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RB 94/00022 Review of heavy mineral sand exploration in South Australia - Eucla Basin.
The Cainozoic Eucla Basin has been the focus of recent heavy mineral exploration due to the recognition of Tertiary coastal features including the Ooldea Range. Hypsometric and Landsat data, together with detailed work on the Tertiary stratigraphy of...-
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Published: 01 Jun 1994
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RB 97/00025 Preliminary report of palaeodrainage in the St Vincent Basin and Mount Lofty Ranges.
Generalised contouring of the Mount Lofty Ranges aimed at reconstructing the Tertiary landsurface topography has identified the locations of a number of possible buried fluvial valleys and channels associated with the St Vincent Basin palaeodrainage,...-
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Published: 01 Nov 1997
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RB 88/00072 Heavy mineral sand exploration targets in the western Murray Basin, South Australia.
The Murray Basin contains major deposits of heavy mineral sands, and intensive exploration for them is currently being conducted in Victoria, SA and NSW. It is evident that the western part of the basin was well supplied during the Pliocene and Early...-
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Published: 01 Sep 1988
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Naarack, Mabel Creek and Wintinna (part of the Arckaringa Basin Project). Respective final reports at licences' joint full surrender, for the period 26/3/2008 to 2/4/2010.
In a search for postulated Tertiary heavy mineral sands marine placer deposits that may have been formed outside of the presently known north-eastern extent of such age sedimentary basins (i.e. along a proto Eucla Basin coastline existing within the...-
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Data release [made at SA Director of Mines' discretion] : Fig Tree Corner, Barton, Colona North, Ooldea Range and Pidinga (the Eucla Basin Mineral Sands Tenement Group 1). Joint annual report for the period 1/3/2009 to 28/2/2010.
Between April and August 2009, exploratory drilling was undertaken by Iluka on EL 3233 (94 holes for 5052.5 m along 6 traverses, at a nominal spacing of 800 m to 1 km). 779 samples with a visually estimated grade of >0.5% HM were taken from 76...-
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Kiama. Progress reports and final report to licence full surrender, for the period 15/11/1985 to 6/11/1986.
Tertiary age heavy mineral sand marine placer deposits were the principal target in the Naracoorte - Penola region. Following an assessment of regional geophysical data seeking to identify possible palaeo-depositional traps adjacent to basement...-
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Published: 19 Nov 1986
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Mount Boothby (part of the Padthaway Ridge Project). Progress reports to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 9/1/1989 to 8/7/1989.
TARGET: Possible economic heavy mineral sands accumulations that may have formed within the Early to Middle Pleistocene marginal marine sediments deposited around and behind basement shoals of the Padthaway Ridge. EXPLORATION: Reconnaissance reverse...-
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Assessment of the heavy mineral sands potential of the Pliocene sediments of the Padthaway Ridge. (Attachment to quarterly report, 9/4/89 to 9/7/89).
Analysis of Pliocene sedimentation along the Padthaway Ridge has identified a major shoreline feature in the Marmon Jabuk Range, with associated, but younger, shorelines developed in the Padthaway area. Traversing and sampling has established the...-
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Bordertown. Progress reports and final report to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 21/8/1987 to 20/2/1990.
TARGET: Now buried heavy mineral sands accumulations that may have formed within the Tertiary Parilla Sand as palaeo-beach placer deposits. EXPLORATION: Appraisal of SADME-held water bore data, photogeological studies, geomorphic mapping,...-
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Alawoona. Progress reports and final report to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 29/4/1987 to 28/4/1991.
TARGET: Possible economic heavy mineral sand accumulations in Pliocene raised beach strandlines developed along the south-western margin of the Murray Basin. EXPLORATION: Acquisition of an airborne magnetic and radiometric survey during November...-
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Published: 13 May 1991
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Marmon Jabuk Range (part of the Padthaway Ridge Project). Progress reports to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 9/1/1989 to 8/7/1989.
TARGET: Possible economic heavy mineral sands accumulations that may have formed in the Pliocene palaeocoastal dune and beach ridge sand sequence of the Marmon Jabuk Range, within an area extending south-eastwards from Tailem Bend for ~80 km.....-
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Chundie Swamps. Progress reports and final report to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 20/8/1986 to 19/8/1987.
The heavy mineral potential of Tertiary sediments in the Chundie Swamps was investigated with 2 drill traverses (43 RC open vertical holes totalling 863 m) and reconnaissance soil mineralogical sampling. Heavy mineral contents were very low.-
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RB 2021/00011 Models, geology and exploration of heavy mineral deposits in South Australia.
This study draws together diverse aspects of South Australia’s heavy minerals (HM) resources geoscience to provide an overall context for evaluating their occurrence, economic significance and origins. Two main objectives are addressed by the subject...-
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Published: 01 Sep 2021
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ELs 5146 - 5150 (part of the Arckaringa Basin Project). Combined first annual/final joint report to licences' joint expiry/full surrender, for the period 14/1/2013 to 13/1/2014.
A group of five adjacent licences were taken out near Emu Field in the southern Arckaringa Basin region, ~250 km west-northwest of Coober Pedy, to explore for possible buried Tertiary, palaeodrainage sediment-sourced, palaeomarine shoreface placer...-
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Ooldea Range (part of the Eucla Basin Project). Annual reports, including those for the commencement of licence joint annual reporting for the Eucla Basin Mineral Sands Tenement Group 1, for the period 5/3/2002 to 28/2/2009.
The geomorphic feature known as the Ooldea Range, a prominent Eocene dune formed at the limit of the marine transgression on the eastern margin of the Eucla Basin, has now been taken under licence by WA-based company Iluka Resources to explore for...-
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ELs 4110 - 4114, 4136 and EL 4137 (part of the Arckaringa Basin Project). Joint annual reports, plus final report to remaining licences' joint full surrender, for the period 26/3/2008 to 30/1/2012.
A group of seven adjacent licences were taken out near Cadney Park Homestead in the southern Arckaringa Basin region, extending for ~45 km to ~180 km north-west of Coober Pedy, to explore for possible buried Tertiary, palaeodrainage sediment-sourced,...-
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The Adelaide Hills Project. Data release made at the partial surrenders / full surrender of subsequent licences: annual reports and combined annual reports for the period 27/6/2000 to 15/5/2005.
A diamond exploration project area comprising nine mineral exploration licences located in the central Mount Lofty Ranges was taken up by new public company Flinders Diamonds (FDL) to search for possible commercial accumulations of diamonds, thought...-
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Wedge Hill (Mount Wedge Project). Annual and final reports for the period 26/5/1997 to 25/5/1999.
Groundwater sampling, aeromagnetic interpretation, shallow auger sampling and isotope studies were carried out over an area 30 km northeast of Elliston. Heavy mineral concentrates from composite auger samples contained zircon, galena and sphalerite,...-
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Murray Mallee (Ngarkat Conservation Park). Final report at licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 18/8/1998 to 17/8/1999.
No new work - licence farmout attempted without success. Some brief background technical documentation was tendered.-
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Published: 25 Aug 1999
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Northwestern Murray Basin - stratigraphy, sedimentology and geomorphology.
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