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Interpretation and evaluation of the Gunsight prospect.
Gunsight prospect was discovered in the late 1960s during the follow-up of anomalous copper detected by a stream sediment survey. In 1972-73 Dampier Mining Pty Ltd drilled eleven percussion holes (totalling 537 m) and eleven diamond holes (1764 m)...-
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Parabarana. Progress and technical reports to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 18/5/1972 to 17/5/1974.
Under a joint venture agreement made between North Flinders Mines and Dampier Mining Co. (a BHP Exploration subsidiary), operative over the 7 square mile SML 705 between 14/9/1973 and 14/3/1974, at least 3500 feet of additional appraisal diamond...-
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Scobie Hill. Progress reports to licence expiry/renewal, for the period 23/3/1973 to 22/3/1974.
New work undertaken on an area located near Manunda Homestead during the current licence period has been restricted by the need to try to attract a joint venture partner, efforts towards which have proved unsuccessful. A geological inspection of the...-
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Radium Hill. Progress reports for the period 24/12/1973 to September 1974.
Detailed mapping at 1:3600 scale of a small study area near the centre of the licence, and located about 10 miles north-west of Radium Hill, indicates that most mineralisation is concentrated in the post-Proterozoic sequence, and appears largely to be...-
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Published: 02 Sep 1974
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Yudnamutana. Progress reports to licence expiry/renewal, for the period 24/6/1972 to 23/6/1973.
As part of continuing exploration for possible economic buried stratiform / hydrothermal copper mineralisation in the Yudnamutana Mining Field, the target lower Callanna Group strata were geologically mapped, petrologically studied and geochemically...-
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Williamstown. Progress and final reports to licence expiry for the period 16/12/1971 to 15/12/1972.
Exploration for possible stratiform or hydrothermal, fault-associated copper deposits in the area of basal Adelaidean metasediments lying to the north of known such mineralisation at the abandoned historic Ukaparinga mine, immediately north of...-
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Published: 12 Apr 1973
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Bundulla. Progress reports for the period 24/5/79 to 19/10/82.
Airborne and ground magnetic surveys were conducted in the Bundulla area of the Nullarbor Plain (SA), prior to drilling a prominent circular aeromagnetic feature. 2 percussion/rotary mud holes, each drilled to TD 369.5 m, penetrated crystalline...-
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Annual report on exploration activities, Mount Neill and Mount Fitton areas, EL 871, 1982.
A reassessment of Marathon Petroleum's 1979 regional stream sediment sampling programme led to the decision to resample a number of areas within EL 871. The Mt Neill and Mt Fitton areas were chosen, as a result of possible similarities with the...-
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Orroroo. Progress reports to licence surrender for the period 18/11/1971 to 28/9/1972.
In a continuation of diamond and base metal exploration of newly discovered carbonatite / kimberlite intrusive bodies in an area located immediately north of Orroroo, these bodies were examined petrographically and analysed to compare their...-
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Marne River. Progress and final reports to licence expiry/renewal for the period 17/6/1971 to 16/6/1972.
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Kangaroo Island North. Progress reports to licence expiry/renewal for the period 20/4/1972 to 19/4/1973.
An area of 100 square km, located 45 km west of Kingscote, was taken to enable follow-up exploration of some anomalous stream sediment geochemical sample values in lead (to a maximum 3200 ppm Pb) previously discovered by Elcor (Australia) Pty Ltd, but...-
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Published: 10 Jan 1973
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Anabama Hill. Progress reports and final report to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 7/11/1980 to 6/11/1982.
In order to further test a large Delamerian granite pluton for its potential to host an economic porphyry molybdenum deposit of the Climax, Colorado type (following initial exploratory drilling and IP surveys that had been carried out by the SA...-
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Arkaroola. Progress and technical reports to licence renewal for the period 19/5/1972 to 18/5/1974.
Ongoing base metal exploration in the Arkaroola Station region of the north-eastern Flinders Ranges by licensee North Flinders Mines (NFM) has involved reviews of certain existing prospects, which has led to the entry of farminee Shell Minerals...-
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Interpretation report on self potential surveys undertaken at the Gunsight area, South Australia.
SP data acquired over the Gunsight Cu-U-Co-REE prospect has accurately located the main mineralised zone between grid 900E and 1100E, with a maximum anomaly of approximately 200 mV on line 900E. The slight asymmetry of the SP profiles confirms the...-
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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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Mount Bayley. Progress and final reports to licence expiry/full surrender for the period 22/7/1971 to 21/7/1972.
A small area located 15 km north-east of Beltana was explored for possible economic stratabound or epigenetic/hydrothermal base metal deposits associated with Adelaidean and Cambrian calcareous/dolomitic strata and Willouran diapiric structures. Work...-
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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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Keyneton. Progress reports and final report to licence expiry/renewal, for the period 17/6/1972 to 16/6/1973.
During the current licence term Aquitaine conducted ongoing evaluation of its recent placer scheelite mineral discovery near Keyneton, south-east of the Barossa Ranges. Additional field reconnaissance, rock chip sampling and petrological study, much...-
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Pualco West. Progress reports and final report to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 26/10/1972 to 25/10/1973.
Reconnaissance and detailed bulk loam sampling undertaken to look for diamonds or kimberlite indicator minerals in the vicinity of the Pualco Anticline, plus spectrographic analyses of the derived heavy mineral concentrates for gold and base metals...-
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Published: 12 Dec 1973
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Yudnamutana Project, SML 704. Old Noll prospect. Report on drilling DDH NFK1.
Diamond drill-hole NFK1 was drilled to a total depth of 289.56 metres at the Old Noll prospect in November - December 1972, with the aim of intersecting the buried source of mineralization that has given rise to the boxwork structures outcropping...-
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