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RB 94/00022 Review of heavy mineral sand exploration in South Australia - Eucla Basin.
The Cainozoic Eucla Basin has been the focus of recent heavy mineral exploration due to the recognition of Tertiary coastal features including the Ooldea Range. Hypsometric and Landsat data, together with detailed work on the Tertiary stratigraphy of...-
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Published: 01 Jun 1994
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RB 00596 Heavy mineral sands investigations. Second report. The recovery of monazite from Moana Beach sand.
The treatment of Moana Beach Sands has been investigated further with the object of recovering monazite. Further work is recommended.-
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Published: 01 Jan 1958
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RB 00610 Heavy mineral sands investigation. Third report. The recovery of monazite from Moana Beach sand.
Further investigation into the recovery of monazite from Moana Beach sand has indicated that the production of market grade concentrates with an acceptable recovery would be difficult if not impossible. No further work is recommended.-
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RB 00530 Preliminary report on the thorium resources of South Australia.
The following is submitted as a summary of the present knowledge of the distribution of thorium in the State of South Australia. The aim has been to assemble the information contained in the numerous departmental reports and to record the degree of...-
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Published: 01 Mar 1900
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RB 00515 Moana Beach sand. First report to Australasian Oil Exploration Ltd.
Results of experimental work carried out on a' sample of mineral bearing sand from Moana are presented in this report. Market grade concentrates were not produced.Possible treatment methods of producing saleable products are outlined and further...-
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RB 00514 Moana Beach sand. First report to SA Rutile Ltd.
A sample from a sand dune at Moana, South Australia, has been tested for extraction of heavy minerals. Good recoveries of rutile and zircon were obtained, but products were below market grade. Possible treatment methods of producing saleable products...-
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RB 00561 Heavy mineral sands investigation. The recovery of monazite, rutile and zircon from Moana Beach sand.
A concentrate of heavy minerals was made from the beach sand deposit at Moana, South Australia. This concentrate was treated by magnetic and electrostatic methods to recover monazite, rutile and zircon. The valuable mineral product was in each case...-
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Data release [made at SA Director of Mines’ discretion] : Teetulpa Goldfield. Combined annual, annual and progress reports, plus related technical consultants' reports, submitted until licence renewal/re-issue, for the period 24/11/1995 to 14/11/2006.
An area surrounding and extending to the south of the Teetulpa Goldfield, which is centred about 60 km west of Olary and 31 km north of Yunta, was taken up primarily to try to find the source for the significant (>100,000 ounces so far recovered)...-
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Published: 05 Jun 1906
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Pinnaroo, Mount Timothy and Dingo Range (the Pinnaroo Project). Annual reports and final report to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 19/6/1997 to 18/6/1999.
An airborne magnetic survey acquired by the grant licensee over the Lameroo district during August 1997 generated a number of shallow-source anomalies which suggested that there was fair potential for discovering buried Tertiary palaeocoastal...-
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Published: 31 Aug 1999
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Tailem Bend - Bordertown - Mount Gambier area (South-Eastern Coastal Plains Heavy Mineral Sands Project). Progress reports to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 20/7/1974 to 19/7/1975.
Exploration for possible ancient beach strandline heavy mineral sand placer deposits formed within the Pleistocene Bridgewater Formation has been undertaken in the State's South-East region. This pioneering on-ground work came about after several...-
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Published: 01 Jul 1975
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Preliminary report on rutile bearing sands, Morrison Beach, Kangaroo Island.
Mineral sands containing approximately 25% rutile in the heavy fraction were assessed for their geological extent and economic potential. The heavy mineral strandings occur over varying widths of up to 60 feet throughout the total length of Morrison...-
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Published: 30 Jul 1956
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Northern Kangaroo Island. Progress reports to licence expiry/full surrender for the period 1/12/1967 to 30/11/1968.
Laboratory beneficiation feasibility tests have been conducted on a 250 lb bulk sample of known heavy mineral - bearing beach sands which were taken from nearshore dunes located along the northern coastline of Kangaroo Island at Nepean Bay. It was...-
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Published: 28 Oct 1968
