A detailed account of the large scale copper mining and processing operations occurring in the 'Copper Triangle' region of South Australia in the few years following the end of the First World War. The included metrics and pictorial coverage of many...

Covers APEA aboriginal affairs policy, legal and social responsibilities, and broad principles for conduct of operations on aboriginal lands.

The South Australian part of the Cooper Basin had been under licence continuously since 1954, however on 27 February 1999 Petroleum Exploration Licences (PELs) 5&6 expired. The former PEL 5&6 area is being released in four bidding rounds over...

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Three areas are being offered for the issue of geothermal exploration licences (GELs) in the Nappamerri Trough region, northeastern South Australia, on the basis of competitive work program bids. The stratigraphic sequence here comprises thick...

The South Australian part of the Cooper Basin had been under licence continuously since 1954, however on 27 February 1999 Petroleum Exploration Licences (PELs) 5&6 expired. The former PEL 5&6 area is being released in four bidding rounds over...

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...

Mines are significant as Wheal Gawler was the first metalliferous mine in Australia, discovered 1840, produced the first mineral exports, and includes the oldest remaining mine chimney in South Australia.

Seven wells were drilled in the Oak Valley area. One well drilled at the airstrip yielded 3 L/s of 74 000 mg/L water, a quality that is only suitable to use for compaction. Three wells drilled close to swamps located west of Oak Valley gave low yields...

Nuclear weapons tests and related minor trials conducted in Australia by the British Government between 1952 and 1963, are summarised. The possible effects on test personnel and civilians which could be caused by radiation and fallout, the situation...

Discusses impact of mineral exploration on Aboriginal historic sites with pictorial record of principal areas of concern.

In the North West Province of South Australia the areas controlled by the aboriginals are the North West Aboriginal Reserve, three pastoral leases and the small reserve at Indulkana. The aboriginals now decide who has access to these areas. Because...

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Aerial photography and satellite imagery, plus an on-ground geological reconnaissance and a transient electromagnetic geophysical survey, were used to select sites for drilling water wells to provide a major expansion of the Pukatja town water supply....

Twenty-six sites for water wells to supply isolated homelands and small settlements were selected within the northwest Aboriginal lands of South Australia. Satellite imagery, aerial photography, viewing of the sites from a light aircraft, on-ground...

The two-day Cooper 99 petroleum symposium organised by PIRSA's Petroleum Group was attended by 160 local and overseas delegates. The prime intent was to announce the release, for competitive tender, of 11 exploration blocks within the soon-to-expire...

This brochure includes a description of the status of the upstream petroleum industry in SA and includes historical highlights, SADME role statement, and basic advice regarding public sector geophysical services and data availability. There is a...

As Australia has had so few large earthquakes, it is not surprising that books about those earthquakes are hard to find. This work by Tom Dyster, a keen local historian, covers in considerable detail the four most important South Australian...

This mineral promotional brochure reviews significant historical developments in South Australia's mineral industry and canvasses the currently recognised mineral potential within the State, for the benefit of local and overseas interested companies...

Contains a statement of intent inviting PEL applications by 31/5/91 over 4 blocks of vacant onshore petroleum exploration acreage totalling 44 300 square kms in the northeastern Officer Basin of South Australia. Three of the blocks lie wholly within...