The diamond and base metal potential is appraised based on recent company exploration for gold and diamond bearing kimberlites, with special reference to regional stratigraphy, tectonic structures based on the Echunga detailed low level aeromagnetic...

Mineral Lease 5316, covering workings of Homeward Bound mine, is traversed by a stratabound quartz, ironstone, calcite, pyrite lode in thinly laminated grey calcareous siltstones of Umberatana Group, Enorama Shale.Homeward Bound reef has been explored...

2 seismic refraction profiles aimed to test the method in searching for alluvial channels incised into Adelaidean bedrock in EL1413. Interpreted depths to bedrock of 6-10 metres were confirmed by follow-up drilling and an indication of the bedrock...

Treated tailings yielded 20 000 grams of gold in 1981 - 82, using carbon-in-pulp process.

Investigation of part of the nose of the Mount Grainger Anticline where minor gold and copper occurrences are known, and anomalous Au, Cu, Pb, Zn, Co, Mn, Ba and Fe values have been detected by stream sediment surveys. 692 soil and 63 rock chip...

Gold mineralization, discovered in 1882, occurs in quartz ironstone veining in three main areas - Aureous Line, Dustholes Range and Mount Grainger area. Maximum depth of any working is the 100.58 metres deep Mount Grainger Main Shaft. Includes...

Reports of gold occurrences within SA date from 1840. The first authenticated discovery was on 4 April 1846 by Tyrell from the Victoria Copper mine, near Castambul, 18 km ENE of Adelaide, the first in Australia from which actual mining operations...

37 000 tonnes of gold-copper ore have been produced from the Kitticoola Mine in five phases of mining during its 150 year history. 30 000 tonnes were mined as gold ore, yielding 162 560 grams of gold at an average grade of 5.4 grams/tonne. 7 000...

In a regional soil sampling survey over Willyama Complex rocks on parts of the Outalpa 1:50 000 Sheet, 2443 samples were collected at 25 metres intervals on 54 lines roughly 1km apart. These samples were analysed for CU, PB, Zn, Au, Mn, Mo, Co, Ni, V,...

History from 1884 when silver, lead and copper were discovered in the Rapid Bay area.

Indicated 30 880 tonnes of tailings containing 1.72 g/t gold and 171 ppm copper remain. 80% of gold is extractable, but cyanidation or mercury amalgamation not allowed, due to water catchment area.

Specimens from the Mt Grainger Goldfield include quartzites, sandstones in which kaolinite is believed to represent earlier feldspar, siltstones, shales, diamictites of probable glaciogene origin, granitoids and andesites. Low to moderate temperature...

Between 1901 and 1916 gold ore from Mount Grainger Goldfield, 10 km north of Oodla Wirra, was treated by battery amalgamation and cyanidation at the Mount Grainger Mine. Tailings and slimes from this ore processing period still remain on site, and...

Brief description of the workings and historical outline from daily newspapers and Mining Reviews. Since discovery in 1899, 371.07 tonnes of ore have yielded 35 923.91 grams of gold bullion, ore being treated at Mount Torrens and Peterborough...

Gold recovery is variable. From 1956 - 1983, total of 2 719.97 tonnes of ore were treated and 35 841 grams of gold bullion recovered. Total ore crushed since operations began in 1897 is 14 808.45 tonnes. Total gold bullion recovered is 349 868 grams....

Orama Hill gold mine, also known as Koonamore Goldfield or Butlers Claim recorded production since 1930 of 808.89 grams of bullion. The mine is on the steeply dipping, sheared, axial plane of the Orama Hill anticline, in sandstone, siltstone and shale...

Alma and Victoria and Alma Extended, reportedly treated 60 000 and 2 834 tonnes of gold ore respectively. Tailings remaining on site contain minimum 37 710 tonnes grading 2.71 g/t gold and 1 080 tonnes grading 1.94 g/t gold respectively. Attempts in...

Discovered in 1890, mine has recorded production of 5 464 tonnes which yielded 262 185.90 grams of gold bullion. To determine gold content and tonnage, 5 hand auger and 2 shallow holes were drilled on the dumps. On site are 4080 tonnes of tailings...

Gold was first discovered in 1873. Most work was done before 1900 with the Alma and Victoria producing the bulk of the gold. Recorded production from the field was 58 226.46 tonnes yielding 1 426 665.22 grams of gold bullion, i.e. 24.50 g/t Au. 39...

Stockpiles of tailings from abandoned gold mines are small and probably do not warrant retreatment individually. Total of 71 000 tonnes of tailings are at Government Battery sites at Mount Torrens, Peterborough, Glenloth, Tarcoola and Mongolata. The...