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High Bluff. Progress reports and final report to licence full surrender, for the period 9/1/1978 to 23/2/1985.
Exploration for possible Alligator Rivers (Northern Territory) style uranium deposits occurring in potential host rocks (carbonaceous pelites and carbonate rocks) within an Early Proterozoic metasedimentary sequence underlying a Middle Proterozoic...-
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Lake Gilles. Progress reports and final report to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 2/6/1980 to 3/7/1996.
Aeromagnetic, ground magnetic and EM surveys, with follow-up rock chip, stream sediment and soil sampling, RAB drilling (688 holes, total 17,553 m) and RC drilling (12 holes, total 1149 m), have defined an extensive zone of anomalous base metal...-
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Published: 15 May 1996
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Harris Bluff (Uno Station). Progress reports and final report to licence full surrender, for the period 7/9/1982 to July 1986.
Exploration undertaken over an area located 60 km west of Port Augusta targeted possible Broken Hill or Aggeneys - Gamsberg type massive Pb-Zn deposits within Early Proterozoic Hutchison Group banded iron formation metasediments, and also any Early...-
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Cleve. Progress reports and final report to licence full surrender, for the period 27/2/1986 to 27/9/1994.
Diamond exploration undertaken near Cleve on eastern Eyre Peninsula comprised stream and loam mineralogical and geochemical sampling, the reprocessing of Pancontinental's 1979 aeromagnetic survey data, and the conduct of ground magnetic surveys and...-
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Peachna. Progress reports, annual reports and final report to licence full surrender, for the period 22/9/1988 to 8/9/1994.
Possible economic Broken Hill - type stratiform Pb and Zn, and Middleback Range style iron ore, were targeted near Lock on central Eyre Peninsula by Western Mining Corp., who farmed-in to Stockdale's EL 1516 on March 1st, 1990 as part of a regional...-
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RB 59/00139 Geological report no. 2 on the Koppio, jaspilite complex, Hundred Koppio, southern Eyre Peninsula, Cummins 1-mile map.
Drilling results confirm the general synclinal structure. The jaspilite complex appears to be too low grade, too deeply weathered and too narrow to be of immediate economic interest. The western flank and main synclinal axis need more exploration for...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1964
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RB 57/00009 Greenpatch jaspilite structure, Hd Lincoln.
The major structure is probably an overturned north plunging anticline, the nose possibly containing 450 000 tons per vertical foot and averaging 45.8% iron. Preliminary tests at Australian Mineral Development Laboratories suggest that the ore may be...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1965
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RB 60/00025 Geological report no. 1 on Brennand anomaly, Hd Koppio, southern Eyre Peninsula, Cummins 1-mile sheet.
A potential iron ore deposit has been investigated in the upper horizon of jaspilite beds of the Hutchison Group, where a drag fold has caused a thickening of the jaspilite beds. Surface samples average 42.2% acid soluble iron. The deposit has a...-
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Published: 08 Feb 1965
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RB 60/00054 Geological report no. 1 on the Oolanta anomaly, Hd Stokes, southern Eyre Peninsula (Cummins and Tumby 1-mile sheets).
10 miles north-west of Tumby Bay, a syncline of jaspilite, with a shallow southerly plunge, could contain 8-13 million tons of magnetic iron ore per vertical 100 feet. Unweathered jaspilite with magnetite occurs. Assessment of the potential of the...-
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Published: 16 Mar 1965
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RB 60/00063 Geological reconnaissance of the coastal areas of southern Eyre Peninsula for molybdenite and scheelite.
Rocks in the Flinders and Hutchinson groups are exposed sporadically around the coast of Eyre Peninsula. Reported occurrences of molybdenite and scheelite in these rock types were investigated. No significant rare metal minerals were found in the...-
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Published: 23 Mar 1965
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RB 84/00091 Nephrite jade near Cowell, South Australia.
Nephrite jade was formed in complex composite gneiss terrain by reaction of migrating silica with dolomitic marble at or near base of Hutchison Group during late stage folding of Kimban Orogeny. The larger of 112 known outcrops is conformable with...-
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Published: 01 Nov 1984
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RB 81/00114 Structural and metamorphic controls on the origin of nephrite jade near Cowell, SA.
1 of the worlds principal nephrite jade deposits was formed during a late phase tectonic event, involving cross-warping and fracturing of high grade metamorphic complex.-
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Published: 01 Nov 1981
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RB 89/00051 Cowell Jade Province: Detailed geological mapping and diamond drilling of jade and ornamental marble outcrops, 1982-1987. Volume 1.
Detailed mapping undertaken between 1982 and 1987 of 48 known jade outcrops located in the Cowell - Cleve area, and diamond drilling of 3 jade outcrops and 2 ornamental marble prospects, has identified many factors controlling nephrite formation. The...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1992
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RB 93/00004 Tarcoola - Tallaringa bedrock drilling 1991. Summary.
Archaean and Early and Middle Proterozoic rocks of the north-western Gawler Craton have features which suggest good prospectivity for base metals, precious metals and other commodities. However, outcrop is poor and there has been relatively little...-
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Published: 01 Feb 1993
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RB 91/00030 Wilklow DDH-1, northwest of Cowell. Well completion report.
Wilklow DDH1 was drilled by SADME east of the Miltalie mine, located NW of Cowell, to test an IP / resistivity anomaly. Drill core comprised of migmatitic Cook Gap Schist of the Palaeoproterozoic Hutchison Group was recovered down to 152.5 m hole...-
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Published: 01 Feb 1991
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RB 94/00024 Graphite in South Australia - A review of production, use and geology.
South Australian graphite is reviewed in the light of published information on world deposits. A high quality coarse flake product has been mined at Uley on southern Eyre Peninsula. Geophysical investigations of deposits near Kimba are warranted, to...-
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Published: 01 Aug 1994
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RB 91/00037 Lincoln Dale, Kyimba and Bunora drilling traverses, southwest of Kimba - Well completion report.
Fifteen rotary holes, 13 with bottom-hole core, tested 3 aeromagnetic anomalies for the presence of Hutchison Group, which is prospective for lead-zinc-silver. Low grade meta-sediments and possible acid volcanics of the Hutchison Group were...-
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Published: 01 Mar 1991
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RB 93/00037 Review of exploration for kaolin in the Kimba area, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia.
During 1969-72, kaolinised bedrock south of Kimba on northern Eyre Peninsula was investigated by Pechiney and CSR Ltd as a potential source of alumina. Exploration drilling of 102 holes outlined 4 broad areas of kaolinisation at Kelly Tank,...-
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Published: 01 Sep 1993
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PACE Theme 2 (drilling partnerships with PIRSA and industry): Year 3 partnership DPY3-01, Central Eyre Peninsula (Karkarook area) Mesoproterozoic unconformity - style sedimentary uranium mineral prospects. Project interim and final reports.
Investigation of the potential of a known surface radiometrically-anomalous area 20 km west-southwest of Cleve to contain unconformity - style uranium mineralisation, inferred to occur at and just above the subsurface stratigraphic contact of...-
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Published: 31 Mar 1907
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Lake Gilles (part of the Wilcherry Hill Project). First and second partial relinquishment reports, for the period 10/10/2002 to 9/10/2004.
Exploration for economic near-surface deposits of gold and base metals, in an area of possibly hydrothermally-altered Hiltaba Suite Mesoproterozoic basement located approximately 20 km north of Kimba, has comprised an assessment of previous...-
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Published: 15 Nov 1904