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RB 37/00034 Investigations of reported uranium finds UP 100 uranium occurrence on the Gorge Road near Kangaroo Creek (inc locality map).
On February 9, 1954, Mr. J. W. Spooner of 25 Crewe Street, Henley Beach, reported an occurrence of uranium bearing ore along the Gorge Road, and submitted a sample for testing. A radiometric assay of this sample indicated a U3O8 content of 3.5%. The...-
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Published: 04 Mar 1954
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RB 38/00096 Report on ground prospecting for uranium in the Yankalilla area.
Government-led prospecting for economic uranium mineralisation, conducted in the Yankalilla area during June-September 1954, has consisted of detailed Geiger counter radiometric survey traversing of the outcropping Archaean basement rocks at 1 chain...-
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Published: 08 Nov 1954
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Yankalilla. Annual reports and final report to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 22/10/2001 to 21/10/2003.
Possible primary gold and platinum - palladium mineralisation which might have formed in Palaeoproterozoic basic igneous rocks of the Myponga Inlier were the targets of exploration in an area 60 km south of Adelaide. Work undertaken comprised a field...-
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Houghton. Progress and final reports to licence surrender for the period 15/4/1968 to 28/2/1970.
As part of uranium exploration being carried out over the oldest basement rocks forming inliers to the Adelaide Geosyncline within the southern Mount Lofty Ranges, an airborne scintiilometer survey was flown across the Houghton Inlier during December...-
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Stirling. Progress and final reports to licence surrender for the period 15/4/1968 to 9/4/1970.
Exploration for possible Precambrian hydrothermal vein style or unconformity type uranium deposits and for any other economic metalliferous minerals was carried out over a small inlier of Early Proterozoic rocks that partially outcrops between...-
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Mount Effie. Progress reports to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 16/8/1977 to 15/8/1979.
Exploration for possible Precambrian hydrothermal vein-style or unconformity type uranium deposits, and for any other economic metalliferous minerals, was carried out over several small inliers of Palaeoproterozoic rocks that crop out poorly through...-
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RB 00044 [Wild Dog] uranium prospect, Hd Myponga, section 75. Progress report.
A private prospector's discovery of highly radioactive alteration minerals at a locality 2.5 miles west-southwest of Myponga township, in residual soils overlying deeply weathered Archaean quartz-mica schists on an elevated spur, was inspected on...-
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Published: 01 Oct 1900
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RB 00275 Wild Dog uranium prospect. 9th progress report.
During the period reported, underground excavation of an inclined heading was commenced on the No. 1 lode, and 64 wagon (percussion) drill holes and three diamond drill holes were completed, with two diamond holes still in progress. A ground...-
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Published: 01 Jun 1900
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RB 00036 Wild Dog uranium prospect, section 75 Hundred of Myponga. Progress geological report.
During the period reported, test excavations were started on both the No. 1 and the No. 2 lodes, and two diamond drill holes totalling 156 feet 9 inches, one vertical, one inclined, were completed during February 1954, with another in progress. A...-
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Published: 01 Mar 1900
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RB 2015/00011 Uranium and uranium mineral systems in South Australia – Third edition.
South Australia is well recognised as being significantly enriched in uranium. During 2013–2014, South Australia produced 4399 t of uranium, representing 80% of Australia’s total uranium production of 5512 t, and equating to 9.2% of the world’s total...-
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Published: 01 Apr 2015
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RB 2012/00009 Uranium and uranium mineral systems in South Australia – Second edition.
South Australia is well recognised as being significantly enriched in uranium. During 2010–11, South Australia produced 4276 t of uranium, representing 60% of Australia’s total uranium production of 7035 t, and equating to 11% of the world’s total...-
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Published: 01 Apr 2012
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RB 2009/00014 Uranium and uranium mineral systems in South Australia.
South Australia is well recognised as being significantly enriched in uranium. During 2008/2009, South Australia produced 4 613 t of uranium, representing 45% of Australia's total uranium production of 10 311 t, and equating to 9.5% of the world's...-
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Published: 01 Apr 2010
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Myponga. Progress reports and final report to licence full surrender, for the period 15/9/1978 to 7/5/1979.
Exploration for hydrothermally emplaced, vein-type uranium ore deposits within Proterozoic basement of the Myponga Inlier and within overlying metasedimentary and lateritic detrital cover rocks, in an area located 60 km south-southwest of Adelaide,...-
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Published: 31 Jul 1979
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Gawler and Kersbrook - Mount Crawford areas. Progress and final reports to licence expiry for the period 16/8/1977 to 15/11/78.
A strong radiometric anomaly, previously found in pre-Adelaidean basement schist near its contact with Adelaidean Woolshed Flat Shale metasediments at the Pine Ridge prospect, and situated within the Mount Crawford State Forest approximately 7 km...-
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Myponga. Progress and final reports to licence surrender for the period 23/4/1970 to 28/1/1971.
In a continuation of uranium exploration being carried out over the oldest basement rocks forming inliers to the Adelaide Geosyncline within the southern Mount Lofty Ranges, several minor radiometric anomalies near Myponga, that were indicated by the...-
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RB 00041 Wild Dog prospect. Progress report.
During the period reported, the open cut pit on the No. 1 lode was enlarged, six diamond drillholes were completed for a total penetration of 365 feet, and wagon (percussion) drilling was initiated, with the completion of 14 holes totalling 828 feet....-
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Published: 01 Mar 1900
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Houghton. First partial surrender report for the period 22/10/2001 to 21/10/2005.
Three potentially gold and platinum / pallidium - bearing, known primary uranium-mineralised targets in the Palaeoproterozoic Houghton basement inlier, have been evaluated through the conduct of office-based geological and geophysical studies followed...-
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Myponga. Progress reports to licence renewal for the period 15/4/68 to 14/4/70.
Exploration for possible Precambrian hydrothermal vein style or unconformity type uranium deposits and for any other economic metalliferous minerals was carried out over several small inliers of Early Proterozoic rocks that crop out poorly through...-
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Published: 15 Jul 1970
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Houghton. Progress and final reports to licence surrender for the period 23/4/1970 to 28/1/1971.
During continued uranium exploration undertaken in the Houghton area 6 miles east-northeast of Adelaide, no field work was carried out because minor radiometric anomalies detected in the 1968 Houghton aerial radiometric survey data were interpreted as...-
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Mount Compass. Progress and final reports to licence surrender for the period 23/4/1970 to 28/1/1971.
In a continuation of uranium exploration being carried out over the oldest basement rocks forming inliers to the Adelaide Geosyncline within the southern Mount Lofty Ranges, several minor radiometric anomalies near Mount Compass, that were indicated...-
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