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Pichi Richi Pass [south of Quorn]. Progress reports, annual reports and final report to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 9/12/1992 to 1/12/1997.
Diamond exploration undertaken over a much dissected 460 square km area of the south-central Flinders Ranges between Stirling North and Mount Arden comprised aeromagnetic interpretation and heavy mineral processing of a regional suite of 170+ stream...-
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Emu Hill. Progress and annual reports plus final report to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 22/4/1991 to 21/4/1996.
Diamond exploration undertaken north-west of Moolawatana included the acquisition of airborne magnetic / radiometric and ground magnetic surveys, plus soil, stream sediment, gravel, loam and rock chip sampling, and aircore/diamond drilling (25 holes,...-
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RB 94/00019 BARTON Bedrock Drilling Project, 1993.
Between June and December 1993, 184 vertical RC stratigraphic drillholes totalling 10,126.2 m (average hole depth 55 m) were drilled by Mines and Energy South Australia at 2 km spacing along roadsides traversing much of the BARTON 1:250k map sheet...-
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Published: 01 Jun 1994
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Abminga Diamond Project. Data release made at licence renewal [and project cessation]: progress reports and annual reports for the period 25/10/1993 to 17/3/2004.
The Abminga Diamond Project, undertaken by Caldera Resources NL, was granted exploration project status, including permission for EL joint reporting, in July 1996. This event followed up to two years of work by other operators on a number of...-
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Lake Barry, Lepa and Mount Christie. Joint progress reports and final report to licences' joint expiry/full surrender, for the period 16/11/1981 to 15/11/1983.
Intensive surface sampling of mineralogical anomalies associated with possible buried intrusive plugs in the Mount Christie region has recovered one only small diamond, now interpreted as a false source indicator and probably due to laboratory...-
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Published: 05 Dec 1983
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Echunga. Progress reports and final report to licence full surrender, for the period 20/10/1982 to 7/5/1984.
In a search for possible buried kimberlite intrusions that may source authenticated historical diamond finds at the Echunga gold diggings, CRAE drilled 3 vertical percussion holes (total penetration 288 m) on 3 selected magnetic anomalies out of 30...-
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Published: 31 Jan 1984
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Mount Helen. Progress and final reports for the period 13/7/85 to 12/7/87.
Regional gravel sampling of a wide area lying between Quorn and Carrieton recovered microdiamonds from the creeks draining Round Hill, in the north of the licence area. Follow-up sampling and geological mapping indicated that these were probably...-
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Published: 30 Jul 1987
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Cradock (part of the Orroroo North Project). Progress reports to licence full surrender, for the period 12/8/1980 to 17/6/1991.
TARGET: Diamonds, base metals, gold and precious metals in the Cradock-Carrieton and Orroroo areas. EXPLORATION: Regional drainage heavy mineral sampling, bulk sampling and costeaning, mineralogical and sedimentological studies, localised...-
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Published: 25 Jul 1991
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Mount Barr. Final report for the period 25/10/93 to 21/2/94.
Exploration for diamonds in the Abminga area, 150 km north-northwest of Oodnadatta, comprised field investigations of aeromagnetic anomalies using ground magnetics, loam and stream gravel sampling. Loam sample results were negative, several chromite...-
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Terowie. Progress reports and final report to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 14/8/1990 to 13/2/1992.
TARGET: Evaluation of the diamond-bearing potential of known lamprophyre intrusive bodies in the Terowie area. EXPLORATION: Reconnaissance loam and drainage indicator mineral bulk sampling and geochemical sampling, petrographic and mineralogical...-
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Bloods Creek. Final report at licence full surrender, for the period 25/10/1993 to 21/2/1994.
Exploration for diamonds in the Abminga area, 150 km north-northwest of Oodnadatta, comprised field investigations of aeromagnetic anomalies using ground magnetics, loam and stream gravel sampling. Loam sample results were negative, several chromite...-
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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] : Edward Creek (part of the Edward Creek Joint Venture Project). Progress reports and annual reports for the period 7/12/1987 to 22/9/2008. [ Index Part 1 of 2 ].
Diamond exploration undertaken within the southern of two adjoining licence areas taken up along part of the western flank of the Peake and Denison Ranges, that is centred ~100 km south-east of Oodnadatta, was aimed at discovering the source(s) of...-
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Ruby Hill. Progress and final reports to licence surrender for the period 1/12/1980 to 31/5/1982.
During a search for possible diamondiferous rocks within an area lying to the north of William Creek and abutting the south-eastern side of the Peake and Denison Ranges, stream sediment sampling and a low level, 5300 line km aeromagnetic / radiometric...-
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Published: 02 Jun 1982
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Spalding. Partial surrender report for the period 21/8/1979 to 18/6/1981.
As part of a search for possible alluvial diamonds, within gravels of probable Tertiary age which may have been derived from a nearby area known to contain kimberlitic rocks, 4 stream sediment samples and 7 bulk samples were taken and processed to...-
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Mount Howe. First partial surrender report, for the period 26/9/1994 to 15/4/1997.
Exploration over the eastern flank of the Musgrave Block to the north of De Rose Hill, for potential buried Giles Complex layered intrusive bodies, comprised SAEI data interpretation, airborne magnetic, radiometric and electromagnetic surveys, ground...-
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Campbell Rise. Second partial surrender report, for the period 8/5/1993 to 7/5/1996.
A buried dipolar kimberlite target was detected west of Woomera by aeromagnetic and ground magnetic surveys. Sampling of surface gravels for diamond indicators and microdiamonds proved inconclusive. Aircore drilling (2 holes, total 143 m) identified...-
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Kangaroo Island Project. Joint annual reports and final report to licences' joint surrender, for the period 1/10/1996 to 30/9/1998.
Diamond exploration which was undertaken across practically the whole of Kangaroo Island, barring national and conservation parks and reserves, sought to test the potential of the island to contain kimberlite pipes and / or associated rock types, and...-
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Fred Swamp. Annual reports and final report to licence surrender, for the period 20/5/1993 to 11/7/1997.
Airborne magnetic / radiometric and EM surveys conducted west of Woomera did not reveal any promising diamondiferous kimberlite targets, and stream sediment and soil sampling carried out over a resultant uranium / potassium anomaly revealed no...-
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White Banks. Progress and annual reports plus final report to licence full surrender, for the period 22/4/1991 to 8/2/1995.
Exploration for diamonds, undertaken in an area centred 60 km east-northeast of Lyndhurst which had not been searched for this commodity previously, comprised the acquisition of aeromagnetic/radiometric and helimag surveys, and gravel and loam...-
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