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Mount Mitchell. Progress reports and final report to licence full surrender, for the period 20/10/1980 to 19/10/1982.
Exploration was undertaken for lode and alluvial tin mineralisation which might exist within ground adjacent to the abandoned Mount Mitchell tin mine, and also for reef gold in altered granite and dolerites outcropping adjacent to the numerous small...-
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Results of a chemical analysis for possible bromine present in halite samples taken from the drill core and cuttings of Wilkinson 1.
XRF analyses of 25 selected samples of halite interbedded with Early Cambrian strata, which had been taken from stored Wilkinson 1 drill core and cuttings, returned a maximum value for contained bromine of 470 ppm Br. This result was not of enough...-
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Published: 09 Sep 1982
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Lake Cadi Potash Project. Progress and final reports for the period January 1982 to 10/2/83.
To evaluate potash potential, brine samples were collected from below the dry bed of Lake Cadibarrawirracanna, and analysed for Ca, Mg, Na, K, B, HCO3, C1, total phosphate and sulphate. Potassium contents were too low to be of interest.-
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Published: 01 Jan 1982
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Lake Greenly area [Mount Hope kaolin deposit]. Progress and final reports to licence renewal for the period 30/3/1973 to 29/9/1974.
Appraisal of a newly discovered large deposit of kaolin, found in the near surface regolith to Archaean basement on two farms situated 7 km south of Mount Hope on southern Eyre Peninsula, has consisted of further air/rotary drilling (35 holes, total...-
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Lake Cadibarrawirracanna. Progress and final reports to licence expiry/full surrender for the period 3/6/1980 to 2/12/1980.
Thirty-two shallow auger holes up to 2.76 m deep were drilled into the floor of Lake Cadibarrawirracanna, situated 70 km west of William Creek, in a search for possible potash-rich brines trapped by the lake sediments. The lacustrine sediments were...-
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Mutooroo [Station]. Progress reports to licence full surrender, for the period 11/9/1989 to 6/9/1994.
Exploration for possible heavy mineral sand marine placer deposits within Tertiary sediments on the northern margin of the Murray Basin comprised aircore drilling (28 holes, total 744 m) in the Mutooroo station area, 50 km south-east of Olary. The...-
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Project proposal - Sceale Bay gypsum development. Summary of development program.
This project proposal relates to the potential for mining a vast gypsum deposit located adjacent to Sceale Bay, about 14 km south of Streaky Bay on the west coast of South Australia. Preliminary estimates put the ore reserves of gypsum of 88% purity...-
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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 37/00013 Survey of Gawler River - Virginia area for building sand reserves.
During the war and post war years general building construction work was seriously curtailed, due principally to shortages of manpower and materials and the consequent legislative restrictions. However, the general economic recovery throughout...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1954
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RB 37/00118 Production of solar salt near Port Augusta (24/5/1954).
In January, 1951, a special mining lease of approximately 5,000 acres in the hundred of Davenport was granted to J. Saeck. This lease was later converted into ten miscellaneous salt leases, having a total area of 5,826 acres. Adjoining these leases to...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1956
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RB 37/00159 Proposed production of salt by Solar Ltd at Port Augusta.
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Published: 01 Jan 1954
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RB 37/00158 Gypsum occurrence - Hd Haines, Kangaroo Island.
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Published: 01 Jan 1954
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RB 39/00003 Water survey on property of R. Richardson, Tumby Bay.
Mr Richardson at present relies on earth dams for supplying stock water, but these are unreliable for a summer supply in the event of bad seasons. He sought advice on whether a small water supply of about 500 gallons per day would be available by...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1955
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RB 41/00006 Report on prospects of obtaining brine from subsurface sources - Lake Fowler, Hd Melville - Australian Salt Co.
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Published: 01 Jan 1955
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RB 41/00077 Quaternary stratigraphic record at Lake Eyre North and the evolution of existing topographic forms.
Fossiliferous Quaternary lacustrine deposits of the Lake Eyre Basin are exposed in escarpments along the margins of Lake Eyre, North and were intersected in shallow boreholes in the area. These are described in detail and their distribution shown on...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1956
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RB 53/00181 Stansbury limestone lime-making investigations.
Samples of travertine limestone were forwarded by J.A. Bridges of Stansbury to the South Australian Department of Mines for assessment of their suitability as a raw material for the manufacture of hydrated lime. The Mines Department requested the...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1963
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RB 56/00050 Salt making, Hd Dublin.
Attempts made in the past 12 months to produce salt on Miscellaneous (Salt) Leases No. 682 and 683, have failed. Banks have been breached by high tides, and no sea water has remained on clay pans to evaporate. It has been recommended to the holder of...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1963
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RB 59/00033;Amdel 00343 Glauconite - Use as a foundry sand. Progress reports nos 1 and 2.
A survey of the local foundry industry disclosed a need for a basic foundry sand and it was decided that South Australian deposits of glauconite should be investigated with the object of producing a suitable material for testing by local foundries....-
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Published: 01 Jun 1964
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RB 58/00005 Report on reconnaissance survey, Quaternary sedimentary succession and subsurface drainage, Murray River irrigation areas.
This investigation was carried out following a request from the Director of Agriculture. Seepage problems associated with the build up of surplus irrigation water have been common in almost all cultivated areas of the Murray Valley since the inception...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1964
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RB 60/00026 Chowilla Dam Project, rip-rap investigation, Lowbank quarry site. Progress geological report, February 1965.
A quarry site located near Lowbank on the River Murray, 7 miles east of Waikerie, has been geologically mapped and partly explored by drilling 14 vertical diamond holes with a total depth penetration of 702 feet. Marine sandy limestone and calcareous...-
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Published: 12 Feb 1965
