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Yudnamutana. Progress reports to licence expiry/renewal, for the period 24/6/1972 to 23/6/1973.
As part of continuing exploration for possible economic buried stratiform / hydrothermal copper mineralisation in the Yudnamutana Mining Field, the target lower Callanna Group strata were geologically mapped, petrologically studied and geochemically...-
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Landsat thematic mapper study of the Yardea Dacite, Gawler Range Volcanics, YARDEA 1:250 000 scale map sheet.
The South Australian Department of Mines and Energy (SADME) commissioned the South Australian Centre for Remote Sensing (SACRS) to undertake a digital analysis of Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) data in an attempt to locate prospective areas for...-
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RB 99/00028 Sand resources of the Mount Compass area. Reconnaissance drilling and testing.
Mount Compass is an important sand resource area. The ACI Glenshera sand pit, which supplies Australia's largest container glass plant at West Croydon with over 100 000 tonnes per year of glass sand, is also a major source of foundry sand. Four...-
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Published: 01 Oct 1999
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Kartanya iron ore prospect, EL 2066, South Australia.
The Kartanya iron ore prospect is located in the central Eyre Peninsula region, approximately 100 km west of Cowell and about the same distance north of Port Lincoln. Haematite mineralisation was discovered in the area by Western Mining Corp. while...-
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Rehabilitation of the Nairne Pyrites Ltd quarry area and treatment of acidic effluent. Progress and final reports on investigations for the period March 1973 to June 1975.
A chemical survey of Dawesley Creek in the Brukunga Mine area has concluded that seepages from the southern mine waste dumps located alongside the creek contribute the greater proportion of pollutants (acidity, iron, aluminium, manganese, zinc,...-
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Data release [made at SA Director of Mines’ discretion] : Iron Peak. Annual reports and final report to licence expiry/renewal, for the period 12/11/2003 to 11/11/2008.
The banded iron formations associated with various Neoproterozoic tillites in South Australia have for some time been recognised as being potential sources for iron ore, however, the low grade nature of the iron mineralisation within these bands has...-
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Published: 01 Jan 2009
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Manunda, Tiverton Outstation, Iron Peak and Pualco Range (the Razorback Ridge Iron Ore Project, later the Mawson Iron Project). Joint annual reports for the period 10/12/2009 to 9/12/2016.
Three adjoining licence areas in the Baratta Trough within the northern Nackara Arc have been taken up to explore for possible economic buried Neoproterozoic metasedimentary semi-stratabound iron ore. Central EL 4267 covers ~3 km strike length of the...-
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SADM / Amdel Project 1/1/177 : Geochemistry of South Australian copper gossans and other ironstones. Progress reports 1 and 2 for the period May 1976 to August 1977.
85 samples of potential mineral deposit- related surface ironstones (68 copper gossans, 6 lead-zinc gossans and 11 false gossans) were analysed chemically and examined mineragraphically in polished section to try to determine geological parameters...-
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Published: 12 Aug 1977
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Mount Charles. Progress reports and final report to licence full surrender, for the period 9/12/1991 to 26/10/1992.
Possible economic epithermal/hydrothermal uranium and base metal deposits, hosted by Early to Middle Proterozoic meta-igneous and metasedimentary basement rocks partly concealed by Mesozoic and Cainozoic cover in the north-eastern Peake and Denison...-
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Published: 13 Nov 1992
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Otway Basin, South Australia. Structural interpretation of aeromagnetic and seismic data. Final report.
This report describes in great detail the background, process and conclusions of a study commissioned by the PEL 60 licensees to test the usefulness of aeromagnetic data to interpreting basin structural fabric and history, particularly for assisting...-
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Data release - as updated [made at SA Director of Mines' discretion] : Kimba Gap, Ironstone Hut, Ironstone Hill, Stony Hill, Gilles Downs and Minbrie areas (the Northern Eyre Peninsula Project). Joint annual reports for the period 2/12/2005 to 31/1/2013.
Exploration for possible economic occurrences of magnetite and/or haematite iron ore formed in concealed Proterozoic basement to the west of the Middleback Range is being carried out by Northern Eyre Peninsula Project (NEPP) joint venturer Centrex...-
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RB 2007/00022 [South Australian earth] resources production [statistics] for the 6 month [period] ended [30] June 2007.
This report presents detailed industry-derived statistics on the State's output and sales values of earth resource commodities realised during the six month period ended 30 June 2007, and compares the data with that returned for the previous six...-
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Published: 01 Nov 2007
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RB 2012/00011 South Australian mineral resources production statistics for the six month [period] ended 31st December 2011.
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Published: 01 May 2012
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RB 2010/00009 [South Australian mineral] resources production statistics for the 6 month [period] ended 31 December 2009.
This report presents detailed industry-derived statistics on the State's output and sales values of earth resource commodities realised during the six month period ended 31 December 2009, and compares the data with that returned for the previous six...-
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Published: 07 May 2010
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RB 2000/00003 Regolith studies related to the Birthday gold prospect, Gawler Craton, SA.
Our knowledge of geochemical dispersion of gold and gold pathfinders in the Gawler Craton (South Australia) is poor since there have been very few published research or orientation studies. In this study conducted at the Birthday gold prospect, the...-
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Published: 01 Mar 2000
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RB 2009/00021 [South Australian] mineral resources production statistics for the 6 month [period] ended 30 June 2009.
This report presents detailed industry-derived statistics on the State's output and sales values of earth resource commodities realised during the six month period ended 30 June 2009, and compares the data with that returned for the previous six...-
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Published: 03 Nov 2009
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RB 2013/00014 IOCG-style mineralisation in the central eastern Gawler Craton, SA; characterisation of alteration, geochemical associations and exploration vectors.
While South Australia is well known as having within its borders major iron oxide - associated copper-gold (IOCG) deposits such as Olympic Dam, Prominent Hill, Carrapateena and Hillside, there has until now been a lack of publically accessible...-
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Published: 01 Oct 2013
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Data release - as updated [made at SA Director of Mines’ discretion] : Middleback Range and Moonabie Hills. Joint annual reports for the period 1/2/2007 to 30/1/2019, plus surrender reports to 9/7/2023.
Project Connelly is designed to target haematite mineralisation on OneSteel's mining and exploration leases, including EL 3516 Middleback Range, with the aim of adding to the haematite reserve. In addition to the exploration programme, reserve...-
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Published: 29 Mar 2018
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Warramboo area. Annual reports and final report to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 29/11/1993 to 28/11/1995.
Cu-Au and iron ore exploration, undertaken over ground situated 10-15 km south and east of Kyancutta, comprised the acquisition of an airborne magnetic/radiometric survey and ground gravity, ground magnetic and IP surveys, followed by RC drilling of 5...-
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Published: 20 Nov 1995
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Mount Messenger. Progress reports and final report to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 27/11/1992 to 26/11/1994.
Lead-zinc exploration undertaken in the vicinity of Mount Messenger, and which also covered an area extending from 5 km to 50 km south-eastwards of Kimba, comprised the acquisition during November 1993 of a 4386.5 line km airborne magnetic /...-
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