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Thermoanalytical investigation of a sample of Mount Gunson copper concentrate.
Investigates the likelihood of mineral concentrates becoming oxidized and liberating toxic sulphur dioxide gas during their transport to Japan. The sample examined is quite stable, but is not representative of the concentrate likely to be produced...-
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[Predictions of] Water consumption at the Mount Gunson copper concentrator, township and mine, for a [proposed] 1515 tonnes per day operation.
Report estimates that the available water supply of 9.1 megalitres per week obtainable from Weapons Research Establishment and groundwater sources will be sufficient for the planned facilities. The further option of water recycling will effectively...-
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Olympic Dam operations. Environmental management programme annual report. 01/03/90 - 28/02/91.
Reports on monitoring of: - air and solid waste pollution; - drill pad rehabilitation; - meteorology, vegetation, flora, fauna and soil salinity; - mine ground water drainage; - artesian water drawdown at Wellfield A in the Great Artesian Basin;...-
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Geology of the Cattlegrid mine, [March] 1972 - [December] 1982.
This report is intended to be a convenient single reference to the Cattlegrid ore deposit geology. It represents an updated summary of a large amount of data, gleaned largely from internal company reports. The subject matter relates mainly to the...-
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Mount Gunson. Progress reports for the period from 7/12/1972 to 6/12/1973.
Exploration of the Cattlegrid copper deposit during 1973 included orebody delineation and hydrogeological drilling (179 holes, total 8307 metres), a trial seismic refraction survey and ore reserve calculations. The reports also include a review of...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1973
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Cattlegrid copper mine. Shipping data re. copper concentrates (shipments 1-33 and 37).
Includes shipping contracts and cargo particulars re. comparison of weights and concentrate assays before and after a voyage from Australia to Japan, plus many other non-technical reports on shipping matters and cargo movements.-
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RB 67/00067 Port Augusta Bridge geological investigations, progress report no. 1, design stage. Hds Davenport and Copley - Department of Highways and Local Government.
It is proposed to construct a new road bridge across Spencer Gulf at Port Augusta, on an alignment south of the existing Great Western Road Bridge. Geological investigations, mainly cable-tool have shown up to 95 ft of sediments of Tertiary to Recent...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1968
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RB 70/00072 Groundwater supplies, Andamooka Opalfield, grid I.5. Lat. 30-31 degrees, Long. 137-138 degrees.
Numerous attempts have been-made over the past 25 years to augment the meagre supply of potable water for the miners at Andamooka Opal field. This report provides a summary of the work carried out, mainly in the form of drilling and assesses the...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1970
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RB 62/00117 Report on groundwater prospects, Special Mining Lease 96, Mount Gunson.
Water for the treatment of copper ore may possibly be obtained by trenching or drilling into unconsolidated lake sediments, or by drilling deeper wells to look for supplies within the Pernatty Grit or Woolcalla Dolomite Member.-
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Published: 31 May 1966
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Data release [made at SA Director of Mines' discretion] : Andamooka (part of the Stuart Shelf Project). Progress reports to licence expiry/renewal, for the period 2/5/1975 to 1/5/1977. [ Index Part 2 of 2 ].
(Abstract continued) During the fifth quarter of WMC's tenure of EL 190, a programme of stepout appraisal diamond drilling was continued, to assess the size of the copper-uranium occurrence discovered by hole RD1 (previously called RDD1 by WMC)....-
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Olympic Dam deposit (located within the Olympic Dam Mining Feasibility Project Joint Venture Area on Andamooka EL 536 and its successors). Exploration progress reports issued until the grant of a SML, for the period 17/11/1979 to 9/5/1986.
The subject quarterly reports record primarily the progress and results of surface and underground exploratory drilling designed to define the Olympic Dam orebody. Further brief comments are provided about the establishment of mining and mineral...-
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RB 2016/00014 Geology of the Six Mile Hill 1:75 000 Special Edition Map Sheet.
The Six Mile Hill 1:75 000 Map Sheet was produced as part of a mapping program integrated into the Mineral Systems Drilling Program (MSDP) along the southern margin of the Gawler Ranges. The objective of the mapping program was to provide a regional...-
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Published: 01 Dec 2016
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RB 2014/00006 Geology of the Cultana 1:100 000 map sheet (6432).
The revised digital geology map of the Cultana 1:100 000 map sheet and accompanying geological descriptions in this report are the first components of the 2nd edition PORT AUGUSTA 1:250 000 map sheet to be completed. The subject map sheet occupies the...-
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Published: 01 Jan 2014
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Mount Gunson Project. Mount Gunson township - Surveying and engineering plans for proposed town services layout, plus miscellaneous mine plans.
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Mount Gunson and Pernatty Lagoon. Joint annual report to licences' expiry/renewal, for the period 1/12/1965 to 30/11/1966.
During January and April 1966, 10,611 feet of reconnaissance and infill percussion drilling plus 300 feet of auger drilling were carried out on SML 96, around the former Main Open Cut and Lagoon workings of the historic Mount Gunson copper mine, with...-
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Published: 30 Nov 1966
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Pernatty Lagoon. Progress reports to licence expiry/renewal for the period 1/12/1968 to 30/11/1970.
During the subject licence period, 7 diamond coreholes for 406 feet total penetration and 15 rotary drillholes totalling 282.5 feet were drilled by the Mount Gunson Project's new owners, the CSR / United Uranium consortium, to check the existing ore...-
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Published: 14 Jul 1970
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Mount Gunson. Progress reports to licence expiry/renewal, for the period 1/1/1965 to 30/11/1966.
Reports detail a field examination, a history of production and exploration, a mining resumption economic assessment, and negotiations with Jervois Sulphates (NT) Ltd. Austminex commenced its involvement in mineral exploration of the Stuart Shelf...-
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HandBk 003 - A Guide to the Geology and Mineral Resources of South Australia. Ludbrook, N.H. 1980 South Australia. (reprinted version)
South Australia has had a very long geological history traceable back for over 2000 million years. It has areas of ancient basement rocks and of younger rocks representing most of the geological column, which are exposed at the surface or have been...-
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Cultana basement regional geology 3D Model.
The Cultana basement 3D Geological Model covers a region which includes the Roopena, and western half of the Cultana, 1:100,000 mapsheet areas. The subsurface geology that has been modelled comprises a succession of deformed Palaeoproterozoic...-
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Mount Gunson Copper Project - Cattlegrid mine. Various mine management pre-commissioning plans of intended mine pit development and orebody mining sequence.
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Published: 01 Jan 1973
