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RB 41/00054 Eocene clays of the Knight Formation - South-East Province.
Instructions were received from the Director of Mines to report on the possible economic significance of the Eocene clays in the Mt. Gambier Area. A visit was made to the district to ascertain the general geography and to inspect Knight's Sand Pit, at...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1957
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RB 56/00075 Diamond drilling operations, secn 333 Hd Caroline.
Dolomitisation of Tertiary Gambier Limestone along the Nelson Fault is irregular. Diamond drilling of four holes at a prospect on Section 333, Hundred of Caroline, shows that dolomite which is hard and dense at the surface passes down into partially...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1965
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RB 57/00093 Report on site investigation railway yards, Naracoorte, for SA Cooperative Bulk Handling Ltd.
The site of a proposed grain storage silo in the railway yards at Naracoorte was tested by five cable tool holes each 27.43m deep. The drilling revealed a consistent sequence fill and flat-lying Quaternary sands and clays over Tertiary Gambier...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1963
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RB 77/00080 Kalangadoo town water supply. Well completion report, Kalangadoo TWS no. 1 (MA 94).
Kalangdoo Town Water Supply (T.W.S.) No. 1 well was drilled cable tool during February - May, 1977, and subsequently production tested. The unconfined Gambier Limestone aquifer was encountered between 5.5 and 86m, and was later cemented off down to...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1977
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RB 80/00024 Kalangadoo town water supply. Completion report well no. 2.
This second well into the confined aquifer was drilled to 117.5 metres completed with a well screen in an unconsolidated sand interval between 104.2 and 115.6 metres. A yield of 1 200 kl/day was obtained with potential for greater yields without...-
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Published: 01 Mar 1980
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RB 87/00132 Lithological factors influencing the quality of Gambier Limestone as a building material.
The Marte area, 10 km west of Mount Gambier is the largest producer of building limestone in Australia. Massive calcarenite of Gambier Limestone of late Eocene to early Miocene age has been extensively modified by subsequent groundwater movement...-
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Published: 01 Nov 1987
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RB 78/00034 Mount Gambier town water supply - Completion report for well no. 8.
Water well was drilled to 250 metres into the confined aquifer Dilwyn Formation.-
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Published: 01 Jan 1978
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RB 82/00091 Wepar sand deposit, section 345 Hd Young - C.A. and L.J. Kennedy.
The deposit, 4 km south of Tarpeena, is intermittent source of construction sand for Mount Gambier, with production of 150 000 tonnes. Coarse Molineaux Sand of Holocene age overlies calcareous clay and limestone, probably derived from Dilwyn...-
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Published: 01 Dec 1982
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RB 83/00063 Allens sand quarry, section 715, Hd Blanche). Results of auger drilling, 1981 - 82 - I.A. and C.H. Allen.
18 auger holes have outlined probable reserves of 80 000 tonnes of construction sand in Middle Eocene Tartwaup Formation below 57 000 tonnes of overburden. Allens Quarry (formerly Knight's Quarry) is the only exposure of Early Tertiary sediments in...-
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Published: 01 Jul 1983
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RB 88/00002 Review of Gambier Limestone - Geology, uses, specifications and production.
The Marte area, 10 km west of Mount Gambier is the largest producer of building stone in Australia. Reviews production of ashlars from Gambier Limestone with emphasis on the Mount Gambier area; coverage is incomplete for production of ashlars from the...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1988
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RB 78/00009 EWS Department - Mount Gambier town water supply standby well no. 7.
The first of a series of high yielding standby wells exploring the confined aquifer was drilled to 208 metres using both rotary and cable tool. Production interval is from 184.6 to 205.3 metres in unconsolidated sands of Dilwyn Formation.-
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Published: 01 Jan 1978
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RB 82/00025 Report on production well for Woods and Forests Department, Mount Gambier headquarters.
Well was drilled to 286 metres into the Dilwyn Formation confined aquifer system. Useful stratigraphic and hydrogeological data were obtained. The water is suitable for all purposes, except that dissolved hydrogen sulphide needs to be removed before...-
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Published: 01 May 1982
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RB 82/00033 Determination of transmissivity from airlift and recovery.
Reliable values of transmissivity and permeability can be obtained by analysing residual drawdown data after airlifting in small diameter wells at a constant discharge rate. Considerable savings in drilling costs could be achieved in regional water...-
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Published: 01 May 1982
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RB 78/00083A Extractive industry towards a planning philosophy.
New production water well has suitable water supply for all purposes. Nitrate levels are not serious (10 - 22 mg/L).-
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Published: 01 Jan 1978
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RB 78/00042 Kongorong Primary School well completion report - Public Buildings Department.
Water well was drilled to 132 metres in Gambier Limestone to replace possible polluted shallow well.-
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Published: 01 Jan 1978
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RB 78/00041 Naracoorte planning study engineering geology investigations - B. Turner and Associates.
Naracoorte Corporation area straddles two northwesterly trending dune ridges and their corresponding flats. Cemented limestones of the Bridgewater Formation and Gambier Limestone, occasionally mantled by windblown sands, form the two ridges; younger...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1978
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RB 78/00036 Kingston town water supply completion report for well no. 11 - EWS Department.
New production water well was drilled to 71 metres.-
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Published: 01 Jan 1978
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RB 82/00017 Port MacDonnell town water supply well no. 1. Completion report.
Well was drilled to 492 metres to the confined aquifers of the Dilwyn Formation. 2 unconsolidated sand intervals were screened between 425.3 and 435.8 and 478.8 and 484 metres. The high temperature water (31 degrees C) and some dissolved hydrogen...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1982
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RB 79/00021 Foundation drilling at Robe slipway - Lake Butler.
Foundation testing for a building project at Robe aimed at strengthening the existing slipway has shown the presence of medium strength Bridgewater Formation limestone at a depth of less than 2 m, which should provide an adequate bearing horizon for...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1979
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RB 79/00034 Hydrogeological investigations, Apcel Pty Ltd, Snuggery. Report no. 3.
Drilling and testing of a new groundwater production well APCEL 14 at Snuggery has indicated a production rate of about 8000 cubic m/day (80,000 gallons per hour), which should have only minimal effects on groundwater levels in both the upper...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1979
