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Yalarna. Progress reports and final report to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 4/9/1980 to 3/9/1982.
In a search for East Alligator River - type metamorphic uranium deposits, a review of previous geophysical data plus the conduct of ground and airborne radiometric surveys disclosed a number of anomalies in an area on central Eyre Peninsula extending...-
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Radium Hill. Progress reports for the period 24/12/1973 to September 1974.
Detailed mapping at 1:3600 scale of a small study area near the centre of the licence, and located about 10 miles north-west of Radium Hill, indicates that most mineralisation is concentrated in the post-Proterozoic sequence, and appears largely to be...-
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Published: 02 Sep 1974
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Yudnamutana. Progress reports to licence expiry/renewal, for the period 24/6/1972 to 23/6/1973.
As part of continuing exploration for possible economic buried stratiform / hydrothermal copper mineralisation in the Yudnamutana Mining Field, the target lower Callanna Group strata were geologically mapped, petrologically studied and geochemically...-
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Progress report on exploration within [Brindana] Schist Belt Areas 3 - 10, Mount Painter and Mount Babbage Blocks, South Australia.
Marathon Petroleum's exploration investigations of EL 871 during 1982 were aimed at a detailed follow-up of prospective horizons and geochemical targets located in 1981. Rock chip assaying of selected lithologies, in particular quartz-garnet/gahnite...-
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Summary of exploration on the Gunsight uranium-copper prospect, portion (of) SML 704, South Australia, to 30/6/1973.
Surface copper carbonate mineralization occurring along a presumed shear zone was initially discovered some 4 miles southwest of the Parabarana Cu prospect by North Flinders Mines in late 1971, during a programme of detailed geochemical stream...-
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Cleve Central area. Progress and final reports to licence expiry for the period 7/6/1979 to 11/10/1985.
Exploration for Broken Hill or Aggeneys type Proterozoic stratiform base metal massive sulphides within the Hutchison Group in the Mount Shannan area, north of Cleve, has included the acquisition, processing and interpretation of airborne magnetic,...-
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Kalabity. Progress reports to licence expiry/renewal for the period 15/3/1971 to 17/6/1973, plus related technical reports about in situ leach uranium mining methods in Wyoming.
The recently completed drilling of 189 open rotary holes (total penetration 22,427 m), plus the redrilling and geophysical re-logging by joint venturer Minad-Teton of 19 previously completed Carpentaria Exploration Co. uranium exploration holes (for a...-
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Published: 02 Jan 1974
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RB 37/00077 Petrology of the cores of bores no. 1 and 2, Middleback Ranges.
A representative selection of rock types obtained in the cores of the DDH1 and DDH2 iron ore exploration holes was made with a view to studying the mineralogy, the lithology and any microstructures of interest present in the formations intersected. A...-
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Published: 05 Apr 1954
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RB 85/00032 Rocks from the Kanmantoo Trough near Sedan Hill including possible equivalents to the Truro Volcanics.
21 specimens of volcanics and felsic gneisses are heterogeneous in both original lithology and the extent of metamorphic and metasomatic alteration. Strong granitic metasomatism may indicate concealed granitoid plutons. Continuation of andesitic...-
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Published: 01 Jun 1985
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RB 83/00033 Petrology of twenty nine rocks from the far West Coast and from Nuyts Archipelago, South Australia.
Rocks examined in thin section are significant in indicating possible nature of concealed basement under the Eucla Basin, as well as in dating events in Archaean and Proterozoic.-
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Published: 01 Jan 1983
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RB 83/00057 Petrography of eight volcanic rocks from the Tarcoola area.
Rocks are mainly from the Middle Proterozoic Gawler Range Volcanics. One may be from the Tarcoola Beds and one, not identified as it is too strongly altered by contact metamorphism, is of economic interest because of its highly mafic character.-
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Published: 01 Jul 1983
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RB 78/00019 Petrological descriptions of 60 rocks from the Middle Camp, Narridy Creek and Plug Range areas, eastern Eyre Peninsula.
Describes rocks from 3 areas formerly mapped as Flinders Group. Granites in each area are distinctively different, but metasediments are similar.-
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Published: 01 Jan 1978
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RB 77/00056 Willyama Complex excursion, 27th March to 7th April, 1977.
There is no abstract created for this record-
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Published: 01 Jan 1977
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RB 91/00048 Two rocks intersected in SADME Peake 1, Murray Basin transect.
Additional sampling of drill core has revealed the presence of a third rock type, a fine-grained amphibolite with a probable picrobasaltic composition, besides the metadolerite and albitite already logged. The ultramafic rock suggests an affinity with...-
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Published: 01 Apr 1991
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RB 98/00003 Review of the Proterozoic geology and mineral potential of the Curnamona Province in South Australia.
The Curnamona Province is exposed in the Willyama, Mt Painter and Mt Babbage Inliers, but much is obscured by younger sedimentary cover. It comprises a late Palaeoproterozoic metasedimentary and metavolcanic succession (Willyama Supergroup) with some...-
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Published: 02 Feb 1998
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RB 92/00028 Extent of gabbroic rocks in the southwestern Murray Basin basement.
Two major belts of anomalous gravity and magnetic intensity are distinguished at the SW margin of the Murray Basin. The main belt is about 420 km long and is arcuate in broad outline. In detail it appears to be controlled by three major linear...-
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Published: 01 May 1992
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Prospect Hill. Progress reports and annual reports to licence expiry/renewal, for the period 23/11/1990 to 22/11/1994.
Continued evaluation of possible economic primary tin oxide mineralisation in the Prospect Hill area, 20 km north-west of Moolawatana Homestead, concentrated on infill channel geochemical sampling and mineragraphic/petrogenetic sampling of costeans...-
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Weekeroo North. Progress and final reports to licence surrender for the period 1/8/1968 to 31/7/1970.
Exploration carried out by MIM to look for possible economic primary or secondary uranium deposits related to the Weekeroo Inlier of Palaeoproterozoic rocks has consisted of an airborne radiometric survey (750 line miles flown along E-W lines spaced...-
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Published: 31 Jul 1970
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Investigation of the Mutooroo copper mine, South Australia.
The Mutooroo mine was the largest copper producer in the Olary Province, until its closure in 1914. Recent geophysical work and drilling have discovered a deeper massive sulphide body of over 8 million tonnes, averaging 1.66% Cu, with an unknown...-
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Data release - as updated [made at SA Director of Mines’ discretion] : Aurora Tank. First annual report for the period 2/2/2010 to 1/2/2012, plus the next submitted licence-specific annual reports for the period 21/3/2013 to 1/2/2016.
No field work was done on the subject licence during its first year, while land access permissions were being organised with the required authorities. The licence area is located approximately 100 km south-west of Coober Pedy and lies within the...-
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