Aerial photointerpretation, digital terrain model interpretation, a review of previous drilling data, and field reconnaissance of target rock unit outcrops were carried out 55 km north-west of Coober Pedy, adjacent to the western margin of the Coober...

Two structurally controlled Cu-Au targets, plus a possible kimberlite pipe and a coal prospect, were interpreted in re-processed geophysical data derived from an area approximately 55 km north-northwest of Coober Pedy. The area was seen to contain...

Evaluations of 3.5 m resolution digital elevation models lately acquired over the Wingilpin Bluff area, located 75 km north-east of Kingoonya, have indicated that substantial Tertiary and Recent erosion has removed most of the potential opal-bearing...

TARGET: Lower Permian coal of steaming or coking grade, suitable for open cut development. EXPLORATION: Rotary drilling of 42 open and partly cored holes totalling 5122 m, including 105 m of coring, with follow-up geophysical logging. RESULTS: 7...

Limited RAB drilling (in 5 of 8 vertical holes for a total penetration of 611 m) across a DeepLeach II regolith zinc anomaly that straddles the licence boundary of adjoining ELs 3123 and 3140 failed to encounter any mineralisation or elevated downhole...

The reports comprising this data release package describe exploration for economic deposits of base and precious metals that have possibly formed within Neoproterozoic metasediments, the underlying Palaeoproterozoic basement, and in Cambrian carbonate...

Three exploratory vertical rotary mud holes totalling 203 m were drilled on the southern margin of the Mesozoic Great Artesian Basin, to the north-west of Finniss Springs Station, to search for possible thicker, basinward extensions of a thin coal...

With the dawning of renewed interest in one of South Australia’s historic gold provinces, driven by the newly acquired data from the Department’s highly successful Gawler Craton Airborne Survey (GCAS), the Geological Survey of South Australia has...

South Australia's famous desert opalfields supply about 80% of the world output of precious opal, with current production coming almost entirely from the major fields at Andamooka, Coober Pedy and Mintabie, each of which is expected to increase output...

355 loam samples of weathered Cretaceous outcrop were collected, using helicopters, in an area 80 km north of Kingoonya. No diamond indicator minerals were recovered, and allied remote sensing studies failed to recognize any surface expression of the...

Airborne magnetic / radiometric and EM surveys conducted west of Woomera did not reveal any promising diamondiferous kimberlite targets, and stream sediment and soil sampling carried out over a resultant uranium / potassium anomaly revealed no...

Investigation of the economic potential of magnesium sulphate and sodium sulphate secondary mineralisation discovered within the Early Cretaceous Bulldog Shale, 20 km north of Coober Pedy, was terminated following heap leaching trials.

Investigations into the coal prospectivity of the buried Permian sedimentary sequence within the northern Arckaringa Basin, 70 km north-east of Coober Pedy, included an extensive data review, 6-line gravity survey, and reconnaissance drilling of 4...

Following recognition of the likely young age of the sources of the Abminga area magnetic anomalies, and the discovery of a number of diamond indicator minerals in sediments to the west of the Peake and Denison Ranges, the Allandale joint venture...

Diamond exploration over an area 60 km west of Lake Eyre South included drainage heavy mineral sampling and a remote sensing study. Data from portion of a 1982 aeromagnetic survey by Aerodata-McPhar Pty Ltd for Stockdale, covering the southern...

Evaporite minerals in black shale at the base of the Early Cretaceous Bulldog Shale near the western margin of the Eromanga Basin were the target about 50 km NE of Coober Pedy. Reconnaissance mapping, soil sampling, auger drilling and the backhoe...

In a search for postulated Tertiary heavy mineral sands marine placer deposits that may have been formed outside of the presently known north-eastern extent of such age sedimentary basins (i.e. along a proto Eucla Basin coastline existing within the...

Two peripheral areas of the subject licence have been relinquished owing to their perceived poor potential for containing economic palaeochannel uranium mineralisation within Tertiary sediments. Two rotary mud drillholes were drilled in the western...

The 2000 Mt Wintinna coal deposit is located approximately 700 km north-northwest of Port Augusta in South Australia. The area has opencut potential, and is proposed for development to supply a thermal power station. Meekatharra Minerals Ltd holds...

Reconnaissance geological mapping of existing, previously quite productive opal workings in the White Hill area of the Stuart Range 'Breakaway' country, 100 km south-east of Coober Pedy, was followed by exploratory and infill narrow-hole auger deep...