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Report on the Shamrock uranium prospect.
Uranium mineralisation was first discovered at the old Shamrock Copper Mine during a systematic search of old mine dumps by the South Australian Department of Mines in 1955. Follow-up investigations located a small high-grade uranium lode (Valley...-
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RB 60/00082 Coober Pedy Opalfield.
Mapping of the Coober Pedy Opalfield has shown that opal occurrence, although erratic, is not entirely unpredictable. Several groups of workings are present in an area of about 150 square miles. The host rock is a distinctive pink and white...-
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Published: 30 Apr 1965
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RB 79/00006 Opal at the Stuart Creek, Charlie Swamp and Yarrawurta Cliff diggings. Report no. 12 on geological investigations and Calweld drilling of the Stuart Creek Precious Stones Field.
Small quantities of precious opal have been mined from sediments of the Early Cretaceous Marree Formation at Stuart Creek, 50 km north of Andamooka. These sediments appear to have been unaffected by the Early Tertiary deep weathering and bleaching...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1979
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RB 99/00022 Water wells, AP Lands, 1998. Site selection, drilling and testing.
Twenty-six sites for water wells to supply isolated homelands and small settlements were selected within the northwest Aboriginal lands of South Australia. Satellite imagery, aerial photography, viewing of the sites from a light aircraft, on-ground...-
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Published: 01 Aug 1999
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Report [of research] on opal mining in South Australia.
The subject consultant's report presents an account of research work, recent geological reconnaissance and recommendations for future exploration strategies to find opal deposits in the two licence areas presently held by the client.-
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South Puttapa. Progress and final summary reports for the period 15/7/1970 to 16/7/1971.
Appraisal of the Beltana zinc deposit continued during the current licence period, principally by diamond drilling (6 holes, total 2570 feet) aimed at delineating blind extensions to the main orebody on its southern side. The drilling was very...-
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Cowell nephrite deposit. Technical appraisal reports submitted during the period 1970 to 1988.
A consultant geologist's reports prepared in 1970 for by mining lease optionholder Murumba Minerals NL describe his detailed mapping of the then known jade (nephrite) deposits within the Cowell Jade Province. Two potentially mineable deposits were...-
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Published: 08 Dec 1980
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Mount Gunson copper deposit. Cattlegrid orebody sample testing by metallurgy and mineragraphy (results of 1973 and 1974 studies).
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Data release [made at SA Director of Mines' discretion] : Moonta - Wallaroo area (where licence is subject in part to the Moonta Porphyry Joint Venture). Annual reports for the period 24/12/1996 to 11/4/2008. [ Index Part 1 of 2 ].
A 106 square km area, comprising two blocks which cover the main historic copper and gold - producing districts centred around the towns of Moonta and Kadina, is being explored afresh in an attempt to identify ore resources of quantity sufficient to...-
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Interpretation of apatite fission track data from the Officer Basin.
13 sedimentary rock samples from Proterozoic through to Mesozoic formations intersected in 5 Officer Basin wells yielded apatite fission track analysis data (track length and density) used to interpret, via statistical modelling, the broad geothermal...-
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Published: 21 Dec 1994
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Biomarker geochemistry of the Early Cambrian oil show in Wilkatana 1 - Implications for oil generation in the Stansbury Basin.
This report critically reassesses the biomarker geochemistry of the crude oil show encountered in the Wilkatana 1 well, using new analytical data, then compares its molecular composition with that of other Australian Cambrian oils, and discusses the...-
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Eucla Basin Stratigraphic Drilling Project. Well completion reports.
Four wells, drilled within 36 km of the Hughes and Denman Railway Sidings, explored for a possible Palaeozoic section and/or Upper Proterozoic or older basement, that was expected from Outback's regional gravity survey data to occur at or around...-
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Bull 037 Geology and Mineral Resources of Southern Eyre Peninsula
A regional geological survey covered 15 standard 1-mile map sheets. Detailed mapping established a 50 000 ft sequence of Archaean sedimentation of gneissose, schistose and granitoid rocks, migmatite, quartzite, dolomite and haematitic quartzite. These...-
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Bull 041 Geology and Mineral Resources of the Andamooka and Torrens Area
Regional geological mapping of the area was initiated in 1959 and was completed in 1964. All tracks in the area were traversed and detailed mapping confined to critical localities and to areas where this was considered desirable. Geological boundaries...-
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MR 002 Short review of mining operations in the State of South Australia during the half-year ended June 30th, 1904
Articles include reports on: Copper: Wallaroo and Moonta, Paramatta and Yelta, Hamley, Blinman, Burra Burra; Kapunda, Prince Alfred, Lynda, Mutooroo , Paull's, Clara St. Dora and Mount Fitton South Mines, Gold: Tarcoola, Petersburg Mount Torrens,...-
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MR 003 Review of mining operations in the State of South Australia during the half-year ended December 31st, 1904
Articles and summaries are provided for the following: Copper: Wallaroo and Moonta, Paramatta and Yelta, Hamley, Moonta, Blinman, Burra Burra, Kapunda, Sweet Nell (North-West), Mount Gunson (North-West), Prince Alfred, Lynda Mines Gold: Mount...-
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RI 051 Andamooka Opal Fields The Geology of the Precious Stones Field and The Results of the Subsidised Mining Program
Since discovery of the opal field in 1930, Andamooka, 640 km by road north of Adelaide, has been a major world producer of precious opal. All workable opal at Andamooka has been found in the Marree Formation, a sequence of marine sediments of...-
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RB 00765 Curramulka limestone deposits, Yorke Peninsula. Drilling completion report - Site 2.
2 diamond drillholes (total 518 feet) and 22 air holes (total 1851 feet) have indicated the presence of 28.5 million tons of Lower Cambrian limestone containing over 85% calcium carbonate in a bed dipping at about 10 degrees southwards, and below...-
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Published: 01 May 1900
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RB 00069 Hydrology and geology of the GILES (4-mile) military sheet, with petrology by G. Taylor and palaeontology by N. Ludbrook.
In order to determine the underground water possibilities of the subject mapsheet area, a vehicle-borne ground reconnaissance was conducted over ten days during July-August 1952, followed in mid-August by several days of low-level aerial flight...-
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Published: 01 Sep 1900
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Bull 018 The Pre-Cambrian-Cambrian Succession The General and Economic Geology of these Systems, in portions of South Australia
The correct stratigraphical succession of certain post-glacial formations, having a very limited range, however, can be determined in this southern portion of the Mount Lofty Range. During the previous six years the writer has had an opportunity of...-
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