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Birthday Hill (part of the Stuart Range Joint Venture Project). First progress report plus final report to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 30/3/1977 to 29/3/1978.
During exploration carried out in an area located approximately 60 km south-west of Anna Creek, Newmont targeted Zambian Copperbelt - style mineralisation similar to perceived equivalents of the then newly discovered and poorly understood Olympic Dam...-
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SADME/Amdel Project 1/1/209 : [petrographic] comparison of some Archaean and Proterozoic iron formations in SA. Progress reports 1 to 4, for the period December 1977 to July 1979.
A project to compare Gawler Craton iron formations of unknown age with those of known Archaean age (from geochronology) and with the Proterozoic, Lake Superior - type Middleback Range iron deposits has concentrated on characterising each formation by...-
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Published: 30 Jul 1979
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Nickil. Progress report plus first partial surrender report, for the period 3/5/1977 to 2/2/1978.
Adelaidean sediments of the Stuart Shelf, like those associated with the stratiform copper-uranium mineralisation at Olympic Dam, were sought beneath the northern half of the licence area using aeromagnetic and gravity methods, seeking to determine if...-
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Mount Sandy (part of the Stuart Range Joint Venture Project). Progress reports and final report to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 3/5/1977 to 2/5/1978.
Following the first public announcement on 18/11/1976 by Western Mining Corp. of its giant Olympic Dam copper, gold and uranium discovery on Roxby Downs Station, Newmont Pty Ltd began a detailed assessment of the Stuart Shelf region of South...-
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ComRev 008 Iron Ore in South Australia 2000
The iron-rich rocks of South Australia have been classified into six deposit types - residual, chemical sedimentary iron formations, Fe-skarn and, of lesser significance, hydrothermal, clastic and magmatic. Production has been overwhelmingly from...-
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Danae Hill (part of the Stuart Range Joint Venture Project). Progress reports and final report to licence full surrender, for the period 30/3/1977 to 31/7/1978.
Following the first public announcement on 18/11/1976 by Western Mining Corp. of its giant Olympic Dam copper, gold and uranium discovery on Roxby Downs Station, Newmont Pty Ltd began a detailed assessment of the Stuart Shelf region of South...-
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RB 2022/00007 40Ar/39Ar geochronology from AuScope National Argon Map samples, Gawler Craton, South Australia.
The National Argon Map was an AuScope-funded pilot project (2020–2021). The project aimed to compile a national-scale map of and to analyse new samples to fill the gaps in national coverage in 40Ar/39Ar geochronology. This report provides the results...-
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Published: 01 Jul 2022
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ComRev 016 Iron Ore opportunities in South Australia 2014 (historical reference only)
A 2016 summary of iron ore opportunities within South Australia. Each mine, deposit or prospect has detailed resource information and a snap-shot of the associated companies at that time.-
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ComRev 015 The South Australian Resources Sector 2016 (historical reference only)
Gold: Gold mineralisation is widespread in South Australia and occurs in most geological provinces Copper: Many of the deposits in South Australia’s copper provinces are covered by a sequence of younger rocks that have effectively hidden many large...-
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ComRev 011 Uranium in South Australia 2016 (historical reference only)
Australia has a substantial allocation of the world’s uranium resources, especially defined under the lower risk RAR (Reasonably Assured Resources) metric. Australia hosts 29% of the world’s uranium resources (RAR and inferred) recoverable at...-
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ComRev 009 Gold in South Australia 2016 (historical reference only)
Gold mineralisation is widespread and occurs in most geological provinces of South Australia. Gold in South Australia is obtained from two types of primary deposits - quartz veins (reefs or lodges) and deposits worked mainly for base metals from which...-
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ComRev 010 Copper in South Australia 2016 (historical reference only)
South Australia’s copper deposits are held within three significant regions, Gawler Craton, Curnamona Province and the Adelaide Geosyncline, which host 3 producing mines, 4 developing projects and over 40 copper prospects. Many of the deposits in...-
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ComRev 012 Iron Ore in South Australia 2016 (historical reference only)
South Australia is the birthplace of the Australian iron ore industry. There are existing operational mines in the Middleback Ranges. There are a further two mines approved and twenty developing projects across the State with identified resources of...-
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RB 2018/00018 The South Australian Atlas of Geoscience and Mineral Exploration data - Woomera Prohibited Area within the Gawler Craton. 2nd edition.
The Woomera Prohibited Area (WPA) is a military testing range covering 122,188 square km of the land surface of central South Australia. Underlying it are highly economic minerals - prospective rocks of the Gawler Craton, a major province of the...-
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Published: 01 Aug 2018
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Coober Pedy. Annual reports and final report to licence full surrender, for the period 6/6/2005 to 3/4/2009.
An area located in the northern Gawler Craton, covering part of the Palaeoproterozoic Coober Pedy Ridge, a northeast-trending magnetic basement block that separates the Mount Woods Inlier to the south-east from the Mabel Creek Inlier to the north, has...-
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Published: 20 May 1909
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Unlocking South Australia's Mineral and Energy Potential - A Plan for Accelerating Exploration. Theme 2 (drilling partnerships with PIRSA and industry) : Year 4 partnership no. DPY4-07, Mirikata mineral prospects. Project final report.
The Mirikata EL 3537 joint venture partners, Newcrest Operations Ltd and PlatSearch NL, have completed a planned four hole drilling campaign over three separate magnetic and/or gravity anomalies located 30-40 km west-southwest of Prominent Hill on...-
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Warriner Creek. Annual reports and final report to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 2/12/2010 to 1/12/2013.
A licence issued as three separate subareas that were centred approximately 110 km south-east of Coober Pedy and 25 km north-east of the Prominent Hill mine has been explored for possible buried economic IOCG-U mineralisation. No drillholes...-
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Published: 22 Nov 1913
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Warriner Creek. Second partial surrender report, for the period 20/12/1999 to 8/2/2009.
Exploration for possible economic buried iron oxide - associated copper-gold (IOCG) deposits in two areas located approximately 100 km south-east of Coober Pedy has sought to delineate and test a number of linear and elliptical geophysical anomalies...-
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Data release [made at SA Director of Mines' discretion] : Warrina South (part of the Mount Woods Project). Annual reports to licence expiry/renewal, for the period 7/1/2002 to 4/04/2011.
Exploration of the buried Palaeoproterozoic basement rocks of the north-eastern Mabel Creek High for possible economic IOCG type mineral deposits has targeted geophysical features that the Anglo American - Goldstream Mining joint venture considered to...-
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Published: 02 Mar 1907
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Data release [made at SA Director of Mines' discretion] : Warrina North and Warrina South. Joint annual reports to licences' respective expiry/renewal, for the period 23/9/1996 to 22/9/2001.
Exploration for possible economic iron oxide - associated copper-gold (IOCG) and other base metal deposits that may exist within buried Proterozoic basement over a wide area extending NW-SE, from approximately 40 km north-east from Coober Pedy down to...-
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Published: 04 Dec 1901
