This project proposal relates to the potential for mining a vast gypsum deposit located adjacent to Sceale Bay, about 14 km south of Streaky Bay on the west coast of South Australia. Preliminary estimates put the ore reserves of gypsum of 88% purity...

The South Australian Department of Mines and Energy (SADME) commissioned the South Australian Centre for Remote Sensing (SACRS) to undertake a digital analysis of Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) data in an attempt to locate prospective areas for...

The South Australian part of the Cooper Basin had been under licence continuously since 1954, however on 27 February 1999 Petroleum Exploration Licences (PELs) 5&6 expired. The former PEL 5&6 area is being released in four bidding rounds over...

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The South Australian part of the Cooper Basin had been under licence continuously since 1954, however on 27 February 1999 Petroleum Exploration Licences (PELs) 5&6 expired. The former PEL 5&6 area is being released in four bidding rounds over...

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The abandoned and flooded Spring Creek mine, located 7 miles south of Wilmington on the north-western slope of Mount Remarkable, was visited by an officer of the SA Dept of Mines in order to check whether any radioactive minerals were present in still...

The design of a new building to be erected at the Northfield Mental Hospital required 12 inch diameter concrete piers each having a base 24 inches in diameter. The depth of the piers is to be eight feet. The Architect-in-Chief requested advice as to...

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This report covers prospects of obtaining 150,000 gallons per day from underground sources to replace the supply from the Bird-in-Hand Mine in the event of failure of that source. To facilitate distribution it is desirable to locate bores near the...

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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,...

An outcrop of quartzite situated on private property on the southern side of the Sturt Highway, 4 miles east of Truro, was visited on 27/2/1953 to perform a geological survey in order to select sites for testing the rock by diamond drilling. The aim...

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At the request of the Shell Company of Australia Ltd., five test holes were drilled on their property adjoining Wills Street and opposite the Vacuum Oil Company's property recently drilled by this Department, for foundation testing, at Birkenhead. The...

Following upon a request from the Architect-in-Chief for assistance in determining the foundation conditions at the site of the proposed new hospital buildings at the Mount Gambier Hospital, the writer visited the area during 5-6 August 1953. Portions...