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Minbrie. Progress reports for the period 28/6/1973 to 27/6/1975.
Reports describe the ongoing field prospecting and downstream jade marketing activities associated with the Cowell nephrite jade discovery. Black nephrite blocky material extracted from the operating company's new mining leases (MLs 4130-4132) was...-
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Published: 09 Aug 1975
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Blue Gum Hill, Kangaroo Island. Progress and final reports to licence surrender for the period 19/4/1973 to 29/1/1974.
In ongoing exploration of the base metal potential of a small licence area located 34 km west of Kingscote, 5 inclined shallow diamond drillholes totalling 399 m were put down on significant anomalies located by IP surveys and/or geochemical soil...-
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Published: 29 Jan 1974
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Pichi Richi Pass [south of Quorn]. Progress reports, annual reports and final report to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 9/12/1992 to 1/12/1997.
Diamond exploration undertaken over a much dissected 460 square km area of the south-central Flinders Ranges between Stirling North and Mount Arden comprised aeromagnetic interpretation and heavy mineral processing of a regional suite of 170+ stream...-
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Emu Hill. Progress and annual reports plus final report to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 22/4/1991 to 21/4/1996.
Diamond exploration undertaken north-west of Moolawatana included the acquisition of airborne magnetic / radiometric and ground magnetic surveys, plus soil, stream sediment, gravel, loam and rock chip sampling, and aircore/diamond drilling (25 holes,...-
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RB 37/00149 Appraisal of Torrens barite mine, Hundred of Onkaparinga.
In February 1951, South Australian Barytes Limited became interested in this mine, held under claim by Reginald John Alfred Larsson and requested an inspection by Department of Mines officers. This request was repeated, and endorsed by Larsson in...-
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Published: 17 Jun 1954
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RB 39/00001 Observations on beryl mineralization in the Outalpa Old Boolcoomata area.
Beryl in this area is confined to pegmatite; particularly the coarsely zoned types, which are commonly quarried for feldspar. Feldspar quarries have in the past yielded much bi-product beryl, but at present beryl is not being produced owing to...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1955
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RB 38/00136 Notes on mineral zoning in the areas around Antro, Bimbowrie and Old Boolcoomata. Supplementary to report of 8/12/1954, SR 11/2/70.
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Published: 01 Jan 1954
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RB 55/00006;Amdel 00126 Accessory minerals of South Australian granites.
The purpose of the work described was to compare and contrast the petrography, accessory minerals, and absolute ages of 25 granitic and allied rock samples collected from widely scattered localities in South Australia. The processes that are...-
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Published: 01 Aug 1961
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RB 59/00056 Diamond drilling at the Pinnacles mine.
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Published: 01 Jan 1967
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RB 55/00124; Amdel 00205 Phosphate deposits, Kapunda. Production of phosphoric acid.
At least 90% of the phosphate was leached with either nitric, hydrochloric or sulphuric acids. Products unsuitable for the surface preparation of steel. The most promising outlet would be for upgrading the P2O5 content of super phosphate fertilizer.-
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Published: 01 Oct 1962
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RB 60/00070 Opal deposits in northern South Australia.
The location, mining history and geological settings of opal deposits located in far northern South Australia (Mintabie, Granite Downs, Lambina, Earina Hill and Welbourn Hill) are briefly described. The prospectivity of Tertiary lateritic sediments...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1967
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RB 60/00082 Coober Pedy Opalfield.
Mapping of the Coober Pedy Opalfield has shown that opal occurrence, although erratic, is not entirely unpredictable. Several groups of workings are present in an area of about 150 square miles. The host rock is a distinctive pink and white...-
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Published: 30 Apr 1965
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RB 50/00058 Recovery of by-products of beryl concentration pegmatite investigations - First report (RD 105).
Flotation of beryl-bearing pegmatites produced high grade beryl concentrates; this is covered more fully in a separate report RD104. This report deals with the recovery of subsidiary muscovite, quartz and potassic felspar by-products which however,...-
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Published: 01 Dec 1959
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RB 44/00108 Letter to the Senior Warden re. ways of resolving issues with legal compliance of precious stones claim working practices currently being followed on the Andamooka Opalfield.
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Published: 27 Jun 1957
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RB 45/00118 Final report on iron ore prospecting, Corunna area, Iron Knob district.
In an area of limited basement outcrop located between 2 and 5 miles north-northwest of Iron Knob township, the Department's surface traverse channel sampling (969'), percussion boring (643’) and diamond drilling (1270’) tested a low grade...-
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Published: 04 Dec 1957
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RB 77/00117 Investigation of the heavy mineral sands along the coast of Eyre Peninsula.
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Published: 01 Jan 1977
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RB 78/00065 Nephrite jade deposits near Cowell. Report no. 2 - Trial mining and evaluation of the jade.
Cowell jade province contains 100 outcrops. The nephrite jade is associated with isoclinally folded dolomitic marble and calc silicate horizon in the upper Gneiss Complex of the Early Proterozoic Cleve Metamorphics. Discusses mining methods and quality.-
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Published: 01 Jan 1978
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RB 80/00026 Opal in South Australia.
Enlarged written version of a talk on the geology of opal, its occurrence and mining methods prepared for public presentation.-
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Published: 01 May 1980
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RB 84/00011 Nephrite jade deposits near Cowell. A review of mineral tenure and production to December, 1982.
Compilation of Departmental and company records on tenure and production.-
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Published: 01 Dec 1983
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RB 84/00060 Mineralogy of three samples of heavy mineral sands from Moniers sand pit, Golden Grove.
Samples contained substantial amounts of staurolite and minor heavy minerals (tourmaline, muscovite, ilmenite, rutile, kyanite and sillimanite), but not abundant enough to be of economic interest.-
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Published: 01 Jul 1984
