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Mount Parlue (part of the Alcurra Project). Annual reports and final report to licence full surrender, for the period 25/6/2013 to 31/8/2017.
An area in Far North SA, centred ~75 km east-southeast of Kulgera on the Stuart Highway, and abutting the SA-NT State border, has been explored for possible buried economic magmatic Ni-Cu-PGE deposits associated with mafic-ultramafic intrusive rocks...-
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Published: 31 Aug 1917
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Data release - as updated : Mount Irwin (part of the Alcurra Project). Annual reports plus final report to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 25/6/2013 to 24/6/2021.
An area in the eastern Mugrave Ranges centred ~75 km south-east of Kulgera is being explored for possible buried economic magmatic Ni-Cu-PGE mineralisation hosted by inferred Proterozoic Giles Complex layered ultramafic intrusions, and also for...-
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Published: 22 Jul 1921
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Data release: Mount Howe (part of the Alcurra Project). Annual reports to licence suspension, for the period 11/10/2012 to 10/10/2018.
An area straddling the Tarcoola - Alice Springs Railway line next to the SA/NT state border, ~40 km south-southeast of Kulgera, was taken up to explore for possible buried economic magmatic Ni-Cu-PGE deposits, epithermal gold and Broken Hill type...-
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Published: 06 Jan 1919
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Mount Irwin (part of the Alcurra Project). First partial surrender report, for the period 25/6/2013 to 30/11/2017.
An area in Far North SA, centred near Mount Irwin on Tieyon Station, is being explored for possible buried economic magmatic Ni-Cu-PGE deposits associated with mafic-ultramafic intrusive rocks of the Proterozoic Giles Complex. Another newly recognised...-
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Published: 08 Mar 1918
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Data release: Sundown Outstation (part of the Alcurra Project). Annual reports to licence suspension, for the period 11/10/2012 to 10/10/2018.
An area straddling the Stuart Highway next to the SA/NT state border, ~40 km south of Kulgera, was taken up to explore for possible buried economic magmatic Ni-Cu-PGE deposits, epithermal gold and Broken Hill type copper-lead-zinc mineralisation that...-
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Published: 06 Jan 1919
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Mount Moulden. Technical data submitted in support of a mineral exploration licence application.
Dataset comprises an information package which was supplied by the licence proponents to the Executive Board of Anangu Pitjantjatjara, as part of the formal process of seeking their permission to conduct mineral exploration activities within the...-
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Mount Davies (part of the Central Giles / Wingellina Nickel Project). First partial surrender report at licence expiry/renewal, for the period 4/3/1999 to 23/9/2018.
The major part of the subject 134 square km total area of tenement ground relinquished from EL 5184 on 23/9/2017 contains the Michael Hills copper prospect (Area 11). A large portion of the remainder of the surrendered ground, in a separate block...-
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Published: 31 Oct 1917
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Data release - as updated [made at SA Director of Mines' discretion] : Mount Caroline, Mount Harcus and Pine Ridge (the Musgrave Project). Joint annual reports for the period 1/7/2011 to 31/12/2018.
Three Exploration Licences spread across the central and eastern Musgrave Ranges are now being explored by NiCul Minerals Limited (a wholly owned subsidiary of PepinNini Minerals Limited) which currently owns 100% of each tenement. The ground held is...-
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Published: 28 Feb 1919
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ComRev 008 Iron Ore in South Australia 2000
The iron-rich rocks of South Australia have been classified into six deposit types - residual, chemical sedimentary iron formations, Fe-skarn and, of lesser significance, hydrothermal, clastic and magmatic. Production has been overwhelmingly from...-
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RB 00659 Regional geology and nickel exploration in the MANN 4-mile sheet and adjoining areas. Preliminary report. combined with RB 00659A - Nickel exploration on Special Mining Lease 33, Tomkinson Ranges.
This report reviews the available information on the region and presents a preliminary appraisal of the past nickel exploration data supplied by South Western Mining Co. Ltd. Current field and laboratory information has also been included. The study...-
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Published: 01 Jul 1900
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RB 00659A [Review of] Nickel exploration [potential] on Special Mining Lease 33, Tomkinson Ranges.
This report reviews the available information on the region, and presents a preliminary appraisal of the data supplied by South-western Mining Co. Ltd. Current field and laboratory information has also been included. New geological and geochemical...-
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Published: 17 Apr 1961
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RB 00665 Report on a gravity investigation in the Mount Davies region of South Australia.
Gravity surveys were made in December 1960 over areas of ferruginous and siliceous laterite in the Mount Davies region, where a sill-like body of basic and ultrabasic igneous rocks, the Giles Complex, intrudes Archaean metasediments. Secondary nickel...-
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Published: 01 Mar 1900
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RB 70/00024 Nickel prospect no. 1, Kenmore 1-mile sheet area. Final report. Northwest Province, Grid D1.
Secondary nickel mineralization was discovered in jasperoidal capping overlying an altered ultrabasic intrusion (metamorphosed serpentinite, peridotites, pyroxenites). 3 diamond drill holes (1 769 feet) were drilled, about 300 geochemical samples...-
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Published: 11 Feb 1970
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RB 65/00080 Amdel 00556 Mount Davies nickel deposits.
Low grade, nickel bearing, weathered ultrabasic rocks that form a part of the Giles Complex in the North-West Province of South Australia were first discovered by a SA Mines Department field party in 1953. Since their discovery the weathered rocks,...-
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Published: 01 Aug 1967
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RB 72/00052 Report on geophysical investigations over mineral prospects at Marryat 1 and 2, Eromphila, Alcurra, Electra, Kenmore 2 and Eateringinna.
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Published: 01 Jan 1972
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RB 71/00014 Stream sediment sampling of Giles Complex intrusions in the Musgrave Ranges.
A total of 380 stream sediment samples and 40 heavy mineral samples were collected from Giles Complex norites in the Musgrave Ranges and the -80 mesh fraction tested for copper, lead, zinc, cobalt, nickel, chromium, vanadium, manganese, titanium,...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1973
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RB 61/00052 Davies 1-mile sheet. Preliminary report on geological and geochemical investigation, 1960-1965.
This report has been written to assist the Geochemical Section which is about to commence on exploration programme in Mt Davies and adjoining areas. The report lists the available information related to geochemical exploration which has not yet been...-
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Published: 24 Aug 1965
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RB 62/00048 Summary report nickel exploration, Claude Hills, North West Province.
An occurrence of nickeliferous ochre had previously been located at Claude Hills, in the Mount Davies area, by a subsidiary of International Nickel Company in 1956. Since then, exploration of the area has been undertaken in several phases, culminating...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1966
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RB 63/00119 Nickel exploration, Claude Hills (deposit) extension, Northern Territory.
Geological mapping and gravity traversing were carried out in the Northern Territory to test possible extensions to the Claude Hills nickeliferous ochre occurrence. Two gravity lows were detected, Zone C commencing in South Australia, and Zone D...-
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Published: 21 Nov 1966
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PACE Theme 2 (drilling partnerships with PIRSA and industry): Year 6 partnership DPY6-30 - Hanging Knoll portion of Woodroffe Project area - Proterozoic basement-hosted base and precious metal mineral prospects. Drilling project final report.
Targeted stratigraphic and mineral exploratory drilling recently carried out by PepinNini Minerals within its EL 3931 Hanging Knoll was done as part of the sixth round of Theme 2 of the PACE Initiative (Primary Industries and Resources South...-
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Published: 15 Feb 1911
