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RB 97/00028 Reconnaissance granite sampling of the Mesoproterozoic Hiltaba Suite granite on northern Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, for dimension stone.
Reconnaissance sampling of Mesoproterozoic Hiltaba Suite granite on northern Eyre Peninsula, to identify all potentially quarryable granite varieties, was carried out by MESA during 1996/97. A total of 157 outcrops were inspected and 99 samples...-
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Published: 01 Apr 1998
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RB 90/00054 Provenance and accumulation of coarse-grained sand on Silica Beach, Baird Bay, Eyre Peninsula.
Silica Beach, 45 km SSE of Streaky Bay, is the source of a well sorted and well rounded, very coarse-grained sand, extracted in limited quantities since 1970 for filtration and other uses at Whyalla Steelworks. Sand and gravel are derived locally from...-
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Published: 01 May 1990
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Buckleboo (part of the Buckleboo Project). Combined first annual/final report at licence full surrender, for the period 7/1/2014 to 20/2/2015.
A very small area located ~25 km north-west of Kimba has been explored for possible economic buried base and precious metal mineralisation that may have formed within Archaean metasedimentary bedrock and be related to younger igneous intrusions....-
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Moseley Nobs (part of the Wilcherry Project). First partial surrender report, for the period 23/3/2017 to 22/3/2019.
The easternmost and westernmost thirds (portions totalling ~52%) of the former area of EL 5931, located approximately 30 km north of Kimba, have been relinquished due to their perceived diminished prospectivity for economic buried occurrences of...-
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Pinkawillinie (part of the Wilcherry Project). Final report at licence full surrender, for the period 1/11/2012 to 10/4/2019.
An area originally consisting of three separate licence sub-blocks that are centred ~30 km north-west of Kimba has been explored for possible economic buried occurrences of basement-hosted epithermal/hydrothermal/metamorphic gold, silver, iron,...-
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Pimbaacla, Tallaringa, Lake Acraman no. 1 and Lake Acraman no. 2 areas. Combined joint first progress / final report to licences' joint full surrender, for the period 9/9/1968 to 8/3/1969.
A field investigation to detect possible sources for some radioactivity anomalies located in four separate areas, that were recognised on one mile - spaced regional north - south airborne radiometric survey data profiles which had been flown by the...-
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Yarlbrinda South. Annual reports and final report to licence full surrender, for the period 20/1/2004 to 10/1/2011.
An area located approximately 80 km north-east of Streaky Bay was taken up to explore for possible Hiltaba Suite intrusion-related, structurally controlled gold mineralisation formed at the southern end of the Yarlbrinda Shear Zone (YSZ) , in a...-
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Yartoo (part of the Nuckulla Hill Gold Project). First partial surrender report, for the period 24/7/2013 to 23/7/2015.
A soil-covered licence area lying adjacent to the southern part of the mineralised Yarlbrinda Shear Zone is being explored for possible buried structurally controlled gold that may have been emplaced in Archaean gneissic or Mesoproterozoic granitic...-
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Pinkawillinie (part of the Buckleboo Project). Combined first annual/final report at licence full surrender, for the period 1/5/2014 to 20/2/2015.
A small area comprising two separate sub-blocks respectively located ~35 km and ~85 km west-northwest of Kimba has been explored for possible economic buried base and precious metal mineralisation that may have formed within Archaean metasedimentary...-
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RB 2014/00006 Geology of the Cultana 1:100 000 map sheet (6432).
The revised digital geology map of the Cultana 1:100 000 map sheet and accompanying geological descriptions in this report are the first components of the 2nd edition PORT AUGUSTA 1:250 000 map sheet to be completed. The subject map sheet occupies the...-
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Published: 01 Jan 2014
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RB 2016/00025 Geology of the Peltabinna 1:75 000 Special Edition Map Sheet.
The Peltabinna 1:75 000 Map Sheet was produced as part of a mapping program integrated into the Mineral Systems Drilling Program (MSDP) along the southern margin of the Gawler Ranges. The objective of the mapping program was to provide a regional...-
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Published: 01 Sep 2017
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RB 2014/00009 Epithermal-style textures, brecciation, veining and alteration, southern Gawler Ranges margin, South Australia.
Along the southern margin of the Mesoproterozoic (~1590 Ma) Gawler Range Volcanics lava flows, on northern Eyre Peninsula, numerous occurrences of silver, lead, zinc and copper mineralisation have been recorded at or near the base of the volcanic...-
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Published: 01 Dec 2014
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Bookabie. Annual report for the period 18/3/97 to 17/3/98.
Reconnaissance drilling undertaken between Bookabie and Coorabie on western Eyre Peninsula comprised 8 RAB holes totalling 259 m and 41 aircore holes totalling 2448 m. Many holes were abandoned before reaching basement due to running sands, water...-
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Wedge Hill (Mount Wedge Project). Annual and final reports for the period 26/5/1997 to 25/5/1999.
Groundwater sampling, aeromagnetic interpretation, shallow auger sampling and isotope studies were carried out over an area 30 km northeast of Elliston. Heavy mineral concentrates from composite auger samples contained zircon, galena and sphalerite,...-
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Gawler Province regional geology 3D Model (3D version 1).
The Gawler Province 3D Geological Model is the second product of PIRSA's early 3D modelling trials conducted using 3D GeoModeller software. The work began with identifying the statigraphic units that were to be modelled. Due to the regional scale of...-
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Cultana basement regional geology 3D Model.
The Cultana basement 3D Geological Model covers a region which includes the Roopena, and western half of the Cultana, 1:100,000 mapsheet areas. The subsurface geology that has been modelled comprises a succession of deformed Palaeoproterozoic...-
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Regolith map of the southern Gawler Ranges margin (300 dpi & 600 dpi pdf formats).
This inaugural regolith map of the southern Gawler Ranges margin provides a valuable regional overview of the main regolith types and their associated landforms, plus a general outline of the major areas of bedrock or regolith-dominated terrain, as...-
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Published: 14 Jul 2016
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Data release [made at SA Director of Mines' discretion] : Warrior (part of the Central Gawler Project). Annual reports to licence expiry/renewal, for the period 17/2/2005 to 16/2/2010.
Tasman Resources is exploring an area that is centred about 78 km north-west of Tarcoola for possible economic buried occurrences of sedimentary roll front style uranium in Tertiary palaeochannels and nickel mineralisation in Archaean -...-
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Published: 19 Apr 2010
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Streaky Bay (part of the Streaky Bay Project). Annual reports submitted until the commencement of combined tenement reporting, for the period 31/1/2006 to 30/1/2008.
As part of a regional search for outlying, fault-controlled IOCG-U type primary uranium deposits that may have formed near the south-western margin of the known Gawler Range Volcanics subcrop area in the vicinity of Streaky Bay, the licensee conducted...-
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Published: 23 Apr 2008
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Coober Pedy. Annual reports and final report to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 20/10/2005 to 19/10/2009.
In a search conducted over an area lying beyond but near the southern edge of Coober Pedy township, looking primarily for possible economic buried Mesoproterozoic basement-hosted copper-gold deposits of predominantly IOCG type, the licensee Nova...-
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Published: 31 Jan 2010
