Clay sample CE3989 has a brightness that is well below the requirements for a paper coating clay (85% or greater). Bleaching of the - 2 micron clay fraction increased the brightness to filler grade requirements (75-85%). Clay sample CE4008 has a...

The recently completed drilling of 189 open rotary holes (total penetration 22,427 m), plus the redrilling and geophysical re-logging by joint venturer Minad-Teton of 19 previously completed Carpentaria Exploration Co. uranium exploration holes (for a...

Exploration was undertaken by BHP along the western margin of the Murray Basin, between Lake Alexandrina and Cambrai township, for possible economic heavy mineral sands and for exhalative sedex-style volcanogenic/stratabound base metal deposits, both...

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...

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53 individual gypsum deposits are catalogued and described.

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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...

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...

Raw material resources surveys of the Clay Brick and Sand Gravel and Rock Products industries within the Metropolitan Area have shown that considerable production lag exists in relation to the deman for clay bricks, despite eight years post war...

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During the war and post war years general building construction work was seriously curtailed, due principally to shortages of manpower and materials and the consequent legislative restrictions. However, the general economic recovery throughout...

Following recommendations from the Consulting Engineer, Department of Industry, Industries Assistance Branch, an inspection was made of a clay deposit which outcrops on the banks of Willochra Creek immediately North West of the town site of Simmonston...

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A request was recieved from the Highways and Local Government Department (D.M. 864/50) for a geological survey and estimation of reserves of road metal from Sections 229 and 128 in the Hundred of Nuriootpa. The volume of stone required was 500,000...

The Highways and Local Government Department indicates that this area around Greenock and Daveyston is in a strategic position to supply material for future road construction and maintenance and that large volume of road metal (500,000 cubic yards)...

The present survey was carried out in the search for further occurrences of magnesite, south of the deposit exposed in the Pt. Germain Gorge and closer to transport facilities.

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Some 100,000 cubic yards of stone are required by the Highways and Local Goverment Department from Section 35 in the Hundred of Caltowie. On this section a small quarry, Kelly's Quarry, was worked about 14 years ago. Recently the Highways and Local...

A request for a geological survey of a road metal deposit in Sections 319 and 320, Hundred of Belalie, was received from the Highways and Local Government Department (D.M. 293/54). Section 319 is owned by Mr. W.E. Simons whose homestead lies on the...