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Lake Torrens South, Beda Arm and Carrapateena Arm (latterly the Lake Torrens Joint Venture Project). Annual reports (singular and combined) to licences' respective expiry/renewal, for the period 21/2/1996 to 7/1/2008.
Economic Olympic Dam style iron oxide - associated copper-gold (IOCG) mineralisation has been the target of exploration carried out in three adjoining areas which together extend for about 55 to 170 km north of Port Augusta, covering southern Lake...-
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Wilcherry Hill. Drilling at the Weednanna Au-Fe deposit, an exploration model for gold deposits formed in the southern Gawler Craton. Collaborative drilling and research final report, Project ADI RD02-265 [Accelerated Discovery Initiative Round 2, 2022].
Between 8 August and 6 October 2021, six inclined, rotary mud precollared diamond cored holes (21WDDH001 to 006) totalling 1560.6 m were drilled at the Weednanna gold and iron deposit located ~40 km north of Kimba on northern Eyre Peninsula, as part...-
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Copper Coast Project - Final Report - Utilising Seismic to Map, Validate and Understand 3D Basin Architecture and Vector Potential Locations of Sediment-hosted Copper Mineralisation ADI RD03-418 [Accelerated Discovery Initiative Round 3, 2023].
IGO Ltd’s (IGO) Copper Coast Project is located along the eastern Spencer Gulf and is centred around Port Pirie. It sits along the eastern margin of the Gawler Craton and covers Proterozoic rocks of the Stuart Shelf, Torrens Hinge Zone, and Adelaide...-
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Published: 31 Jan 1923
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Mount Gunson copper deposit. Cattlegrid orebody sample testing by metallurgy and mineragraphy (results of 1973 and 1974 studies).
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Assessment of the Mount Gunson Mines Pty Ltd operation.
Problem situations associated with the operation of the concentrator, and recommendations as to the modifications needed to put the plant into a satisfactory operating condition for a start up, are discussed.-
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[Metallurgical] Investigation of [decreasing operating efficiency of] copper concentrating plant at Kadina. Progress reports from 6/3/1975 to 11/5/1984.
The main problem, leading to poor recoveries of copper from the Kadina - Wallaroo tailings dump materials being put through the Kadina copper concentrator, is an increasing amount of oxidized sulphide minerals in the treated tailings. Testing by...-
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Published: 11 May 1984
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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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Olympic Dam operations. Wellfield A area. Production history and aquifer response for the period July, 1989 to June, 1990.
Data relating to work carried out, water production and aquifer response from the Wellfield A area in the Great Artesian Basin is presented.-
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Published: 01 Jan 1990
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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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Data release - as updated [made at SA Director of Mines' discretion] : Mount Gunson (part of the Mount Gunson Project). Annual reports for the period 18/10/2008 to 24/3/2018.
During licence Year 15 (2008-2009), activities at Mount Gunson comprised: - pegging of three Mineral Claims at the MG 14 deposit in December 2008; - acquiring part of a larger project-wide ground gravity survey during April-May 2009 (510 stations...-
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Published: 22 Aug 1918
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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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Mount Pleasant (part of the Kanmantoo Project). Progress reports and final report to licence expiry/delayed renewal, for the period 31/8/1976 to 30/8/1978.
At the newly discovered Mount Torrens lead prospect, grid auger soil geochemical sampling, 1:5000 scale geological mapping, limited ground geophysical test surveying and the drilling of 23 percussion holes totalling 3388 m indicated the existence of...-
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Published: 22 Sep 1978
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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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Data release - as updated [made at SA Director of Mines’ discretion] : Middleback Range and Moonabie Hills. Joint annual reports for the period 1/2/2007 to 30/1/2019, plus surrender reports to 9/7/2023.
Project Connelly is designed to target haematite mineralisation on OneSteel's mining and exploration leases, including EL 3516 Middleback Range, with the aim of adding to the haematite reserve. In addition to the exploration programme, reserve...-
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Published: 29 Mar 1918
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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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Warrina North, Warrina South, Mount Brady, Yarrabolina Hill, Mount Woods and Kangaroo Dam (the Mount Woods JV Project). Joint annual reports [on JV partners' independent exploration programmes] for the period 1/5/2010 to 31/1/2017.
During the 2011-2012 project reporting period, exploration activities within the Mount Woods Project area which were conducted by OZL primarily targeted IOCG style mineralisation. Work included: · a continuation of office-based target generation and...-
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Data release - as updated [made at SA Director of Mines’ discretion] : Boolooroo Goldfield and Kate Hill. Joint annual reports for the period 2/1/2009 to 8/2/2019.
Two adjoining licence areas located ~ 40 km north-east of Leigh Creek township, in the ranges lying immediately east of the Telford coal basin, are being explored for possible economic occurrences of marble rock which are believed to hold enormous...-
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Granville - Oladdie area. Progress reports and final report to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 16/4/1970 to 15/4/1971.
Continuing investigation of the stratabound copper and manganese potential of the Granville district consisted of stream sediment sampling, ground magnetic traverses over an atypically aligned aeromagnetic anomaly, and shallow percussion drilling of...-
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