Cu-Au and iron ore exploration, undertaken over ground situated 10-15 km south and east of Kyancutta, comprised the acquisition of an airborne magnetic/radiometric survey and ground gravity, ground magnetic and IP surveys, followed by RC drilling of 5...

Exploration for possible Archaean volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) deposits 100 km south-southeast of Coober Pedy comprised the drilling of one vertical reverse circulation hole to a total depth of 200 m over a Sirotem basement conductor. No...

Base metal and gold exploration undertaken over a lengthy period since 1980 in the Yudnamutana Hill area, 20 km north-west of Arkaroola, has comprised detailed geological mapping of major basement and cover stratigraphic units and known mineral...

Quasar Resources in joint venture with Alliance Resources has recently completed its stage 1 drilling programme at the high priority M2 iron oxide - associated copper-gold prospect within its Exploration Licence 2874, completing 9 drillholes targeting...

A single dodecahedral 0.375 mm x 0.3 mm microdiamond and several different kimberlitic indicator minerals were recovered during regional stream sediment and gravel sampling of an area surrounding and extending south-west of Hawker. Follow-up...

Following the conduct of magnetic and gravity surveys in the Childara area and south of Mount Finke, 24 aircore/diamond holes were drilled (aggregate 1123 m, including 49 m cored) to ascertain the nature of the concealed basement. Two of these...

Gold and base metal exploration undertaken in an area extending to the north and south-east of Meningie comprised image interpretation of SAEI aeromagnetic data, plus the conduct of ground magnetic surveys over and then test RC / diamond drilling of 6...

A sequence of exploration programs in the Mount Painter Province, undertaken on Special Mining Leases since 1965, have been previously released. Exploration for base metals since 1974, in an area extending 20 km southwest from Arkaroola, comprised a...

The Kalkaroo Cu-Au-Mo deposit is located 65 km north of Olary and 100 km west of Broken Hill, and occupies a portion of very prospective Palaeoproterozoic Bimba Formation subcrop, which potentially could have a 40 km strike length around two buried...

In May of 1969 the mineralized Parabarana area was secured by North Flinders Mines Ltd, and during the last three years, it has been the subject of a comprehensive exploration programme. Exploration methods have included: 1. A stream sediment survey...

Targeted stratigraphic and mineral exploratory drilling recently carried out by PepinNini Minerals within its EL 3931 Hanging Knoll was done as part of the sixth round of Theme 2 of the PACE Initiative (Primary Industries and Resources South...

An area of 185 square km was taken up by SAPEX to allow it to evaluate afresh known sub-bituminous coal measures in the Permian Mount Toondina Formation that constitute the East Wintinna coal deposit. This deposit had been discovered by Meekatharra...

Exploration carried out over two adjacent areas located 50 to 70 km south-west and south of Wudinna was progressed under the terms of two separate joint venture agreements made by the licensee in October 2006, firstly with GE Resources (a subsidiary...

High-grade silver-lead-zinc mineralisation formed within the Neoproterozoic Tapley Hill Formation (THF) was historically mined 100 years ago at Yerelina in the northern Flinders Ranges. Despite the existence of numerous poorly documented small-scale...

Copper Range is exploring a number of the Springfield Project mineral tenements for base and precious metals under the terms of a joint venture agreement that it made with licensee Flinders Diamonds on 19/3/2007, whereby the latter retains all rights...

Extensions to Cu-Pb-Co-Ag - rich lodes that were formerly exploited at the historic Wheal Ellen mine, located 40 km south-east of Adelaide, were the targets of recently renewed exploration for gold and base metals. Following the conduct of extensive...

TARGET: Possible Tertiary marine placer deposits of heavy mineral sands (ilmenite, rutile, zircon) on the south-eastern margin of the Eucla Basin in the Nunjikompita - Hiltaba area, 100 km east of Ceduna. EXPLORATION: A consultants' photogeological...

An area centred ~65 km north-east of Hawker in the Central Flinders Ranges, and located adjacent to the eastern side of the Oraparinna Diapir, has been explored for possible buried economic epigenetic copper, gold and uranium mineralisation. During...

Exploration for possible economic stratiform/stratabound, volcanogenic-epigenetic lead-zinc mineralisation hosted within lower Kanmantoo Group metasediments of middle Cambrian age, over a small area located approximately 80 km north-east of Adelaide,...

In 2007, Lincoln Minerals discovered greenfields uranium mineralisation near Jungle Dam on its EL 3690, located about 45 km north-east of Kimba on the northern Eyre Peninsula. EL 3690 straddles a NNW-trending splay of the Kalinjala Shear Zone (~1720...