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RB 59/00033;Amdel 00343 Glauconite - Use as a foundry sand. Progress reports nos 1 and 2.
A survey of the local foundry industry disclosed a need for a basic foundry sand and it was decided that South Australian deposits of glauconite should be investigated with the object of producing a suitable material for testing by local foundries....-
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Published: 01 Jun 1964
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RB 59/00031 Report on tensile strength tests, Foundry Sand Project - Trigg Bros.
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Published: 01 Jan 1964
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RB 59/00145 Auger boring, Yatala Vale sand deposit, 10/12/1964.
At Yatala Vale, Tertiary non-marine clayey sands capped in parts by a laterite horizon, unconformably overlie weathered Torrensian slates. A thin veneer of Recent fine drift sand covers the surface. Boring has proved 5½ million cubic yards of clayey...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1967
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RB 57/00086 Report on scout boring for sand, secn 690 Hd Willunga - The Field Naturalists Society of SA.
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Published: 01 Jan 1963
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RB 58/00024 Reconnaissance sampling, foundry sand.
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Published: 01 Jan 1967
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RB 76/00109 Sand gravel and clay resources of the Barossa district, Gawler to Rowland Flat - State Planning Office.
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Published: 01 Jan 1976
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Progress reports on recommended plant modifications for processing of foundry sand.
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Published: 01 Jan 1978
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RB 68/00027 Report on sand and coarse aggregate, secn 344 Hd Nangkita, Co. Hindmarsh - Mrs J.H. Odlum.
A survey of rock materials suitable for construction purposes showed that the most likely sources are Recent alluvial accumulations, suitable for foundry and concrete sand, and Permian fluvio-glacials which are used for local road-building. Drilling...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1968
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RB 67/00059 Dune sand for foundry use, Northern Adelaide Plains.
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Published: 01 Jan 1970
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RB 69/00108 Supplementary report on sand deposit, secn 344 Hd Nangkita, Co. Hindmarsh - Mrs J. Odlum.
A previous inspection suggested the presence of a deposit of fine sand suitable for foundry use and recommended for auger drilling. Four hand auger holes failed to intersect a significant thickness of sand-
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Published: 01 Jan 1969
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RB 65/00074 Amdel 00557 Consumption of South Australian foundry sands.
Background Following numerous complaints from local foundries more particularly as a result of the impending closure of the Royal Park Pit, the South Australian Government Department of Mines requested Amdel to investigate sand requirements of the...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1967
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RB 70/00153 Summary report on mineral resources for District Council of Willunga.
Mineral resources of the Council area are reviewed and the importance of construction materials, both for present and future use is emphasised. Over 20 million tons of building sand have been proved in a zone along the northern margin of the area. Thi...-
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Published: 30 Sep 1970
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RB 73/00162 Test drilling of Alberts sand deposit.
Albert's Sand Pit Pty. Ltd. is producing sand suitable for construction purposes from the basal Tertiary North Maslin Sands near Maslins Beach. Drilling during 1972 and 1973 has outlined the following reserves of sand under 4.21 million cubic metres...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1975
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RB 74/00161 River Murray planning study. Geological features and mineral resources - State Planning Office.
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Published: 01 Jan 1974
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RB 75/00081 Reconnaissance survey, Foundry and Glass Sand Project. Report no. 2.
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Published: 01 Jan 1975
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RB 74/00119 Test drilling for sand, secn 143 Hd Willunga. Butterworth Earth Movers Pty Ltd. Maslin Beach extractive industry zone.
One rotary drill hole 52.5m deep encountered a typical Tertiary sequence of Blanche Point Formation, South Maslin Sand and North Maslin Sand overlying Adelaidean basement. The lower 18m of North Maslin Sand are potentially of construction sand quality.-
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Published: 01 Jan 1974
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RB 74/00112 Scout drilling for construction sand, secns 151 and 152 Hd Willunga. Pioneer Concrete Pty Ltd. Maslin Beach extractive industry zone.
Drilling for construction sand near the northern margin of the Willunga Basin intersected the Eocene succession unconformably overlain by Quaternary units. Two of three holes penetrated into the target North Maslin Sand, but were abandoned before...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1974
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RB 2012/00004 MARREE, South Australia, [geological map] sheet SH54-5. South Australia. Geological Survey. 1:250 000 Series - Explanatory Notes.
The MARREE mapsheet area includes the south-western portion of the Strzelecki Desert plus parts of the Tirari Desert, north-western Flinders Ranges and north-eastern Willouran Ranges, between latitudes 29 to 30 degrees S and longitudes 138 to 139...-
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Published: 01 Apr 2012
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Foundry sands. Progress report no. 1 and analyses.
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Published: 01 Jan 1976
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ExpNotes MARREE: Explanatory Notes MARREE, SH 54-05.
A new generation, second edition MARREE 1:250 000 scale geological map and its explanatory notes have been published. These documents represent the conclusion of the Geological Survey of South Australia's latest geological mapping program (1993 to...-
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