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Wallaroo and Moonta mines and smelters, Yorke's [sic] Peninsula, South Australia. History, nature and methods.
A detailed account of the large scale copper mining and processing operations occurring in the 'Copper Triangle' region of South Australia in the few years following the end of the First World War. The included metrics and pictorial coverage of many...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1921
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RB 79/00150 Evaluation of gold tailings and slimes, Government Stamp Battery, Peterborough.
Tonnages and gold content of tailings and slimes stockpiled at the Government Stamp Battery at Peterborough were calculated from hand auger drilling and mining return records. The amount of recoverable gold was determined by mineralogical and...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1980
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RB 89/00079 Mongolata Gold Battery. Historical review and summary of ore treated and gold recovered, 1923-1954.
From commencement of crushing operations in March 1933 until its closure in March 1954, the South Australian State Government battery at Mongolata Goldfield crushed a total of 7600 tonnes of ore for a recovery of 318.25 kg of gold bullion via onsite...-
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Published: 01 Jul 1989
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RB 91/00086 Mineral occurrences of the YARDEA 1:250 000 map sheet area.
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Published: 01 Sep 1991
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RB 91/00089 Mineral occurrences of the GAIRDNER 1:250 000 map sheet area.
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Published: 01 Sep 1991
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RB 91/00085 Mineral occurrences of the KIMBA 1:250 000 map sheet area.
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Published: 01 Sep 1991
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RB 89/00044 Mineral resources of the Kapunda District Council area.
Kapunda DC is underlain by folded Adelaidean and Cambrian metasediments which host important mineral deposits in the area. An estimated 15 million tonnes of ore averaging 1.2% copper remains near the Kapunda mine, with potential for further...-
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Published: 01 Jun 1989
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Tarcoola. Data release in lieu of a 25% second partial surrender at licence renewal : progress and annual reports for the period 7/12/1990 to 20/4/2003. [ Index Part 1 of 4 ].
The abstract for this Envelope is contained (in three parts) as separately indexed records, due to SAMREF database system individual record data size limits presently applicable.-
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Mines in Burnside - their historical significance.
This report on the history and condition of the abandoned pioneer silver-lead mines at Glen Osmond on Adelaide's eastern outskirts was prepared for the Burnside suburban council to allow it to make an informed discussion about the possibility of...-
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PACE Theme 2 (drilling partnerships with PIRSA and industry): Year 5 partnership DPY5-19. White Hill igneous complex Proterozoic magmatic PGE-Ni-Cu mineral prospects. Project final report.
Following a review of historic exploration data for the Mount Woods Inlier, OZ Minerals decided that the White Hill igneous complex, located 6 km north-west of the Prominent Hill mining lease, is comprised of mafic and ultramafic cumulate rocks having...-
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Carappee Hill. Data release made in lieu of submitting a licence second partial surrender report : annual reports for the period 10/10/1995 to 16/10/2003.
Palaeoproterozoic metasediments of the Hutchison Group, and Lincoln Complex granitoids, were the targets of exploration for gold, base metals and granite dimension stone in an area 40 km south of Kimba. Initial calcrete sampling indicated that...-
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Strathearn, Yarramba, South Eagle and Billeroo Creek areas (part of the Strathearn Joint Venture Project). Data release in lieu of partial relinquishment at licence expiry/renewal : progress and annual reports for the period 3/5/1991 to 9/4/2000.
Exploration carried out in the South Eagle - Yarramba area, located 40-80 km north-east of Olary and 50-150 km west-northwest of Broken Hill, has targeted stratabound Pb-Zn-Ag and Cu-Au mineralisation in Proterozoic rocks of the Willyama basement....-
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Mount Olinthus. Annual report to licence expiry/renewal, for the period 6/3/1995 to 5/3/1996.
Base metal mineralisation, indicated by newly discovered shafts at the historic Atkinson Pb-Ag-Cu-Zn mine, was the impetus for exploration in the upland area 20 km north-west from Cowell. Grab samples collected from shafts, stockpiles and dumps varied...-
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Wilcherry Hill. Drilling at the Weednanna Au-Fe deposit, an exploration model for gold deposits formed in the southern Gawler Craton. Collaborative drilling and research final report, Project ADI RD02-265 [Accelerated Discovery Initiative Round 2, 2022].
Between 8 August and 6 October 2021, six inclined, rotary mud precollared diamond cored holes (21WDDH001 to 006) totalling 1560.6 m were drilled at the Weednanna gold and iron deposit located ~40 km north of Kimba on northern Eyre Peninsula, as part...-
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Tarcoola Gold Project scoping study (Draft copy).
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Published: 01 Jan 1988
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Teetulpa Goldfield. Progress report on the 1987 systematic bulk alluvial testing programme.
EXPLORATION: Systematic bulk testing of costean samples taken along exposed alluvial channels, by treatment in a wet jig plant. RESULTS: Economic to sub-economic gold values were confirmed as remaining in Brady's, Strawbridge and Deep Gully alluvial...-
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Mount Magnificent. First progress report to licence expiry/cancellation, for the period 28/9/1988 to 27/3/1989.
TARGET: Possible epigenetic vein-hosted gold and mercury in the Mount Compass area. EXPLORATION: Geological field reconnaissance; 16 underground and surface rock chip grab samples were collected at abandoned old workings and along surface traverses....-
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[Structural geology and tectonics research]. Applying the modified stress / strain ellipsoid to the Adelaide Geosyncline / Nackara Arc.
This report describes a case study aiming to explain the structural styles of tectonic features present in the Adelaide Fold Belt and its marginal zones, through analysing the observable products of interactions via relative motions between identified...-
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Data release - as updated [made at SA Director of Mines’ discretion] : Boolooroo Goldfield and Kate Hill. Joint annual reports for the period 2/1/2009 to 8/2/2019.
Two adjoining licence areas located ~ 40 km north-east of Leigh Creek township, in the ranges lying immediately east of the Telford coal basin, are being explored for possible economic occurrences of marble rock which are believed to hold enormous...-
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Structural studies of the Tarcoola gold deposit.
An investigation of tectonic controls of gold mineralisation in quartz veins at Tarcoola recommended the further study of : - brecciated zones (in which reefs and veins exhibit an increased gold concentration) to establish their structural...-
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