To promote renewed regional exploration of the northern Yorke Peninsula using modern techniques and concepts, MESA as part of the SAEI programme has prepared a GIS-based data package, which incorporates a study of all available drillcore and a...

The Proterozoic Curnamona Province extends across eastern South Australia and western New South Wales, cropping out in the Willyama, Mount Painter and Mount Babbage Inliers. Most of the Province is, however, obscured by younger sedimentary cover. The...

A 400 m line spacing aeromagnetic survey was conducted over ABMINGA during 1992-1993 as part of the South Australian Exploration Initiative (SAEI). Short wavelength 'bullseye-dipole' anomalies observed on the aeromagnetics appear very similar to...

A data review undertaken by MESA to assess the prospectivity of the northern Flinders Ranges intramontane basins for concealed Triassic coal, highlighted four main areas as having the best potential for a discovery. Of these, the alluvium-covered...

The results of a data review by MESA in 1992 to assess the prospectivity of the northern Flinders Ranges for concealed Triassic coal highlighted four main areas as having the best potential for a discovery. Following exploration for coal by MESA/ETSA...

A study of aeromagnetic data, geology maps and drilling results from the vicinity of Lake Torrens indicates an area of buried, interconnected and possibly thick sediments which may be of Cambrian and/or Adelaidean age. This area extends for...

As part of Torrens Energy' pioneering hot rock geothermal resource exploration in the central part of the Torrens Hinge Zone, a two-dimensional reflection seismic survey traverse was acquired using low-impact Vibroseis signal source equipment in the...

The Murninnie Cu-Bi-Au deposit and mine environs, located approximately 40 km south-west of Whyalla, have not been seriously explored in more than 50 years due to quarantining of the deposit under Private Mine title. The lode-style deposit is exposed...

Dominion Gold Operations applied for PACE Initiative Year 2 funding from PIRSA in 2005 to assist with the drilling of a deep diamond hole at its Challenger gold mine. The hole 'Wildcat 2' (05CDDH0072) aimed to test for the continuation of the M1 ore...

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Hillgrove Resources Ltd (HGO) has identified a large number of geophysical targets through the south-east Cambro-Ordovician basement of South Australia prospective for Cu-Au mineralisation and covered by the Tertiary-Quaternary Murray Basin sediments....

The Comet Project comprises 3 granted tenements and one Application Area. The Proof-of-Concept Study was limited to work undertaken on EL 6443 (Comet) and EL 6633 (Gina). The project area is centred ~85 km south-southwest of Coober Pedy within the...

This report pertains to the Pernatty C Zambian Copperbelt (ZCB) Project which was partially funded by a $298,500 grant through the State Government’s Accelerated Discovery Initiative (ADI) which aims to make a major contribution to achieving the South...

IGO Ltd’s (IGO) Copper Coast Project is located along the eastern margin of the Gawler Craton in South Australia and covers Proterozoic rocks of the Stuart Shelf, Torrens Hinge Zone and Adelaide Rift Complex, which form part of the Adelaide...

This ADI funded programme consisted of exploration drilling, geophysics programs and aboriginal employment relating to critical mineral exploration conducted over the Mt Craig Project in the Flinders Ranges of South Australia. ADI funded activities...

“Deep EM surveying for large BHT and ISCG deposits” Under round three of the South Australian Government’s Accelerated Discovery Initiative, Petratherm was awarded funding for Deep EM surveying for large BHT and ISCG deposits on the companies Mabel...

This report summarises geophysical studies conducted by Western Areas between October 2021 and October 2022, under the ADI Agreement ADI: RD02/296-GP Magneto Telluric (MT), Passive Seismic and Magnetic Modelling Study. The discovery of magmatic Ni-Cu...

This report summarises exploration conducted by Western Areas between May 2021 and October 2021, under the ADI Agreement ADI: RD02/270-ED Sahara Prospect Model Test and Core Scanning. The discovery of magmatic Ni-Cu sulphide at Sahara in 2020,...

IGO Ltd’s (IGO) Copper Coast Project is located along the eastern margin of the Gawler Craton in South Australia, and covers Proterozoic rocks of the Stuart Shelf, Torrens Hinge Zone and Adelaide Rift Complex, which form part of the Adelaide...

This report describes the work undertaken by Marmota Limited as a successful applicant for funding through round one of the South Australian Accelerated Discovery Initiative (ADI). Marmota has undertaken biogeochemical surveys at its Aurora Tank gold...