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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 59/00011;Amdel 00350 Preparation of iron oxide as pigment.
Australia imports annually approximately 2000 tons of red iron oxide which is used as a pigment in the paint, rubber, linolem and building industries. Previous laboratory testwork on an iron ore from Malcolm Creek had shown that a hematite flotation...-
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Published: 01 Jun 1964
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RB 57/00047A Mineral fillers and pigments. Progress report 25th to 30th June, 1963.
At the request of the South Australian Department of Mines a survey of current Australian usage of mineral fillers and pigments was made. The survey was intended to determine the consumptions and specifications typical of various industries and to...-
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Published: 01 Jul 1963
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RB 57/00047;Amdel 00266 Fillers and pigments. Survey of industry.
At the request of the South Australian Government Department of Mines a survey was made of current Australian usage of mineral fillers and pigments. The survey was intended to determine the consumption and specification typical of various industries...-
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Published: 01 Aug 1963
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RB 78/00069 Devils Chimney micaceous hematite deposit, sections 45, 46, Hd Minburra, Co. Herbert.
Very tight folding and remobilization of the Sturtian Holowilena Ironstone has produced a massive ironstone blow and small lenses of micaceous haematite. The haematitic quartz rock is not suitable for pigments, and lenses of haematite of pigment...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1980
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Commonwealth Hill, Perfection Well and Wirrida. Six-monthly progress, plus combined annual and final reports, to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 7/12/1993 to 18/7/2006.
Exploration for possible economic deposits of epithermal/hydrothermal gold, plus precious metals and base metals, which might have formed in poorly outcropping Archaean and Proterozoic basement, commenced with a detailed interpretation of SAEI imaged...-
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Published: 10 Sep 1906
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Progress report on geology of the Cattlegrid [copper mine]. Observations since the commencement of mining.
Opening up of the Cattlegrid pit has greatly elucidated the geology of the Whyalla Sandstone and the ore bearing zone of the Pandurra Formation and with the discovery of the MG 14 basic dyke and overlying mineralization, a much more direct association...-
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PACE Discovery Drilling (drilling partnerships with DSD and industry): Year 8 partnership DPY8-21 - Yerelina Gladstone Mining Field sediment-hosted and structurally controlled hydrothermal/replacement style stratabound base metal prospects. Final report.
High-grade silver-lead-zinc mineralisation formed within the Neoproterozoic Tapley Hill Formation (THF) was historically mined 100 years ago at Yerelina in the northern Flinders Ranges. Despite the existence of numerous poorly documented small-scale...-
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Published: 08 Dec 1915
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Bull 013 Pigment Minerals in South Australia
During the past twenty years attention has been directed to the natural resources of the State in pigment materials, and a considerable body of information, based 011 official reports, has been accumulated, which is now collected into this Bulletin,...-
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SP 003 Mining in South Australia - A Pictorial History
In recognition of the centenary of Henry Yorke Lyell Brown's appointment as the first Government Geologist for South Australia, and the foundation of the Department of Mines and Energy, aspects of South Australia's colourful and vital mining and...-
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RB 63/00131;Amdel 00517 Preparation of iron oxide as pigment.
History Deposits of micaceous hematite ore near Williamstown, SA were formerly exploited for iron flux, and, more recently for cement and paint filler material. However, the mine had to be closed due to flooding of the site under the present South...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1968
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Yarna Hill. Annual reports to licence expiry/full surrender for the period 19/11/2002 to 4/12/2010.
An area of sparse basement outcrop situated to the west of Lake Acraman in the central Gawler Ranges district was taken up to explore for possible economic Olympic Dam style mineralisation, based on the licensee's evaluation of past drillhole data...-
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Palthrubie Hill. Annual reports to licence expiry/full surrender for the period 21/5/2002 to 4/12/2010.
An area situated to the west of Lake Acraman in the central Gawler Ranges district was taken up to explore for possible economic Olympic Dam style mineralisation, based on the licensee's evaluation of past drillhole data which indicated that a number...-
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Data release - as updated [made at SA Director of Mines' discretion] : Oratan [Rock]. Annual reports for the period 6/2/2006 to 1/5/2013.
A small licence area located ~50 km south-east of Yunta was taken up to explore basement for possible economic buried IOCG type and gold-only mineralisation, as well as for possible stratiform Broken Hill type lead-zinc-silver occurrences and for...-
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Published: 20 May 1913
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Yednalue. First partial surrender report, for the period 29/4/2001 to 30/11/2013.
During licence Year 12, a portion of EL 4935 Yednalue totalling 20 square km or ~26.7% of its former area has been relinquished due to the chance of discovery there of gold and base metals by a small, self-funded explorer becoming seen as...-
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Published: 02 Dec 1913
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Micaceous Iron Oxide Project, South Australia.
Processing, marketing, technical and economic aspects are summarised.-
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Published: 01 Jan 1985
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Bulgunnia. Annual reports and final report to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 10/12/1996 to 9/12/2000.
A significant combined thickness of Late Proterozoic Pandurra Formation, Jurassic Algebuckina Sandstone and Cainozoic sediments overlies prospective Middle Proterozoic basement 70 km north of Tarcoola. Several gold anomalies were returned from...-
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Warrakimbo. Progress reports and annual reports to licence surrender, for the period 31/10/1995 to 30/1/1999.
Mapping in the vicinity of the Warrakimbo mine and Rainy Day prospect, approximately 30 km west of Hawker, has indicated that altered dolomitic members of the Etina Formation are the most prospective hosts for specular haematite mineralisation, which...-
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Published: 30 Jan 1999
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Yednalue. Second partial surrender report, for the period 29/4/2001 to 8/5/2014.
Early during licence Year 13, two separate portions of EL 4935 together totalling 46 square km or 83.6% of the licence's former area have been relinquished due to the chance of discovery there of gold and base metals by a small, self-funded explorer...-
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Published: 25 Mar 1914
