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Stuart Creek. Progress reports to licence expiry/renewal, for the period 13/5/1977 to 12/5/1979.
Stratiform base metal sulphide deposits and sedimentary uranium accumulations were targeted in the Stuart Creek area, which straddles the Torrens Fault on the eastern margin of the Stuart Shelf. Two airborne magnetic and radiometric surveys totalling...-
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Saw Mill. Progress and final reports for the period 22/2/1973 to 22/2/1974.
Investigations included drilling in the eastern part of EL 41, costeaning and close space drilling near Nob Well and Apollonaris anomaly, water well sampling, and ground search for carnotite.-
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Published: 01 Jan 1974
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Tarlton Knob and Cadnia Hill. Joint progress and final reports to licences' expiry/full surrender for the period 23/3/1973 to 22/3/1974.
A consultant's detailed regional geological study of the northern Willouran Ranges, and then his very close examination of the apparent controls on known diapir-related exposed epigenetic / stratabound copper mineralisation, have identified three...-
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Mount Misery. Progress reports and final report to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 30/11/1981 to 29/11/1985.
Stratabound, chemically precipitated Telfer - type replacement style vein gold was the target of exploration undertaken over an area 25 km north-west of Yunta, which contains good exposures of Neoproterozoic Umberatana Group clastic metasediments that...-
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Red Lake. Progress reports to licence expiry/renewal, for the period 23/2/1978 to 2/1/1983.
Exploration undertaken on ground situated east of Pernatty Lagoon has included the acquisition of extensive ground magnetic and gravity surveys plus a small aerial magnetic and radiometric survey, and performing many specific gravity and magnetic...-
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Mount Gunson - Pernatty. Quarterly reports and annual reports to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 14/2/1987 to 15/4/1994.
Ongoing copper exploration in the Mount Gunson area was directed primarily at locating economic stratiform mineralisation in the Tapley Hill Formation, which overlies Pandurra Formation and the associated Cattlegrid orebody. New work comprised...-
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Mount Plantagenet. Progress reports, annual reports and final report to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 8/1/1982 to 7/1/1986.
Detailed base and precious metals exploration undertaken by Utah Development Company in the area of the Worumba Anticline has targeted possible stratiform Zambian Copperbelt - type deposits. Exploratory work has included 72 geochemical vertical...-
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Woomera, Portulacca Ridge and Red Lake. Joint final report at licences' joint full surrender, for the period 15/2/1983 to 7/11/1986.
The three licences now being surrendered were originally taken out by Seltrust in the mid-1970s to search for stratabound base metals and Olympic Dam type mineralisation. After Seltrust withdrew from the subsequently formed Stuart Shelf joint venture...-
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Bendigo Station. Progress reports to licence expiry/renewal, for the period 6/8/1987 to 5/8/1992.
Copper and gold exploration comprising outcrop, stream sediment and soil geochemical sampling, and the conduct of ground magnetic and IP surveys, plus RC percussion (67 vertical holes, total 6624 m) and diamond cored tail drilling (in 2 holes, total...-
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Published: 02 Jul 1992
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Late Proterozoic hydrocarbon potential and its association with diapirism in Blinman 2, central Flinders Ranges, SA.
In early 1991, Blinman 2 wildcat drilled through 2031 metres of sediments of the late Adelaidean Umberatana Group on the flank of the Blinman Diapir. Three small methane shows occurred in fracture zones in the Tapley Hill Formation.Two potential...-
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RB 44/00063 Myponga Dam Project - Geological investigation of the tunnel route on the proposed pipeline from the reservoir.
Detailed geological examination of the area in the vicinity of the proposed tunnel has shown that, provided suitable precautions are taken, there are no geological factors which will prevent the successful construction of a tunnel through the ridge...-
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Published: 02 May 1957
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RB 83/00021 Coal exploration in the Leigh Creek Farina area, South Australia. EL 938, final report.
The subject exploration licence was taken up for a 1-year term to enable ETSA and SADME to jointly conduct exploration for possible Triassic coal basins that might be concealed beneath alluvial cover in sparsely drilled areas to the north and...-
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Published: 01 Mar 1983
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RB 83/00102 Appraisal of gold tailings, Waukaringa Goldfield.
28 auger holes and 14 trenches delineated a minimum of 37 710 tonnes of 2.71 g/t gold at Alma and Victoria and a minimum of 1080 tonnes of 1.94 g/t gold at Alma Extended. Tailings also contain an average of 2 g/t silver. Cyanidation tests show that...-
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Published: 01 Dec 1983
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RB 87/00109 Geological investigations and exploration activities, 1982 to 1986, at Mount Grainger gold mine, Hundred Coglin, County Herbert. Volume 1 (of 2).
Investigations consisted of: 1) economic appraisal, mapping and sampling of mineralised structures within mineral leases; 2) regional investigation to east of Mount Grainger mine (report in RB 84/31) - includes details of exploration by Abignano Ltd....-
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Published: 01 Sep 1987
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RB 79/00046 Universal Milling (SA) barite deposit, Linke's Lode, Flinders Ranges.
Since 1962, recorded production from Universal Milling's barite deposit, part of Linke's lode, has totalled 28,542 tonnes. The deposit is in a Class B Environmental Area within the Flinders Ranges National Park. The steep barite lode has formed in a...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1979
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RB 79/00098 Steetley's barite deposit - Linkes Lode, Flinders Ranges, ML 3414, Out of Hundreds, County Taunton.
Since 1962, recorded production from Steetley's barite deposit, which forms part of Linke's lode, has totalled 6,237 tonnes. The deposit is in a Class B Environmental Area within the Flinders Ranges National Park. The steep barite lode has formed in...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1979
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RB 94/00009 Soils, stratigraphy and engineering geology of near surface materials of the Adelaide Plains.
Metropolitan Adelaide is founded on a wide variety of soils that overlie sediments and rocks. Some of the soils and sediments react to seasonal and human-induced changes in water content with marked changes in volume. The black earths and...-
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Published: 01 Jul 1996
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RB 92/00061 Soil Air CO2/O2 Project. Progress report 3, Mount Gunson area.
The rationale of utilising soil air carbon dioxide and oxygen measurements as a guide to oxidising sulphide is that sulphide oxidation in the presence of water and oxygen will produce sulphuric acid, which in turn will attack any carbonates present to...-
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Published: 01 Oct 1992
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RB 95/00030 SAEI Triassic Coal Exploration Program. Exploration Licence Application ELA 228/93, Hawker - Quorn area, South Australia.
The results of a data review by MESA in 1992 to assess the prospectivity of the northern Flinders Ranges for concealed Triassic coal highlighted four main areas as having the best potential for a discovery. Following exploration for coal by MESA/ETSA...-
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Published: 01 Jun 1996
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RB 89/00076 Mount Barker Golf Club water well testing.
Competing groundwater use is a problem in the vicinity of the Mount Barker Golf Club grounds, which has been recognized by the parties involved and government since late 1985. A well monitoring network for both water level and salinity was set up and...-
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Published: 01 Nov 1989