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RB 77/00027 Tweedie Gully lodes - Lyndoch talc deposits.
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Published: 01 Jan 1979
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RB 76/00124 Dunstan's mine and Steatite Hill, Gumeracha talc deposits, Mount Lofty Ranges, secns 6265, 6323, Hd Talunga, Co. Adelaide.
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Published: 01 Jan 1976
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RB 76/00125 Private Mine no. 142, Chapmans open cut no. 1 Gumeracha talc deposits, Mount Lofty Ranges, secn 6266 Hd Talunga, Co. Adelaide.
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Published: 01 Jan 1976
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RB 81/00071 Torrens no. 1 deposit, mapping and sampling of the underground workings - Gumeracha talc deposits, Mount Lofty Ranges, section 6264, Hundred Talunga Private Mine 142.
10 000 tonnes of talc were produced since 1942. Talc and albite were formed by metasomatism within zones of intense shearing in metasediments of the Undalya Quartzite (Stonyfell Quartzite) and Woolshed Flat Shale. The lode comprises 52% talc, with...-
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Published: 01 Aug 1981
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RB 78/00017 Non metallic minerals and the future.
South Australia has been a traditional source of non metallic minerals. Those minerals currently being mined that offer scope for expansion is – Barite – In pigments, drilling muds, the manufacture of barium chemicals and for medical purposes...-
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Published: 20 Feb 1978
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RB 78/00135;Amdel 01245 Grinding of talc.
Grinding characteristics of talc from the 2 areas were compared. The project was terminated when it became apparent that Lyndoch talc was not as difficult to mill as was originally thought.-
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Published: 01 Jan 1978
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RB 79/00152;Amdel 01300 Uses of talc / albite rock.
Background: Extensive deposits of talc exist in the Gumeracha-Lyndoch region of South Australia, located between 50-100 km north-east of Adelaide. Much of the talc rock contains a significant (5-30%) feldspar content. Project investigations have...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1979
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RB 80/00083 Mines and mineral occurrences prospected during 1979, in the Flinders Ranges.
Old mines and prospects were located, sketch mapped and photographed. Ultra- violet lamp was used to search for scheelite in Mt McTaggart area and west of Mt Fitton. Scintillometer was used to search for radioactive minerals.-
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Published: 01 Jul 1980
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RB 80/00004;Amdel 01303 Beneficiation of Gumeracha talc (Amdel report no. 1303).
Object was to upgrade MgO to 30% and to improve colour of talc. Work included flotation tests and mineralogy. The low grade talc sample was contaminated with albite feldspar, but responded well to flotation to give concentrate containing 97.5% talc...-
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Published: 01 Dec 1979
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RB 80/00017 Review of the Gumeracha talc deposits, Mount Lofty Ranges, Hundred Talunga.
The Gumeracha deposits occur from Lobethal to Forreston and have formed by metasomatic replacement of metasediments of the Burra Group Undalya Quartzite and Woolshed Flate Shale. Steatite Hill deposit contains proved reserves of 156 000 tonnes of 65%...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1980
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RB 89/00051 Cowell Jade Province: Detailed geological mapping and diamond drilling of jade and ornamental marble outcrops, 1982-1987. Volume 1.
Detailed mapping undertaken between 1982 and 1987 of 48 known jade outcrops located in the Cowell - Cleve area, and diamond drilling of 3 jade outcrops and 2 ornamental marble prospects, has identified many factors controlling nephrite formation. The...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1992
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RB 88/00064 Mount Fitton talc deposits, northern Flinders Ranges - A summary.
Talc mines located near Mount Fitton produce 60% to 80% of the South Australian production of talc, of which two thirds is high grade material (suitable for pharmaceutical or paint manufacture). Over 40 known deposits occurring within an area of 60...-
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Published: 01 Apr 1988
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RB 90/00007 Industrial minerals in South Australia. Current operations and future trends.
Established producers have taken advantage of export opportunities for gypsum, salt and dolomite. New developments include a graphite processing plant at the former Uley Graphite Mine and trial mining of micaceous iron oxide for pigments. Proposals...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1990
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RB 89/00074 Industrial and non metallic minerals - Operations in South Australia.
This data package discusses mining and processing operations of the major non metallic and industrial mineral commodities in South Australia and is of interest to those in the industry and to manufacturers and suppliers of a range of machinery and...-
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Published: 01 May 1989
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RB 89/00044 Mineral resources of the Kapunda District Council area.
Kapunda DC is underlain by folded Adelaidean and Cambrian metasediments which host important mineral deposits in the area. An estimated 15 million tonnes of ore averaging 1.2% copper remains near the Kapunda mine, with potential for further...-
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Published: 01 Jun 1989
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Lipson Cove - Tumby Bay area. Annual and final reports to licence expiry/full surrender for the period 2/9/2004 to 1/9/2008.
Geological mapping of an historically worked lamellar talc occurrence in the Tumby Bay area showed that snow white, finely flaky talc is present over a 2 km strike length within two beds of isoclinally folded schistose dolomitic limestone, but is of...-
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Interim report on a geological survey of Special Mining Lease no. 58, Mount Fitton area, South Australia.
Talc occurs in the Mount Fitton area in a massive recrystallized dolomite of Proterozoic age. The larger talc deposits are concentrated on its margins. This massive dolomite cuts through bedding and formation boundaries, and available evidence...-
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Published: 29 Jun 1964
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Mount Fitton Talc Province. Progress, annual and miscellaneous technical summary reports for the period 16/2/79 to 24/11/96.
Talc has been mined at Mount Fitton in the northern Flinders Ranges on a continuous basis since 1945, for industrial use in the manufacture of cosmetics, ceramics and refractory ware. From 1979 to 1996, under authority of a series of Exploration...-
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Data release - as updated [made at SA Director of Mines' discretion] : Lipson Cove. Annual reports for the period 29/9/2009 to 28/9/2014.
An area in the Cowell Hills centred ~20 km north of Tumby Bay on eastern Eyre Peninsula was taken up primarily to explore and evaluate known talc and graphite occurrences, but the grant licensee's initial review of previous exploration data revealed...-
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Published: 12 Dec 1914
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Use of white clays for wall tiles. Progress report to 31/3/67.
Blends from talc and clay for the semi dry press method of production and single fire process were tested. Equipment at the Port Pirie Uranium Plant was assessed with a view to utilizing existing equipment. Further work recommended.-
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