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RB 79/00058 Reaphook Hill scholzite deposit. MLs 4114, 4368 - C.W. Johnston.
The rare zinc phosphate mineral, scholzite, has been found in gossans developed on Early Cambrian Parachilna Formation siltstone and sandstone near Reaphook Hill in the Flinders Ranges. Other rare phosphate minerals, including tarbuttite,...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1979
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Hawker. Final report at licence expiry/full surrender for the period 2/7/2007 to 1/7/2009.
Copper Range has targeted several different styles of base metal mineralisation within the Chace Range district. Initially its focus was on sediment (sandstone)- hosted copper deposits, with exploration being confined to reconnaissance field visits to...-
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Published: 22 Jun 1909
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South Puttapa. Progress and final summary reports for the period 15/7/1970 to 16/7/1971.
Appraisal of the Beltana zinc deposit continued during the current licence period, principally by diamond drilling (6 holes, total 2570 feet) aimed at delineating blind extensions to the main orebody on its southern side. The drilling was very...-
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Data release [made at SA Director of Mines’ discretion] : Reaphook Hill and Mount Frome (part of the Flinders Ranges Project). Respective early annual reports, for the period 17/1/2000 to 16/1/2002.
Two adjoining licence areas located ~50-70 km to the east and south-east of Blinman are being explored for possible economic buried willemite (zinc silicate), scholzite (zinc phosphate) and other base metal mineralisation associated with particular...-
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Reaphook Hill and Mount Frome (a tenement group having amalgamated expenditure commitments, which is part of the Flinders Ranges Project). Joint annual reports for the period 4/8/2001 to 1/7/2015.
During the third year of exploration nominally ending on 1/7/2002 [and subsequent to the starting date of 5/3/2002 for the application of provisions of the Flinders Ranges Project's multi-tenement Amalgamation of Expenditure Agreement (AEA), whence...-
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Published: 07 Aug 1915
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Reaphook Hill (part of the Flinders Ranges Project). Sixth partial surrender report, for the period 4/8/1997 to 29/8/2019.
The northern portion of EL 6132, comprising ~0.59% of its former area, was relinquished by the JV partners on 18/7/2019. The only work performed within the now relinquished ground has consisted of reconnaissance + infill surface geochemical sampling...-
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Published: 10 Sep 1919
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Mount Frome (part of the Flinders Ranges Project). Fifth partial surrender report, for the period 17/1/2000 to 29/8/2019.
Four separate portions of EL 5773, together comprising ~56% of its former area, were relinquished by the JV partners on 29/8/2019. The only work performed within the now relinquished ground has consisted of reconnaissance + infill surface geochemical...-
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Published: 10 Sep 1919
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Data release - as updated [made at SA Director of Mines' discretion] : Aristotle, Moolooloo and Aroona II zinc deposits. Retention leases annual reports, for the period 1/4/2015 to 31/3/2018.
The Aristotle deposit Retention Lease (RL 5) is located ~8 km south-east of the town of Leigh Creek, and covers 16.8 hectares. The Moolooloo deposit Retention Lease (RL 6) is located ~7.5 km south-east of the town of Leigh Creek, and covers 19.5...-
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Published: 27 May 1918
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Mount Arden. Progress reports to licence expiry for the period 1/7/1968 to 30/6/1970.
Assays of 21 geochemical samples taken from within Donnelly's iron ore deposits on Mineral Claim 4573 indicate that they have a significant anomalous trace metal content, with up to 0.25% Cu occurring in wallrocks consisting of manganiferous quartzite...-
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Published: 04 May 1970
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Erudina. Progress and final reports to licence surrender for the period 5/8/91 to March 1992.
TARGET: Microscopically fine-grained, Carlin - type gold within Early Cambrian carbonate rocks in the Reaphook Hill area, which could be mined by open pit methods. EXPLORATION: Geological reconnaissance, a review of previous drilling, stream sediment...-
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Data release [made at SA Director of Mines' discretion] : Reaphook Hill (formerly part of the Flinders Ranges Project). Licence-specific annual reports for the period 27/9/2015 to 26/9/2018.
A small area centred ~110 km south-east of Copley is being explored for possible buried economic Beltana style zinc silicate mineralisation, as well as for possible epigenetic hydrothermal lead-zinc sulphide and copper mineralisation. During...-
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Published: 26 Nov 1918
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RI 037 Base Metal Occurrences Within Lower Cambrian Sediments Of The Northern Flinders Ranges
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RB 67/00077 Base metal occurrences within Lower Cambrian sediments of the northern Flinders Ranges.
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Published: 12 Feb 1969
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RB 71/00203 Geochemical survey of the Mount John-Paralana Fault Zone. Third report.
Seven holes drilled to a maximum depth of 195 ft. (59 m) tested part of the Mt. John Paralana Fault zone for mercury. No anomalous concentrations of mercury were detected. Three holes tested the Parachilna Formation west of the Moro Mine. Anomalous...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1973
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Mount Josephine (part of the Hawker Project). Second partial surrender report for the period 6/11/2006 to 5/11/2009.
A review of previous exploration data for the subject licence area, located 40 km north-west of Hawker, has focussed on zinc. Previous stream sediment sample assay results were digitised, and a structural review of the region (including other Copper...-
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Published: 16 Apr 1910
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Data release [made at SA Director of Mines' discretion] : Beltana / Copley. Annual reports to licence expiry/renewal, for the period 15/4/1994 to 24/6/2003.
A portion of the central Flinders Ranges covering the Beltana Diapir and its surrounds has been taken up mainly to explore for possible economic buried hydrothermal replacement type or epigenetic stratabound base metal mineralisation, with magnesite...-
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Published: 23 Dec 1914
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Lake Torrens Areas 1 and 2, Lake Torrens South and Lake Torrens North (the Lake Torrens Brine Potash Project). First joint annual report plus final report to licences' joint full surrender, for the period 5/1/2015 to 16/6/2016.
Much of the eastern side of the very large, 5,745 square km saline playa Lake Torrens, which occupies one of the most arid parts of Australia, was taken under licence by a Northern Territory - based company with the intent of systematically sampling...-
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Published: 14 Jun 1916
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RB 2000/00010 Investigation of the potential for rainwater harvesting at Nepabunna, North Flinders Ranges, South Australia.
The availability of rainwater, and possible harvesting techniques and storage media are investigated. Reasonable amounts of rainfall occur, but falls are interspersed by long droughts. There are problems with silting up of dams, and with protecting...-
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Published: 01 Apr 2000
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Balcanoona and Wertaloona. Progress reports to licences' joint expiry/renewal, for the period 20/8/1965 to 19/8/1966.
Examination of an historically worked occurrence of stratiform base metal mineralisation near Balcanoona in the central Flinders Ranges, 50 miles east of Copley, has involved intensive geochemical sampling of abandoned mine adits, old dumps,...-
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Kanyaka Mines prospect [near Quorn]. Progress reports to licence expiry for the period 9/6/1969 to 8/6/1971.
Evaluation of the base metal potential of minor historical copper workings within folded lower Cambrian strata, in an area located 25 km north of Quorn, failed to identify significant geochemical or geophysical evidence for shallowly buried...-
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