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Rotary percussion drilling - Copper Queen mine - SML 170.
Surface mapping and underground sampling carried out by SML 170 licensee Carpentaria Exploration at the Copper Queen mine (located on private Mineral Claim 4960) during 1969, had indicated the possibility of existence of a small size remnant orebody...-
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Mount Dick. Progress report for the period 23/7/1970 to 22/10/1970.
Report presents results of an IP/resistivity survey conducted over the historic Slaty Rock copper mine workings, seeking evidence of possible sulphide-bearing ore at depth below the worked lodes in the oxidised zone.-
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Published: 17 Sep 1970
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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
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Mount McKinlay. Progress reports and final report to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 24/2/1972 to 23/2/1973.
Possible hydrothermally - deposited native mercury metal associated with the Mount John Fault zone, perhaps in a quartz splinter vein setting similar to that of the mercury occurrence previously found nearby at the Moro mine, plus elsewhere, economic...-
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Mount Caernarvon. Progress reports to licence expiry/renewal for the period 28/1/1971 to 27/1/1972.
An investigation of seven interesting IP anomalies on the Oraparinna Dome, which had been delineated in 1966 by Metals Exploration but not then tested by that company, has lately comprised anomaly gridding, 1:1200 scale geological mapping, and...-
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Published: 28 Jan 1972
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Carrieton. Progress and final reports to licence expiry for the period 19/6/1970 to 18/12/1971.
An area of 117 square miles surrounding Carrieton Railway Siding was prospected for possible economic diapir-related base and precious metals hosted within bounding Adelaidean strata. A comprehensive regional stream sediment survey was conducted...-
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Published: 24 Dec 1971
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Northern Willouran Ranges. Progress reports to licence expiry/renewal for the period 12/3/1970 to 11/9/1971.
Exploration for possible economic stratabound/stratiform copper, zinc and vanadium mineralisation occurring within a large area located south-west of Marree has consisted of geological field mapping and regional stream sediment sampling (3470...-
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Published: 10 Jun 1971
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Gip Gip. Final report to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 26/5/1975 to 12/8/1975.
Early-stage exploration of the State's South-East coastal region for possible economic heavy mineral sand placer deposits in ancient raised beaches has comprised an assessment of favourable geology, historical depositional conditions and...-
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Mount Ogilvie, Leigh Creek district. First partial surrender report for the period 14/12/1973 to 13/12/1974.
Base metal exploration carried out over several small sites of historical copper mining located 20 miles east-northeast of Leigh Creek has allowed the selection of certain areas for relinquishment. The Peal Box and Big Lode prospects were inspected...-
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Booleroo - Wirrabara area. Progress and final reports to licence expiry/cancellation for the period 21/3/1973 to 20/3/1974.
As part of diamond exploration carried out in an area located approximately 8 miles east of Port Pirie, aeromagnetic anomalies noted from reviewing data of a previous survey acquired by Westchester Mining Corp. were investigated in the field. The...-
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Published: 27 Mar 1974
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Arkaroola. Progress, technical and final reports to licence expiry/full surrender for the period 1/5/1968 to 30/4/1969.
In a search for the possible buried source primary sulphide orebodies to historically worked secondary copper mineral occurrences in Adelaidean metasediments exposed in the Arkaroola Creek and Barraranna Creek areas, a programme of prospecting,...-
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Radium Hill. Progress reports to licence expiry/full surrender for the period 29/6/1972 to 28/6/1973.
Exploration for possible economic uranium and/or base metal mineralisation in the Radium Hill district consisted of a consultants' review of the exploration potential of the area based on data from existing mines and prospects, plus the conduct of a...-
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Published: 25 Jul 1973
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Cathedral Rock. Progress reports to licence expiry/renewal for the period 20/7/1973 to 19/7/1975.
Investigations of the copper potential of a series of folded and faulted, Carpentarian age, albite / actinolite / quartz / magnetite altered fine-grained metasediments exposed in the vicinity of Cathedral Rock on Old Boolcoomata Station commenced...-
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Published: 08 Aug 1975
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Reports of Australian delegation to sessions 2, 3, 4 of UN. Enlarged Committee on the peaceful uses of the seabed at Geneva and New York.
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Published: 01 Jan 1972
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Castle mine. Progress reports for the period 17/6/1968 to 16/5/1969.
There is no abstract created for this record-
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Published: 17 Mar 1969
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Burra [Ridge]. Progress reports and final report to licence expiry / full surrender, for the period 26/3/1972 to 25/3/1973.
Exploration of the 'Burra Ridge' highland of Adelaidean Burra Group rocks outcropping along a direct line between the towns of Burra and Robertstown, which has a history of mineral production from nine major early copper mines and many smaller...-
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Lake MacDonnell. Progress reports for the period 17/6/1968 to 16/6/1969.
Investigations included studies on production of sulphur, sulphuric acid, and other chemicals from gypsum, a feasibility study on scaled production operations for export of gypsum, and product marketing studies. There are no technical difficulties...-
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Published: 14 Dec 1968
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Mutooroo. Progress report and final report to licence full surrender, for the period 2/7/1976 to 9/11/1976.
As part of a regional search for volcanogenic massive sulphide (VHMS) base metal deposits, a geological reconnaissance plus rock chip sampling was carried out in the vicinity of old copper workings in the Black Hills / Mutooroo Ridge region, 40 km...-
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Yudnamutana Project: regional geology of the Jubilee Fault Zone [with appendices of geochemical and mineralogical data], May-November 1972.
A structurally deformed area in the southwestern corner of SML 704, having many copper carbonate showings and small historic workings known as the Yudnamutana Mining Field, has been mapped at a semi-detailed scale. The area is transected by the...-
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Worumba. Progress reports to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 1/12/1966 to 30/11/1968.
Exploration of an area situated 15 miles east and north-east of Hawker addressed a perceived potential for undiscovered medium to low-grade stratabound base metal deposits in folded and slightly faulted Adelaidean Umberatana Group slatey wall rocks...-
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