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RB 77/00014 Torrens Gorge weir disaster, 1958.
In the first years of settlement Adelaide's water supply was obtained directly from the River Torrens, or from shallow wells along its banks. This water became brackish in summer and caused serious health problems due to pollution. In any case the...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1977
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RB 77/00027 Tweedie Gully lodes - Lyndoch talc deposits.
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Published: 01 Jan 1979
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RB 76/00124 Dunstan's mine and Steatite Hill, Gumeracha talc deposits, Mount Lofty Ranges, secns 6265, 6323, Hd Talunga, Co. Adelaide.
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Published: 01 Jan 1976
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RB 76/00125 Private Mine no. 142, Chapmans open cut no. 1 Gumeracha talc deposits, Mount Lofty Ranges, secn 6266 Hd Talunga, Co. Adelaide.
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Published: 01 Jan 1976
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RB 79/00030 Geology of the Riverview quartzite quarry, sections 38, 5394, Hd of Yatala. Private Mine 31 (The Readymix Group SA).
Quartzites and sandstones in the Stonyfell Quartzite formation of the Adelaide System are quarried by the Readymix Group (S.A.) at Riverview quarry, 14 km north-east of Adelaide. Inferred geological reserves above the level of the nearby River Torrens...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1981
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RB 99/00001 Mount Lofty Ranges groundwater assessment. Piccadilly Valley.
A water balance study of the Piccadilly Valley has indicated that almost 20% of annual rainfall, amounting to 2000 ML, recharges the fractured rock aquifers. The current usage of about 1200 ML represents just under 60% of this annual recharge. Total...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1999
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RB 98/00015 Clare Valley groundwater resources. Progress report 1 - Hydrogeology, drilling and groundwater monitoring.
A fundamental question remains to be answered in the Clare Valley. How much water can be safely extracted without causing depletion of the groundwater resources? This question is being addressed by a major investigation into the groundwater...-
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Published: 01 Oct 1998
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RB 99/00019 Mount Lofty Ranges groundwater assessment - Portions of Torrens Rural Catchment.
The Torrens Rural Catchment can be divided into three zones where groundwater extraction from fractured rock aquifers is significant - the Fourth and Sixth Creek catchments, and the Birdwood - Gumeracha area. The Fourth Creek Catchment, which is...-
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Published: 31 Dec 1899
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RB 98/00031 Mount Lofty Ranges groundwater assessment - Brownhill Creek Catchment.
The Brownhill Creek Catchment can be divided into two main zones - the Hills Zone (rural catchment) and the Plains Zone (urban catchment). The Hills Zone is underlain by fractured rock aquifers which contain good quality groundwater (salinities...-
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Published: 01 Oct 1998
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RB 89/00024 Shale and clay supplies for metropolitan Adelaide - Preliminary report for the Mount Lofty Ranges Review.
This report summarises the main consumers, reserves, production and probable life of current mines and identifies potential alternative sources. Shale reserves in the currently worked pits are sufficient for 50 years, white plastic clay at Golden...-
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Published: 01 May 1989
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RB 89/00077 Geological investigations, Easter Gift gold mine, section 676, Hd Para Wirra, Mineral Claim 2274.
The mine was worked between 1935 and 1939. and recorded production totals 296.16 tonnes for 5007.4 grams of gold bullion. Gold occurs in gently west dipping Tertiary gravels overlying steeply east dipping Adelaidean Aldgate Sandstone. An indicated...-
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Published: 01 Aug 1989
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RB 91/00078 Brick shale resources in the Roseworthy Sheoak Log Freeling area. Results of auger drilling, 1988.
Clay resources in the Roseworthy - Sheaoak Log - Freeling area, 50km northeast of Adelaide, were investigated as a potential source of raw material for brick manufacture. Twenty three auger holes totalling 242 metres outlined areas of weathered...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1991
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Geological investigations of clay, mica and sillimanite occurrences at Williamstown, and evolving mine development plans and alternatives. Progress reports for the period 6/10/1976 to July 1984.
Dataset contains Amdel - derived mineralogical and petrological data on the ore and host rocks, plus the mine operator's reports on its plans to resume and optimize production of the unique ore types known to exist in four current mine pits and their...-
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RB 61/00047 Progress report no. 1, (SADM) Burra mines investigation.
A government investigation of the economic potential of the abandoned historic Burra Burra copper mine was started in December 1961. The SA Department of Mines (SADM) initial work comprised 1:1200 scale geological mapping of the old mine area,...-
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Published: 20 Aug 1965
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RB 71/00063 Progress report of geology. Plumbago 1:63 360 map area.
Includes an outline of the Adelaidean stratigraphy, and the underlying igneous and metamorphic rock types, and brief, mainly historical review of the economic geology.-
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Published: 14 Apr 1971
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RB 73/00190 Investigation of shale from Gawler for light weight aggregate, Co. Adelaide, Hd Barossa, Munno Para, secn 1027, 1031, 1728, 1031 - Concrete Industries.(Monier).
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Published: 01 Jan 1973
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RB 62/00028 Report on geochemical investigation, Burra project.
The pedological environment of the Burra area is described, the methods of soil sampling and sample penetration are given in detail and an outline of the spectrographic analytical procedure is given. Attempts at applying statistical methods to the...-
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Published: 02 Feb 1966
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RB 75/00068 Longwood clay deposits, County Adelaide, Hundred Noarlunga, sections 326, 327, 328, 331, 332, 333, ML 2754 - Bradbury Industries.
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Published: 01 Jan 1978
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RB 75/00067 Highland lode, Lyndoch talc deposits, secn 3127 Hd Barossa, Co. Adelaide - H.A. Schoof.
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Published: 01 Jan 1978
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RB 75/00062 Thomas lode, Lyndoch talc deposits, section 3133 Hundred of Barossa, County of Adelaide.
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Published: 01 Jan 1978
