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Chimpering Rock Hole, Moornaba Rock Hole, Euria Well, Koonibba Mission and Lake Tallacootra (part of the Eucla Basin Heavy Minerals Project). Annual report, January 1990 to January 1991.
348 reconnaisance air-core drillholes were completed on the subject ELs between 5 July and 3 October 1990. The best heavy mineral sand intersections were found near Immarna (EL 1602), with some zones approaching ore-grade percentages. Unfortunately,...-
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RB 94/00022 Review of heavy mineral sand exploration in South Australia - Eucla Basin.
The Cainozoic Eucla Basin has been the focus of recent heavy mineral exploration due to the recognition of Tertiary coastal features including the Ooldea Range. Hypsometric and Landsat data, together with detailed work on the Tertiary stratigraphy of...-
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Published: 01 Jun 1994
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Oakbank, Sergeant's Dam and Oakvale (part of the Oakvale Project). Joint first partial surrender report, for the period 3/12/1997 to 15/7/1999.
Exploratory drilling to search for heavy mineral sands, performed over an area extending to 160 km north and north-west of Renmark, has targeted marginal marine placer deposits of detrital rutile, ilmenite and zircon in potential Loxton - Parilla Sand...-
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Naracoorte. Final report at licence full surrender, for the period 4/1/1999 to 21/9/1999.
21 shallow auger holes totalling 128 m were drilled along 4 traverses which cross the Naracoorte Range between Penola and Naracoorte. Traces of heavy minerals were detected below 8 m depth within the area of a large radiometric anomaly, but further...-
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Oakbank, Sergeant's Dam and Oakvale, northern Murray Basin, South Australia (part of the Oakvale Project). Joint third partial surrender report, for the period 3/12/1997 to 1/12/2001.
Within the now relinquished licence portions, parts of six traverses of reverse circulation aircore drilling (involving 68 vertical open holes, total 1918.5 m) tested 60 km strike length of interpreted heavy mineral sand - bearing marine beach facies...-
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Olary (part of the Braemar Iron Project). Annual reports to licence expiry/cancellation, for the period 20/9/2010 to 19/9/2015.
A licence area in the Olary district comprising three separate sub-blocks has been explored for possible economic stratabound iron ore occurrences within partly concealed Neoproterozoic bedrock. The subject ground was taken up by Wentworth Metals...-
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Data release - as updated [made at SA Director of Mines' discretion] : Outalpa. Annual reports for the period 9/7/2013 to 8/7/2018.
An area comprising three sub-blocks that cover most of the western side of the Outalpa Inlier in the Olary district was initially explored for possible buried epigenetic White Dam style primary gold mineralisation. In 2015, with a change of licence...-
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Razorback Ridge. First partial surrender report, for the period 7/5/2015 to 6/5/2018.
A small licence area centred ~ 28 km south-southeast of Yunta which consists of two separate sub-blocks is being explored for possible economic stratabound iron ore mineralisation that could occur within buried glacial tillitic/siltstone strata of the...-
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Outalpa [Siding - West]. Annual reports to licence forfeiture/cancellation, for the period 30/4/2015 to 20/6/2019.
A licence area centred ~25 km west of Olary township has been explored for possible economic stratabound iron ore mineralisation that could occur within buried glacial tillitic/siltstone strata of the Neoproterozoic Braemar Ironstone, beneath sparse...-
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Braemar. First partial surrender report, for the period 30/4/2015 to 29/4/2018.
A small licence area centred ~ 55 km south-east of Nackara, which consists of three separate sub-blocks, is being explored for possible economic stratabound iron ore mineralisation that could occur within buried glacial tillitic/siltstone strata of...-
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Braemar. Annual reports to licence forfeiture/cancellation, for the period 30/4/2015 to 20/6/2019.
A small licence area centred ~ 55 km south-east of Nackara, which consisted of three separate sub-blocks, has been explored for possible economic stratabound iron ore mineralisation that could occur within buried glacial tillitic/siltstone strata of...-
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Olary. Annual reports to licence forfeiture/cancellation, for the period 30/4/2015 to 16/7/2019.
A licence area which consists of three separate sub-blocks located ~45 km WNW and ~5 km and 35 km ENE of Olary township has been explored for possible economic stratabound iron ore mineralisation that could occur within buried glacial...-
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Outalpa [Siding - East]. Annual reports to licence forfeiture/cancellation, for the period 30/4/2015 to 20/6/2019.
A licence area centred ~5 km WSW of Olary township has been explored for possible economic stratabound iron ore mineralisation that could occur within buried glacial tillitic/siltstone strata of the Neoproterozoic Braemar Ironstone, beneath sparse but...-
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Bindarrah. Annual reports to licence forfeiture/cancellation, for the period 30/4/2015 to 16/7/2019.
A licence area which consists of two separate small sub-blocks located ~35 km NE of Olary township has been explored for possible economic stratabound iron ore mineralisation that could occur within buried glacial tillitic/siltstone strata of the...-
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Razorback Ridge. Annual reports to licence forfeiture/cancellation, for the period 7/5/2015 to 20/6/2019.
A small licence area centred ~ 28 km south-southeast of Yunta, which consists of two separate sub-blocks, has been explored for possible economic stratabound iron ore mineralisation that could occur within buried glacial tillitic/siltstone strata of...-
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Para Wirra. Quarterly reports to licence expiry for the period 5/11/1984 to 1/3/1988.
The licensee has performed mineralogical sampling, beneficiation testing, 1:1000 scale geological reconnaissance mapping and an economic evaluation of the Koraleigh micaceous haematite deposits located near Kersbrook, concentrating on establishing...-
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Koomooloo [Homestead] and Faraway Hill. Joint first progress report and joint final report to licences' full surrender, for the period 31/8/1990 to 28/3/1991.
TARGET: Possible economic heavy mineral sand deposits formed within the Pliocene Parilla Sand sequence along the north-western margin of the Murray Basin, both in the Canegrass area and the area east of Braemar Station. EXPLORATION: A consultant's...-
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Meribah. Progress reports and final report to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 9/12/1988 to 8/6/1990.
TARGET: Possible economic heavy mineral sand accumulations in Pliocene raised beach strandlines developed along part of the west-central Murray Basin, east and south of Renmark. EXPLORATION: reconnaissance RAB drilling (273 holes, totalling 4035 m)...-
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Mercunda. Progress reports and final report to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 13/5/1987 to 12/5/1991.
TARGET: Possible economic heavy mineral sand accumulations in Pliocene raised beach strandlines developed along part of the south-western margin of the Murray Basin. EXPLORATION: Exploratory and appraisal RAB drilling along 5 roadside traverses (163...-
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Published: 13 May 1991
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Bordertown. Progress reports and final report to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 21/8/1987 to 20/2/1990.
TARGET: Now buried heavy mineral sands accumulations that may have formed within the Tertiary Parilla Sand as palaeo-beach placer deposits. EXPLORATION: Appraisal of SADME-held water bore data, photogeological studies, geomorphic mapping,...-
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