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RB 35/00042 Nairne pyrite milled on a pilot scale. Iron sulphides concentrated in a flotation pilot plant operated by the South Australian Department of Mines.
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Published: 01 Jan 1953
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RB 56/00083 Pyrite-pyrhotite deposits at Nairne.
The Nairne Pyrite Deposit occurs at Drukunga, three and a half miles east of Nairne, and 29 miles from Adelaide on the eastern flank of the Mount Lofty Ranges. The deposit is being worked for iron sulphides. Operations commenced in 1955 as a joint...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1965
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RB 84/00028 Petrography of 25 specimens from Mount Grainger Goldfield.
Specimens from the Mt Grainger Goldfield include quartzites, sandstones in which kaolinite is believed to represent earlier feldspar, siltstones, shales, diamictites of probable glaciogene origin, granitoids and andesites. Low to moderate temperature...-
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Published: 01 May 1984
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RB 77/00085 Amdel 01170 Rehabilitation of Brukunga pyrites mines. Mullock heap revegetation.
A trial revegetation of the mullock heaps was carried out. A significant reduction in the level of pollution in the Dawsley Creek has been achieved by the partial diversion scheme with acidity levels of the order of one-third of those values prior to...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1977
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RB 77/00039;Amdel 01149 Rehabilitation of Brukunga pyrites mine, 1976-1977.
In this period a revegetation trial was undertaken on the tailings dams, the availability of clay in the area suitable for sealing the main benches assessed and a chemical survey of Dawsley Creek in the mine area was made to assess the effects of a...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1977
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Mount Victor. Annual reports to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 1/8/1994 to 7/5/1999.
Gold exploration in the vicinity of the Kirkeek's Treasure mine, located approximately 75 km north of Yunta, comprised mapping, sampling and assaying of mine lode veins, of mineralised outcrops along strike to the east, and of nearby weathered...-
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Mount Neville. Progress and final reports to licence expiry/full surrender for the period 17/3/1969 to 16/3/1970.
Inspection of an area showing diapiric and fault disturbance within upper Adelaidean and Lower Cambrian metasediments in the vicinity of Mount Neville sought to find barite deposits of sufficiently high grade and quantity to resemble those of the...-
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Jones Dam [Mutooroo Station]. Progress reports to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 4/1/1979 to 3/1/1981.
81 closely-spaced rotary mud vertical open drillholes (total penetration 9218 m) evaluated known low grade palaeochannel uranium mineralisation previously detected in Miocene sand sequences adjacent to the Anabama - Redan Fault by Tricentrol Australia...-
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RB 66/00119 Report on Nairne pyrite deposit, Brukunga, Hd Kanmantoo - Nairne Pyrites Pty Ltd.
In August 1966, a request for assistance with conducting pyritic sulphur exploration in the vicinity of Brukunga was received by the SA Department of Mines from Nairne Pyrites Pty Ltd. Brukunga is 29 miles east of Adelaide by road and 3.5 miles north...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1968
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RB 73/00260 Sulphur, SA. In: Knight, C.L. (Ed.) - Economic geology of Australia and Papua New Guinea. 4, Industrial minerals and rocks.
South Australia has no known reserves of elemental sulphur. On the southern shore of Lake Eyre native sulphur occurs as nodules within crystalline gypsum resulting from micro-biological reduction of gypsum (Bonython and King, 1956; Baas-Becking and...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1976
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RB 74/00222 Amdel 01015 Rehabilitation of Brukunga mine, Nairne Pyrites Ltd.
This investigation of the Brukunga mine site was prompted by the observed release of acid waters with high iron and other heavy metal concentrations into Dawesley Creek, the consequences of which could include possible pollution of Lake Alexandrina...-
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Published: 01 Nov 1974
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RB 75/00092;Amdel 01065 Nairne Pyrites' effluent, 1974/1975.
Work included a chemical survey of Dawesley Creek, analysis of soil samples from the Langhorne Creek area for evidence of concentrations of heavy metals, a lime neutralisation test, examination of soil characteristics for revegetation of the mine...-
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Published: 01 Jul 1975
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Morgan. Final report at licence full surrender, for the period 12/4/2007 to 16/7/2014.
After its purchase of the subject EL 5069 on 8/7/2013, a single drilling campaign was undertaken by Iluka Resources during August-October 2013, when 11 RC aircore vertical open holes were drilled for a total penetration of 266.5 m. Ten of the holes...-
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Published: 09 Jul 1914
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RB 32/00049 Pipe making clay from Dinmore [Pottery in Qld].
Disseminated particles of iron oxides present within samples of clay submitted for beneficiation studies were unable to be effectively separated using magnetic means. As the iron oxide particles appear to range in size down to micron scale, mechanical...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1952
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SADME/Amdel mineral research project OD 1/1/249: Warrakimbo micaceous iron oxide deposit - ore beneficiation testing and product assessment. Progress reports on work completed during the period May 1980 to March 1987.
In May 1980 Amdel was asked to carry out preliminary investigations to determine the beneficiation potential of the various minerals present in a sample of Warrakimbo micaceous iron oxide. In the first stage of the work a mineralogical examination and...-
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Mount Messenger. Progress reports and final report to licence expiry/renewal, for the period 25/5/1973 to 24/5/1975.
In a search for possible concealed stratiform base metal deposits associated with haematitic jaspilites and quartzites in the Cleve Uplands area, extensive rock chip, float and residual soil sampling traverses were followed by geochemical sampling of...-
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Geological reports on mining leases in the vicinity of Billy Springs, northern Flinders Ranges, South Australia, for the period 11/3/1968 to October 1968.
The possible economic potential of eight mineral leases held by Mr H.N. Thomas in the greater Billy Springs area were evaluated by hired consultants, who undertook brief lease inspections and related literature reviews, and made recommendations for...-
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Yarrana Hill, Dunn Hill, Wallala Hill and Mount Centre (the Ceduna heavy minerals Project). Joint progress reports and joint final report to licences' joint expiry/full surrender, for the period 21/12/1989 to 20/6/1991.
TARGET: Possible Tertiary marine placer deposits of heavy mineral sands (ilmenite, rutile, zircon) on the south-eastern margin of the Eucla Basin in the Nunjikompita - Hiltaba area, 100 km east of Ceduna. EXPLORATION: A consultants' photogeological...-
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Published: 16 Oct 1991
