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Stuart Creek. Progress reports to licence expiry/renewal, for the period 13/5/1977 to 12/5/1979.
Stratiform base metal sulphide deposits and sedimentary uranium accumulations were targeted in the Stuart Creek area, which straddles the Torrens Fault on the eastern margin of the Stuart Shelf. Two airborne magnetic and radiometric surveys totalling...-
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Ediacara. Progress reports to licence expiry/renewal, for the period 13/11/1971 to 12/11/1972.
During June-July 1972, 35 shallow vertical rotary percussion drillholes for a total penetration of 877 m were completed within the Ediacara Fault Zone to test for economic base metal mineralisation, the majority of the holes being sited at locations...-
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Andamooka, Stuart Creek, Arcoona, Lake Torrens, Todds Dam, Lake Arthur, Woodforde Hill and Murdie Island (the Stuart Shelf Project). Joint first partial surrender report at licences' expiry/renewal, for the period 2/5/1975 to 16/6/1986.
WMC's Stuart Shelf exploration activities from 1975 to 1985 have sought mainly Olympic Dam style mineralisation (copper - uranium - precious metals in haematitic breccia host rocks), with lesser emphasis directed at: possible distal analogues of the...-
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RB 84/00008 Correlation of the uppermost Late Precambrian succession across the Torrens Hinge Zone in the Port Augusta region of South Australia - A discussion.
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Published: 01 Feb 1984
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RB 80/00036 Redcliff gravity survey.
Survey between Nectar Brook reservoir and Redcliff Point over the proposed Redcliff petrochemical plant indicates that a narrow valley, filled with up to 200 metres of low density sediments, occurs beneath the western portion of the site. Subsidence...-
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Published: 01 Jun 1980
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RB 83/00101 Geology, geophysics and stratigraphic drilling at Depot Creek, southern Flinders Ranges.
Depot Creek is one of few localities with sedimentary contact between the Burra and Callanna Groups. The Depot Creek 1 drillhole [TD 874.35 m] provided subsurface control for making an interpretation of the structure of the eastern margin of the...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1983
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RB 81/00001 Progress report on the geology of the Curdimurka region.
Geology is summarised based on literature and recent geological mapping. The Adelaidean outcrops in the Willouran Ranges where it is folded, fractured and cut by partly diapiric crush zones. The oldest Adelaidean, Callanna Beds, occurs as blocks in...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1981
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RB 80/00098 Foundation geology of the Northern Power Station.
The Northern Power Station, presently under construction, is the third power station to be built at Port Augusta. Two previous stations (Playford A and B) were constructed during the 1950s, although investigations into the feasibility of using the...-
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Published: 01 Sep 1980
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RB 88/00067 Drilling in the Torrens Hinge Zone - Spencer Shelf region between Bute and Port Germein, 1968-1983.
Contains summarised geological logs of 93 diamond drillholes and 4 percussion drillholes that were drilled by SADM/SADME and by exploration companies, including the logs of 2 early water bores drilled near Port Pirie. The holes penetrated Cambrian,...-
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Published: 01 Sep 1988
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RB 88/00051 Pre-Mesozoic geology of the Curdimurka region.
Pre-Mesozoic rocks are best exposed in the Willouran Ranges SW of Marree, but inliers occur as far west as Stuart Creek. These approximate the junction of the Stuart Shelf (to the west) with the Torrens Hinge Zone, which extends east to the Norwest...-
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Published: 01 Jul 1988
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RB 90/00055 Explanatory Notes (Phanerozoic) for the CURDIMURKA 1:250 000 geological map.
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Published: 01 Aug 1990
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RB 88/00057 Torrens Hinge Zone Project - Bute region. Second and final report.
The Torrens Hinge Zone Project aimed to demonstrate the existence of prospective metalliferous rocks beneath the Cainozoic cover, to stimulate exploration and to investigate the transition between the Adelaidean sequences of the well-exposed Adelaide...-
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Published: 01 Aug 1988
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RB 90/00016 Beda Volcanics and Backy Point Formation of the eastern Gawler Craton.
Beda Volcanics and Backy Point Formation crop out in only a few localities on northeastern Eyre Peninsula, north of Whyalla, but drilling has shown them to extend for approximately 170 km to the north below younger cover. The Beda Volcanics comprise...-
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Published: 01 Feb 1991
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PACE Theme 2 (drilling partnerships with PIRSA and industry): Year 5 partnership DPY5-64, eastern Torrens Basin / Torrens Hinge Zone, Parachilna geothermal play 2-D reflection seismic survey. Project final report.
As part of Torrens Energy' pioneering hot rock geothermal resource exploration in the central part of the Torrens Hinge Zone, a two-dimensional reflection seismic survey traverse was acquired using low-impact Vibroseis signal source equipment in the...-
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Port Broughton, Redhill and Mount Remarkable - Port Augusta areas (part of the Moonta North Project ELs combined reporting group). Annual reports and joint final report at licences' surrender, for the period 19/4/2002 to 22/5/2006.
Economic deposits of iron-oxide associated copper-gold mineralisation of the Moonta-Wallaroo or Olympic Dam style, hosted in Palaeoproterozoic basement rocks of the Moonta Sub-domain, were targeted by exploration in three now surrendered licences,...-
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Southern Hummocks Range (part of Lochiel Project). Final report at licence surrender for the period 27/8/2007 to 7/3/2008.
Investigation of an anecdotal historic ?alluvial gold occurrence located adjacent to the Lochiel - Ninnes Road has consisted of a field reconnaissance and some surface geochemical sampling (31 soil, 2 weathered metasedimentary bedrock) along a 20 m...-
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Port Augusta. Annual report to licence expiry/full surrender for the period 3/9/2004 to 2/9/2005.
An area located immediately north of Port Augusta was taken up to explore for possible economic gold, base metals and diamonds. However, continuing uncertainties concerning who were the correct holders of Native Title rights and a consequent lack of...-
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Screech-Owl Creek (part of Lake Torrens Project). Final report at licence surrender for the period 14/6/2000 to 20/4/2006.
Possible economic Neoproterozoic stratiform / hydrothermal copper mineralisation hidden under Mesozoic and Recent sedimentary cover was targeted in an area located approximately 95 km north-east of Andamooka. Aeromagnetic data interpretation of some...-
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Lyndhurst. Combined first annual/final report to licence expiry/cancellation, for the period 31/3/2008 to 30/3/2009.
An area located 30 km west of Lyndhurst was taken up to explore for possible hydrothermal / metasomatic copper deposits, including haematite-rich IOCG type deposits, associated with Neoproterozoic or younger diapiric intrusions emplaced into folded...-
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Published: 12 Nov 1909
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Data release - as updated [made at SA Director of Mines' discretion] : Lake Torrens area. Annual reports for the period 6/4/2009 to 17/8/2018.
During the 2009-2010 reporting period, work completed by Straits included: • participation in Native Title and Land Access activities and negotiations, which have constituted the majority of the work undertaken; and • Holding numerous meetings and...-
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