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Hawks Nest. Progress reports and final report to licence full surrender, for the period 20/2/1980 to 29/12/1982.
An area 100 km north of Kingoonya which exhibits a strong regional gravity high and other, intersecting pronounced crustal geophysical features was acquired to search for an Olympic Dam type of base/precious metals deposit. Semi-detailed and detailed...-
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Jenner Hill, Pearson Hill and Sandy Point (the Stuart Shelf JV Project). Joint progress reports, plus later annual reports and final report to full surrender of remnant licence EL 1808, for the overall period 4/10/1989 to 24/10/1996.
Exploration for Olympic Dam-style mineralisation, undertaken over an area centred ~15 km south-east of Arcoona Homestead on the Stuart Shelf, which includes WMC's formerly partly tested Emmie Bluff prospect, has comprised the acquisition of ground...-
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RB 37/00077 Petrology of the cores of bores no. 1 and 2, Middleback Ranges.
A representative selection of rock types obtained in the cores of the DDH1 and DDH2 iron ore exploration holes was made with a view to studying the mineralogy, the lithology and any microstructures of interest present in the formations intersected. A...-
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Published: 05 Apr 1954
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RB 37/00109 Progress report. Middleback Range diamond drilling.
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Published: 11 May 1954
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RB 38/00090 Wagon drilling programme, Katunga Hills, Middleback Range - Final report.
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Published: 01 Jan 1954
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RB 39/00087 Prospecting north of Iron Knob racecourse area. Proposals and progress report no. 4 results to 2/6/1955.
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Published: 01 Jan 1955
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RB 41/00048 Diamond drilling of a magnetic anomaly at Balgowan, Yorke Peninsula. Final report.
An aerial magnetometer survey carried out by the BMR in 1952, followed up by SADM during 1953 with detailed ground magnetometer surveys, revealed two prominent magnetic high anomalies located south of Balgowan on Yorke Peninsula (maximum recorded...-
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Published: 29 Aug 1955
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RB 54/00055 Summary report on the investigation of the Razorback Ridge deposit (Braemar Iron Formation).
Sturtian glacial sediments south of Yunta contain haematitic and magnetitic siltstones (banded iron formation) and haematitic and magnetitic tillites formed by chemical deposition of magnetite euhedra in a finer grained haematite groundmass. Both...-
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Published: 09 Mar 1962
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RB 54/00019 Report no. 2 on Warramboo aeromagnetic anomaly, central Eyre Peninsula, May to November 1961.
The initial test programme at Warramboo has been completed after drilling 13,163 feet. Techniques have been developed for drilling, sampling, and logging the materials encountered. The majority of holes intersected granitised metasediments...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1962
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RB 59/00012 Geological report no. 3 on the Greenpatch jaspilite structure, Hundred Lincoln, southern Eyre Peninsula with appendixed summary drill logs.
Following aerial and ground geophysics and detailed geological mapping reconnaissance drilling at five potential ore zones has indicated 8.7M tons with a maximum possibility of 17.8M tons/100 vertical feet assaying 25% Fe or better. Preliminary tests...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1964
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RB 59/00090 Investigation of Carrow and Neill aeromagnetic anomalies (7/9/1964).
Ten ground magnetic and gravity traverses delineated the Carrow Anomaly. Seven drillholes disclosed iron formation up to 200 ft. wide. Assuming a stike length of 3000 ft., reserves could approach 6 million tonnes per 100 ft. assaying 23.0 - 28.6%...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1967
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RB 59/00139 Geological report no. 2 on the Koppio, jaspilite complex, Hundred Koppio, southern Eyre Peninsula, Cummins 1-mile map.
Drilling results confirm the general synclinal structure. The jaspilite complex appears to be too low grade, too deeply weathered and too narrow to be of immediate economic interest. The western flank and main synclinal axis need more exploration for...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1964
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RB 55/00091 Report no. 3 on sampling and logging techniques with summarised drill logs for the Warramboo aeromagnetic anomaly, central Eyre Peninsula. May-Nov 1961.
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Published: 01 Jan 1962
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RB 56/00033 Investigation of the Kopi aeromagnetic anomalies.
The history of the project, tabulated geophysical results, summarised bore logs (KR's 1-11) with the grade of the iron formations intersected are recorded. Recommendations are made for further ground geophysics and drilling.-
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Published: 01 Jan 1965
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RB 57/00014 Report on visit to Western Australian iron and manganese deposits in May 1963.
A comparison of known iron deposits in Western Australia and South Australia suggests that large, high grade iron orebodies occur in flatly dipping favourable horizons which have a leached and oxidised appearance: siliceous, steeply dipping iron...-
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Published: 18 Jul 1963
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RB 58/00104 Summary report on the investigation of the Greenpatch jaspilite structure, southern Eyre Peninsula.
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Published: 01 Jan 1964
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RB 58/00019 Second geological report on Greenpatch jaspilite. Diamond drilling to 25/1/1964.
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Published: 01 Jan 1964
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RB 60/00025 Geological report no. 1 on Brennand anomaly, Hd Koppio, southern Eyre Peninsula, Cummins 1-mile sheet.
A potential iron ore deposit has been investigated in the upper horizon of jaspilite beds of the Hutchison Group, where a drag fold has caused a thickening of the jaspilite beds. Surface samples average 42.2% acid soluble iron. The deposit has a...-
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Published: 08 Feb 1965
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RB 60/00024 Report on the aeromagnetic anomalies near Mount Wood (Engenina, Balta and Ware 1-mile sheets).
Aeromagnetic anomalies mapped at Mount Woods and to the south were investigated for their iron ore potential by conducting a low-level aeromagnetic survey and by performing a geological reconnaissance and acquiring ground magnetic and gravity data....-
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Published: 08 Feb 1965
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RB 60/00042 Investigation of iron formations in the Mulgathing district.
Detailed geological mapping has identified a metamorphosed iron formation though to be equivalent to the Middleback Group of Eyre Peninsula. Four diamond drillholes have given complete intersections of the Mount Christie, Fingerpost Hill and George...-
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Published: 04 Mar 1965
