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RB 79/00118 Chrysoprase and moss agate deposits Mount Davies, North West Province. Report no. 3 - Mining activity, 1975-1978.
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Published: 01 Jan 1979
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RB 78/00037 North-West Aboriginal Reserves. Drilling programme November 1977-January 1978.
10 of 14 water wells drilled were successful.-
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Published: 01 Jan 1978
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RB 89/00080 Ernabella drilling, 1989.
Three wells to augment the water supply and replace wells prone to pollution intersected shallow aquifers in fractured and weathered adamellite. Salinities ranged from 550 - 850 mg/L. Because of the unusually wet season, the water table was high and...-
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Published: 01 Sep 1989
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RB 89/00082 Pitjantjatjara Lands - 1988 drilling.
Twenty eight wells were drilled. Five of 12 wells put down for the Amata cattle project were successful, 3 being completed in weathered rock aquifers and 2 in fractured fresh rock aquifers. Drilling on narrow photo-linears gave poor results, whereas...-
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Published: 01 Nov 1989
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RB 91/00042 Groundwater occurrence on the MANN 1:250 000 sheet.
This report documents knowledge gained on groundwater occurrence and well siting.-
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Published: 01 Mar 1991
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RB 91/00103 Geology and mineral potential of the Pitjantjatjara Lands - South Australia.
The Pitjantjatjara Lands cover crystalline basement rocks of the Middle Proterozoic Musgrave Block, fringed by relatively unaltered sediments of the late Proterozoic and Palaeozoic Officer Basin, the late Palaeozoic Arckaringa Basin and the Mesozoic...-
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Published: 01 Dec 1991
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RB 99/00033 Pukatja town water supply drilling and discharge testing, 1997.
Aerial photography and satellite imagery, plus an on-ground geological reconnaissance and a transient electromagnetic geophysical survey, were used to select sites for drilling water wells to provide a major expansion of the Pukatja town water supply....-
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Published: 01 Nov 1999
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RB 98/00019 Spencer Regions strategic water management study.
The availability of adequate water supplies is crucial to future development, particularly in the arid areas of the State. Primary Industries and Resources South Australia (PIRSA), as part of the Spencer Regions Strategic Water Management Study, has...-
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Published: 01 Apr 1998
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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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RB 88/00037 Indulkana water supply - 1987 drilling.
3 wells were drilled to supply the saline side of the proposed dual water supply system. Test-pumping indicated long term yields of 0.4 to 0.9 L/s. 1 of the wells (IND26) has salinity of 900 mg/L. If its salinity does not rise, it should be connected...-
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Published: 01 Jun 1988
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RB 88/00070 Fregon water supply - 1987 drilling.
3 wells were drilled to locate a replacement production well for a well (5344 WW 14) which had been contaminated with diesel fuel. The first well had too small a yield, the second was too saline (1705 mg/L), while the third has an estimated long term...-
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Published: 01 Sep 1988
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RB 96/00001 Mineral exploration and development in South Australia.
This mineral promotional brochure reviews significant historical developments in South Australia's mineral industry and canvasses the currently recognised mineral potential within the State, for the benefit of local and overseas interested companies...-
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Published: 01 Feb 1996
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RB 97/00022 Appraisal of the water resources of the Musgrave Block, South Australia.
The area of interest divides into two groundwater environments: a Mesoproterozoic hard rock environment containing fresh water in fractures and saprolite; and a younger sedimentary environment containing more saline water in...-
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Published: 01 Mar 1997
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RB 90/00063 Mimili water supply.
Mimili is an aboriginal community in the Everard Ranges supplied with groundwater from 2 wells tapping fractured gneiss. Salinity is about 1000 mg/L, and shows no sign of increasing. Both nitrate and fluoride are high. This is typical in this region...-
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Published: 01 Oct 1990
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RB 94/00030 Palaeodrainage and its economic potential in the Officer Basin and Musgrave Block.
NOAA-AVHRR images of the Officer Basin were used to enhance spectral signatures of interpreted palaeodrainage networks with potential economic significance in that region. A vast agglomeration of Tertiary palaeodrainage can be observed in the Officer...-
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Published: 01 Sep 1994
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RB 94/00031 Interpretation of NOAA-AVHRR satellite images over the ABMINGA 1:250 000 sheet, investigating the suspected kimberlite signatures in the SAEI aeromagnetic data.
A 400 m line spacing aeromagnetic survey was conducted over ABMINGA during 1992-1993 as part of the South Australian Exploration Initiative (SAEI). Short wavelength 'bullseye-dipole' anomalies observed on the aeromagnetics appear very similar to...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1995
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RB 90/00053 Groundwater occurrence on the EVERARD 1:250 000 sheet.
The EVERARD sheet covers the NE Officer Basin and the Musgrave Complex in an area with about 220 mm annual rainfall. The crystalline basement rocks yield small supplies (median yield about 0.2 L/s), chiefly from fracture zones. Saprolite yields very...-
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Published: 01 Sep 1990
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RB 95/00041 Commodity review. Copper and gold in South Australia.
The giant Olympic Dam deposit has a total resource of about 2 200 million tonnes grading 1.4% Cu, 0.5 kg/t U3O8, 0.5 g/t Au and 3.1 g/t Ag. Development of Olympic Dam, with current annual production of 67 000 t of copper and further expansion...-
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Published: 01 Sep 1995
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RB 89/00019 Groundwater occurrence on the ALBERGA 1:250 000 sheet.
The ALBERGA sheet is mostly underlain by crystalline rocks. Drilling information was used to assess factors controlling groundwater occurrence and the relationships between well yield and geological setting. A groundwater prospects map was compiled....-
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Published: 01 May 1989
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RB 91/00039 Pitjantjatjara - Ngaanyatjara lands, 1990 drilling.
Eight wells were drilled in the Pitjantjatjara Lands in SA, 10 in adjacent aboriginal lands in WA and 1 in the NT. In the Musgrave Block the best yields were obtained by drilling deep weathered zones on sizeable fault lines such as the Mann Fault....-
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Published: 01 Mar 1991
