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Scobie Hill. Progress reports to licence expiry/renewal, for the period 23/3/1973 to 22/3/1974.
New work undertaken on an area located near Manunda Homestead during the current licence period has been restricted by the need to try to attract a joint venture partner, efforts towards which have proved unsuccessful. A geological inspection of the...-
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Hawks Nest. Progress reports and final report to licence full surrender, for the period 20/2/1980 to 29/12/1982.
An area 100 km north of Kingoonya which exhibits a strong regional gravity high and other, intersecting pronounced crustal geophysical features was acquired to search for an Olympic Dam type of base/precious metals deposit. Semi-detailed and detailed...-
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Jenner Hill, Pearson Hill and Sandy Point (the Stuart Shelf JV Project). Joint progress reports, plus later annual reports and final report to full surrender of remnant licence EL 1808, for the overall period 4/10/1989 to 24/10/1996.
Exploration for Olympic Dam-style mineralisation, undertaken over an area centred ~15 km south-east of Arcoona Homestead on the Stuart Shelf, which includes WMC's formerly partly tested Emmie Bluff prospect, has comprised the acquisition of ground...-
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RB 35/00042 Nairne pyrite milled on a pilot scale. Iron sulphides concentrated in a flotation pilot plant operated by the South Australian Department of Mines.
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Published: 01 Jan 1953
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RB 37/00039 Report on the Copper King ochre deposits (near Beltana).
The Copper King orebody, located approximately 10 miles north-northeast of Beltana township, is a massive deposit of iron carbonate, the upper portion of which has been altered by oxidation and hydration to oxides of iron. The deposit was worked...-
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Published: 09 Mar 1954
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RB 41/00048 Diamond drilling of a magnetic anomaly at Balgowan, Yorke Peninsula. Final report.
An aerial magnetometer survey carried out by the BMR in 1952, followed up by SADM during 1953 with detailed ground magnetometer surveys, revealed two prominent magnetic high anomalies located south of Balgowan on Yorke Peninsula (maximum recorded...-
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Published: 29 Aug 1955
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RB 53/00133 Geological investigation of an ironstone deposit located 4.5 miles northwest of Blinman.
A chain and compass survey was carried out on the above prospect in September 1961 in order to assess the tonnage of iron ore available. The ore, which is largely haematite is of high grade. It was originally mined as a flux for use in the copper...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1963
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RB 54/00157;Amdel 00177 Mount Christie iron ore beneficiation tests.
Diamond drilling of the Mount Christie ironstone deposit has shown that three main ore types exist in it. At the request of the SA Department of Mines, drill core samples from hole CD1 were combined to produce three composite samples representing the...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1962
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RB 57/00014 Report on visit to Western Australian iron and manganese deposits in May 1963.
A comparison of known iron deposits in Western Australia and South Australia suggests that large, high grade iron orebodies occur in flatly dipping favourable horizons which have a leached and oxidised appearance: siliceous, steeply dipping iron...-
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Published: 18 Jul 1963
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RB 55/00060;Amdel 00200 Malcolm Creek iron ore beneficiation tests.
A 410 lb sample of iron ore, labelled Malcolm Creek, was received. It was requested that the investigation should include crushing and sizing tests, Davis-tube tests, Humphreys-spiral tests and any other tests considered available.-
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Published: 01 Jul 1962
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RB 60/00025 Geological report no. 1 on Brennand anomaly, Hd Koppio, southern Eyre Peninsula, Cummins 1-mile sheet.
A potential iron ore deposit has been investigated in the upper horizon of jaspilite beds of the Hutchison Group, where a drag fold has caused a thickening of the jaspilite beds. Surface samples average 42.2% acid soluble iron. The deposit has a...-
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Published: 08 Feb 1965
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RB 60/00024 Report on the aeromagnetic anomalies near Mount Wood (Engenina, Balta and Ware 1-mile sheets).
Aeromagnetic anomalies mapped at Mount Woods and to the south were investigated for their iron ore potential by conducting a low-level aeromagnetic survey and by performing a geological reconnaissance and acquiring ground magnetic and gravity data....-
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Published: 08 Feb 1965
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RB 60/00042 Investigation of iron formations in the Mulgathing district.
Detailed geological mapping has identified a metamorphosed iron formation though to be equivalent to the Middleback Group of Eyre Peninsula. Four diamond drillholes have given complete intersections of the Mount Christie, Fingerpost Hill and George...-
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Published: 04 Mar 1965
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RB 60/00048 Ground magnetic and gravity survey of the Warramboo aeromagnetic anomaly, central Eyre Peninsula. Geophysical report no. 1.
The project followed a logical appraisal, from conducting high level aeromagnetics through low level aeromagnetics, ground geophysics, drilling and shaft sinking, to metallurgical testing. All geophysical methods used divide the anomaly into three...-
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Published: 16 Mar 1965
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RB 60/00054 Geological report no. 1 on the Oolanta anomaly, Hd Stokes, southern Eyre Peninsula (Cummins and Tumby 1-mile sheets).
10 miles north-west of Tumby Bay, a syncline of jaspilite, with a shallow southerly plunge, could contain 8-13 million tons of magnetic iron ore per vertical 100 feet. Unweathered jaspilite with magnetite occurs. Assessment of the potential of the...-
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Published: 16 Mar 1965
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RB 45/00118 Final report on iron ore prospecting, Corunna area, Iron Knob district.
In an area of limited basement outcrop located between 2 and 5 miles north-northwest of Iron Knob township, the Department's surface traverse channel sampling (969'), percussion boring (643’) and diamond drilling (1270’) tested a low grade...-
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Published: 04 Dec 1957
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RB 80/00117 SADME Mount Painter diamond drilling - 1976 - Corelogs and petrographic descriptions.
The southern portion of the Mount Painter Inlier contains large volumes of granitic breccia of uncertain origin. 3 vertical exploratory diamond drillholes were sited near Mount Gee and Mount Painter to determine the depth of this breccia, and to...-
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Published: 01 Jun 1981
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RB 99/00024 Calcrete sampling, Hawks Nest prospect, highlighting the mineral potential.
As part of the South Australian Steel and Energy Project, Mines and Energy South Australia completed an exploration programme for iron ore at the Hawks Nest prospect during 1995 and 1996. Along with detailed magnetic and gravity surveys, the work...-
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Published: 01 Oct 1999
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RB 97/00012 South Australian Steel and Energy Project. Coober Pedy iron ore investigation. Review of previous company exploration on the BILLA KALINA and COOBER PEDY 1:250 000 map sheets.
This report is a summary of company exploration of the Coober Pedy Ridge and Mount Woods Inlier, northern Gawler Craton, for the period until 1993, being information extracted from data on open file with the emphasis on data referring to the iron ore...-
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Published: 01 Feb 1997
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RB 97/00008 South Australian Steel and Energy Project. Coober Pedy iron ore investigation. Regional bedrock drilling 1995.
Following the acquisition and interpretation of 435 line km of ground magnetic surveys over selected aeromagnetic anomalies within regions of high magnetic relief on the northern Gawler Craton, 121 reverse circulation holes totalling 8609.25 m were...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1997
