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RB 2010/00011 Building granite plutons in the Olary Domain, South Australia: a ring dyke model.
Transects made across three discrete granite plutons which outcrop in the Olary Domain of the Curnamona Province have revealed that varying geochemical and lithological zones are common within the individual plutons. The Ninnerie Hill Pluton and the...-
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Published: 01 Feb 2010
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RB 2010/00014 Compilation of new SHRIMP U-Pb geochronological data for the southern Curnamona Province, South Australia, 2010.
This report book contains SHRIMP zircon U-Pb geochronological data obtained in May 2010 from the Curnamona Province, for three igneous rock samples derived from the Benagerie Ridge region and one metasedimentary rock sample taken from the Mingary...-
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Published: 01 Jul 2010
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RB 2016/00027 The Gluepot Granite: CA-TIMS geochronology and constraints on the timing of deformation on northeastern Eyre Peninsula.
The Gluepot Granite is a heterogeneous granite comprising coarse-grained porphyritic granite and medium-grained equigranular granite, as well as late stage pegmatite and aplite phases. It occurs as a large pluton intruding the c. 1755 Ma Moonabie...-
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Published: 01 Jun 2017
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RB 2012/00008 Abminga bedrock drilling program 2001.
The Abminga bedrock drilling program was initiated in 1999 as part of the Targeted Exploration Initiative of South Australia (TEISA) strategy conceived by the SA Government and implemented through PIRSA's Mineral Resources Group. Drilling was proposed...-
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Published: 01 May 2012
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RB 2012/00004 MARREE, South Australia, [geological map] sheet SH54-5. South Australia. Geological Survey. 1:250 000 Series - Explanatory Notes.
The MARREE mapsheet area includes the south-western portion of the Strzelecki Desert plus parts of the Tirari Desert, north-western Flinders Ranges and north-eastern Willouran Ranges, between latitudes 29 to 30 degrees S and longitudes 138 to 139...-
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Published: 01 Apr 2012
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RB 2015/00008 Eurelia Kimberlite Province — new evidence for multi-phase intrusions.
During the period June 2008 to October 2011, the Geological Survey of South Australia was one of the sponsors for a Mineral and Energy Research Institute of Western Australia research project conducted using the zircon U-Th-Pb-He double dating...-
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Published: 01 May 2015
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SADM/Amdel mineral research Project CM 1/1/184 : "Rare earths from Port Pirie tailings dams". Progress and final reports on Stages 1 and 2, for the period December 1975 to February 1977.
Tailings remaining after the crushing/acidic leach treatment of uranium-bearing davidite ore from the Radium Hill mine, which are held in six clay-lined containment ponds ('dams') at the now disused Port Pirie ore treatment plant, have been studied to...-
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Mount Gunson. Progress reports to licence expiry/renewal, for the period 1/1/1965 to 30/11/1966.
Reports detail a field examination, a history of production and exploration, a mining resumption economic assessment, and negotiations with Jervois Sulphates (NT) Ltd. Austminex commenced its involvement in mineral exploration of the Stuart Shelf...-
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Wedge Hill (Mount Wedge Project). Annual and final reports for the period 26/5/1997 to 25/5/1999.
Groundwater sampling, aeromagnetic interpretation, shallow auger sampling and isotope studies were carried out over an area 30 km northeast of Elliston. Heavy mineral concentrates from composite auger samples contained zircon, galena and sphalerite,...-
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Prince Alfred mine. Progress reports and annual reports to licence full surrender, for the period 9/4/1998 to 24/6/2001.
Exploration in an area around the historic Prince Alfred mine consisted mainly of detailed geological mapping and compilation of data derived from comprehensive literature searches, together with processing and interpretation of available geophysical...-
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Published: 16 Jun 1901
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Murray Mallee (Ngarkat Conservation Park). Final report at licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 18/8/1998 to 17/8/1999.
No new work - licence farmout attempted without success. Some brief background technical documentation was tendered.-
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Published: 25 Aug 1999
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Willochra (part of the Radford Creek Project). Annual reports plus final report to licence full surrender, for the period 22/6/1994 to 8/1/2001.
Investigations conducted 30 km north-east of Quorn were directed at locating possible Mississippi Valley - style base metal mineralisation, and at following up previous reports of discovered microdiamonds and kimberlite indicator minerals. Initial...-
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Geranium. Annual reports plus final report to licence full surrender, for the period 5/3/1997 to 4/4/2001.
Evaluation of known Tertiary sedimentary diatomite occurrences in the central Murray Mallee was carried out by Agricola Mining Pty Ltd on three prospects located near Geranium. Rotary drilling, with variable recovery sections of bottomhole diamond...-
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King George [Shoal] area, offshore from Moonta. Final report at licence full surrender, for the period 13/11/2000 to 6/7/2001.
Significant gravity and magnetic anomalies located offshore in Spencer Gulf were the target of novel exploration for base and precious metal mineralisation of possible Olympic Dam style. BHP Minerals has exclusive world-wide use of the proprietary...-
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Thermal satellite imagery - an aid to heavy mineral sand discoveries.
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Island Lagoon. First partial surrender report at licence expiry/renewal, for the period 23/3/1977 to 22/3/1979.
Tapley Hill Formation - hosted, Zambian Copperbelt style stratabound copper was targeted in an exploration programme which consisted of ground magnetic surveying and stratigraphic percussion drilling and geophysical logging (10 holes for 2058 m total...-
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Reedy Lagoon. Progress reports to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 17/10/1977 to 16/10/1979.
As part of a regional search for possible buried Olympic Dam type base metal mineralisation, one vertical percussion hole was drilled to 200 m total depth at a site located 9.5 km NNW of Parakylia Homestead, principally to gather stratigraphic...-
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Roxby Downs West. Annual reports and final report to licence full surrender, for the period 20/10/2005 to 13/5/2009.
EL 3428, located 17 km south-west of the Olympic Dam deposit and 5 km south of the Acropolis prospect, was taken up by Uranium Exploration Australia (UXA) primarily to explore for copper-uranium-gold-silver-rare earth element (Cu-Au-U-REE+/-Ag)...-
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Published: 05 Jun 1909
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Bopeechee and Cadnia Hill/Stuart Creek and Porter Hill (The Lake Torrens Project). Data release made at two licences' surrender/two latter licences' fifth partial relinquishment: annual reports and final reports for the period 9/4/1998 to 31/12/2006.
The reports comprising this data release package describe exploration for economic deposits of base and precious metals that have possibly formed within Neoproterozoic metasediments, the underlying Palaeoproterozoic basement, and in Cambrian carbonate...-
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Published: 29 Sep 1909
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Mulyungarie (part of the Yarramba Joint Venture Project). Data release upon first partial relinquishment and in consequence of a transfer of licence ownership : progress and technical reports for the period 4/7/1978 to 2/5/1991. [ Index Part 2 of 2 ].
After the signing of a new joint venture agreement for the three Yarramba Project tenements (EL 1004 South Eagle, EL 1352 Strathearn and the subject EL 1060 Mulyungarie) in early 1986, the CSR-led partners began exploration for possible Olympic Dam -...-
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Published: 31 May 1991
