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...

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,...

The standing of crude oil on the beaches of southern Australia was first recorded approximately 150 years ago. This material, known locally as coastal bitumen, was used by the early maritime visitors and settlers to caulk their vessels and is the...

This project proposal relates to the potential for mining a vast gypsum deposit located adjacent to Sceale Bay, about 14 km south of Streaky Bay on the west coast of South Australia. Preliminary estimates put the ore reserves of gypsum of 88% purity...

The Archaean Metabasic Diamond Drilling Project was undertaken by SADME Regional Geology Branch (part of the Geological Survey of South Australia) in two locations within the north-western Gawler Craton. Metasediments in this region include banded...

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The abandoned and flooded Spring Creek mine, located 7 miles south of Wilmington on the north-western slope of Mount Remarkable, was visited by an officer of the SA Dept of Mines in order to check whether any radioactive minerals were present in still...

The uranium deposit is confined to a deeply weathered breccia zone caused by shearing in Archean granitoid rocks. The ore mineral - a new species rich in uranium and titanium name absite - occurs as a replacement and fracture filling in the breccia,...

Four holes have now been logged with a borehole Geiger in the Kadina district. Two of these are holes sited on scintillometer anomalies obtained in a recent survey of the area, and the remaining two are the last holes of an "M.G." series to be...

Report presents results of reconnaissance wagon [rotary percussion] drilling of 24 vertical iron ore exploration boreholes carried out along four drill traverses laid out on the upland portions of the Katunga Hills, during a campaign progressed during...

The Copper King orebody, located approximately 10 miles north-northeast of Beltana township, is a massive deposit of iron carbonate, the upper portion of which has been altered by oxidation and hydration to oxides of iron. The deposit was worked...

On February 9, 1954, Mr. J. W. Spooner of 25 Crewe Street, Henley Beach, reported an occurrence of uranium bearing ore along the Gorge Road, and submitted a sample for testing. A radiometric assay of this sample indicated a U3O8 content of 3.5%. The...

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Magnesite or Magnesium Carbonate (MgCo3), is an industrial mineral which occurs in comparative abundance in certain mid northern areas of South Australia. Although the more important of these magnesite deposits have been exploited to some extent over...

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A representative selection of rock types obtained in the cores of the DDH1 and DDH2 iron ore exploration holes was made with a view to studying the mineralogy, the lithology and any microstructures of interest present in the formations intersected. A...

Two small deposits of white to pale-coloured claystone, discovered in creek banks located respectively 10.5 and 12 miles south of Manna Hill township, were inspected for the local station owners. It was found that the beds of clean claystone are very...

Following representations made by Mrs. Harris and contained in a letter dated 12 April 1954, the writer recently accompanied Mrs. Harris on a visit of inspection of a belt of country to the south east of Williamstown in Hundreds Barossa and Para...

A study of the drill cuttings samples obtained down to 641 ft depth from this vertical cable-tool drilled hole indicates an organic origin for a large part of the sediments, and a marine environment of deposition.

Free sulphur has been shown to be present in Nairne Pyrite Ore to the extent of 0.18%. The concentration of free sulphur in Flotation Concentrates was increased to 0.47-0.49%. From 89-94% of the Sulphur in the ore appeared in the concentrates....