In his two month - long technical secondment from PIRSA to Canadian major nickel explorer and producer Inco Ltd, the mode of genesis of the Reid Brook Zone of the Voisey’s Bay nickel-copper mineralised magmatic system was analysed by the author using...

Within Australia, dryland salinity has been recognised to be an important issue which presents unique challenges to land managers, policy makers and regulators. It currently affects 326 000 ha of land in South Australia (in addition to 84 000 ha of...

The Government of South Australia is currently reviewing the future of the Coongie Lakes Control Zone (CLCZ), and the options relating to petroleum operations which may, or may not, be undertaken in the area. This options paper summarises, for the...

This tour is concerned with aspects of the soils, geology, landforms, clays and mining on Yorke Peninsula, and likewise for the northern Adelaide Plains which are separated from the Peninsula by Gulf St Vincent. Both of these regions are among the...

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,...

The groundwater systems of Eyre Peninsula are unique in comparison to those of other semi-arid regions within the State. The thin veneer of surface calcrete which overlies some of the more extensive potable groundwater lenses promotes high runoff of...

This document contains the environmental objectives relating to seismic exploration activities required to be achieved by any licensee operating in the South Australian part of the Otway Basin (ie. any operator). It outlines the means by which the...

Monitoring equipment is now in place in the 29 wells which supply all groundwater to 8 major communities in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Lands. The equipment provides readings of standing water level and pumping rate on an hourly basis for each well;...

The Kangaroo Flat area lies immediately to the north of the Northern Adelaide Plains Prescribed Well Area (NAPPWA). Most of the local groundwater extraction takes place from the confined Tertiary T2 aquifer. Newly constructed water wells in the...

Discovery Day 2016 provides a new forum for the delivery of precompetitive geoscience data and information. It is designed to show the major themes of the geoscience activity within the Geological Survey of South Australia, the PACE Copper Initiative...

The Naracoorte Ranges Prescribed Wells Area (PWA) is 300 km SE of Adelaide, and covers about 2400 square km. The PWA consists of a low-lying interdunal flat in the SW, and an elevated highlands area in the NE, separated by the Kanawinka Fault. The...

Former sheep station ‘Bimbowrie’, situated in the Olary Ranges, South Australia, was purchased by the South Australian Government as a conservation park in 2004. It has had a long history of mining, mineral exploration and geoscientific investigation....

REPORT FOR DWLBC - This project is structured to address the issues which confront the proponents when considering injection of reclaimed water that is of a quality less than drinking standard. The project incorporates best practice from around the...

A preliminary prospectivity analysis has been undertaken for the Musgrave Province, including for the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunyatjara Aboriginal (APY) Lands. This analysis aimed to provide regional information for government bodies, mineral...

The City of Tea Tree Gully is seeking to establish an Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) project at the Tea Tree Gully Golf Course, which is located approximately 20 km north-east of the city of Adelaide. The application of ASR would enable the golf...

Significant rainfall events occurred in the central and eastern parts of the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Aboriginal Lands during the period October 1999 to April 2000. All the water wells at Amata and Pukatja showed clear evidence of groundwater recharge,...

Monitoring of pumping rates, water levels and rainfall at 30 producing water wells across 8 communities in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Lands, South Australia, has given better insight into water usage and aquifer performance. - Some communities are...

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,...

Groundwater monitoring commenced in 1975 to provide the basis for assessment of water level and salinity trends, thereby providing the necessary information for the development of appropriate management strategies to ensure the sustainability of the...

The orebody at the Challenger gold mine shows remarkable down-plunge continuity, from the surface to some 1400 m vertical depth, which is geometrically equivalent to a down-plunge length of ~2800 m. However, at ~220 RL within the mine, the orebody is...