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RB 38/00016 Report on a geological survey of the ) Prairie barite mine, Hundred of Talunga.
An occurrence of barite mineralisation located in the eastern valley wall of the River Torrens gorge, 16 miles east-northeast of Adelaide, which lies on freehold property and has been privately mined in the past, was inspected in order to gauge its...-
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Published: 28 Jul 1954
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RB 38/00102 Shale deposit, section 961 Hundred of Adelaide. Preliminary report (10/11/1954).
City Bricks Ltd. have requested a geological examination of a shale deposit on Section 961, Hundred of Adelaide, with a view to using the material for the manufacture of bricks at the Company's Works at Glen Osmond. The Company at present has a two...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1956
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RB 39/00047 Brick clay deposit near Crafers, section 961 Hd Adelaide.
The Auditor General requested urgent assistance for City Bricks Ltd in connection with a potential brick clay deposit near Crafers, over which the company had an option to purchase. Verbal permission to anticipate the authority to do this work was...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1955
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RB 39/00063 Pattern drilling and milli-second delay blasting. Record of experiments at City Bricks shale quarry.
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Published: 01 Jan 1955
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RB 39/00081 Glen Osmond quarry - City Brick. Working of faces in benches, sixty-five feet high.
City Bricks Limited have opened up a new quarry at Crafers to supply shale for its brick-making plant. Its old quarry at Glen Osmond has been closed. As is quite usual in new undertakings of this nature there are difficulties in connection with the...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1955
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RB 53/00013 Investigation into raw materials for the manufacture of roofing tiles in South Australia.
Raw materials used in the manufacture of Marseille pattern roofing tiles have been exhaustively examined and an optimum blend suggested. The extrusion moisture content range suitable for repressing tiles has been found to be somewhat limited, namely...-
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Published: 01 Nov 1960
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RB 54/00160 Flagstone deposit, near Watervale.
Considerable reserves of flagstone from the Mintaro Shale horizon and similar to the stone quarried near Mintaro township are available in the property examined. Depth of soil overburden and the presence of sandstone layers in the shale need to be...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1964
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RB 55/00025 Lightweight aggregate. Laboratory testing of clays and shales.
Results are reported of laboratory firing tests made on 11 shale samples and 4 clay samples, performed in both oxidising and reducing furnace atmospheres for various length heating periods over an extensive fusion temperature range. The bloating...-
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Published: 01 Jun 1962
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RB 54/00010 Shale for brickmaking, secn 492 Hd Kuitpo - R.J.E. Edwards.
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Published: 01 Jan 1962
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RB 52/00108 Clay shale deposit for brickmaking, near Reynella, part section 601 Hundred of Noarlunga,.
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Published: 01 Jan 1962
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RB 52/00157 Reconnaissance sampling, Lightweight Aggregate Project.
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Published: 01 Jan 1962
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RB 59/00069 Report on dolomitic shale deposit, Yongala reserve north of secn 161 Hundred Mannanarie - Highways and Local Government Department.
A previously worked dolomitic shale deposit near Yongala was investigated with a view to extending the existing quarry. Geological and topographical surveys, and the completion of one diamond drill hole 58m deep, indicate that the quarry cannot be...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1964
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RB 58/00119 Report on reconnaissance sampling, seliceous materials, Klein Point area - Adelaide Cement Company Ltd.
At the request of the Adelaide Cement Company Limited prospecting for argillacious sediment suitable as a raw material for cement manufacture was carried out from 18th to 21st February in the vicinity of the company's limestone quarry at Klein Point,...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1964
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RB 58/00148 Report on test firing of shale for lightweight aggregate, section 1056 Hd Adelaide - J.H. Leverington.
Following a request from Mr J.H. Leverington, samples of argillaceous rocks were collected from Greenhill Quarries, Burnside, Section 1056, Hundred of Adelaide, on 13th February 1964. The samples were submitted to the Australian Mineral Development...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1964
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RB 57/00100;Amdel 00297 Lightweight aggregate rotary kiln tests.
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Published: 01 Nov 1963
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RB 61/00005 Shale deposit, Hd Willunga, secn 80 - C.J. and J. Roetman.
In company with Mr. John Roetman an inspection was made of part section 80, Hundred Willunga on 2nd June, 1965. Samples of weathered shale which are exposed in a gully tributary to the River Onkaparinga immediately south of the township of Noarlunga...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1967
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RB 42/00103 Diamond drilling of shale for cement manufacture, section 3035 Hundred of Yatala.
Following geological mapping by C.J.R. Kingsbury (1954) and purchase of the property by the company (1955), 9 diamond drill holes proposed by the writer have indicated 4,000,000+ tons of Shale, suitable physically for cement manufacture.-
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Published: 01 Jan 1957
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RB 79/00132 Dolomite aggregate deposit, Crystal Brook, secn 736 Hd Crystal Brook - Highways Department.
Two deposits comprising gently dipping dolomitic sediments of the Skillogalee Dolomite were located during reconnaissance for construction materials for the Crystal Brook bypass. The southern deposit, 4 km northeast of Crystal Brook, was subsequently...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1979
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RB 84/00007 Sand and clay resources of the Maslin Beach-Pedlar Creek area.
Evaluates economic potential of all stratigraphic units and recommends modification of Extractive Industry Zone. Contains 115 million tonnes of construction sand predominantly in North Maslin Sand Member and widespread weathered bedrock brick shale....-
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Published: 30 Sep 1985
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RB 84/00012 Clay and sand resources, One Tree Hill.
Drilling has indicated reserves of 166 000 tonnes of white plastic clay and 35 000 tonnes of discoloured plastic clay and inferred reserves of 150 000 tonnes, overlain by 0.9 million tonnes of sand, mostly suitable for fill, but some for concrete or...-
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Published: 01 Mar 1984
