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Mount Mitchell. Progress reports and final report to licence full surrender, for the period 20/10/1980 to 19/10/1982.
Exploration was undertaken for lode and alluvial tin mineralisation which might exist within ground adjacent to the abandoned Mount Mitchell tin mine, and also for reef gold in altered granite and dolerites outcropping adjacent to the numerous small...-
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Glenloth Well. Progress reports and final report to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 30/3/1973 to 29/3/1974.
Two inclined percussion holes were drilled at the Mount Mitchell tin prospect for a total penetration of 504 feet. The aim was to test a discrepancy between subsurface sample negative tin assay results obtained by the Department of Mines, and good...-
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Published: 21 Feb 1974
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Tarcoola - Kingoonya (Glenloth) areas. Joint annual reports, and first partial relinquishment report, for the period 4/3/1993 to 24/5/2001.
Exploration for Archaean lode-style gold and Hiltaba Suite granite-related hydrothermal Cu-Au in two licence sub-areas near Tarcoola targeted Archaean greenstone lithologies interpreted from aeromagnetic data, Mesoproterozoic intrusive-associated...-
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Kokatha. Annual reports to licence full surrender, for the period 20/10/1994 to 8/2/2001.
Calcrete, stream sediment, rock chip and soil geochemical sampling were carried out 30 km south-west of Kingoonya over magnetic features, Archaean metabasalts, and contacts of Hiltaba Suite with Gawler Range Volcanics. RAB drilling (80 holes, total...-
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Unlocking South Australia's Mineral and Energy Potential - A Plan for Accelerating Exploration. Theme 2 (drilling partnerships with PIRSA and industry) : Year 3 partnership no. DPY3-55, Glenloth Goldfield mineral prospects. Project final report.
Historical workings at the Glenloth Goldfield were the target for 10 exploratory RC drillholes put down by Minotaur Exploration during May-June 2006 as a PACE Initiative Year 3 project. Their accepted proposal was to drill a series of RC percussion...-
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Glenloth Goldfield. Progress reports to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 12/1/1987 to 11/1/1989.
GLENLOTH GOLDFIELD TARGET: Gold associated with quartz veins in shears in the Glenloth Granite, which have an uncertain relationship to dolerite dykes. Possible mineralised shears or dykes within the Glenloth Granite, as indicated by NW trending...-
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Published: 10 Jan 1989
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Kokatha prospect final report.
27 rotary drill holes (total 213m.) tested for copper-nickel mineralisation associated with a gabbro margin. It was concluded that copper-nickel values of several hundred parts per million is restricted to a small area near the gabbro/hornfels...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1969
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RB 2018/00001 Regolith hand specimen atlas for South Australia
This regolith material hand specimen atlas displays 246 images of 212 regolith samples which have been collected over the last 30 years by the authors, present and past Geological Survey of South Australia (GSSA) staff and members of the Cooperative...-
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Published: 01 May 2018
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Data release [made at SA Director of Mines' discretion] : Lake Labyrinth West - Lake Harris West area (the Glenloth JV Project). Annual reports to licence expiry/renewal, for the period 25/5/1998 to 10/7/2008.
Continued exploration for Archaean lode-style gold and Mesoproterozoic Hiltaba Suite granite-related hydrothermal Cu-Au within the retained southern former subarea 'B' of EL 2518 located ~40 km south-east of Tarcoola, where there is also potential...-
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Published: 08 Oct 1908
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Data release - as updated [made at SA Director of Mines' discretion] : Glenloth area (the Tarcoola JV Project). Annual reports for the period 11/7/2008 to 2/11/2018.
A biogeochemical sampling survey consisting of 20 lines (407 samples) was undertaken by the JV partners during August 2009, targeting buried gold mineralisation. Black Oak and Pearl Bluebush were the dominant deep-rooted plant species sampled and, to...-
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RB 2003/00010 Regolith characterisation and geochemistry as an aid to mineral exploration in the Harris Greenstone Belt, central Gawler Craton, South Australia.
Komatiitic greenstones were first recognised in South Australia from drillcore at Lake Harris on the Gawler Craton by Mines and Energy SA personnel in 1991. Subsequent petrography and detailed aeromagnetic data interpretation led to targeted drilling...-
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Published: 01 May 2004
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RB 2007/00008 CHILDARA, South Australia, [geological map] sheet SH53-14. South Australia. Geological Survey. 1:250 000 Series - Explanatory Notes.
The CHILDARA 1:250 000 map area is located on the western Gawler Craton, an ancient crystalline shield comprising Archaean, Palaeoproterozoic and Mesoproterozoic metasediments, volcanics and granites that has been tectonically stable since 1450 Ma...-
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Published: 01 May 2007
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RB 2001/00006 Reconnaissance sampling of basement rocks of the Gawler Craton, South Australia, for dimension stone.
Eighty-five sites of crystalline basement rocks on the Gawler Craton were inspected to determine which lithological or stratigraphical units have potential for use as dimension stone. The Gawler Craton contains a variety of rock types including...-
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Published: 01 Oct 2000
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RB 2008/00007 Regolith Benchmark Atlas, Gawler Craton, South Australia.
Transported regolith and deeply weathered basement together conceal large tracts of prospective crystalline basement (cratonic and geosynclinal rocks) in South Australia, and such cover forms a major exploration impediment for much of the Gawler...-
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Published: 01 Jun 2008
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RB 2000/00050 Gawler Craton PIRSA / AGSO / WMC field trip, 28 August - 12 September 2000. Trip itinerary and planned stops field guide.
The subject field excursion performed in August-September 2000 in part mimicked that held by the GSSA during September 1997, but included 6 additional stops programmed for Day 1 (31st August 2000) to examine Archaean geology at the southern tip of...-
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Published: 01 Aug 2000
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Kokatha. Second partial surrender report, for the period 20/10/1994 to 19/10/1997.
Calcrete geochemical sampling conducted on the eastern and western sides of Lake Harris, 30 km south-west of Kingoonya, returned a number of low order anomalies peaking at 9 ppb Au. Two of three RAB holes (total 100 m) that were drilled south of...-
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Tarcoola West. Progress report to licence expiry/renewal for the period 12/8/1971 to 11/2/1972.
Field geological mapping of an 800 square mile area located immediately north-west of the Tarcoola Goldfield was carried out at a scale of approximately 1:84,480 (3/4 inch = 1 mile). A continuation of the regional geology from previously mapped areas...-
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Published: 10 Feb 1972
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Glenloth - Tarcoola area. Progress reports to licence expiry/renewal, for the period 16/6/1970 to 15/12/1971.
An area of sand-covered, Archaean and Proterozoic crystalline basement igneous and metamorphic rocks, extending from south of Kingoonya north-westwards to Tarcoola, was investigated for its potential to host deposits of precious and base metals....-
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Hopeful Hill - East Lake area. Progress reports to licence expiry/renewal, for the period 9/3/1972 to 8/3/1973.
Ongoing exploration for precious and base metals in the Glenloth - Tarcoola area has lately involved extending the reconnaissance geological and geochemical survey grid, both to the west and the east of the original Kenella Rocks area of...-
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Published: 19 Feb 1973
