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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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RB 39/00100 Myponga Uranium Project, Wild Dog prospect (16/5/1955).
Exploration of the uranium discovery at Myponga has been completed. Diamond and wagon drilling, and underground exploration have shown that the mineralisation is too limited to warrant further development. Open cut and underground mining conducted at...-
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Published: 16 Jun 1955
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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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Myponga, Yankalilla and Delamere (the Fleurieu Peninsula Project). Joint second annual report, plus final report to licences' joint full surrender, for the period 18/10/2013 to 24/9/2015.
After the granting by DSD of joint reporting status for the three licences comprising FMG's Fleurieu Peninsula IOCG exploration project, the licensee commenced formal Native Title negotiations with claimant group representatives of the Kaurna People...-
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Published: 13 Nov 1915
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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 00052 General petrology - Myponga Uranium Field.
Petrographic study of a selection of rocks taken from major horizons recognised at the Myponga uranium prospect has allowed discrimination of a confusing suite of rocks into several intelligible groups on which future field mapping may be based. It is...-
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Published: 31 Dec 1899
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Myponga. First annual report (to the commencement of multi-licence joint reporting for the Fleurieu Peninsula Project), for the period 18/10/2012 to 17/10/2013.
Part of the north-western side of the Fleurieu Peninsula was taken up to explore for inferred buried IOCG-style copper-gold-uranium mineralisation which, by analogy with properties of the known eastern Gawler Craton occurrences, was postulated by...-
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Published: 15 Dec 1913
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Yankalilla. First annual report (to the commencement of multi-licence joint reporting for the Fleurieu Peninsula Project), for the period 18/10/2012 to 17/10/2013.
The Yankalilla coastal and river valley district of the west-central Fleurieu Peninsula was taken up to explore for inferred buried IOCG-style copper-gold-uranium mineralisation which, by analogy with properties of the known eastern Gawler Craton...-
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Published: 15 Dec 1913
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Delamere. First annual report (to the commencement of multi-licence joint reporting for the Fleurieu Peninsula Project), for the period 18/10/2012 to 17/10/2013.
All of the south-western tip and hinterland of the Fleurieu Peninsula was taken up to explore for inferred buried IOCG-style copper-gold-uranium mineralisation which, by analogy with properties of the known eastern Gawler Craton occurrences, was...-
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Published: 15 Dec 1913
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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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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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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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