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Anabama Hill. Final report at licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 29/8/1995 to 28/8/1996.
Gold and base metal exploration near Anabama Hill comprised an interpretation of open file aeromagnetic survey data, and follow-up ground geological reconnaissance. Although the area was found to be prospective for concealed bedrock mineralisation, it...-
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Published: 13 Oct 1996
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Scott Hill. Progress reports and final report to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 18/3/1982 to 17/3/1983.
In a search for possible concealed Olympic Dam type deposits in an area of the Adelaide Geosyncline which straddles part of the south-western margin of the Curnamona Province, two geophysical (gravity/magnetic) targets identified at Bibliando Dome and...-
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Mining leases held over various Mount Lyndhurst Diapir copper mine prospects. Six-monthly returns for the period January - June 1974.
8 diamond drillholes totalling 1597 feet were drilled to test for buried lode extensions at the Avondale lead-zinc mine and for hydrothermal copper mineralisation possibly associated with diorite dykes at the Belliack prospect, where anomalous rock...-
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Wonna Creek. Progress reports and annual reports to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 1/8/1994 to 7/11/1996.
3000 cubic m of potentially gold-bearing alluvial sediments from the bed of Wonna Creek, located 25 km north-east of Hallett, were screened at 6 mm. Two bulk samples of the minus 6 mm sediment size fraction, representing depth intervals from surface...-
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Waukaringa North, Waukaringa Creek and Euro Hill (the Waukaringa JV Project). Data release made at the joint first partial surrenders of the latter two licences: joint annual reports for the period 13/12/1993 to 12/6/1995.
Gold/copper exploration being undertaken north-west of Yunta has comprised rock chip geochemical sampling and BLEG stream sediment sampling. No significant gold anomalies were identified from the drainage bulk samples. High assay values of up to 8.8...-
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Oodla Wirra. Progress reports and final report to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 9/11/1983 to 8/11/1985.
Exploration activities have included reconnaissance (1:20,000 scale) and detailed (1:1000 scale) geological mapping, limited surface rock chip sampling (9 samples), and the excavation of 31 costeans to expose for examination more than 580 linear m of...-
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Published: 04 Dec 1985
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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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Anabama [Copper-Molybdenum Project]. Progress and final reports to licence expiry/renewal, for the period 26/10/1972 to 25/10/1974.
Ongoing exploration by the SA Department of Mines of the copper and molybdenum - mineralised Anabama Granite batholith, which is located 20 km south-east of Manna Hill, has involved detailed geological mapping, soil and rock chip sampling, and the...-
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Paratoo. Progress reports to licence expiry/renewal, for the period 1/9/1965 to 31/8/1966.
Examination of potentially economic stratiform copper mineralisation recorded in the Paratoo area, located approximately 60 km north-east of Peterborough, has found that it occurs within Adelaidean shales and siltstones over the apical hinge zone of a...-
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Beltana. First partial relinquishment report at licence expiry/renewal, for the period 14/12/1973 to 13/12/1974.
Possibly prospective copper mineral occurrences in the vicinity of Beltana were investigated by conducting part of a multi-licence aerial survey over them, and by researching all of the existing information on the local geology. An extensive desktop...-
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Published: 07 Nov 1974
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Wooltana. Progress reports to licence expiry/renewal, for the period 1/5/1964 to 30/4/1966.
Reconnaissance and follow-up stream sediment sampling and bank soil sampling carried out across an area of rugged terrain surrounding Wooltana Homestead, within which lie historical small mine workings and minor surface occurrences of secondary copper...-
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Published: 18 Feb 1966
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Burra area. Progress reports to licence surrender for the period 26/3/1970 to 25/12/1971.
Renewed exploration of the Burra hills district for possible economic copper and other mineralisation has continued the type of work that was done within SML 68 by the previous explorer, Australian Geophysical Pty Ltd. Reconnaissance stream sediment...-
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Wadnaminga. Progress report to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 1/10/1970 to 31/12/1970.
No work - previous data reviewed only.-
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Published: 15 Jan 1971
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Willouran Ranges. Progress reports to licence expiry for the period 1/6/1966 to 30/11/1966.
In a search for possible economic stratiform copper occurrences in Upper Proterozoic sediments of the Willouran Ranges, the licensee undertook photogeological and field mapping studies plus a regional geochemical survey of outcropping rocks and...-
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Northern Willouran Ranges. Progress reports to licence expiry/renewal for the period 12/3/1970 to 11/9/1971.
Exploration for possible economic stratabound/stratiform copper, zinc and vanadium mineralisation occurring within a large area located south-west of Marree has consisted of geological field mapping and regional stream sediment sampling (3470...-
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Published: 10 Jun 1971
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Burra [Ridge]. Progress reports and final report to licence expiry / full surrender, for the period 26/3/1972 to 25/3/1973.
Exploration of the 'Burra Ridge' highland of Adelaidean Burra Group rocks outcropping along a direct line between the towns of Burra and Robertstown, which has a history of mineral production from nine major early copper mines and many smaller...-
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Mutooroo. Progress report and final report to licence full surrender, for the period 2/7/1976 to 9/11/1976.
As part of a regional search for volcanogenic massive sulphide (VHMS) base metal deposits, a geological reconnaissance plus rock chip sampling was carried out in the vicinity of old copper workings in the Black Hills / Mutooroo Ridge region, 40 km...-
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Paratoo. Progress and final reports to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 1/9/1966 to 28/6/1967.
To implement its plan to deepen Paratoo DD1 to a total depth of approximately 2000 feet, in order to try to intersect economic copper mineralisation in unweathered rocks below the water table at 500 feet vertical depth, Kennecott recommenced inclined...-
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Wooltana West [plus Dinnertime Hill and Arkaroola]. Progress and final reports for the period 1/7/1968 to 30/6/1969.
An area of several square miles surrounding Arkarooola Homestead has been explored for possible economic copper occurences, which could include deeper lode extensions at several abandoned mines. Aerial reconnaissance and ground prospecting traverses...-
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Wadnaminga. Progress reports to licence expiry for the period 1/4/1971 to 31/3/1972.
Exploration for possible economic base metal and gold occurrences in the Anabama area has comprised semi-detailed geological mapping at 1:21,600 scale, rock chip sampling (502 samples), regional and infill stream sediment sampling (1034 samples),...-
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