Palynological analyses of seven cutting samples from several drillholes in the eastern Eucla Basin, South Australia, indicate the presence of Late Miocene - Early Pliocene sediments, correlated with the Monotocidites galeatus spore-pollen zone. Open...

Abstracts to PAPERS: - Baker, A.K.M. - Metal geochemistry of regolith in the Mount Lofty Ranges and associated alluvial fans on the Adelaide Plains. - Belperio, A.P. and Freeman, H. - Exploration using gold and base metal pathfinders in calcareous...

This short field trip was designed to provide an overview of rocks of different ages in the greater Broken Hill area, as part of the Uncover Curnamona technical sessions held at the Broken Hill Resources Symposium 2015. It was run on Thursday 28 May...

The Six Mile Hill 1:75 000 Map Sheet was produced as part of a mapping program integrated into the Mineral Systems Drilling Program (MSDP) along the southern margin of the Gawler Ranges. The objective of the mapping program was to provide a regional...

The revised digital geology map of the Cultana 1:100 000 map sheet and accompanying geological descriptions in this report are the first components of the 2nd edition PORT AUGUSTA 1:250 000 map sheet to be completed. The subject map sheet occupies the...

The licence was relinquished following conduct of intensive exploration in the Malbooma area since 1973. Drilling of 514 percussion holes (totalling 21 355 metres) and 29 cored holes (totalling 1 111 metres) defined widespread uranium mineralisation,...

This report presents the results of a study by the Geological Survey of South Australia (GSSA) and CSIRO Mineral Resources to investigate the magnetisations causing prominent negative polarity (‘reverse’) magnetic field anomalies in the Coompana area...

Dr K.R. Miles, following his recent study of the Underground Water Resources of the Adelaide Plains area, advocated artificial recharge and put forward several suggestions for practical consideration. The following may be considered supplementary, in...

Hydrogeological data from approximately 60 recently drilled bores is presented, and the potential for finding supplies of drinking quality water in the Mount Eba Station area is discussed.

The Adelaide Rift Complex, a sedimentary basin in South Australia, has a long history spanning over 300 million years from the Neoproterozoic to the Cambrian. Over 100 individual formations make up the basin fill, documenting its geologic evolution...

Precious opal in South Australia occurs near the base of the weathered profile developed in Early Cretaceous host marine clastic sediments. It is associated with the supergene minerals alunite, kaolinite, gypsum and iron oxides, that are variously...

The Tieyon 1:100 000 mapsheet area is located on the South Australia – Northern Territory border in the central Far North of South Australia. It covers rock units of the Mesoproterozoic Musgrave Province, the Mesozoic Eromanga Basin and the Neogene...

The CALLABONNA map area includes the southern end of the Strzelecki Desert and the north- eastern Flinders Ranges, between latitudes 29° to 30° S and longitudes 139° 30' to 141° E. Cameron Corner adjoins New South Wales and Queensland in the...

The Late Palaeozoic Cooper Basin is a major source of hydrocarbons and is especially important in providing the natural gas needs of much of south-eastern Australia. The basin is now a mature petroleum province, with more than 1200 wells drilled and...

Sedimentary uranium orebodies within Tertiary palaeochannels were the target of exploration in the area of the Siccus River, south of Lake Frome. Extensive research into available open file past exploration data allowed the identification of both...

Sedimentary uranium in Tertiary palaeochannels was the target of exploration in an area 90 km east of Lake Frome, adjacent to the NSW border. Work included research and compilation of open file drilling data, compilation of structural contour maps,...

The investigation embraced by this report was initiated as a special project under the direction of the Chief Geologist, with the object of assessing the oil prospects of the Cambrian rocks of Yorke Peninsula. Following a preliminary reconnaissance in...

Groundwater sampling, aeromagnetic interpretation, shallow auger sampling and isotope studies were carried out over an area 30 km northeast of Elliston. Heavy mineral concentrates from composite auger samples contained zircon, galena and sphalerite,...

No new work - licence farmout attempted without success. Some brief background technical documentation was tendered.

Exploration for sedimentary uranium in Tertiary palaeochannels was carried out on four partly contiguous licences located immediately south and east of Lake Frome. Research of historic data, including an evaluation of the results from 309 existing...