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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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Pontifex report no. 8684 : Petrology of one drill core sample from hole 02CDDH0049 located at the Challenger gold mine.
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Published: 23 Jun 2005
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RB 54/00080 Summary report on the Baratta (Eukaby) silver lead field.
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Published: 01 Jan 1962
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RB 59/00153 Copper-silver-lead prospect, Peters Hill mine.
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Published: 01 Jan 1967
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RB 59/00128 First report on geophysical investigation in the vicinity of the Tarcoola mine area.
Originally confined to the Cornish Copper line, the geophysical investigation was extended to cover the Tarcoola Blocks, Afghan Camp and also Brown Hill areas of workings. Resistivity contours supply some information as to the structure in the areas...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1964
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RB 56/00030 Inspection of gold lease - Pitcairn Range.
A gold mining lease in the Pitcairn Range, approximately 25 miles east of Peterborough, has been worked by Messrs. Asaris, Zoloteve and Walvert under an agreement with a syndicate represent by Mr. Jones. The gold occurs in narrow gently dipping veins...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1965
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RB 56/00053 Ediacara Mineral Field.
This paper deals briefly with the geology and mineralisation of the Ediacara Mineral Field, which is located about 300 miles north of Adelaide in the Mount James Range. The field was discovered some time prior to 1872. Total recorded production for...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1963
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RB 56/00083 Pyrite-pyrhotite deposits at Nairne.
The Nairne Pyrite Deposit occurs at Drukunga, three and a half miles east of Nairne, and 29 miles from Adelaide on the eastern flank of the Mount Lofty Ranges. The deposit is being worked for iron sulphides. Operations commenced in 1955 as a joint...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1965
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RB 55/00062 Geology of the Mount Barker-Callington area.
The Cambrian sediments in the vicinity of the Mount Barker Creek and about the Callington-Kanmantoo mines have been studied. Evidence is produced to show there is rapid thickening of members above the Inman Hill Formation north of Mount Barker Creek....-
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Published: 01 Jan 1964
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RB 58/00092 Copper and silver-lead prospect, section 99 Hundred of Gilbert (10/4/1964).
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Published: 01 Jan 1967
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RB 58/00003 Preliminary report on Mount Grainger Goldfield, section 183 Hd Coglin.
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Published: 01 Jan 1963
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RB 45/00151 Report on gold prospect (probably Bullapratta mine), secn 242 Hd Waitpinga, Co. Hindmarsh.
Greywackes and phyllitic slates of the Kanmantoo Series intruded by quartz veins carrying gold and in part lateralised occur in the area mapped. Gold values are too low to warrant further development and it is recommended that permission be granted to...-
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Published: 23 Dec 1957
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RB 76/00122 Geology of the Kitticoola mine (with appendix on Palmer granite).
37 000 tonnes of gold-copper ore have been produced from the Kitticoola Mine in five phases of mining during its 150 year history. 30 000 tonnes were mined as gold ore, yielding 162 560 grams of gold at an average grade of 5.4 grams/tonne. 7 000...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1979
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RB 84/00031 Appraisal of gold tailings - Mount Grainger Goldfield.
Between 1901 and 1916 gold ore from Mount Grainger Goldfield, 10 km north of Oodla Wirra, was treated by battery amalgamation and cyanidation at the Mount Grainger Mine. Tailings and slimes from this ore processing period still remain on site, and...-
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Published: 01 May 1984
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RB 85/00015 Orama Hill gold mine. Geological investigations and diamond drilling, 1983.
Orama Hill gold mine, also known as Koonamore Goldfield or Butlers Claim recorded production since 1930 of 808.89 grams of bullion. The mine is on the steeply dipping, sheared, axial plane of the Orama Hill anticline, in sandstone, siltstone and shale...-
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Published: 01 Jul 1985
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RB 87/00109 Geological investigations and exploration activities, 1982 to 1986, at Mount Grainger gold mine, Hundred Coglin, County Herbert. Volume 1 (of 2).
Investigations consisted of: 1) economic appraisal, mapping and sampling of mineralised structures within mineral leases; 2) regional investigation to east of Mount Grainger mine (report in RB 84/31) - includes details of exploration by Abignano Ltd....-
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Published: 01 Sep 1987
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RB 86/00092 Historical and geological review of Teetulpa Goldfield. Volume 1 - Background.
Alluvial gold was discovered at Teetulpa in 1886 by Thomas Brady and Thomas Smith. Reef mining soon commenced, but the reefs were narrow and low grade and only worked on very small scale. Teetulpa Goldfield is predominantly alluvial, from erosion of...-
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Published: 01 Apr 1987
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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 79/00037 Quartz crystals from Kings Bluff, Teetulpa and Nillinghoo Goldfields, Olary Province.
The Kings Bluff goldfield operated from 1887 to about 1918, with sporadic interest shown by prospectors thereafter. Gold is found primarily in vuggy quartz veins transecting the quartzite host-rock. The vugs themselves, which are relatively higher...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1979
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RB 79/00061 Geochemical exploration for gold, Orama Hill area.
Gold mineralisation occurs near Orama Hill, situated north of Koonamore Station Homestead, and at Kirkeek?s Treasure gold mine on the Nillinghoo Goldfield. These two localities are about 25 km apart, and lie along the axis of the Orama Hill Anticline....-
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Published: 01 Jan 1979
