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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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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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Harris Bluff (Uno Station). Progress reports and final report to licence full surrender, for the period 7/9/1982 to July 1986.
Exploration undertaken over an area located 60 km west of Port Augusta targeted possible Broken Hill or Aggeneys - Gamsberg type massive Pb-Zn deposits within Early Proterozoic Hutchison Group banded iron formation metasediments, and also any Early...-
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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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Cooyerdoo Station. Progress reports to licence expiry/re-issue as part of another licence, for the period 14/9/1981 to 13/3/1983.
Following the signing of an eighteen month exploration joint venture agreement with Stockdale, farminee Mobil Energy Minerals undertook continuation of the uranium search over the anomalous ground lying east and south-east of Lake Gilles, besides...-
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Published: 12 Apr 1983
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Kimba area (Caralue Bluff). Progress reports and final report to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 21/8/1979 to 9/6/1986.
An intensive search for possible banded iron formation - related Proterozoic stratiform lead-zinc mineralisation, of Gamsberg / Aggeneys / Broken Hill style, over an area surrounding Kimba on Eyre Peninsula, has included aerial magnetic and...-
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RB 53/00157 Investigation of aeromagnetic anomalies, Hundreds Carina, Chandada and Ripon, western Eyre Peninsula.
This report summarises regional geology and the results of geophysical surveys and drilling. Ultrabasic rocks underlie the centres for each aeromagnetic anomaly and are sufficiently dense to account for each gravity survey. Spectrographic analyses do...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1963
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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 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 60/00064 O'Donoghues Castle copper prospect, Balcanoona Station.
Irregular oxidised orebodies up to about 3 feet thick, containing copper carbonates, quartz, sphaerocobaltite (cobalt carbonate) and wad (hydrated manganese oxide), occupy both shear zones aligned parallel with bedding, and crush zones developed...-
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Published: 26 Mar 1965
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RB 60/00071 (Report on the) Ukaparinga (Unaparinga) copper mine, Williamstown.
Copper carbonates are sporadically distributed throughout steeply dipping mica schist in a zone up to about 70 ft. wide. The host rocks have been regarded as overturned metamorphosed Burra Group (Torrensian) beds resting on the Aldgate Sandstone...-
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Published: 05 Apr 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 77/00148 Archaean to Early Proterozoic banded iron formations in the Tarcoola region, South Australia.
A minimum metamorphic age of greater than 2400 Ma is inferred for two banded iron formations outcropping within the TARCOOLA 1:250 000 mapsheet area. The age obtained is considerably greater than that of the mid-Proterozoic Middleback Group, with...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1978
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RB 84/00028 Petrography of 25 specimens from Mount Grainger Goldfield.
Specimens from the Mt Grainger Goldfield include quartzites, sandstones in which kaolinite is believed to represent earlier feldspar, siltstones, shales, diamictites of probable glaciogene origin, granitoids and andesites. Low to moderate temperature...-
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Published: 01 May 1984
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RB 81/00002 Petrographic descriptions of Willyama Complex rocks and Umberatana Group metasediments, northern Outalpa Inlier, Olary Province.
Petrology of 174 rocks indicate that 5 deformation phases (D1 - D5) are present within this dominantly schistose domain. Describes many samples which contain gneissosity, schistosity or crenulation.-
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Published: 01 Aug 1980
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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 97/00011 South Australian Steel and Energy Project. Coober Pedy iron ore investigation. Hawks Nest prospect.
As part of the South Australian Steel and Energy Project, MESA targeted Palaeoproterozoic banded iron formation (BIF) at Hawks Nest as a possible iron ore resource. Detailed ground magnetic, gravity and drilling programmes identified seven deposits;...-
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Published: 01 Feb 1997
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RB 97/00010 South Australian Steel and Energy Project. Coober Pedy iron ore investigation. Giffen Well prospect.
As part of the South Australian Steel and Energy Project, MESA has targeted Palaeoproterozoic banded iron formation (BIF) rocks at Giffen Well prospect as a possible iron ore resource. Ground magnetic, gravity and drilling programmes have identified...-
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Published: 01 Feb 1997
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RB 97/00002 South Australian Steel and Energy Project. Coober Pedy iron ore investigation. Sequoia, Gina and Wirrida prospects.
As part of the South Australian Steel and Energy Project, MESA has explored several significant aeromagnetic anomalies to try to find a possible iron ore resource. The Sequoia, Wirrida and Gina magnetic anomalies were chosen as indicating...-
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Published: 01 Feb 1997
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RB 97/00001 South Australian Steel and Energy Project. Coober Pedy iron ore investigation. Summary report.
Mines and Energy South Australia, as part of its contribution to the South Australian Steel and Energy Project, has defined an iron ore resource in the Coober Pedy region. Extensive ground magnetic, gravity and drilling programs identified four...-
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Published: 01 Dec 1996
