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Report on the computerised Landsat lineament analysis, North Flinders Ranges, South Australia.
A computerised lineament analysis of Landsat digital image data covering the northern portion of the Flinders Ranges has shown a strong correlation between the known mineralisation and fracture structuring peripheral to granites, suggesting that...-
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Data release - as updated [made at SA Director of Mines’ discretion] : Tarcoola. Annual reports for the period 2/6/2008 to 29/7/2018.
During the first year of renewed EL 4167, in October and November 2008, Stellar Resources Ltd ("Stellar") completed a 5 hole, 1286.9 m RC and 2 hole, 157.1 m diamond cored inclined drilling programme at the Coolybring prospect which is located...-
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Published: 11 Sep 1918
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Oak Dam North-east, Lake Torrens, Glenside, Winjabbie and Trimmer Inlet; plus Shore Hill and Red Swamp (initially the UXA Stuart Shelf South JV Project; then OZ Minerals' Stuart Shelf Project). Joint annual reports for the period 1/11/2010 to 6/1/2017.
In continued exploration for possible economic buried Olympic Dam or Prominent Hill type IOCG style mineralisation that may exist within Proterozoic bedrock, joint venture operator Straits Resources undertook the following work on the project...-
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Published: 06 Mar 1918
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Lake Frome [part of the Paralana Plains Uranium Project joint venture area]. Progress reports and technical reports to licence surrender/re-issue over a different area, for the period 22/4/1971 to 21/4/1973.
Exploration on SML 564 has consisted of a continuation of deep rotary mud open hole, plug and core drilling plus washing-out of existing, older Petromin "P...w" series drillholes to allow new generation downhole geophysical logging, aimed at further...-
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Paralana Creek and Four Mile Creek [part of the Paralana Plains Joint Venture area]. Progress reports for the period 15/4/1968 to 14/4/1971.
A licence area covering the flat alluvial Paralana Plains extending out eastwards from the northern Flinders Ranges was taken up by the the consortium of Exoil NL, Petromin NL and Transoil NL to explore for possible economic buried occurrences of...-
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Soil and groundwater investigation, Beverley prospect, SML 564. Report on Stage I feasibility study.
The Stage 1 feasibility study carried out during February-May, 1973 has included regional groundwater studies, pumping tests, logging and laboratory tests on drill cores, slope stability analyses, preliminary design of pit slopes and dewatering...-
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Published: 31 May 1973
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Willow Springs. Annual reports and final report to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 1/12/2011 to 30/11/2016.
An area centred ~65 km north-east of Hawker in the Central Flinders Ranges, and located adjacent to the eastern side of the Oraparinna Diapir, has been explored for possible buried economic epigenetic copper, gold and uranium mineralisation. During...-
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Published: 03 Jan 1917
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Mineralization, geology, and structure, SML 118, Olary Province, South Australia.
A geological consultant's study of the Glenorchy - Plumbago granitic fault block area in the western half of SML 118, to try to elucidate its relationship to known uranium mineralisation, suggests that there is a structural association of lodes with...-
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Published: 23 Feb 1968
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Commonwealth Hill Station - Central (part of the Commonwealth Hill Project). Second partial surrender report, for the period 11/5/2007 to 10/5/2017.
Six separate portions of the subject licence, with a combined total area of 35 square km, have been surrendered due to their now perceived diminished prospectivity for iron ore, gold, uranium, PGEs and base metals. During the period of their tenure,...-
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Published: 04 Dec 1917
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Data release - as updated [made at SA Director of Mines discretion]: the Eyre Peninsula Project. Joint annual reports for the period 29/12/2013 to 28/12/2018.
During the 2014 project reporting year, licensee Adelaide Resources undertook a research and development phase surface-based biogeochemical and field portable X ray fluorescence (FPXRF) spectrometric sampling programme over its Baggy Green gold...-
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Published: 22 Apr 1919
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RB 72/00160 Frome Embayment stratigraphic drilling project. Preliminary report on SA Department of Mines Wooltana no. 1, Yalkalpo no. 1 and Wertaloona no. 1 stratigraphic bores.
This report contains downhole geological and wireline logging data summarizing the results of recent stratigraphic drilling in the Frome Embayment by the South Australian Department of Mines. Conclusions are tentative and may be subject to revision...-
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Published: 18 Aug 1972
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Unlocking South Australia's Mineral and Energy Potential - A Plan for Accelerating Exploration. Theme 2 (drilling partnerships with PIRSA and industry) : Year 1 partnership no. DPY1-02, Titan mineral prospect. Project interim and final reports.
Titan prospect is located within Exploration Licence 3209, and lies 30 km north of the Olympic Dam mine. The prospect was first drilled by Western Mining Corp. in 1976 with diamond drillhole BD 1, and in 1981 with a second hole, BD 2. Both holes hit...-
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[East of] Lake Frome area (part of the Benagerie Ridge JV Project). Annual reports and final report to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 10/10/2002 to 9/10/2012.
EL 3019 located in the Curnamona Province of South Australia covers a portion of the north-south trending buried palaeotopographic high known as the Benagerie Ridge. The north-south elongate licence area occupies part of Quinyambie Station, and is...-
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Data release - as updated : Phar Lap Outstation. Annual reports plus final report to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 27/8/2007 to 26/8/2017.
An area centred ~85 km south-southeast of Coober Pedy, at the southern margin of the Lake Phillipson Trough, a long active tectonic feature now occupied by deep sedimentary fill, was taken up by a wholly-owned subsidiary to Monax Mining Ltd primarily...-
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Published: 24 May 1917
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Anna Creek. Annual reports plus final report to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 13/8/2007 to 12/8/2014.
A small area centred ~20 km north-west of William Creek has been explored for possible economic buried IOCG mineralisation, which could have formed in Mesoproterozoic basement rocks that in the surrounding region exhibit several large coincident...-
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Published: 26 Sep 1914
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Data release - as updated : Muckanippie. Annual reports to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 20/10/2005 to 23/2/2019.
EL 3438 Muckanippie is located in the northern Gawler Craton, on the western margin of the Gawler Range Volcanics Domain, and is centred approximately 60 km north-west of Tarcoola. Basement outcrop on the licence area is sparse, with a thin cover of...-
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Published: 25 Feb 1919
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Data release [made at SA Director of Mines' discretion] : Mosely Nobs (part of the East Eyre Peninsula Project). Annual reports for the period 5/7/2006 to 4/7/2016.
A licence area now consisting of two separate small blocks located about 60 km west of Whyalla was taken up, along with other ground in the region, because it is thought to have potential for the discovery of uranium associated with Olympic Dam style...-
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RB 26/00113 Organization and growth of the Mines Department.
Describes the purpose and functions of the SA Mines Department during a recent period of rapid growth that commenced in about 1944, immediately preceding the Second World War. Major work projects and acquired technical capabilities are highlighted....-
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Published: 01 Feb 1950
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Bookabie. Annual report for the period 18/3/97 to 17/3/98.
Reconnaissance drilling undertaken between Bookabie and Coorabie on western Eyre Peninsula comprised 8 RAB holes totalling 259 m and 41 aircore holes totalling 2448 m. Many holes were abandoned before reaching basement due to running sands, water...-
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PACE Theme 2 (drilling partnerships with PIRSA and industry): Year 2 partnership DPY2-19, Honeymoon area base metal and hard rock uranium mineral prospects. Project final report.
EL 2937 licensee Southern Cross Resources has utilised PACE Initiative Year 2 funding assistance to carry out a collaborative drilling project to test 2 primary base metal/uranium targets within Willyama Group basement at a location 5 km south-east of...-
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