-
Yumali. Progress reports to licence expiry/renewal, for the period 7/6/1978 to 18/10/1983.
Base metal exploration activities undertaken by Thiess Brothers in the Yumali - Coomandook area investigated several coincident regional gravity and aeromagnetic anomalies arising from concealed Palaeozoic basement rocks. These anomalies are part of a...-
Document
Published: 14 Nov 1983
-
RB 36/00104 Hydrology of the Lower South-East.
Report presents results of the first regional hydrogeological survey of the Lower South-East area of South Australia, aimed at providing guidelines for optimising groundwater prospecting, use and protection during the period of strong urban,...-
Document
Published: 27 Jun 1953
-
RB 41/00029 Suitability of Mount Gambier limestone for the production of hydrated lime.
Samples of polyzoal limestone from Mount Gambier were burned to quicklime and then hydrated. Comparisons of colour, texture and general qualities were made with hydrate made from stone at present used commercially.-
Document
Published: 01 Jan 1957
-
RB 51/00999 Notes on potential for underground water supplies, section 105 Hundred of Short.
There is no abstract created for this record-
Document
Published: 13 Feb 1951
-
RB 55/00145 Amdel 00212 Polyzoal limestone investigation. Entrained bed calcination.
Deposits of limestone at Mount Gambier have for some time attracted attention as a possible source of lime. The limestone is a soft polyzoal material which can be readily mined and is also of high purity, containing about 97 per cent CaCO3, so that...-
Document
Published: 01 Oct 1962
-
RB 60/00011 Examination of bore samples for sedimentary phosphate (in the) Murray Basin and Gambier Embayment of the Otway Basin.
In a reconnaissance survey for sedimentary phosphate, sludges and cores were examined from 100 widely-scattered bores in parts of the Murray Basin and the Gambier Embayment of the Otway Basin that are located in South Australia. Microscopic inspection...-
Document
Published: 25 Jan 1965
-
RB 49/00187 Mount Gambier building stone.
The limestones outcropping in and around the Mount Gambler district, have been known as coralline, polyzoal, or bryozoal limestones, but are now generally referred to as the Gambler limestones. They have been the main building material for the...-
Document
Published: 01 Jan 1961
-
RB 42/00069 Preparation of precipitated chalk from Mount Gambier limestone.
This report describes the laboratory preparation of precipitated calcium carbonate from Mount Gambier limestone. The process consists of four stages, clacination, slaking, carbonation and drying. By calcination at 950°C, slaking at 92-94°C, and...-
Document
Published: 01 Jan 1957
-
RB 77/00080 Kalangadoo town water supply. Well completion report, Kalangadoo TWS no. 1 (MA 94).
Kalangdoo Town Water Supply (T.W.S.) No. 1 well was drilled cable tool during February - May, 1977, and subsequently production tested. The unconfined Gambier Limestone aquifer was encountered between 5.5 and 86m, and was later cemented off down to...-
Document
Published: 01 Jan 1977
-
RB 76/00139 Groundwater pollution potential of the Mount Gambier City Council rubbish dump, Hd Blanche, secn 249.
Pollution potential of the dump has been assessed from existing geological data and knowledge of the local groundwater table. Samples of groundwater have been analysed and calculations made of potential leachate volume and sub-surface flow rates....-
Document
Published: 01 Jan 1976
-
RB 83/00063 Allens sand quarry, section 715, Hd Blanche). Results of auger drilling, 1981 - 82 - I.A. and C.H. Allen.
18 auger holes have outlined probable reserves of 80 000 tonnes of construction sand in Middle Eocene Tartwaup Formation below 57 000 tonnes of overburden. Allens Quarry (formerly Knight's Quarry) is the only exposure of Early Tertiary sediments in...-
Document
Published: 01 Jul 1983
-
RB 84/00084 Kongorong groundwater pollution investigation.
An SA government investigation has been undertaken to determine the extent of groundwater pollution resulting from the waste disposal practices used at the now abandoned Kongorong cheese factory. During the period 1924 to 1971, liquid effluent from...-
Document
Published: 01 Oct 1984
-
RB 88/00002 Review of Gambier Limestone - Geology, uses, specifications and production.
The Marte area, 10 km west of Mount Gambier is the largest producer of building stone in Australia. Reviews production of ashlars from Gambier Limestone with emphasis on the Mount Gambier area; coverage is incomplete for production of ashlars from the...-
Document
Published: 01 Jan 1988
-
RB 77/00087 South-East water resources, Mundulla town water supply. Progress report no. 2.
A recent scout well drilled into the confined Dilwyn Formation (formerly Knight Group) at Mundulla intersected only low permeability sediments unsuitable for development. However, this does not rule out the possibility that a suitable aquifer will be...-
Document
Published: 01 Jan 1977
-
RB 78/00009 EWS Department - Mount Gambier town water supply standby well no. 7.
The first of a series of high yielding standby wells exploring the confined aquifer was drilled to 208 metres using both rotary and cable tool. Production interval is from 184.6 to 205.3 metres in unconsolidated sands of Dilwyn Formation.-
Document
Published: 01 Jan 1978
-
RB 77/00023 Groundwater resources for South-East town water supplies review no. 1 - Kingston.
Recent drilling information, aquifer testing, a review of data on existing town water supply wells and a survey of wells intersecting the confined Kongorong Sand aquifer in the vicinity of Kingston have been used to assess the state of Kingston's...-
Document
Published: 01 Jan 1977
-
RB 77/00021 Disposal of effluent at Kraft cheese factory, Mil Lel, Mount Gambier. Progress report no. 1 to June 1976.
A monitoring programme has been established, in a paddock immediately north of the factory, to ascertain the effect of sprinkler disposal of partly treated factory effluent on soil, herbage and groundwater.composition. The aim of the investigation is...-
Document
Published: 01 Jan 1977
-
RB 79/00034 Hydrogeological investigations, Apcel Pty Ltd, Snuggery. Report no. 3.
Drilling and testing of a new groundwater production well APCEL 14 at Snuggery has indicated a production rate of about 8000 cubic m/day (80,000 gallons per hour), which should have only minimal effects on groundwater levels in both the upper...-
Document
Published: 01 Jan 1979
-
RB 79/00027 South-East resources Mount Gambier area - Investigation results of short-term well tests.
During the 1971-73 investigation into the groundwater resources of the Mount Gambier area, 254 wells were sampled. Of these, 77 were pumped, allowing short-term (30 minutes) well tests to be performed. The results of the pump tests have been analysed,...-
Document
Published: 01 Jan 1979
-
RB 79/00060 Groundwater resources for South-East town water supplies - Review no. 4, Millicent.
Six wells exploiting the lower (confined) portion of the Gambier Limestone aquifer currently provide groundwater for Millicent?s reticulated water supply. Four of the six wells could be substantially upgraded in well yield by equipping them with...-
Document
Published: 01 Jan 1979
