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Scobie Hill. Progress reports to licence expiry/renewal, for the period 23/3/1973 to 22/3/1974.
New work undertaken on an area located near Manunda Homestead during the current licence period has been restricted by the need to try to attract a joint venture partner, efforts towards which have proved unsuccessful. A geological inspection of the...-
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Hawks Nest. Progress reports and final report to licence full surrender, for the period 20/2/1980 to 29/12/1982.
An area 100 km north of Kingoonya which exhibits a strong regional gravity high and other, intersecting pronounced crustal geophysical features was acquired to search for an Olympic Dam type of base/precious metals deposit. Semi-detailed and detailed...-
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Jenner Hill, Pearson Hill and Sandy Point (the Stuart Shelf JV Project). Joint progress reports, plus later annual reports and final report to full surrender of remnant licence EL 1808, for the overall period 4/10/1989 to 24/10/1996.
Exploration for Olympic Dam-style mineralisation, undertaken over an area centred ~15 km south-east of Arcoona Homestead on the Stuart Shelf, which includes WMC's formerly partly tested Emmie Bluff prospect, has comprised the acquisition of ground...-
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RB 35/00042 Nairne pyrite milled on a pilot scale. Iron sulphides concentrated in a flotation pilot plant operated by the South Australian Department of Mines.
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Published: 01 Jan 1953
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RB 37/00039 Report on the Copper King ochre deposits (near Beltana).
The Copper King orebody, located approximately 10 miles north-northeast of Beltana township, is a massive deposit of iron carbonate, the upper portion of which has been altered by oxidation and hydration to oxides of iron. The deposit was worked...-
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Published: 09 Mar 1954
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RB 54/00055 Summary report on the investigation of the Razorback Ridge deposit (Braemar Iron Formation).
Sturtian glacial sediments south of Yunta contain haematitic and magnetitic siltstones (banded iron formation) and haematitic and magnetitic tillites formed by chemical deposition of magnetite euhedra in a finer grained haematite groundmass. Both...-
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Published: 09 Mar 1962
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RB 54/00073 Summary report on the investigation of the Warramboo aeromagnetic anomaly, central Eyre Peninsula.
As part of the SADM iron exploration programme in South Australia, geophysical and drilling investigations have been undertaken on the Warramboo Anomaly, the largest elongate asymmetrical aeromagnetic anomaly in the State outside of the Middleback...-
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Published: 15 Mar 1962
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RB 54/00121 Summary report on known iron ore deposits, Central Province.
The accompanying resume of current knowledge of ironstone deposits in the Central Province has been prepared for general distribution. It is based on recent field work, and supersedes that previously recorded by the writer in Summary Report, RB...-
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Published: 06 Apr 1962
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RB 60/00025 Geological report no. 1 on Brennand anomaly, Hd Koppio, southern Eyre Peninsula, Cummins 1-mile sheet.
A potential iron ore deposit has been investigated in the upper horizon of jaspilite beds of the Hutchison Group, where a drag fold has caused a thickening of the jaspilite beds. Surface samples average 42.2% acid soluble iron. The deposit has a...-
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Published: 08 Feb 1965
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RB 60/00024 Report on the aeromagnetic anomalies near Mount Wood (Engenina, Balta and Ware 1-mile sheets).
Aeromagnetic anomalies mapped at Mount Woods and to the south were investigated for their iron ore potential by conducting a low-level aeromagnetic survey and by performing a geological reconnaissance and acquiring ground magnetic and gravity data....-
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Published: 08 Feb 1965
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RB 60/00042 Investigation of iron formations in the Mulgathing district.
Detailed geological mapping has identified a metamorphosed iron formation though to be equivalent to the Middleback Group of Eyre Peninsula. Four diamond drillholes have given complete intersections of the Mount Christie, Fingerpost Hill and George...-
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Published: 04 Mar 1965
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RB 60/00048 Ground magnetic and gravity survey of the Warramboo aeromagnetic anomaly, central Eyre Peninsula. Geophysical report no. 1.
The project followed a logical appraisal, from conducting high level aeromagnetics through low level aeromagnetics, ground geophysics, drilling and shaft sinking, to metallurgical testing. All geophysical methods used divide the anomaly into three...-
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Published: 16 Mar 1965
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RB 60/00054 Geological report no. 1 on the Oolanta anomaly, Hd Stokes, southern Eyre Peninsula (Cummins and Tumby 1-mile sheets).
10 miles north-west of Tumby Bay, a syncline of jaspilite, with a shallow southerly plunge, could contain 8-13 million tons of magnetic iron ore per vertical 100 feet. Unweathered jaspilite with magnetite occurs. Assessment of the potential of the...-
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Published: 16 Mar 1965
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RB 45/00118 Final report on iron ore prospecting, Corunna area, Iron Knob district.
In an area of limited basement outcrop located between 2 and 5 miles north-northwest of Iron Knob township, the Department's surface traverse channel sampling (969'), percussion boring (643’) and diamond drilling (1270’) tested a low grade...-
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Published: 04 Dec 1957
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RB 46/00179 Iron ore (potential) near Radium Hill. Preliminary statement.
Extensive deposits of medium-high grade stratiform iron ores occur in the Radium Hill area. Deposits readily amenable to open cut mining occur over large areas, in beds ranging to 60 feet in width and varying considerably in the content of...-
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Published: 20 Feb 1951
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RB 46/00101 Gravity and magnetic traverses over aeromagnetic anomalies near Cowell, Eyre Peninsula.
Vertical magnetometer and gravity meter traverses have been run over anomalies disclosed by aeromagnetic surveys near Cowell on Eyre Peninsula. The presence of a very large quantity of magnetic rock, denser than the surrounding rocks and thus...-
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Published: 21 Mar 1958
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RB 83/00009 Magnetic fraction of a sand near Moomba.
The heavy mineral fraction of an alluvial sand south of Moomba contains fine black magnetic grains. X-ray diffraction and electron probe analyses show that the magnetic grains have a hexagonal crystal structure intermediate between that of hematite...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1983
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RB 80/00117 SADME Mount Painter diamond drilling - 1976 - Corelogs and petrographic descriptions.
The southern portion of the Mount Painter Inlier contains large volumes of granitic breccia of uncertain origin. 3 vertical exploratory diamond drillholes were sited near Mount Gee and Mount Painter to determine the depth of this breccia, and to...-
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Published: 01 Jun 1981
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RB 80/00102 Geology of a portion of the southern Mount Painter Inlier.
Geological mapping has defined a northeasterly fault trend in the Radium Creek Metamorphics and Older Granite Suite basement. Pods of granitic breccia have developed along these faults, and to the east and NE of Mount Painter, they contain uraniferous...-
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Published: 01 Oct 1980
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RB 93/00020 Report on geological investigations, Mineral Lease 5701, secn 381, Hundred of Coglin, Oodla Wirra, South Australia.
Rare specs of gold were found at an old ochre mine next to the township of Oodla Wirra in remnant Tertiary and Recent alluvial deposits. Gold has also been recovered from a haematite vein in Adelaidean Umberatana Group rocks. Mining and sampling has...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1993
