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RB 00680 Mount Salt Structure Drilling Project of Oil Development NL. Palaeontological report.
Five structure holes drilled to a depth of approximately 1,000 feet in the Hundred of MacDonnell 9 miles south west of Mount Gambier intersected a lower Tertiary section in downward sequence of Gambier Limestone, Buccleuch Group and Knight Group...-
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Published: 01 Aug 1900
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RB 00681 Oil Development NL's Mount Salt 1. Palaeontology progress report no. 2.
From brief examination of cores and of the five structure holes the following sequence has been intersected to 921 feet. 0-536 feet Gambier Limestone (Oligocene), 536-600 feet Buccleuch Group (Upper Eocene); 600-3131 feet Knight Group (Dartmoor...-
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Published: 01 Aug 1900
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RB 00687 Australian Oil Corp.'s North Renmark no. 1 well. Subsurface stratigraphy and micropalaeontology study.
North Renmark 1 was drilled 6 miles north of Renmark, to a total depth of 4018 feet. The well penetrated a sequence of Tertiary, Cretaceous and Permian rocks, mostly of marine origin, and has given the most complete section so far known from the...-
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Published: 01 Apr 1900
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RB 67/00015;Amdel 00595 Calcination of polyzoal limestone in transport.
Background: Enormous reserves of high grade polyzoal limestone exists in the South east of South Australia near Mount Gambier. The conventional methods of calcinations (vertical shaft kilns, rotary kilns and multi stage fluidized beds) are either...-
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Published: 01 May 1968
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RB 69/00037 Groundwater supply for industrial use Pict Ltd, Millicent, pt secn 573 Hd Mount Muirhead.
Pict Limited required assistance from the Department of Mines to obtain a minimum supply of 0.67 cusecs and a maximum supply of 0.87 cusecs at their property on the outskirts of Millicent part Section 573, Hundred of Muirhead. On receipt of a request...-
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Published: 05 Aug 1969
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RB 69/00063 South-East water resources hydrogeological progress report no. 4. Test area 1. Results of geological and geophysical investigations July 1969.
Investigations have been carried out in the first test area of the South East Water Resources Investigation. Drilling by Rotary and Cable Tool methods up to 555 feet deep has shown a near horizontal sequence of bedded limestones. The cable tool method...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1969
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RB 69/00063 South-East water resources hydrogeological progress report no. 4. Test area 1. Results of geological and geophysical investigations July 1969.
Investigations have been carried out in the first test area of the South East Water Resources Investigation. Drilling by Rotary and Cable Tool methods up to 555 feet deep has shown a near horizontal sequence of bedded limestones. The cable tool method...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1969
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RB 65/00117 Tantanoola dolomite deposit at the Up-and-Down Rocks - SA Silicates Co. Pty Ltd.
At Up-and-Down Rocks the Gambier Limestone has been irregularly dolomitised. The deposit supplies about 10 000 tons of dolomite a year for the manufacture of sheet glass. It is pale brown to pink, and varies from very hard rock to loose sand; all...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1969
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RB 66/00022 Groundwater supplies at Keith and its surroundings, progress report no. 5, Hd Stirling - EWS Department.
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Published: 01 Jan 1968
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RB 66/00065 Groundwater supplies for Bordertown, progress report no. 1, Hd Wirrega - EWS Department.
On 17th January, 1968, the E. & W.S. Department requested an investigation to ascertain the best location for additional bores to augment supplies to consumers in Bordertown, The supply is obtained at present from three boreholes fitted with pumps...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1970
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RB 70/00137 Results of a pumping test on the water supply bore for the South West Frozen Food Producers, Mount Gambier, secn 364 Hd Blanche.
A three day pumping teat has been conducted on a water supply bore for the new South West Frozen Food Producers' factory in Mount Gambier. This work was requested by F.M.C. Aust. Pty. Ltd. the engineering consultants for the project. The factory is...-
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Published: 09 Sep 1970
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RB 71/00153 South-East water resources investigation test area 1. Progress report no. 5 to April 1971. Counties Grey and Robe.
In 1969, a program of hydrogeological investigation was carried out in Test Area 1 as part of the South East Water Resources Investigation. The results were described in a report by Harris (1969). Since that time there has been:- (a) a monitoring...-
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Published: 24 Sep 1971
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RB 71/00125 Geology of the NARACOORTE 1:250 000 sheet area.
The most significant feature of the area, covered by the Naracoorte 1:250 000 sheet is the Padthaway Ridge which underlies all but the southernmost part of the area, where Mesozoic sediments, of the Otway Basin lap onto the ridge (Padthaway...-
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Published: 06 Aug 1971
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RB 72/00064 Completion report and pump test, Tarpeena town water supply bore no. 1, town lot 127 Hd Mingbool - EWS Department.
Following discussion between this Department's Resident Geologist at Naracoorte and the E. & W.S. Department's Regional Engineer, Southern, a request was received from the latter Department in a letter dated 12th July, 1971, to sink and pump test...-
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Published: 19 Apr 1972
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RB 73/00121 Report on a salinity survey, northeast of the township of Robe for the EWS Department.
During the 1972-73 holiday season, a shortage of water was experienced in the township of Robe due to the in-flux of a large number of tourists. In response to a request from the Engineering and Water Supply Department, the Mines Department carried...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1973
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RB 73/00166 South-East water resources, Hd Mayurra, adj. secn 552. Pumping tests results on water bore MI-1 at Snuggery, report no. 1.
This report covers the first two stages of a proposed 3-stage pump test on Bore MI-1. Calculations using the Jacob and Theis methods have been used. Good agreement between the various drawdown curves indicates that the values used are reliable for the...-
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Published: 03 Oct 1973
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RB 72/00206 Summary of the hydrogeology of the South-East Province.
Groundwater of the South East province forms one of the most important water resources of the State. All towns south of Keith and, indeed, most towns in the Murray and Otway Basins rely on groundwater for their supplies. Therefore it is important that...-
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Published: 06 Nov 1972
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RB 73/00022 Completion and pump test report APD supply bore no. 2, secn 364 Hd Blanche - Australian Processors and Distributors Pty Ltd.
When positive signs of pollution were encountered in water being obtained from the Gambier Limestone in supply bore No. 1 at Australian Processors and Distributors Pty. Ltd. factory, it was decided to investigate the possibility of obtaining an...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1977
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RB 73/00152 Contamination of groundwater in the Mount Gambier area.
As.part of a survey-of possible pollution of groundwater In the vicinity of the city of Mount Gambier, water samples from 242 bores and 14 springs, and sinkholes were taken in later 1972, Examination of analytical results shows that nitrate is the...-
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Published: 22 Jun 1973
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RB 61/00105 Pump test results and analyses of Gambier Limestone aquifer, secn 22 Hd Hindmarsh, military sheet Millicent - Apcel Ltd.
A supply of some 7.1 cusecs or 160 000 gallons per hour of groundwater is required for the increase in production of paper. In order to obtain this water supply, four 10 inch diameter boreholes Nos. 7 to 10 were drilled. They are located at 1060 feet...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1965
