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Data release - as updated : Reaphook Hill. Licence-specific annual reports to the commencement of Frome Basin Project joint reporting, plus final report to licence expiry/full surrender, for the overall period 24/7/2013 to 11/1/2022.
An area on the south-western edge of the Frome Embayment, that is centred ~100 km south of the Beverley uranium mine, has been taken up to explore for possible buried palaeochannel and sandstone hosted roll front style secondary uranium mineralisation...-
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Published: 06 Jul 1921
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Narrina. Combined first annual/final report to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 2/10/2018 to 1/10/2019.
An intensely faulted and folded metasedimentary area centred ~50 km east-northeast of Blinman, where extensive hydrothermal alteration is evident in the Neoproterozoic bedrock, and where considerable past small-scale surface mining activity has...-
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Drennans Hut. Annual reports plus final report to licence full surrender, for the period 19/8/2013 to 5/6/2019.
An area in the south-west of the Frome Embayment, that was centred ~16 km south-southeast of Reaphook Hill, was taken up to explore for possible buried palaeochannel and sandstone hosted roll front style secondary uranium mineralisation which might...-
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Published: 22 Jul 1919
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Wirrealpa. Progress, partial surrender and final reports to licence surrender for the period 13/11/1978 to 26/2/1988.
Economic deposits of Mississippi Valley type stratabound lead-zinc mineralisation within in Cambrian limestones were the targets of exploration undertaken on and near the Wirrealpa Diapir. A preliminary field reconnaissance had shown that surface...-
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Flinders Ranges Joint Venture (Esso / BHP) - drilling programmes.
Drilling included : at the Linda prospect - 20 reverse circulation holes (total 502 m) and 2 diamond holes (total 301 m); at the Wilnuroona prospect - 7 reverse circulation holes (total 370 m); at the Eric prospect - 107 RAB holes (total 1107 m)...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1985
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Data release [made at SA Director of Mines' discretion] : Wilkatana Project. First annual report for the period 26/11/2015 to 25/11/2016 and annual reports for Kallioota to expiry 25/11/2022.
A large multi-licence project area skirting the south-eastern and southern sides of Lake Torrens is being explored for economic buried deposits of base metals. This area is considered prospective on the basis of known mineral occurrences, proximity to...-
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Published: 25 Nov 1922
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Mount Mantell. Progress and final reports to licence surrender for the period 2/12/85 to 15/9/86.
Possible Mississippi Valley type lead-zinc deposits were the targets of exploration in shallow-dipping, shallowly subcropping Cambrian Wilkawillina Limestone in an area of the north-eastern Flinders Ranges near Reaphook Hill. However, company...-
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Published: 09 Sep 1986
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Mount Mantell. Final report at licence surrender, for the period 22/11/1983 to 21/2/1984.
An area centred approximately 100 km north-east of Hawker was taken up to look for possible economic Mississippi Valley type lead-zinc mineralisation that may have formed locally within the Cambrian Wilkawillina Limestone. A proposed programme of...-
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Reaphook Hill. Progress reports and final report to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 22/9/1980 to 18/11/1987.
Economic stratabound Mississippi Valley-type zinc-lead-silver deposits in Early Cambrian carbonate rocks were the targets of exploration carried out north and west of Reaphook Hill in the central Flinders Ranges. Regional geological mapping (at...-
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Flinders Project. Exploration for carbonate-hosted base metals in the Flinders Ranges, South Australia.
An EL farm-out promotional document which summarises BHP's recent integrated exploration activity over 7 ELs in the Flinders Ranges, looking for Mississippi Valley type base metal mineralization in Cambrian age sediments, and which nominates prospects...-
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Ann Hill. Progress reports to licence expiry/full surrender for the period 28/9/1981 to 26/7/1986.
Possible economic Mississippi Valley type lead-zinc deposits formed in Early Cambrian limestones were the targets of exploration carried out 12 km north-east of Blinman. The only work carried out within the licence area was photo-interpretation of the...-
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Ediacara. Progress reports and technical reports for the period November 1962 to April 1967.
TARGET: Mississippi Valley - type stratiform lead and copper mineralisation formed near the base of the Cambrian sedimentary sequence on the Ediacara structure. EXPLORATION: Initially, in 1962, the company reviewed the progress of then occurring SADM...-
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Published: 12 Apr 1967
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PEL 47. Progress and technical reports for the period June 1990 to March 1993.
Anzoil NL carried out geological and geophysical studies on previous exploration data, but was unsuccessful in attracting farmin partners either locally or overseas. The licence area was reduced to ease the work commitment, by partial relinquishment...-
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Published: 31 Mar 1993
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1970 seismic and gravity survey, Frome Downs, final report.
Comprises details of the operations, field acquisition, results and interpretation of the seismic and gravity survey. A total of 2324 profiles covering 555 miles were recorded; 1584 gravity stations were metered. The survey aimed to locate prospective...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1971
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Mount Chambers. Progress and technical reports to licence expiry/full surrender for the period 13/9/1988 to 12/9/1989.
TARGET: Downdip extensions of known Cambrian stratabound mineralisation occurring at the Eric lead-zinc prospect, principally along a mineralised, disconformable interpreted syn-depositional palaeosurface developed within the Wilkawillina Limestone....-
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Published: 14 Nov 1989
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Bute. Progress reports and final report to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 18/7/1989 to 17/7/1991.
TARGET: Economic hydrothermal copper or gold mineralisation in shallowly concealed pre-Adelaidean meta-igneous and metasedimentary bedrock known to occur over an area near Bute township. EXPLORATION: Ground magnetic profiling over previously defined...-
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Nilpena area. Progress and final reports to licence surrender for the period 26/2/91 to 16/8/91.
Exploration for possible diamonds and base metals in Cambrian sediments of the Beltana Sub-basin, east of the Ediacara Range, consisted of an appraisal of existing geophysical data, and drainage gravel sampling. No encouraging results were obtained.-
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Published: 23 Sep 1991
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Flinders Ranges. Final report.
Licence covering 21,079 square km granted 11/7/84: surrendered 11/4/85. Two reconnaisance geochemical programmes did not detect leakage of light hydrocarbon gases from petroleum fields at depth: 1. A helicopter- borne gas sensor survey over the...-
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Mount Arden. Progress reports to licence expiry for the period 1/7/1968 to 30/6/1970.
Assays of 21 geochemical samples taken from within Donnelly's iron ore deposits on Mineral Claim 4573 indicate that they have a significant anomalous trace metal content, with up to 0.25% Cu occurring in wallrocks consisting of manganiferous quartzite...-
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Published: 04 May 1970
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PEL 19. (Licence Year 3) annual report for the period from 18/6/83 to 17/6/84. Includes a geological evaluation of the hydrocarbon potential of the Lake Torrens area, SA.
Licence over 5265 square km granted on 18/6/81. Exploration included: 1. a consultant's study of the Cambrian stratigraphy, 2. drilling of Yarrah 1 in the Wilkatana area - results were inconclusive, 3. drilling of Old Motpena 1 near Lake Torrens, 35...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1984
