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Eurelia East copper investigations. Progress reports for the period November 1968 to June 1969.
Nine areas opened up by trenching were mapped and channel sampling carried out across any exposures exhibiting significant copper mineralization. Results indicate weak spasmodic distribution of copper mineralization which is uneconomic.-
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Published: 01 Jan 1969
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Kanappa. Final report at licence full surrender, for the period 1/12/1964 to 31/5/1965.
Reconnaissance stream sediment sampling (4000 samples taken over 5 square miles) and follow-up traverse soil sampling (350 samples) have been completed in the vicinity of the historic Kanappa copper mine, 7 miles north-east of Springton, to look for...-
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Kanyaka. Progress reports and final report to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 1/8/1966 to 31/10/1967.
As part of a regional search for possible economic stratabound Early Palaeozoic base metal deposits, Kennecott Explorations carried out stream sediment sampling and geological mapping of the Kanyaka Syncline, plus more intensive near-mine exploration...-
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Published: 05 Oct 1967
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Bibliando Dome. Progress reports to licence partial surrender / renewal for the period 20/12/1973 to 16/12/1974.
The subject licence area was taken up to explore for buried economic copper mineralisation in fractured/faulted, hydrothermally-altered Neoproterozoic country rocks associated with blind, near-surface diapiric structures that may have intruded into...-
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Published: 31 Jan 1975
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Spring Creek. Progress and final reports to licence expiry/full surrender for the period 23/7/1970 to 22/7/1971.
SML 214A was a one-year period of extended exploration tenure by licensee RMC Minerals at the Spring Creek copper mine and environs to allow a new farminee, Base Minerals Ltd, to conduct further work aimed at delineating extensions to the known...-
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Published: 12 Jul 1971
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Ediacara Mineral Field, South Australia.
There is no abstract created for this record-
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Published: 14 Nov 1962
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Warraweena. Progress reports to licence expiry/renewal, for the period 20/1/1971 to 19/1/1973.
Exploration for Mississippi Valley - style Cu-Zn-Pb orebodies in the vicinity of the old Sliding Rock Mine, 15 miles east of Beltana, comprised detailed geological mapping, grid-based soil and outcrop sampling, interpretation of previous Electrolytic...-
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Published: 24 Jan 1973
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Yunta. Progress reports to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 12/11/1970 to 11/11/1971.
Exploration of an area that surrounds Yunta township, seeking possible economic hydrothermal gold or base metal deposits, has consisted of regional and detailed (1:4800 scale) geological mapping, plus stream sediment geochemical sampling (514...-
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Published: 05 May 1971
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Beltana. Progress report to licence expiry/renewal for the period 28/5/1970 to 27/5/1971.
As part of a regional geochemical survey for signatures of stratiform base metal deposits, 184 stream sediment samples and 173 soil samples were collected in several areas surrounding Beltana to the north and east. Lead and zinc anomalies were...-
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Published: 27 May 1971
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Note on No. 19 talc deposit in SML 82A, Mount Fitton area.
Evaluation of the Mount Fitton No. 19 talc prospect discovered in 1964, and situated some 3 miles south-east of the current main talc workings and company camp, has included a topographical survey, the wagon drilling of 49 vertical holes, and the...-
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Published: 14 Oct 1970
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Manna Hill. Progress reports to licence expiry/renewal, for the period 8/10/1970 to 7/10/1971.
Exploration for possible economic base metal sulphides hosted within a 10 square mile block of Carpentarian basement schists and gneiss, or within adjoining younger Adelaidean metasedimentary cover rocks, in an area located just north and west of...-
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Examination report, Baratta silver-lead mineral field, SML 102, County Derby (outside hundreds).
The object of the current investigation was to identify ore controls, to outline an area for geophysical investigation, and to locate targets for diamond drilling. The work carried out to date includes an examination of the known mineral occurrences...-
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Mount Compass. Progress and final reports to licence surrender for the period 23/4/1970 to 28/1/1971.
In a continuation of uranium exploration being carried out over the oldest basement rocks forming inliers to the Adelaide Geosyncline within the southern Mount Lofty Ranges, several minor radiometric anomalies near Mount Compass, that were indicated...-
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Kapunda copper mine. Summary plans for past exploration conducted by Mines Exploration Pty Ltd.
Maps and cross-sections only. No report.-
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Published: 29 Jul 1970
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Progress report on [near-mine] exploration activities [performed by the] Burra [Joint] Venture, for the period 10/10/1965 to 28/2/1967.
At the invitation of the South Australian Department of Mines, a mining company consortium has been formed to continue recent SA Government studies at Burra aimed at establishing the economic feasibility of re-opening the historic copper workings to...-
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Published: 29 Mar 1967
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Peterborough area. Progress reports to licence expiry/renewal for the period 12/3/1970 to 11/3/1971.
Exploration for possible economic stratabound / hydrothermal deposits of base metals and perhaps also uranium, within a large area surrounding Peterborough, has consisted of field inspection and rock chip geochemical sampling of known historic mines,...-
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Published: 10 Mar 1971
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Reaphook Hill. Progress and technical reports to licence expiry/full surrender for the period 16/10/1969 to 15/4/1971.
Exploration undertaken in the vicinity of Reaphook Hill addressed the potential of previously reported anomalous stream sediment zinc and manganese values found in the Wilkawillina Limestone at locations a few miles north of the hill, and also...-
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Oladdie Prospect. First and final progress report for the period 1/7/1968 to 31/12/1968.
Exploration for possible stratabound or hydrothermal copper deposits in an area between Johnburg and Orroroo consisted of detailed 1:12,000 scale geological mapping and a stream sediment geochemical survey. This work failed to locate any copper of...-
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Published: 02 Jan 1969
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Oraparinna. Progress reports to licence surrender for the period 1/12/1967 to 9/4/1969.
Widespread copper carbonate and weathered, disseminated sulphide mineralisation occurring within large diapiric breccias at Oraparinna and Wirrealpa, that are located respectively ~ 35 km north-northeast of Hawker and 20 km east of Blinman, was found...-
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Published: 17 Feb 1969
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Waukaringa. Progress reports to licence expiry/full surrender for the period 25/7/1974 to 24/7/1976.
Work carried out at the Ajax and Waukaringa mine prospects included an aerial reconnaissance, grab sampling of mine tailings heaps and limited detailed stream sediment sampling plus, at the Ajax prospect, the drilling of 5 vertical rotary percussion...-
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