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Curnamona Province basement regional geology 3D Model (3D pdf version 1).
The Curnamona Province basement 3D Geological Model is a product of PIRSA's early 3D modelling trials conducted using 3D GeoModeller software. The work began with identifying the statigraphic units that were to be modelled. Due to the regional scale...-
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Arkaroola (part of the Wooltana Joint Venture). Farminee's final report at joint venture exit, for the period April to October 1972.
Exploration for possible economic stratabound copper mineralisation, carried out by Shell Minerals Exploration (Australia) over part of SML 575/703 near Arkaroola in the northern Flinders Ranges under an informal joint venture agreement with the...-
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Burt Hill area, Mount Painter district. Progress and technical reports to licence expiry for the period 6/12/82 to 3/4/86.
Leucogranitic plugs within basement in the south-western part of the Mount Painter Complex were investigated as potential hosts for primary niobium - tantalum, beryllium, titanium and yttrium mineralisation. Aerial magnetic and radiometric surveys...-
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Field petrographic, mineralogical and geochemical study of niobium-tantalum bearing granites and a glimmeritic diatreme, Mount Painter - Umberatana area, SA. (Appendix 1 to progress report to December 1985).
Recent company reconnaissance studies have shown the presence of anomalously high Ta and Nb in sodic granites in the Mount Painter area. Herein a preliminary account is given of the field relationships, petrology, geochemistry, mineral chemistry and...-
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Mount Freeling. First annual report to licence surrender for the period 17/5/2002 to 4/5/2004.
Exploration for possible economic hydrothermal gold and base metal deposits within metasomatically altered Middle-Upper Adelaidean metasediments in the Yerelina Valley and Mount Fitton areas of the northern Flinders Ranges was much hindered by lack of...-
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Published: 04 May 1904
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Woolatchi Creek. Progress and annual reports for the period 20/2/80 to 11/4/83.
41 open-hole rotary drillholes (total 5999 metres) were drilled and geophysically logged to search for possible sedimentary uranium occurrences in the Early Cretaceous Parabarana Formation and in overlying altered Miocene sands, over an area of the...-
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Mount Painter area (Yudnamutana Mining Field and Shamrock Valley). Progress and final relinquishment reports for the period 1/10/1968 to 31/3/1970.
Kennecott took up 3 SMLs in the Mount Painter district during 1968 to evaluate known copper-uranium occurrences and to search for new occurrences. At the same time, they secured the ground surrounding four 40-acre Mineral Claims already in their...-
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Willigan Hill. Progress and final reports to licence expiry/renewal for the period 19/5/1969 to 18/5/1971.
A small area of rugged terrain located to the north-west of Freeling Heights in the Mount Painter district is being explored for possible economic base metal and uranium occurrences. Exploration has comprised helicopter radiometric coverage of the...-
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The Needles - Sitting Bull area [portion of Arkaroola Station]. Progress and final reports to licence expiry for the period 1/7/1968 to 30/6/1969.
Numerous small, occasionally high grade occurrences of talc and asbestiform amphibole minerals, barite, vermiculite and sodic feldspar were discovered by prospecting across a wide, often rugged hilly area lying to the north-west of Arkaroola...-
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Wooltana. Progress reports and final report to licence full surrender, for the period 19/5/1969 to February 1971.
TARGET: Disseminated low grade, large tonnage deposits of copper, lead and zinc mineralisation formed in Adelaidean metasediments overlying Mesoproterozoic igneous rocks. EXPLORATION: 1:12,000 and 1:4,800 scale geological mapping, rock chip, soil and...-
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Report on a field reconnaissance to assess the volcanogenic massive sulfide potential of the Wooltana Volcanics, Mount Painter Province, SA.
Reconnaissance visits were made to six mineralised localities and nearby areas within the Wooltana Volcanics outcrop zone, to try to ascertain if features related to volcanogenic massive sulphide (VHMS) ore deposits were present in the rocks. None of...-
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Final report, Yudnamutana [Mining Field] examination.
Four Mineral Claims of 40 acres each were taken out by Kennecott in October 1967 to allow investigation of a major fault breccia and fracture zone in Proterozoic rocks in the Yudnamutana area of the northern Flinders Ranges. The intention was to test...-
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Report on geological mapping of the Mount McTaggart copper prospect [in] SML 575.
Detailed 1:1200 scale geological mapping on the existing prospect grid, plus geochemical and petrological studies of mineralised and host rock samples, suggest that the mineralisation at Mount McTaggart may be related to pneumatolytic metasomatism....-
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Mount Adams. Progress reports until licence farm-out to Kennecott Explorations, for the period 17/6/1968 to May 1969.
A major north-east trending fault separating granite porphyry basement from Willouran age metasedimentary cover rocks was rapidly surveyed with a scintillometer for any associated radioactivity, but none was found. A splay style, 2 mile long,...-
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Published: 05 May 1968
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Ninialana Creek. First and final report at licence surrender for the period 30/3/1977 to 28/6/1977.
Extrapolation of a prospective copper-mineralised Neoproterozoic target horizon into the subject licence from WMC's northerly-adjoining EL271 has prompted a brief investigation of its potential through aerial photointerpretation, detailed 1:15,000...-
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Published: 08 Jul 1977
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Yudnamutana Hill - Arkaroola Creek area, Mount Painter district. Interim progress report for the period 7/7/1968 to 6/1/1969.
As part of a regional search for possible economic uranium and copper-molybdenum deposits formed in Precambrian basement and overlying early Adelaidean cover metasediments, Kennecott Explorations conducted a reconnaissance aerial radiometric survey of...-
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SML 704 Yudnamutana Project. Balancing Rock prospect with geochemical and petrological appendices by Amdel, Pontifex Mar-Jun 1973.
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Published: 01 Jan 1973
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Paralana. Progress and final reports to licence surrender for the period 16/5/1966 to 15/12/1966.
Regional stream sediment sampling conducted over an area of historically prospective ?Archaean, Proterozoic and Palaeozoic rocks in the Mount Painter - Mount Babbage - Mount Livingstone - Yudnamutana area did not reveal any base or precious metal...-
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Giant Head. Progress and final reports for the period 15/10/1973 to 14/10/1974.
An intersection of about 5 feet of massive sulphides (85% pyrite, 15% chalcopyrite) in a vertical water bore at Giants Head, at or near the contact of brecciated diapiric sediments (Wywyana Formation?) and leucocratic granite, was investigated....-
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Published: 30 Oct 1974
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Geological reports on mining leases in the vicinity of Billy Springs, northern Flinders Ranges, South Australia, for the period 11/3/1968 to October 1968.
The possible economic potential of eight mineral leases held by Mr H.N. Thomas in the greater Billy Springs area were evaluated by hired consultants, who undertook brief lease inspections and related literature reviews, and made recommendations for...-
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