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RB 54/00100 Investigation of Dawesley aeromagnetic anomaly.
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Published: 01 Jan 1964
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RB 51/00031;Amdel 00031 Nairne pyrite concentrates. Spontaneous combustion characteristics.
Nairne pyrite concentrates were examined, using a technique developed by the Mitsui Mining and Smelting Company to study the effect of ambient temperatures on the propensity of the concentrates to heat spontaneously. The work showed that small samples...-
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Published: 01 May 1960
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RB 51/00017 Diamond drilling, Prince Alfred copper mine.
Sediments in the area consist of blue dolomitic flaggy and laminated slates and grits, and are equated with the Sturtian Series of the Adelaide System. Copper lodes occur parallel to the beds, which dip between 50-70°W. During the period March to July...-
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Published: 08 Aug 1960
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RB 59/00136 Geological report on the West Burra copper mine.
The West Burra copper deposit, which lies in hilly country 3.5 miles west-southwest of Burra, was discovered in January 1913 and worked as a single 40-acre mining claim until that claim was cancelled on 18/2/1919. Information about the mine has been...-
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Published: 04 Dec 1964
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RB 59/00056 Diamond drilling at the Pinnacles mine.
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Published: 01 Jan 1967
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RB 56/00083 Pyrite-pyrhotite deposits at Nairne.
The Nairne Pyrite Deposit occurs at Drukunga, three and a half miles east of Nairne, and 29 miles from Adelaide on the eastern flank of the Mount Lofty Ranges. The deposit is being worked for iron sulphides. Operations commenced in 1955 as a joint...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1965
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RB 58/00057 Progress report no.3 - Investigation of Dawesley aeromagnetic anomaly.
A third diamond drill hole was completed to a depth of 175m at the Dawesley anomaly. It intersected micaceous siltstones, greywacke and schists of the Kanmantoo Group. No significant mineralisation was encountered.-
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Published: 01 Jan 1964
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RB 49/00178 Determination of safe moisture content for transport of Nairne calcines (RD 100).
Following a request from the Department of Shipping and Fuel, the safe moisture content for the shipping of Nairne pyrite residues was determined. Shaking tests, conducted under two different methods, indicated that the material can be safely shipped...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1959
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RB 50/00010 Beneficiation of Nairne pyrite calcines. First report.
Magnetic separation, flotation concentration arid gravity concentration/size classification methods were tested for the beneficiation of Nairne-pyrite calcines. Magnetic separation following a reducing roast produced a concentrate assaying 62.1% Fe at...-
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Published: 01 Nov 1959
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RB 50/00063 Beneficiation of Nairne pyrite calcines. First report.
Magnetic separation, flotation concentration and gravity concentration/size classification methods were tested for the beneficiation of Nairne-pyrite calcines. Magnetic separation following a reducing roast produced a concentrate assaying 62.1% Fe at...-
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Published: 01 Nov 1959
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RB 86/00071 Waukaringa Goldfield geological investigations 1983 - 1985.
From 1873 to 1894, this goldfield, located 35 km north of Yunta, produced over 45,000 ounces (1400 kg) of gold from approximately 60,000 tonnes of ore, dug from a series of quartz-ironstone-pyrite reefs that dip southwards at 32 degrees on the...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1987
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RB 86/00083 Brukunga mine, investigation of acid drainage.
The abandoned Brukunga pyrite mine is a source of acid drainage which pollutes nearby creeks. 6 holes (6627-WW 7454 to 7459) totalling 123 metres were drilled in the quarry benches to investigate acid drainage which is produced in 2 ways : 1....-
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Published: 01 Nov 1986
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RB 77/00051;Env 03054 Porphyry style copper/molybdenum mineralization at Anabama Hill and the Cronje Dam copper prospect.
For a project to determine the base metal potential of known copper-mineralised igneous rocks which outcrop in an area located approximately 59 km south-west of Olary, the South Australian Government has completed detailed mapping, geochemical...-
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Published: 17 May 1977
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RB 84/00028 Petrography of 25 specimens from Mount Grainger Goldfield.
Specimens from the Mt Grainger Goldfield include quartzites, sandstones in which kaolinite is believed to represent earlier feldspar, siltstones, shales, diamictites of probable glaciogene origin, granitoids and andesites. Low to moderate temperature...-
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Published: 01 May 1984
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RB 77/00085 Amdel 01170 Rehabilitation of Brukunga pyrites mines. Mullock heap revegetation.
A trial revegetation of the mullock heaps was carried out. A significant reduction in the level of pollution in the Dawsley Creek has been achieved by the partial diversion scheme with acidity levels of the order of one-third of those values prior to...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1977
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RB 77/00039;Amdel 01149 Rehabilitation of Brukunga pyrites mine, 1976-1977.
In this period a revegetation trial was undertaken on the tailings dams, the availability of clay in the area suitable for sealing the main benches assessed and a chemical survey of Dawsley Creek in the mine area was made to assess the effects of a...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1977
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RB 80/00079 Lithologies and interpretations of the Observatory Hill Beds, Marla 1A and 1B.
A detailed description and interpretation of the carbonate lithologies present in drill cores recovered from two recently completed SADME stratigraphic wells have revealed that the Observatory Hill Beds in the Marla area were deposited in a shallow...-
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Published: 01 May 1980
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RB 79/00094;Amdel 01278 Rehabilitation of Brukunga pyrites mine, July 1978 to June 1979 (Amdel report no. 1278).
In 1973 Amdel was requested by the Department of Mines and Energy to investigate the problem of water pollution in Dawesley Creek, apparently arising from the abandoned pyrites mine at Brukunga. Following the investigation of sources of pollution, a...-
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Published: 01 Jul 1979
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RB 79/00092 Petrophysical data on Wilkinson stratigraphic drillhole no. 1.
Various petrophysical property measurements (total count radiometric, mag susceptibility and specific gravity) were made at 1-metre intervals on samples of stored drill core recovered from the hole depth range 210 m to 710 m (TD) in SADME Wilkinson 1...-
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Published: 01 Jul 1983
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RB 94/00043 Brukunga drilling, 1993-1994.
This report details drilling programs carried out by MESA at and near the Brukunga open-cut pyrite mine and tailings dam areas in the period 6/5/93 to 14/4/94. A total of 29 wells were drilled within the tailings dam, the spoil heaps and on the hills...-
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Published: 01 Nov 1994
