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Andamooka, Stuart Creek, Arcoona, Lake Torrens, Todds Dam, Lake Arthur, Woodforde Hill and Murdie Island (the Stuart Shelf Project). Joint first partial surrender report at licences' expiry/renewal, for the period 2/5/1975 to 16/6/1986.
WMC's Stuart Shelf exploration activities from 1975 to 1985 have sought mainly Olympic Dam style mineralisation (copper - uranium - precious metals in haematitic breccia host rocks), with lesser emphasis directed at: possible distal analogues of the...-
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RB 91/00041 Geology of the KINGOONYA 1:250 000 map sheet area.
Extensive field geological mapping, augmented by petrological and geochemical studies, reinterpretation of company drilling and water-bore logs and a nine-hole drilling programme has detailed the geology of the KINGOONYA area. The stratigraphy spans...-
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Published: 01 Apr 1991
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Unlocking South Australia's Mineral and Energy Potential - A Plan for Accelerating Exploration. Theme 2 (drilling partnerships with PIRSA and industry) : Year 4 partnership no. DPY4-65, Chianti mineral prospect. Project completion dataset.
The subject set of reports describes the results of PACE Initiative Year 4 partly-subsidised drilling work conducted in the vicinity of the Chianti prospect, which lies approx. 20 km north of the old Mount Gunson mining camp. The aim of this work,...-
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Andamooka Creek, Willaroo Dam, Island Dam and Stuart Shelf / Andamooka Ranges (the Stuart Shelf Project). Joint annual reports on activities undertaken by the Joint Venture consortium, for the period 11/10/1996 to 10/10/2009 [ Index Part 2 of 2 ].
As a result of the BHP Billiton takeover of the Stuart Range Project, the mineral exploration strategy was changed. Formerly, WMC had been looking for economical targets of >500 Mt size containing on average more than 2.4% copper equivalent....-
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Heartbreak Hill. Annual reports to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 27/9/1996 to 26/9/1997.
Mulgathing Complex and Hiltaba Suite rocks were interpreted from aeromagnetic data obtained in areas located 10 km north of, 70 km south-east of, and 35 km south of Tarcoola. Calcrete sampling was followed by RAB drilling (178 holes, total 5047 m)...-
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Heartbreak north and south [Talia and Jennet] areas. Progress reports for the periods 30/8/1993 to 29/8/1998, and 26/10/1998 to 25/4/2001.
Archaean to Proterozoic ultramafic igneous intrusions and granite masses associated with the Yarlbrinda Shear Zone, which are interpreted as being potential hosts for gold, nickel, chromium and platinum group elements, were the targets of exploration...-
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Published: 03 Nov 1900
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Data release - as updated [made at SA Director of Mines' discretion] : Island Dam, Stuart Shelf and Andamooka Ranges (the Stuart Shelf Project). Joint annual reports for the period 11/10/2009 to 30/6/2018.
Exploratory drilling carried out by BHP Billiton (BHPB) during the 2009-10 project reporting year took place at six prospects thought to have good IOCG mineralisation potential, based in part on earlier drilling results and also on refined target...-
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Published: 30 Aug 1918
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Andamooka Creek, Willaroo Dam, Island Dam and Stuart Shelf / Andamooka Ranges (the Stuart Shelf Project). Joint annual reports on activities undertaken by the Joint Venture consortium for the period 11/10/1996 to 10/10/2009 [ Index Part 1 of 2 ].
The four Stuart Shelf Joint Venture Project exploration licences collectively cover approximately 2668 square km of semi-arid pastoral land surrounding the Olympic Dam mine and extending east and south-eastwards as far as Lake Torrens [the Olympic Dam...-
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Yarna Hill. Annual reports to licence expiry/full surrender for the period 19/11/2002 to 4/12/2010.
An area of sparse basement outcrop situated to the west of Lake Acraman in the central Gawler Ranges district was taken up to explore for possible economic Olympic Dam style mineralisation, based on the licensee's evaluation of past drillhole data...-
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Data release [made at SA Director of Mines' discretion] : Lake Everard West (part of the Gawler Craton Joint Venture, and latterly part of the Tunkillia JV Project). Annual & surrender reports for the period 7/6/1996 to 18/05/2021.
An area with poor basement outcrop located approximately 60 km south of Tarcoola, which largely lies within the north-eastern corner of the Yellabinna Regional Reserve, is being explored primarily for possible economic fault or breccia-hosted...-
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Palthrubie Hill. Annual reports to licence expiry/full surrender for the period 21/5/2002 to 4/12/2010.
An area situated to the west of Lake Acraman in the central Gawler Ranges district was taken up to explore for possible economic Olympic Dam style mineralisation, based on the licensee's evaluation of past drillhole data which indicated that a number...-
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Warrina. Annual reports and final report to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 22/3/2006 to 14/11/2013.
Exploration of an area centred 65 km north-east of Coober Pedy has continued from the licensee's previous work aimed at evaluating the IOCG mineralisation potential of Mesoproterozoic basement-hosted, large and regionally significant coincident...-
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RB 2005/00007 Lake Gairdner “section 12 determination” – Mineral Potential
The proposed Lake Gairdner 'section 12 determination' area has the potential to host significant mineral deposits. The area lies close to two major geological boundaries; to the immediate north is the Yerda Shear Zone, and to the west, the Yarlbrinda...-
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Published: 01 May 2005
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Warrior. Progress reports for the period 4/4/79 to April 1982.
The licence was relinquished following conduct of intensive exploration in the Malbooma area since 1973. Drilling of 514 percussion holes (totalling 21 355 metres) and 29 cored holes (totalling 1 111 metres) defined widespread uranium mineralisation,...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1982
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RB 2016/00009 Geological field excursion guide — IOCGs – where it all began: the Moonta-Wallaroo region of the eastern Gawler Craton.
INTRODUCTION TO THE GUIDE Northern Yorke Peninsula (NYP) is within the southern portion of the Olympic Domain of the eastern Gawler Craton, which is arguably the world’s most fertile IOCG belt. That such a belt existed was only realised when Western...-
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Published: 01 May 2016
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Poondinga Rock Water[hole] area. Annual reports for the period 23/11/93 to 22/11/98.
Reconnaissance, helicopter supported mapping and sampling within the Yellabinna Regional Reserve, 70 km north-northwest of Ceduna, revealed more extensive basement outcrop than previously recorded, but returned no anomalous metal values. Infill...-
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Poondinga. Partial surrender report at licence expiry/renewal, for the period 23/11/1993 to 22/11/1998.
Reconnaissance, helicopter-borne geological mapping and rock chip geochemical sampling were carried out within the Yellabinna Regional Reserve, 70 km northeast of Penong. No anomalies were identified, but the area retains considerable Cu-Au...-
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Childara. Annual reports and final report to licence expiry/ full surrender, for the period 31/10/1995 to 30/10/2001.
Exploration over the licence area was severely restricted due to its being located entirely within the Yellabinna Regional Reserve, and because of unresolved Native Title claims. Initially, acquisition of a detailed aeromagnetic survey, comprising...-
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Jubilee Dam (part of the Equinox JV Nuckulla Hill Project). Annual reports and progress reports to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 8/1/1996 to 7/1/2001.
Ernest Henry / Olympic Dam style Cu-Au mineralisation hosted by Mesoproterozoic Gawler Range Volcanics and Hiltaba Suite granites was the target of exploration in an area situated immediately south of Lake Everard. Regional calcrete, soil, rock chip...-
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Wedge Hill (Mount Wedge Project). Annual and final reports for the period 26/5/1997 to 25/5/1999.
Groundwater sampling, aeromagnetic interpretation, shallow auger sampling and isotope studies were carried out over an area 30 km northeast of Elliston. Heavy mineral concentrates from composite auger samples contained zircon, galena and sphalerite,...-
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