Datasets

The mesac Open Data Portal datasets contain detailed records of seismic surveys and geochemical data, and they are made available here to industry, researchers and the public.

  • Sm-Nd isotopic data for South Australia

    We outline the results of an updated Sm-Nd data compilation from the Geologic Survey of South Australia (GSSA) to 2024 and provide an updated map of TDM2 values and crustal residence time (TCR) across South Australia for both felsic and...
      Dataset Published: 13 Dec 2024
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  • Pedirka Basin 2015 Seismic Mapping, Sunshaded Images

    This dataset is a result of an Aquifer study by the Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources (DEWNR) which formed part of a project funded by the National Water Commission titled "Allocating water and maintaining springs in the Great...
      Dataset Published: 01 Jan 2012

  • Geothermal Applications, Retention Licence

    Location of all current Retention Licence Applications issued under the Petroleum Act, 2000 for the regulated resource or commodity of geothermal. Retention Licences protects the interest of a licensee in a discovery or a regulated resource for a...
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  • Mineral Resource Potential Map (MENINGIE 1:50 000 map sheet)

    South Australian Mineral Resource Potential Mapping translates geological mapping, current productive mineral tenement locations and a range of other resource information into a 3 level categorisation of resource potential.
      Dataset Published: 23 Oct 2016
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  • Mineral Resource Potential Map (MILANG 1:50 000 map sheet)

    South Australian Mineral Resource Potential Mapping translates geological mapping, current productive mineral tenement locations and a range of other resource information into a 3 level categorisation of resource potential.
      Dataset Published: 23 Oct 2016
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  • Spatially Coincident Gravity and TMI Anomalies of the Gawler Craton

    Bouguer gravity and reduced-to-pole total magnetic intensity grids over the Gawler Craton were transformed, generating polygon datasets and contours representing populations of locally anomalous gravity and magnetic intensity. Taken as simple anomaly...
      Dataset Published: 18 Feb 2020
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  • Geological Provinces: Middle to late Mesoproterozoic

    Location and extent of geological provinces of South Australia. Its major use is in mineral exploration but contributes to basic geological understanding of South Australia in conjunction with companion datasets of Geological Provinces of South...
      Dataset Published: 24 Feb 2011
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  • Nickel mines and mineral deposits

    Locations of all current and historical Nickel mines and mineral deposits.
      Dataset Published: 01 Jan 1850

  • Silver (Ag) - contained reserve

    Locations and known contained reserves for mineral deposits. Data sourced from the Mineral Deposits database and separated into commodities for display within SARIG. The Mineral Deposits database contains records of some 11,000 separate South...
      Dataset Published: 17 Apr 2023

  • Uranium (U) - contained reserve

    Locations and known contained reserves for mineral deposits. Data sourced from the Mineral Deposits database and separated into commodities for display within SARIG. The Mineral Deposits database contains records of some 11,000 separate South...
      Dataset Published: 17 Apr 2023
    • PNG

  • Petrology - rock sample sites

    Rock Sample locations in South Australia that indicate petrology sample analyses. The information is extracted from an Oracle database known as SA_GEODATA. Data on geochemistry, geological logs and administrative information for drillholes has been...
      Dataset Published: 01 Jan 1890

  • Mineral Resource Potential Map (NOARLUNGA 1:50 000 map sheet)

    South Australian Mineral Resource Potential Mapping translates geological mapping, current productive mineral tenement locations and a range of other resource information into a 3 level categorisation of resource potential.
      Dataset Published: 23 Oct 2016
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  • South Australian regional radiometric images

    SA_RAD_U is a grid of the uranium element concentration created by merging the data recorded across 166 different airborne radiometric surveys. The data was levelled using a combination of the AWAGS (Australia Wide Airborne Geophysical Survey) and...
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  • Gawler Craton airborne survey - merged data packages

    In 2017 the Government of South Australia, in partnership with Geoscience Australia began the world's largest airborne geophysical and terrain imagining program, Gawler Craton Airborne Survey (GCAS). GCAS captured approximately 1,660,000 line...
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  • Otway Basin Seismic Mapping, Sunshaded Images

    This dataset contains sunshaded images of depth, isopach and two way time grids generated from seismic interpretation to the following horizons: Top Sherbrook Group, top of the Eumeralla Formation, top of Crayfish Group and Basement or Base Mesozoic...
      Dataset Published: 01 Jan 1993
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  • Delamerian NDI (National Drilling Initiative) drillholes

    The Geological Survey of South Australia has partnered with the MinEx CRC to undertake a National Drilling Initiative project on the under explored Delamerian Orogen. This project includes a geoscientific drilling program and allied research to...
      Dataset Published: 18 Aug 2022
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  • Petroleum, Special Facilities Licences

    Location of all current Special Facilities Licence issued under the Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Act 2000 (the P&GE Act supersedes the Petroleum Act 2000). A Special Facilities Licence, while it remains in force, authorises the holder, subject...
      Dataset Published: 01 Jan 1967

  • Offshore Petroleum, Declaration of Locations

    Location of all current Declaration of Locations issued under the Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Act 2000 (the P&GE Act supersedes the Petroleum Act 2000), Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act, 1982, and Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act, 1967. A...
      Dataset Published: 01 Jan 1967

  • Stratigraphy - drillholes

    This layer contains all drillholes available in digital form for the dataset area, except for water wells, were they provide Stratigraphic logs.
      Dataset Published: 01 Jan 1890

  • Renewable Energy Infrastructure, Licences

    Location of current Renewable Energy Infrastructure Licences issued under the Hydrogen and Renewable Energy Act 2023 for the construction, installation, operation, maintenance and decommissioning of renewable energy infrastructure, including storage...
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