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Spencer Gulf. Progress reports to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 12/2/1981 to 11/2/83.
A 900 line km detailed aeromagnetic survey was carried out over the northern extremity of Spencer Gulf, in a search for possible Olympic Dam style mineralisation associated with a significant and complex magnetic high anomaly that is located almost...-
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Published: 15 Jun 1982
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RB 98/00008 Geochemical studies of the regolith at the Mount Gunson copper deposits, Stuart Shelf, South Australia.
The principal objective of the Cooperative Research Centre for Landscape Evolution and Mineral Exploration (CRC LEME) Shields Program and the Primary Industry and Resources of South Australia (PIRSA) Regolith Terranes Group in South Australia is to...-
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Published: 01 Feb 1998
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RB 96/00001 Mineral exploration and development in South Australia.
This mineral promotional brochure reviews significant historical developments in South Australia's mineral industry and canvasses the currently recognised mineral potential within the State, for the benefit of local and overseas interested companies...-
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Published: 01 Feb 1996
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RB 97/00039 Lineament tectonic data, South Australia, with a focus on the Cooper Basin.
The lineament mapping methods used by E.S.T. (Tim) O'Driscoll, which were a crucial factor in the discovery of Olympic Dam, the world's largest known Cu-U-Au-Ag deposit, and of several other lesser Australian metallic orebodies, have now been applied...-
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Published: 01 Oct 1997
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An atlas of geochemical dispersion around the Cattlegrid orebody.
Geochemical indicators to buried stratabound copper mineralisation in the Cattlegrid orebody were studied in their primary and secondary dispersion patterns within the overburden, to try to elucidate the likely most effective elements and the possible...-
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[ Report on drilling ] Evaluation of the East Lagoon orebody, Mount Gunson, South Australia.
This report presents the results of ore definition drilling derived from 60 percussion and diamond drill holes put down over the central and southern parts of the East Lagoon orebody, and gives the methodology for calculating currently mineable ore...-
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Woocalla. Second partial surrender report, for the period 4/8/1995 to 12/10/2003.
Stratiform Cu mineralisation hosted within Adelaidean sediments is the primary target of exploration in the Mount Gunson area, located 45 km south-east of Woomera, while the area is also considered to have potential for Olympic Dam style Cu-Au-U...-
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Mount Gunson, Woocalla, Bernard Hill, Mount Moseley and Emmie Bluff (the Mount Gunson Project). Respective second to fourth partial surrender reports, for the overall period 15/7/1994 to 12/10/2004.
No work has been undertaken on the currently relinquished portions of ELs 3112, 2639, 3008 and 3022. However, as an attachment to the current EL 3112 relinquishment report, all technical data for Stuart Metals' recent diamond drillhole MGD24 (to...-
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Data release [made at SA Director of Mines' discretion] : Acropolis South and North Roxby. Joint annual reports for the period 26/4/2003 to 3/5/2009.
Exploration for possible economic deposits of buried, Mesoproterozoic basement-hosted IOCG-U style mineralisation is being conducted over two separate multiple-block licence areas in the Olympic Dam district, EL 2931 (Acropolis South) and EL 2932...-
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Data release [made at SA Director of Mines' discretion] : Mount Gunson (part of the Mount Gunson Project). Annual reports for the period 15/7/1994 to 17/10/2008 [ Index Part 4 of 4 ].
During licence Year 12, following encouraging results made by its continuing exploratory drilling, Gunson Resources was able to negotiate a joint venture over the Mount Gunson Project tenements with Falconbridge Limited through its subsidiary Noranda...-
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[Predictions of] Water consumption at the Mount Gunson copper concentrator, township and mine, for a [proposed] 1515 tonnes per day operation.
Report estimates that the available water supply of 9.1 megalitres per week obtainable from Weapons Research Establishment and groundwater sources will be sufficient for the planned facilities. The further option of water recycling will effectively...-
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Charlinga. Progress reports to licence expiry/renewal, for the period 25/10/1979 to 24/10/1981.
Ongoing exploration for possible Mount Gunson - type base metal occurrences has included percussion drilling on a metal ratio geochemical anomaly identified proximal to inferred buried Beda Volcanics at Charlinga (10 holes totalling 1218 m), plus the...-
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Published: 23 Nov 1981
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Stuart Shelf Project. EL 1338 first [and Project second overall] partial surrender report, for the period 2/5/1975 to 16/6/1991.
TARGET: Possible buried base and precious metal deposits associated with aeromagnetic anomalies, and also with either coincident or unrelated gravity anomalies, lying within a relinquished sector of the large contiguous multi-licence area that Western...-
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Reedy Lagoon. Progress reports and final report to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 3/2/1987 to 2/2/1992.
TARGET: Possible diamondiferous kimberlites subcropping under Cainozoic cover in an area located 110 km north-east of Glendambo. EXPLORATION: Acquisition and interpretation of 6759 line km of airborne magnetic and radiometric surveys, regolith heavy...-
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Data release [made at SA Director of Mines' discretion] : Wilaroo Dam (part of the Stuart Shelf Joint Venture Project). Annual and joint annual reports to licence expiry/re-issue, for the period 1/8/1994 to 31/7/1999.
The subject licence is one of four located to the east and south-east of the Olympic Dam deposit, on which greenfields exploration for economic IOCG-U mineralisation is being carried out by Western Mining in joint venture with the Power and Nuclear...-
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Data release [made at SA Director of Mines' discretion] : Island Dam (part of the Stuart Shelf Joint Venture Project). Annual and joint annual reports to licence expiry/renewal, for the period 22/12/1995 to 21/12/2000.
The subject licence is one of four located to the east and south-east of the Olympic Dam deposit, on which greenfields exploration for economic IOCG-U mineralisation is being carried out by Western Mining in joint venture with the Power and Nuclear...-
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Data release [made at SA Director of Mines' discretion] : Andamooka Creek (part of the Stuart Shelf Joint Venture Project). Annual and joint annual reports to licence expiry/re-issue, for the period 1/8/1994 to 31/7/1999.
The subject licence is one of four located to the east and south-east of the Olympic Dam deposit, on which greenfields exploration for economic IOCG-U mineralisation is being carried out by Western Mining in joint venture with the Power and Nuclear...-
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RB 2001/00003 Sandstone dimension stone in South Australia - Results of geological reconnaissance, 1998 and 1999.
Sandstone as a building material was used extensively in Adelaide and regional South Australia from the founding of the colony until the end of World War II. However, since 1945 the industry has declined steadily, with closure of many quarries, until...-
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Published: 01 Feb 2001
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RB 2016/00014 Geology of the Six Mile Hill 1:75 000 Special Edition Map Sheet.
The Six Mile Hill 1:75 000 Map Sheet was produced as part of a mapping program integrated into the Mineral Systems Drilling Program (MSDP) along the southern margin of the Gawler Ranges. The objective of the mapping program was to provide a regional...-
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Published: 01 Dec 2016
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RB 2014/00006 Geology of the Cultana 1:100 000 map sheet (6432).
The revised digital geology map of the Cultana 1:100 000 map sheet and accompanying geological descriptions in this report are the first components of the 2nd edition PORT AUGUSTA 1:250 000 map sheet to be completed. The subject map sheet occupies the...-
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Published: 01 Jan 2014
