A trial revegetation of the mullock heaps was carried out. A significant reduction in the level of pollution in the Dawsley Creek has been achieved by the partial diversion scheme with acidity levels of the order of one-third of those values prior to...

Investigation of cause of mangrove dieback, which is probably due to highly saline ground water.

A total of 0.5 million cubic m of fine tailings, weighing 0.7 million tonnes, and averaging 44.8% solids, are impounded in 10 tailings dams at three sand deposits near Gawler, 35 km north-east of Adelaide. The dams are still in use, and pose a major...

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In this period a revegetation trial was undertaken on the tailings dams, the availability of clay in the area suitable for sealing the main benches assessed and a chemical survey of Dawsley Creek in the mine area was made to assess the effects of a...

A survey of refuse and potential pollution sites was carried out in November-December 1976 in the South East and Mallee areas of South Australia. The area of study comprises the following Counties: Buccleuch, Buckingham, Cardwell, Chandos, Grey,...

Sources of hard rock are restricted. Deposits of limestone and silicified sandstone are significant because of their proximity to Renmark and Berri. The present competition for these resources should be resolved by reserving an appropriate area from...

The total quantity of water flowing or pumped, from wells in the Great Artesian Basin in South Australia is estimated to be 77 x 10 6 kl/year. Much: of this flow is uncontrolled and; occurs from uncased wells or from wells in which the headworks have...

Aim was to estimate effects of modifications on the cost of producing aluminium sulphate solution from Birdwood clay for the treatment of domestic water supplies.

Major source of construction materials for metropolitan Adelaide, currently supplies 25% of natural construction sand, 60% of white plastic clay and 45% of brick shale. 2 brick works produce 63 million bricks annually. Total reserves of 85 million...

At a meeting between officers of the South Australian Department of Mines and Amdel, held in November 1976, it was agreed that Amdel should investigate the potential for the establishment of a barium chemical industry in South Australia. The...

The rehabilitation of all flowing wells penetrating the Great Artesian Basin in South Australia will take approximately seven years to complete at an estimated cost of $700,000. The funds available to the Mines Department will allow rehabilitation...

Naracoorte Corporation area straddles two northwesterly trending dune ridges and their corresponding flats. Cemented limestones of the Bridgewater Formation and Gambier Limestone, occasionally mantled by windblown sands, form the two ridges; younger...

2 water production wells were completed.

Tonnages and gold content of tailings and slimes stockpiled at the Government Stamp Battery at Peterborough were calculated from hand auger drilling and mining return records. The amount of recoverable gold was determined by mineralogical and...

Within the Angas - Bremer Irrigation Area, the source of the groundwater being taken currently primarily for the large-scale irrigation of lucerne fodder crops is the confined low salinity Tertiary limestone aquifer. The extent of pumping from bores...

A visit during September 1978 to two United Kingdom water authorities, Wessex and Yorkshire, proved very worthwhile. Aspects of investigational techniques, waste disposal, and groundwater abstraction effects on river flow were examined....

A three day symposium on urban and environmental geology was held between 30th October and 1st November, 1978, and was attended by 11 delegates from interstate and 13 from South Australia. The Bureau of Mineral Resources, the Australian Road Research...

In 1973 Amdel was requested by the Department of Mines and Energy to investigate the problem of water pollution in Dawesley Creek, apparently arising from the abandoned pyrites mine at Brukunga. Following the investigation of sources of pollution, a...

Survey for alternative sources to the traditional pit in the Morgan Conservation Park, located potential deposit in the Murray River valley, 7 km east of Morgan and 2 other sources nearby. However, this deposit is inferior to the Morgan pit and...