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Bull 055 A geochronological framework for the Gawler Craton, South Australia
This bulletin contains geochronological data and interpretations from the Gawler Craton of South Australia that have been completed by Mark Fanning of The Australian National University, by Geological Survey of South Australia personnel, and by...-
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Yalanda Hill. Second partial surrender report for the period 5/12/2005 to 4/12/2008.
Exploration for possible economic deposits of primary uranium mineralisation, undertaken within the now relinquished portions of the subject licence which is centred approximately 65 km north of Cowell, has consisted of field reconnaissance and...-
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Yalanda Hill (part of the East Eyre Peninsula Project). Third partial surrender report at licence expiry/renewal, for the period 5/12/2005 to 7/2/2013.
Nearly half of the area of EL 4665 has been relinquished after the joint venture partners decided that it holds diminished potential for the discovery of economic uranium mineralisation that could be associated with Olympic Dam style IOCG deposits, or...-
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Published: 07 Mar 1913
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Yalanda Hill. First partial surrender report for the period 5/12/2005 to 4/12/2007.
Exploration for possible economic deposits of primary uranium mineralisation, undertaken within the now relinquished portion of the subject licence which is centred approximately 55 km north-northwest of Cowell, has consisted of field reconnaissance...-
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Sleaford Mere. First annual report, plus final report to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 19/6/2014 to 18/6/2016.
Exploration of an area extending for ~9 km along the western, shore-land side of the Sleaford Mere lagoon, located near the southern tip of Eyre Peninsula, has mainly sought to identify possible untested buried graphite occurrences which could be...-
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Barna Hill (part of the East Eyre Peninsula Project). Second partial relinquishment report, for the period 27/4/2011 to 26/4/2015.
Approximately 30% of the area of EL 4726 has been relinquished after the licensee decided that magnetic anomalies being investigated therein hold diminished potential for the discovery of economic uranium mineralisation that could be associated with...-
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Nantuma. First partial surrender report, for the period 21/12/2011 to 20/12/2013.
The western 138 square km of EL 4815 has recently been relinquished. No field work took place on this acreage. Only minor desktop investigations were carried out by Lincoln Minerals on the now relinquished ground, due to other project priorities, and...-
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Published: 31 Jan 1914
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Mount Hope, Moorlands and Brimpton Lake (the Mount Hope Project). Joint annual reports and joint final report to licences' respective expiry/full surrender, for the period 24/5/2005 to 4/6/2010.
Monax Mining has been exploring the subsurface geology of three licences in the Mount Hope region of south-western Eyre Peninsula, seeking possible economic komatiite - hosted nickel deposits and also any felsic volcanic sediment - hosted massive...-
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Published: 27 Oct 1910
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Data release - as updated [made at SA Director of Mines’ discretion] : Verran. Annual reports submitted until the commencement of joint venture project joint reporting, for the period 29/1/2010 to 28/1/2014.
An area located in the Cowell Hills is being explored for possible economic buried iron ore deposits. The desired commodity is DSO (Direct Shipping Ore) haematite mineralisation similar to that of the Middleback Range iron deposits, where pods of...-
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Published: 23 May 1914
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Tungketta Hill. Annual reports and final report to licence full surrender, for the period 7/3/2007 to 9/6/2015.
An area centred ~25km south-east of Elliston on south-western Eyre Peninsula and which abuts the coast of the Great Australian Bight has been explored for possible buried economic occurrences of Archaean igneous intrusive body - related nickel...-
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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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Karanda. First annual report plus final report to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 13/6/2013 to 12/6/2015.
A small area centred ~50 km west-southwest of Kimba has been explored for possible buried base metal mineralisation, including BIF type iron ore, and also for gold and perhaps palaeochannel style uranium, that may have formed within or close to...-
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Published: 12 Aug 1915
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RB 28/00025 Port Lincoln Harbour Boring Project. Progress report.
In order to gather information about the sub-seafloor depth to massive bedrock within Port Lincoln Harbour, needed as part of the process for designing proposed new wharves and ship berthing facilities to be built in the area between Main (Railway)...-
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Published: 06 Jul 1950
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RB 2004/00025 Beryl in South Australia
Gem-quality varieties of beryl occur rarely in South Australia and exist in insufficient quantities to be of current economic interest. Non-gem grade beryl, by contrast, is a widespread accessory mineral in many pegmatites of South Australia, but, at...-
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Published: 01 Dec 2004
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RB 2006/00004 Crustal evolution of the Gawler Craton, South Australia: Application of the TerraneChron technique to detrital zircon from modern stream sediments.
This report presents the results of a Terranechron [registered brand name for this proprietary technique] study of detrital zircons from modern stream sediments of the Gawler Craton. The Terranechron approach involves obtaining uranium - lead decay...-
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Published: 01 Feb 2006
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RB 2007/00006 The geology and mineral potential of the PORT AUGUSTA [mapsheet] area, eastern Gawler Craton.
The PORT AUGUSTA 1:250,000 mapsheet area covers the north-eastern part of the Eyre Peninsula, the northern Spencer Gulf and the south-western Flinders Ranges, and extends from latitude 32°00'S to 33°00'S and longitude 136°30'S to 138°00'S. The main...-
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Published: 01 Apr 2007
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RB 2007/00004 Director of Mines' Exploration Licence Application 383 (Sleaford Bay). Report of results.
This report presents the results of exploration on the Director of Mines E.L.A. 383 at Sleaford Bay during November, 2006. A number of samples of Carnot Gneiss, Hutchison Group and Donington Suite granitoids were collected from coastal exposures at...-
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Published: 01 Jan 2007
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RB 2001/00006 Reconnaissance sampling of basement rocks of the Gawler Craton, South Australia, for dimension stone.
Eighty-five sites of crystalline basement rocks on the Gawler Craton were inspected to determine which lithological or stratigraphical units have potential for use as dimension stone. The Gawler Craton contains a variety of rock types including...-
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Published: 01 Oct 2000
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RB 2001/00007 Lincoln bedrock drilling program, southern Eyre Peninsula.
Detailed airborne magnetic survey data which have recently been acquired over the southern Eyre Peninsula reveal a sequence of north-south, magnetically contrasting tectonic domains, separated by major north-south to northeast-southwest aligned shear...-
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Published: 01 Jul 2001
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RB 2017/00046 Koongawa Grey dimension stone deposit geological investigations: evaluation of gneiss on ML 6426 for use as dimension stone.
The Resource Assessment and Advice (RAA) team of the Geological Survey of South Australia (GSSA) was approached by John Chesini of Chesini House Pty Ltd to provide feedback as to the suitability of stone within Mining Lease (ML) 6426 for the purpose...-
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Published: 01 Feb 2018