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Drennans Hut. Annual reports plus final report to licence full surrender, for the period 19/8/2013 to 5/6/2019.
An area in the south-west of the Frome Embayment, that was centred ~16 km south-southeast of Reaphook Hill, was taken up to explore for possible buried palaeochannel and sandstone hosted roll front style secondary uranium mineralisation which might...-
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Published: 22 Jul 1919
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Mount Morgan and Tent Hill (Stuart Creek Project). Progress and final reports from 8/1/82 to 7/1/84.
Negative heavy mineral sampling results and a lack of magnetic anomalies suggest that two areas located south-west of Lake Eyre South have little potential for diamonds and / or kimberlites.-
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Oolgelima Hill. First partial surrender report, for the period 15/7/1983 to 14/7/1984.
Investigation of a reported occurrence of magnesium and sodium sulphates in a black shale at the base of the Cretaceous Bulldog Shale, found previously about 50 km north-east of Coober Pedy near the western margin of the Eromanga Basin, was initially...-
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Published: 24 Aug 1984
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Marree, Mount Alford, Meta Hill and Etadunna. Joint first progress and joint final report to licences' joint full surrender, for the period 20/6/1980 to 19/12/1980.
An assessment of the oil shale potential of marginal Great Artesian Basin sediments in South Australia was carried out, due mainly to their perceived stratigraphic and lithological similarity to Cretaceous strata in Queensland which host the very...-
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Published: 25 Nov 1980
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Noorina Dam, Birthday Hill, Codna Hill and Cadaree Hill. [Diamond exploration - sole risk and joint venture] Joint progress reports and joint final report to licences' joint expiry/full surrender, for the period 23/9/1983 to 29/5/1990.
TARGET: Possible diamonds and source diamondiferous kimberlites in the Boorthanna Trough region. EXPLORATION: Present-day drainage heavy mineral sampling for kimberlitic indicators, follow-up barrage sampling for diamonds, an aerial magnetic survey...-
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Curdimurka. Progress reports for the period 19/12/86 to 18/6/88.
TARGET: Celestite in the Lake Eyre South region. EXPLORATION: Market research, stream sediment, soil and bedrock sampling, backhoe trenching and drilling. RESULTS: A number of small celestite occurrences and strontium-bearing limestone were defined.-
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Published: 01 Jan 1988
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Mount Denison. Progress and final surrender reports for the period 7/9/82 to 6/9/84.
In a search for possible diamondiferous Jurassic kimberlites in an area of the Lake Eyre Plains bordering the eastern side of the Peake and Denison Ranges, limited reconnaissance sampling of stream sediments revealed that kimberlitic indicator...-
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Rawlinson Hill, Mount Sabine, Snow Hill and Billa Kalina Homestead (Stuart Shelf / Arckaringa Basin). Joint progress reports to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 12/2/1981 to 28/4/1987.
Over the report period Agip Australia completed the drilling and geophysical logging of 39 open rotary holes totalling 3845 m to investigate if economic coal seams occur within Permian sediments of the southern Arckaringa Basin. Although the Permian...-
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Data release [made at SA Director of Mines’ discretion] : Paralana Creek (part of the Beverley Project). Annual reports and technical reports to licence expiry/renewal, for the period 29/8/1992 to 28/9/2009.
In the reporting period to 30th June 1995 for Exploration Licence 1944, Heathgate Pty Ltd completed no fieldwork, however geological evaluation work was undertaken. This work consisted of laboratory testing of drill core from a 1991 drilling program...-
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Published: 18 Jun 1910
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Data release - as updated [made at SA Director of Mines' discretion] : North Mulga, Wooltana and Paralana areas (Frome Basin Project). Joint annual reports for the period 24/9/2012 to 31/12/2018.
The continuation of Heathgate's programme of exploration for economic buried Tertiary sediment-hosted uranium mineralisation within part of the north-western Frome Embayment during 2012-2013 has comprised exploratory drilling of 36 vertical rotary mud...-
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Petroleum geochemistry and source-rock potential of the Arrowie, Pedirka, Cooper and Eromanga Basins, central Australia.
Samples of ?Ordovician to Cretaceous sediments taken from 5 Pedirka Basin petroleum exploration wells, and of crude oils recovered from the Jurassic Poolowanna and Triassic Peera Peera Formations intersected in Poolowanna 1, were examined. The...-
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RB 73/00043 Explanatory Notes for the PANDIE PANDIE 1:250 000 geological map.
The PANDIE PANDIE 1:250 000 map area lies in the most northerly portion of the Great Artesian Basin in South Australia. The western half of the area is covered by the longitudinal dunes of the Simpson Desert, while the remainder is covered by (a) the...-
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Published: 14 Feb 1973
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RB 72/00157 Geological investigations, Tarcoola to Alice Springs railway, Tarcoola to Robin Rise section - Commonwealth Railways.
Geological investigations indicate that no major foundation problems are anticipated. Physical testing shows that most materials are suitable as fill. Saline groundwater is available for compaction but no water suitable for concrete or camp use has...-
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Published: 24 Aug 1972
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RB 75/00042 Tarcoola Alice Springs railway. Geological investigations - Robin Rise to Marla Bore, section (ref. 1971-8).
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Published: 01 Jan 1975
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RB 75/00048 Tarcoola-Alice Springs railway. Bridge sites - Robin Rise to Marla Bore, section reference 1971-8.
Safe bearing capacities and recommended footing depths for 18 minor bridge sites between Robin Rise and Marla Bore are presented in this report. Bearing capacities, in most cases presumed, range from 5 to 20 tons/ square foot (500 to 2 000 kN/m2)....-
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Published: 01 Jan 1975
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RB 74/00177 Progress report on the geology of the COOBER PEDY 1:250 000 sheet area (pre-Quaternary).
The Coober Pedy 1:250 000 sheet area (COOBER PEDY) is bounded by latitudes 29°S and 30°S and by longitudes 133°E and 135°E in the arid north of South Australia. The only town is the opal mining town of Coober Pedy on the northeastern margin of the...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1974
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RB 75/00132 Tarcoola-Alice Springs railway. Engineering geology, Marla Bore to Baystone Bore section.
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Published: 01 Jan 1975
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RB 76/00036 Engineering soils survey, Stuart Highway, Coober Pedy area. Four Mile diggings to vermin-proof fence.
A series of 67 backhoe pits, excavated over a distance of 40km along one of the proposed routes of the new Stuart Highway northwest from Coober Pedy has indicated that the following materials are present: • An expansive clay (Callabonna Clay) up to...-
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Published: 16 Mar 1976
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RB 76/00065 Tarcoola Alice Springs railway. Groundwater completion report. Second tender progress report no. 7.
Twenty four holes with a total combined penetration of 2443 m were drilled by cable tool and rotary techniques between Robin Rise and Marla Bore, to locate and supply water for the Tarcoola to Alice Springs railway project. The holes penetrated the...-
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Published: 18 May 1976
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RB 76/00064 Report of geology, MURLOOCOPPIE 1:250 000.
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Published: 01 Jan 1976
