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Yumali. Progress reports to licence expiry/renewal, for the period 7/6/1978 to 18/10/1983.
Base metal exploration activities undertaken by Thiess Brothers in the Yumali - Coomandook area investigated several coincident regional gravity and aeromagnetic anomalies arising from concealed Palaeozoic basement rocks. These anomalies are part of a...-
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Published: 14 Nov 1983
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RB 36/00104 Hydrology of the Lower South-East.
Report presents results of the first regional hydrogeological survey of the Lower South-East area of South Australia, aimed at providing guidelines for optimising groundwater prospecting, use and protection during the period of strong urban,...-
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Published: 27 Jun 1953
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RB 51/00999 Notes on potential for underground water supplies, section 105 Hundred of Short.
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Published: 13 Feb 1951
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RB 55/00068 Geological investigation of Mount Gambier pumping station access tunnel - EWS Department.
A new pumping station is to be built in the Blue Lake crater to supply Mount Gambier with water. Access to this pumping station by a tunnel from the bottom of an old pumping shaft is proposed. The new pumping station is to be built adjacent to the...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1962
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RB 44/00028 Second report on foundation testing, Government Sawmill, Mount Gambier, secn 1235 Hd Gambier, Co. Grey.
Following the discovery, drilling and grouting of a large cavity in the proposed foundation area for the green milling section of the Mt Gambier Government sawmill, a second large cavity was found in the same area. A further 29 diamond drill holes...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1957
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RB 77/00080 Kalangadoo town water supply. Well completion report, Kalangadoo TWS no. 1 (MA 94).
Kalangdoo Town Water Supply (T.W.S.) No. 1 well was drilled cable tool during February - May, 1977, and subsequently production tested. The unconfined Gambier Limestone aquifer was encountered between 5.5 and 86m, and was later cemented off down to...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1977
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RB 76/00139 Groundwater pollution potential of the Mount Gambier City Council rubbish dump, Hd Blanche, secn 249.
Pollution potential of the dump has been assessed from existing geological data and knowledge of the local groundwater table. Samples of groundwater have been analysed and calculations made of potential leachate volume and sub-surface flow rates....-
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Published: 01 Jan 1976
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RB 77/00050 Groundwater resources available for South-East town water supplies, review no. 3, Naracoorte.
Naracoorte town water supply can be increased by drilling additional production wells to the confined Knight Group sand aquifer which occurs at a depth of about 150 m below the town. D-rawdown interference from nearby production wells is expected to...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1977
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RB 78/00150 Hydrogeological assessment of proposed rubbish tip sites for Mount Gambier.
In conjunction with an inter departmental committee and representatives, from local government, fifteen proposed solid waste disposal sites were investigated in the vicinity of Mt. Gambier. After subjecting each site to relevant pollution potential...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1978
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RB 84/00084 Kongorong groundwater pollution investigation.
An SA government investigation has been undertaken to determine the extent of groundwater pollution resulting from the waste disposal practices used at the now abandoned Kongorong cheese factory. During the period 1924 to 1971, liquid effluent from...-
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Published: 01 Oct 1984
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RB 77/00087 South-East water resources, Mundulla town water supply. Progress report no. 2.
A recent scout well drilled into the confined Dilwyn Formation (formerly Knight Group) at Mundulla intersected only low permeability sediments unsuitable for development. However, this does not rule out the possibility that a suitable aquifer will be...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1977
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RB 78/00009 EWS Department - Mount Gambier town water supply standby well no. 7.
The first of a series of high yielding standby wells exploring the confined aquifer was drilled to 208 metres using both rotary and cable tool. Production interval is from 184.6 to 205.3 metres in unconsolidated sands of Dilwyn Formation.-
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Published: 01 Jan 1978
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RB 79/00009 Shallow refraction survey in the vicinity of Naracoorte saleyards disposal lagoons.
A shallow seismic refraction survey was carried out around the disposal lagoons at the Naracoorte Saleyards to determine the depth to the underlying Gambier Limestone bedrock. If the floors to existing effluent disposal lagoon excavations are near...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1979
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RB 77/00001 Test drilling at Mount Gambier sewage outfall, Cape Northumberland.
A shallow test hole was drilled near Cape Northumberland to check the feasibility of tunnelling through the Gambier Limestone beneath the sea bed. The drilling showed widespread flint throughout the limestone, and comparison with nearby outcrop...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1977
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RB 78/00083A Extractive industry towards a planning philosophy.
New production water well has suitable water supply for all purposes. Nitrate levels are not serious (10 - 22 mg/L).-
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Published: 01 Jan 1978
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RB 79/00116 Shallow refraction survey in the vicinity of Naracoorte abattoir disposal lagoons.
A shallow seismic refraction survey was carried out around the effluent disposal lagoons at Naracoorte Abattoir to determine the depth to the top of the Gambier Limestone. This unit was found to subcrop at a depth of approximately 13 m over most of...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1979
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RB 77/00023 Groundwater resources for South-East town water supplies review no. 1 - Kingston.
Recent drilling information, aquifer testing, a review of data on existing town water supply wells and a survey of wells intersecting the confined Kongorong Sand aquifer in the vicinity of Kingston have been used to assess the state of Kingston's...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1977
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RB 77/00021 Disposal of effluent at Kraft cheese factory, Mil Lel, Mount Gambier. Progress report no. 1 to June 1976.
A monitoring programme has been established, in a paddock immediately north of the factory, to ascertain the effect of sprinkler disposal of partly treated factory effluent on soil, herbage and groundwater.composition. The aim of the investigation is...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1977
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RB 79/00034 Hydrogeological investigations, Apcel Pty Ltd, Snuggery. Report no. 3.
Drilling and testing of a new groundwater production well APCEL 14 at Snuggery has indicated a production rate of about 8000 cubic m/day (80,000 gallons per hour), which should have only minimal effects on groundwater levels in both the upper...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1979
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RB 79/00060 Groundwater resources for South-East town water supplies - Review no. 4, Millicent.
Six wells exploiting the lower (confined) portion of the Gambier Limestone aquifer currently provide groundwater for Millicent?s reticulated water supply. Four of the six wells could be substantially upgraded in well yield by equipping them with...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1979
