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RB 99/00032 Trial dewatering of the BHP dolomite quarry at Ardrossan, South Australia.
Trial dewatering of the quarry, which is excavated in fractured and well-bedded Cambrian dolomite, took place for at least 56 days during early 1994, but pumping was terminated when a further significant water level drawdown could not be achieved. Ten...-
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Published: 01 Dec 1999
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Data release - as updated [made at SA Director of Mines' discretion] : Kainton, Melton and Paskeville (the Melton Project). Joint annual reports for the period 27/8/2007 to 26/8/2019.
Exploration for possible buried sandstone-hosted uranium mineralisation which could have formed within early Tertiary palaeochannel sediments of the northern Saint Vincent Basin is being carried out in a small area near Kainton on north-eastern Yorke...-
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Reports on salt from southern Yorke Peninsula.
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Published: 01 Jan 1969
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Summary of the salt potential of Yorke Peninsula.
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Published: 01 Jan 1969
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1969 geophysical review of OEL 24, final report.
A geophysical review of OEL 24 was carried out from January to May,1969, aiming to extend the existing correlation between aeromagnetic, gravity and seismic data with a view to establishing a more complete geological understanding of the area, and to...-
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Maitland [second JV programme]. Progress reports for the period 17/8/81 to 14/5/84.
Continuing mineral exploration work over central Yorke Peninsula under a new joint venture arrangement with a different company, now targetting possible Phanerozoic sedimentary uranium in Cambrian and Tertiary strata, has consisted of investigations...-
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1970 seismic, magnetic and gravity survey, Lake Fowler, final report.
Comprises details of the operations, field acquisition, results and interpretation of the seismic, magnetic and gravity survey. A total of 102 miles of seismic data was recorded; predominantly single-fold reflection with some 3-fold stacking and...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1970
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Stansbury Basin, South Australia. The Marsden Trend and Investigator prospect.
The Stansbury Basin is a relatively unexplored Cambrian sedimentary basin in South Australia. Good quality seismic data has defined a large untested prospect, the Investigator prospect, which has the potential to contain 200 to 300 mmbbl of oil, or...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1991
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Minlaton. Progress reports plus final report to licence full surrender, for the period 27/4/1977 to 6/12/1978.
One diamond and seven rotary/percussion drillholes tested Cambrian rocks for base metals. Six water bores were logged geophysically. IP/resistivity and gravity surveys were undertaken.-
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Minlaton South 1, 3.75 miles south of Minlaton Township. Well completion details and related reports.
Minlaton South 1 was a shallow stratigraphic test well drilled by Beach Petroleum to investigate a possible ?Archaean basement high subcropping 3.75 miles south of Minlaton township, as suggested by SADM regional mapping observations made during 1961....-
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Published: 15 Jun 1966
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East Maitland. Final report at licence surrender for the period 12/9/1979 to 11/3/1980.
In a search for possible economic Mississippi Valley - type base metal mineralisation within an area located 30 km north-east of Maitland, 941 auger holes for 6839.2 m total penetration were drilled at 100 to 200 m spacings along roadsides to test the...-
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Published: 07 Feb 1980
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Maitland. Progress reports to licence expiry/renewal, for the period 24/2/1975 to 23/2/1977.
As part of an ongoing search for MVT style base metal mineralisation within Lower Cambrian strata of the southern part of the Torrens Hinge Zone on Yorke Peninsula, in September 1975 112 RC holes for 1730 m were drilled at 500 m spacings along...-
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Price. Progress reports to licence expiry/renewal, for the period 24/2/1975 to 23/2/1977.
In continuing regional exploration conducted over north-eastern Yorke Peninsula, further reconnaissance stratigraphic drilling and wireline geophysical logging (in 3 vertical rotary percussion holes totalling 373 m) was carried out in May 1976 to test...-
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RB 74/00089 Review of the geology and hydrocarbon potential of the Gulf St Vincent region, South Australia.
The Gulf St. Vincent region of South Australia extends from Yorke Peninsula and part of Investigator Strait to the Mount Lofty - Kangaroo Island fold belt. This area includes the sediments of the Cainozoic St. Vincent Basin, the Permian Troubridge...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1974
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Melton. Progress reports to licence surrender, for the period 21/7/1980 to 24/5/1989.
A small area located about 20 km north-west of Port Wakefield was taken under licence by ETSA to try to secure limestone/dolomite material of suitable quality and in sufficient quantity to provide chemical additives for aiding the process of...-
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Published: 20 Apr 1989
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Data release [made at SA Director of Mines’ discretion] : Melton and Kulpara. Progress and technical reports to licences' joint full surrender, for the period 4/10/1982 to 24/5/1989.
Minimal field work only was undertaken, in the form of geological mapping of the Kulpara - South Hummocks Range area, plus petrological examination of selected rock chip samples. Envelope also contains a [formerly held confidential] FEAC submission -...-
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Published: 25 Nov 1988
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RB 2001/00017 TER 001, Yorke Peninsula. Well completion report.
Drillhole TER 1, funded by the TEISA program, was drilled to test basement depth and stratigraphy to the west of Minlaton, Yorke Peninsula. This drilling project followed TEISA aeromagnetic and geological surveys of the Peninsula in 1999, which had...-
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Published: 01 Nov 2001
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RB 2002/00033 Correlation within Early Palaeozoic basins of eastern South Australia.
The great majority of lower Palaeozoic rocks in the Stansbury, Arrowie and Warburton Basins are of Cambrian age, although a few Early Ordovician fossils have been reported from drillholes in the sub-surface Warburton Basin. The Cambrian is the only...-
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Published: 01 Dec 2002
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Bute. Progress reports and final report to licence full surrender, for the period 16/1/1980 to 30/6/1982.
In the latter stages of its search for possible economic base and precious metal deposits in the Bute area, North Broken Hill targeted the concealed pre-Adelaidean basement rocks for Mount Gunson or ?Olympic Dam type hydrothermal ores, and for Mount...-
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Bute. Annual reports and final report to licence full surrender, for the period 23/3/1993 to 11/12/1998.
Gold and base metal exploration conducted near the SA Lower North township of Bute, 140 km north-west of Adelaide, comprised the conduct of IP and ground magnetic surveys and RC drilling (4 holes, total 350 m). Two holes drilled on magnetic anomaly...-
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Published: 23 Mar 1999
