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RB 79/00076 Naracoorte town water supply, completion report for well no. 10 - EWS Department.
A new town water supply well, Naracoorte no. 10, encountered permeable confined aquifer sands at 160 m depth. Subsequent testing showed the well to have a yield of from 6000 to 7000 cubic m/day at a recommended pump intake depth of 85 m, with less...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1979
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RB 79/00093 Lock Coalfield hydrogeological study - Progress report no. 1 (Volume 1 of 2).
Hydrogeological investigations undertaken by SADME at the Lock Coalfield have shown that significant aquifer systems occur above and beneath the coal, and that the coal itself has negligible permeability. Permeability of both aquifers is low,...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1979
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RB 96/00011 Assessment of the Tertiary sand aquifer, County Musgrave Proclaimed Wells Area, Eyre Peninsula.
The groundwater resources of the Tertiary sand aquifer in the County Musgrave Proclaimed Wells Area (PWA) have been reviewed in order to assess the potential for their use to augment groundwater currently extracted from the unconfined Quaternary...-
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Published: 01 Apr 1996
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RB 95/00040 Otway Basin aeromagnetic/radiometric test survey.
A test aerial spectrometric and subsidiary aeromagnetic survey of the onshore Otway Basin in SA was proposed in 1991 by APIRA, the Commonwealth Government's petroleum research authority. Initially it was aimed at utilising possible signature responses...-
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Published: 01 Sep 1995
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RB 92/00045 Upper South-East dryland salinity and flood management plan. Excavation characteristics and slope design for the drainage channels.
The Upper South-East Dryland Salinity and Flood Management Plan proposals aim to address the worsening salinisation problems now clearly visible in the area. This report provides feasibility and preliminary project design data to the EWS engineers who...-
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Published: 01 Sep 1992
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Data release - as updated [made at SA Director of Mines' discretion] : Uley. Annual reports for the period 16/9/2005 to 12/10/2018.
A licence area located 20 km west-southwest of Port Lincoln, which covers the historically worked Uley graphite deposit and environs, was taken up to try to delineate sufficient mineral resources and, eventually, ore reserves of graphite in the Mining...-
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Published: 25 Mar 1919
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Streaky Bay Lakes. Data release made in lieu of submitting a first partial surrender report at licence expiry/renewal on 18/2/1999: progress reports for the period 19/2/1993 to 18/2/1995.
At the subject licence's Year 6 expiry/renewal on 18/2/1999, a partial relinquishment of 190 square km or ~49.35% of the former area of EL 2489 was effected, in the form of two separate ground portions covering its northern and southern ends. To...-
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Published: 13 Mar 1900
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Wirrulla, Cungena, Mortana, Kolballa and Calca. Joint progress reports and joint final report to licences' joint full surrender, for the period 18/8/1989 to 17/12/1991.
TARGET: Possible heavy mineral sands emplaced within Tertiary sediments in the Wirulla, Poochera, Inkster and Streaky Bay areas. EXPLORATION: Reconnaissance 10-15 km spaced and infill 100 m spaced reverse circulation drilling to pre-Tertiary basement...-
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[SADME] Colona drilling program. [Geological results] Data package.
AIM: The Colona Drilling Project aimed to test concealed basement in the vicinity of two ground magentic profiles that have been run across the most south-western, teardrop - shaped aeromagnetic anomaly of the Fowler Suture Zone. METHODS: 45 vertical...-
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Mount Wedge. Progress and final reports to licence surrender for the period 12/10/88 to 27/5/92.
TARGET: Possible diamonds in the Mount Wedge region. EXPLORATION: Heavy mineral sampling, an airborne magnetic-radiometric survey, remote sensing Landsat TM plus aeromagnetic and radiometric data interpretation, detailed ground follow-up of more than...-
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Chadee Curra Plains (north-western Eyre Peninsula). Progress and final reports to licence surrender for the period 6/9/1985 to 5/6/1986.
An evaluation of the commercial potential of known gypsum, salt and silica sand occurrences located within coastal dunes and palaeo-lakeshore terraces 15 km north-east of Venus Bay on Eyre Peninsula initially comprised aerial photographic...-
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RB 2022/00001 Resource potential review for lime sand on Kangaroo Island.
This document aims to establish an appropriate geological framework and resource potential baseline for DEM's knowledge about lime sand on Kangaroo Island (KI), by showing and discussing what new lime sand resource areas are available, based on the...-
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Published: 01 Feb 2022
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RB 69/00063 South-East water resources hydrogeological progress report no. 4. Test area 1. Results of geological and geophysical investigations July 1969.
Investigations have been carried out in the first test area of the South East Water Resources Investigation. Drilling by Rotary and Cable Tool methods up to 555 feet deep has shown a near horizontal sequence of bedded limestones. The cable tool method...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1969
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RB 69/00063 South-East water resources hydrogeological progress report no. 4. Test area 1. Results of geological and geophysical investigations July 1969.
Investigations have been carried out in the first test area of the South East Water Resources Investigation. Drilling by Rotary and Cable Tool methods up to 555 feet deep has shown a near horizontal sequence of bedded limestones. The cable tool method...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1969
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Streaky Bay. Progress reports and final report to licence full surrender, for the period 28/7/1980 to 27/5/1982.
In an area located east-southeast of Streaky Bay township, the target mineral commodities were uranium, base metals, gold, tin, tungsten, tantalum and lignite; kaolinite was recognised as a secondary target later during the exploration programme. 25...-
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Published: 30 Mar 1982
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Elliston, western Eyre Peninsula. Annual reports and final report to licence full surrender, for the period 21/2/1996 to 23/12/1998.
Diamond, gold and platinum group element (PGE) exploration activities carried out within an area of known kimberlitic and lamproitic intrusive rocks east of Elliston comprised aircore drilling (23 holes, total 1188 metres), addressing 17 out of 36...-
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Venus Bay. Third partial surrender report, for the period 27/7/1994 to 26/1/1998.
Diamond and gold exploration undertaken on the two relinquished ground portions located north-west and east of Venus Bay on Eyre Peninsula, which total 530 square km in area, have comprised heavy mineral sampling, heavy mineral grain microprobing,...-
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Gip Gip. Final report to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 26/5/1975 to 12/8/1975.
Early-stage exploration of the State's South-East coastal region for possible economic heavy mineral sand placer deposits in ancient raised beaches has comprised an assessment of favourable geology, historical depositional conditions and...-
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