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Lake Barry, Lepa and Mount Christie. Joint progress reports and final report to licences' joint expiry/full surrender, for the period 16/11/1981 to 15/11/1983.
Intensive surface sampling of mineralogical anomalies associated with possible buried intrusive plugs in the Mount Christie region has recovered one only small diamond, now interpreted as a false source indicator and probably due to laboratory...-
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Published: 05 Dec 1983
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Western Gawler Project. Final report, Magneto Telluric, Passive Seismic and Magnetic Modelling Study. Project ADI RD02-296 [Accelerated Discovery Initiative Round 2, 2022].
This report summarises geophysical studies conducted by Western Areas between October 2021 and October 2022, under the ADI Agreement ADI: RD02/296-GP Magneto Telluric (MT), Passive Seismic and Magnetic Modelling Study. The discovery of magmatic Ni-Cu...-
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Published: 06 May 1923
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Kalanbi. Progress report to licence surrender for the period 13/5/87 to 8/10/87.
Exploration for platinum group metals in possible chromite-rich layers within a shallowly buried layered mafic/ultramafic igneous intrusive at Kalanbi, 20 km north of Ceduna, has consisted of RAB drilling in a single fence across the associated...-
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Coober Pedy south-east - Mount Brady Mafic Intrusive Complex exploratory drilling programme. Final report, Project ADI RD02-293 [part of Accelerated Discovery Initiative Round 2, 2022].
In an area centred ~40 km south-east of Coober Pedy, following its processing of open file GCAS aeromagnetic data (Region 8A/8B) using Vector Residual Mag Intensity (VRMI) and high frequency residual gradients, the licensee had identified two untested...-
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Published: 30 Jun 1922
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Peake and Denison Ranges. Progress reports and technical reports to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 17/2/1969 to 4/5/1971.
An airborne magnetic/radiometric survey was flown over the licence in 1969. Three anomalies located near Peake Homestead Ruins and the Coppertop mine gave disappointing ground survey uranium responses from traverses made with a hand-held...-
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Thurlga Ramp (part of the Eyre Peninsula Project, Corrobinnie Uranium JV and Thurlga JV periods). Data release : final report at licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 1/1/2013 to 3/5/2019.
During the report period, licensee Andromeda Metals did no on-ground exploration. During its agreed 3-year earn-in period, joint venturer Investigator Resources undertook the following work described herein: - acquisition of high resolution aerial...-
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Published: 19 Jul 1919
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Data release - as updated [made at SA Director of Mines' discretion] : the Tarcoola and Theseus Projects. Joint annual reports for the period 31/5/2010 to 31/12/2014.
A large part of the Harris Greenstone Domain basement tectonostratigraphic block, extending from 10 km to 130 km west of Kingoonya, is being explored for possible buried economic gold, nickel and other base metal mineralisation which may be associated...-
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Data release - as updated [made at SA Director of Mines' discretion] : Warrior (part of the Central Gawler Project). Annual reports for the period 17/2/2010 to 20/6/2015.
During the sixth licence year, in February 2011, new licence owner Marmota Energy Limited ('Marmota') undertook a reconnaissance biogeochemical survey at the Pundinya prospect, collecting 54 x 30 g grab samples of vegetation of Mulga trees, in the...-
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Published: 06 Oct 1915
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Data release - as updated [made at SA Director of Mines' discretion] : Mount Caroline, Mount Harcus and Pine Ridge (the Musgrave Project). Joint annual reports for the period 1/7/2011 to 31/12/2018.
Three Exploration Licences spread across the central and eastern Musgrave Ranges are now being explored by NiCul Minerals Limited (a wholly owned subsidiary of PepinNini Minerals Limited) which currently owns 100% of each tenement. The ground held is...-
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Published: 28 Feb 1919
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Data release - as updated [made at SA Director of Mines' discretion] : Nullarbor, Yalata North and Yalata East (the Western Gawler Craton Project). Joint annual reports for the period 24/10/2012 to 2/4/2018.
A cluster of adjoining licence sub-blocks taken up in the Yalata region are being explored for possible buried Thompson Belt style magmatic copper-nickel mineralisation which could be associated with large strike-slip fault structures transecting the...-
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Data release - as updated [made at SA Director of Mines' discretion] : the Tarcoola and Theseus Projects. Joint annual reports for the period 1/1/2015 to 31/12/2018.
During the fourth year of project licences' joint reporting, for the Theseus Project, Endeavour undertook further RC and diamond core drilling at the Minos prospect on EL 5280, and did detailed auger calcrete geochemical sampling over the Lake...-
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Published: 21 Feb 1919
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Data release - as updated [made at SA Director of Mines' discretion] : Fowlers Bay (part of the Western Gawler JV Project). Annual report for the period 9/3/2015 to 8/3/2018.
During the 2015-2016 licence year, the Western Gawler JV Project exploration operator Western Areas Limited (WSA) conducted the first part of a regional reconnaissance bedrock drilling campaign targeting aeromagnetic anomalies which were interpreted...-
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Mount Christie - Mulgathing - Wynbring area. Progress reports and final report to licence full surrender, for the period 29/4/1971 to 18/10/1971.
Special Mining Lease 491 covers an area of poorly exposed Precambrian rocks in the north-western sector of the Gawler Platform of western South Australia. General reconnaissance in late 1969 showed the geology of the area to be dominated by sediments...-
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Granite Downs. Final report for the period 29/10/1970 to 28/10/1971.
Exploration for multiple base and precious metal commodities, possibly associated with magnetic anomalies in the De Rose Hill and Indulkana Range areas, has there identified a substantial Precambrian volcanic and intrusive complex, with rock types...-
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Investigation of the Kirkeeks Treasure mine, Koonamore Station, near Yunta, SA.
Pit face sampling and the drilling of a 347 foot diamond drill hole were completed at the Kirkeeks Treasure Mine. The drill hole DDK1 failed to intersect lode material. The most optimistic view of the prospect is that potential exists in the quartzite...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1974
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Port Augusta - Wilkatana area. Progress reports and final report to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 30/10/1969 to 4/8/1972.
An area surrounding the Emeroo Range, and extending from the vicinity of Port Augusta to 30 km west of Hawker, was explored by Utah for possible economic stratabound base metal deposits which it was thought could be associated with certain favourable...-
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Uro Bluff. Progress reports to licence expiry/renewal, for the period 16/4/1975 to 15/4/1977.
Stratiform copper sulphides, hosted within the basal Tapley Hill Formation, and extensions of known kimberlite bodies were targeted in this program. Reconnaissance and closer (down to 1 km x 1 km) spaced diamond and percussion drilling (28 and 83...-
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RB 00659 Regional geology and nickel exploration in the MANN 4-mile sheet and adjoining areas. Preliminary report. combined with RB 00659A - Nickel exploration on Special Mining Lease 33, Tomkinson Ranges.
This report reviews the available information on the region and presents a preliminary appraisal of the past nickel exploration data supplied by South Western Mining Co. Ltd. Current field and laboratory information has also been included. The study...-
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Published: 01 Jul 1900
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RB 00659A [Review of] Nickel exploration [potential] on Special Mining Lease 33, Tomkinson Ranges.
This report reviews the available information on the region, and presents a preliminary appraisal of the data supplied by South-western Mining Co. Ltd. Current field and laboratory information has also been included. New geological and geochemical...-
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Published: 17 Apr 1961
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RB 67/00086 Geochemical exploration in the Stirling-Clarendon area.
Approximately 1000 geochemical drainage samples have been collected in two areas within the Stirling - Clarendon project area. Twelve square miles have been sampled in the Lenswood area at an average density of 27 samples to the square mile, and 26...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1970
