indicated that both a two solvent system (EHPA and TBP or DBBP) and a three solvent system (EHPA, DBBP and Alamine 336) of cationic exchangers are satisfactory for...

The uranium deposit is confined to a deeply weathered breccia zone caused by shearing in Archean granitoid rocks. The ore mineral - a new species rich in uranium and titanium name absite - occurs as a replacement and fracture filling in the breccia,...

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The East Painter uranium deposits were extensively explored by the South Australian Department of Mines during the period 1946 to 1950. Work accomplished comprised driving of five edits and drilling thirty four surface and underground diamond drill...

During 1944 and 1945 the Department of Mines carried out exploratory work in the Mount Painter uranium field for the Commonwealth Department of Supply and Shipping with the object of assisting the purposes of the British Government. This work ceased...

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On February 9, 1954, Mr. J. W. Spooner of 25 Crewe Street, Henley Beach, reported an occurrence of uranium bearing ore along the Gorge Road, and submitted a sample for testing. A radiometric assay of this sample indicated a U3O8 content of 3.5%. The...

On February 2, 1954, Dr D.H. Le Messurier, 40 Bevington Road Glenunga, reported a discovery of uranium minerals in the Gorge Road in section 6403, Hundred of Talunga. A visit was made to the area the same day. Three limited areas of high count were...

Following the discovery of torbernite in section 6403, Hundred of Talunga, by Dr D.H. Le Messurier, a survey of the surrounding area was made by Departmental Prospector, Mr T. Amtmanis. As a result of this work, three more similar occurrences were...

The history of the development of the uranium resources of South Australia dates from 1944 when investigations were undertaken at Mount Painter and Radium Hill at the request of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth Governments to determine the...

The deposits of a uranium bearing ore at Radium Hill have been known for some 50 years. Since their discovery, the field has been exploited twice commercially for the recovery of radium and other products. However, both ventures were unsuccessfully on...

Corrosion tests were carried out on several types of stainless steel to determine their suitability for use in the construction of components for digesters to be used for the leaching of Radium Hill ore concentrates. The testing was carried out under...

Two areas, the Archean inlier near Aldgate and an aerial scintillometer anomaly at Breakneck Hill were examined with a scintillometer. No radioactivity of any significance was located but the cause of the aerial anomaly in the second instance was...

Uranium mineralization was found by Mines Department prospector H.E. Campana approximately 2½ miles east of Mt. Victoria in the Crocker Well area. The mineralization occurs as davidite in quartz and pegmatite; and coarse crystals of the mineral...

An air radiation survey of the Mt Lofty Range area, using an "Auster" aircraft equipped with a Brownell Aerial Scintillometer Mark VI, was commenced on April 21. The area covered to date amounts to sixteen square miles. Total flying time has been 24...

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Three occurrences of anomalous radioactivity detected by BHP within Palaeoproterozoic metasediments on the eastern side of the Iron Prince open pit iron mine were inspected at the company's request, to try to determine the source of radiation. The...

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To enable suitable preparations to be made for the proposed programme of airborne scintillometer work in the Crockers Well area, using an Auster aircraft, preliminary flying was carried out in the area on July 22nd and 23rd. The aircraft was based at...

An airborne scintillometer survey covering 3370 square miles of Eastern Eyre Peninsula was carried out between December 1953 and July 1954 Avro Anson MK XIX aircraft carrying two scintillometers were used. Those of the 42 major anomalies and 1300...