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RB 38/00016 Report on a geological survey of the ) Prairie barite mine, Hundred of Talunga.
An occurrence of barite mineralisation located in the eastern valley wall of the River Torrens gorge, 16 miles east-northeast of Adelaide, which lies on freehold property and has been privately mined in the past, was inspected in order to gauge its...-
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Published: 28 Jul 1954
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RB 54/00001 Limestone dolomite and magnesite resources of South Australia.
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Published: 01 Jan 1963
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RB 55/00025 Lightweight aggregate. Laboratory testing of clays and shales.
Results are reported of laboratory firing tests made on 11 shale samples and 4 clay samples, performed in both oxidising and reducing furnace atmospheres for various length heating periods over an extensive fusion temperature range. The bloating...-
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Published: 01 Jun 1962
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RB 55/00100;Amdel 00203 Abrasives industry survey.
The South Australian Government Department of Mines requested an industry survey on Abrasives. The proposed survey was to include a study of available statistics and published data to provide the following information: 1. Abrasive materials used,...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1962
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RB 56/00004 Preliminary report on proposed cuttings, Port Pirie-Broken Hill railway Ucolta-Paratoo deviation - SA Railways.
The regional geology along the deviation is described and a programme for testing the proposed cuttings is presented. The presence of potentially useful deposits of rock for ballast near the route is noted and comment is made on the composition of...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1963
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RB 57/00047A Mineral fillers and pigments. Progress report 25th to 30th June, 1963.
At the request of the South Australian Department of Mines a survey of current Australian usage of mineral fillers and pigments was made. The survey was intended to determine the consumptions and specifications typical of various industries and to...-
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Published: 01 Jul 1963
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RB 57/00047;Amdel 00266 Fillers and pigments. Survey of industry.
At the request of the South Australian Government Department of Mines a survey was made of current Australian usage of mineral fillers and pigments. The survey was intended to determine the consumption and specification typical of various industries...-
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Published: 01 Aug 1963
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RB 57/00067;Amdel 00276 Refractories. Review of industry and requirements.
The South Australian Government Department of Mines requested an investigation on refractories which was to take the form of a review of the industry and its requirements. Aspects of particular interest to be studied were listed by the Sponsor as...-
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Published: 01 Sep 1963
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RB 57/00100;Amdel 00297 Lightweight aggregate rotary kiln tests.
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Published: 01 Nov 1963
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RB 60/00026 Chowilla Dam Project, rip-rap investigation, Lowbank quarry site. Progress geological report, February 1965.
A quarry site located near Lowbank on the River Murray, 7 miles east of Waikerie, has been geologically mapped and partly explored by drilling 14 vertical diamond holes with a total depth penetration of 702 feet. Marine sandy limestone and calcareous...-
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Published: 12 Feb 1965
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RB 60/00059 Report on Morialta quartzite deposit.
A geological investigation of a deposit of Stonyfell Quartzite has been carried out. One subunit appears to be a suitable source of civil engineering construction aggregate. An area in which quarrying could be commenced is suggested.-
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Published: 18 Mar 1965
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RB 50/00040 Review of the production and uses of arsenic.
Although a number of arsenic minerals such as arsenopyrite (Fe As S); orpiment (As3 S3), and realgar (As2 S2) are known, commercial supplies of arsenic are obtained almost entirely as a by-product from the gases evolved during the roasting of metallic...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1959
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RB 50/00056 Review of the uses and beneficiation of talc.
Talc is a hydrated silicate of magnesium having the theoretical formula H2Mg3 (SiO3)4, corresponding to 63.5 per cent SiO2, 31.7 per cent MgO. The ratios of these constituents may vary between rather wide limits, the magnesia/silica ratio ranging...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1959
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RB 44/00063 Myponga Dam Project - Geological investigation of the tunnel route on the proposed pipeline from the reservoir.
Detailed geological examination of the area in the vicinity of the proposed tunnel has shown that, provided suitable precautions are taken, there are no geological factors which will prevent the successful construction of a tunnel through the ridge...-
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Published: 02 May 1957
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RB 42/00021 Clay mineralogy, properities and uses with a suggested classification.
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Published: 01 Jan 1956
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RB 47/00124 Beneficiation of fireclay from Paracombe, near Millbrook Reservoir.
Fine and coarse clay products, both containing five per cent free silica, were produced by cyclone treatment from a raw kaolin clay containing twenty per cent free silica.-
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Published: 01 Jan 1960
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RB 80/00055 Talc production in South Australia, 1900-1979.
Deposits in the Mount Lofty Ranges are subdivided into the Gumeracha-Lobethal region and deposits north of Gumeracha which include the Lyndoch deposits. On Eyre Peninsula, deposits are concentrated near Tumby Bay, with smaller deposits associated with...-
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Published: 01 Aug 1980
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RB 80/00094 Foundry Sand and Glass Sand Project. Production and usage of foundry sand in South Australia. Report no. 3.
Survey to SA foundries, indicates large reduction in activity since survey in 1966. The main source of metropolitan foundry sand is Sandy Creek, with additional material from Stow, Reeves Plain, Tailem Bend, Normanville, Pedlar Creek and Nalpa. These...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1980
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RB 84/00102 Silica sand deposits near Lake Alexandrina.
4 Quaternary silica sand deposits were assessed by 47 auger holes. The deposits comprise backshore dunes marginal to the lake and are a potential source of replenishment sand for metropolitan beaches. Only 1 deposit is mined at present, Nalpa no. 1...-
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Published: 01 Dec 1984
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RB 79/00122 Penrice marble deposit. (Report on the) 1977-1978 drilling programme.
Since 1950, recorded production from ICI's Penrice marble deposit near Angaston has totalled 13,083,395 tonnes. High grade marble is used at the company's Osborne plant, while lower grade stone is sold for cement manufacture and roadstone, and small...-
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Published: 01 Dec 1979
