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Known and potential mineralisation styles, Benagerie Ridge Magnetic Complex.
The north-south trending Benagerie Ridge, lying within the South Australian portion of the Curnamona Province 120-160 km to the west-northwest of Broken Hill, contains a number of magnetic complexes, some of which can be interpreted as domal...-
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RB 78/00117 Bumbarlow 1 - Well completion report.
Bumbarlow 1 (TD 720.33 m) aimed to test the lithology and petroleum potential of the Cambrian section in the central part of the eastern Arrowie Basin. It continuously cored a sequence over 300 m thick of flat-lying Proterozoic sediments interbedded...-
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Published: 01 Sep 1978
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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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Geochronological synthesis of southern Australia - Part 1 The Curnamona Province, and Part 2 The Gawler Craton (SADME Data Package.).
The review reports in this data package present a synthesis of geochronological information for southern Australia, i.e. South Australia and geologically associated areas in New South Wales and Victoria. The data given represent the outcomes of much...-
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Published: 19 Sep 1997
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Data release [made at SA Director of Mines' discretion] : Kalkaroo. Annual reports submitted prior to licence sale and the commencement of the Curnamona Cu-Au Project, for the period 18/1/2000 to 9/5/2003.
During 2000-2001, the first year of renewed Kalkaroo EL 2720, joint venture operator Mount Isa Mines (MIM) continued with its geochemical and geophysical exploration of the Proterozoic basement which is concealed under 60-100 m depth of cover across...-
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Billeroo West. Progress and technical reports for the period 30/6/80 to 7/11/87.
TARGET: Sedimentary uranium in Tertiary palaeochannels, plus Olympic Dam or sedex type base and precious metal deposits in the Proterozoic basement. EXPLORATION: Ground magnetic, gravity and SIROTEM surveys, one 600 metre deep diamond drill hole (BW...-
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Published: 24 Dec 1987
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SADM/Amdel Project 1/1/140: geochronology of the [State's] eastern basement rocks. Progress reports 1 to 22 for the period 14/9/1971 to August 1979.
More than 275 selected rock chip samples of Precambrian basement or near-basement igneous lithologies were described in detail petrographically and, if they were found to contain suitable minerals, then analysed using radiometric methods, the aim...-
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Culberta Bore. Progress reports to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 20/6/1980 to 19/6/1981.
TARGET: Possible uranium, base metals and gold hosted within concealed Early Proterozoic basement. EXPLORATION: Acquisition and interpretation of ground gravity and magnetic surveys, plus the drilling of a rotary/diamond hole (CU1) to 507.8 m total...-
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Published: 25 Sep 1981
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Kalkaroo. Data release made in lieu of a partial relinquishment at licence expiry/renewal : annual reports for the period 18/1/1997 to 17/1/2000.
Ongoing exploration in the Kalkaroo joint venture (formerly called South Eagle - Yarramba) area, located 40-80 km north-east of Olary and 50-150 km west-northwest of Broken Hill, has continued to target stratabound/epithermal/hydrothermal Pb-Zn-Ag and...-
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[East of] Lake Frome area (part of the Benagerie Ridge JV Project). Annual reports and final report to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 10/10/2002 to 9/10/2012.
EL 3019 located in the Curnamona Province of South Australia covers a portion of the north-south trending buried palaeotopographic high known as the Benagerie Ridge. The north-south elongate licence area occupies part of Quinyambie Station, and is...-
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Benagerie (part of the Benagerie Ridge Joint Venture Project). Progress and annual reports to the commencement of multi-licence joint reporting on the Curnamona Joint Venture Project, for the period 2/5/1989 to 3/5/2003. [Index Part 1 of 3].
An area of sparsely explored, Tertiary and Cretaceous sediment and soil-covered Proterozoic bedrock centred approximately 80 km north of Olary is being explored primarily for base metal massive sulphide deposits. The underlying Benagerie Ridge...-
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Published: 19 May 1903
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Data release [made at SA Director of Mines’ discretion] : Moolawatana. Annual reports for the period 27/1/1999 to 24/09/2015.
A dispersed three-part licence area located on the plains between Lake Callabonna and Lake Frome, and centred approximately 33 km east of Parabarana Hill, is being explored for possible economic primary gold and base metal deposits associated with...-
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Published: 04 Jun 1909
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RB 2004/00025 Beryl in South Australia
Gem-quality varieties of beryl occur rarely in South Australia and exist in insufficient quantities to be of current economic interest. Non-gem grade beryl, by contrast, is a widespread accessory mineral in many pegmatites of South Australia, but, at...-
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Published: 01 Dec 2004
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RB 2004/00008 Geology of the Olary Domain
The aim of this report is to provide a summary of the present status of the geology of the Olary Domain, Curnamona Province. It gives a comprehensive, referenced description of all known interpretations of Willyama Supergroup basement stratigraphy,...-
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Published: 01 Feb 2004
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RB 2008/00004 Definitions of Mesoproterozoic igneous rocks of the Curnamona Province: the Ninnerie Supersuite.
The Curnamona Province has been host to widespread magmatic activity, with several periods of granite emplacement recorded, variously extending from the late Palaeoproterozoic to early Mesoproterozoic. Mesoproterozoic granites and volcanic rocks occur...-
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Published: 01 Jul 2008
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RB 2010/00020 Definition of the Mesoproterozoic Ninnerie Supersuite, Curnamona Province, South Australia.
The Curnamona Province crustal block was host to widespread late Palaeoproterozoic to early Mesoproterozoic magmatic activity, with several periods of granite emplacement on record as having occurred during the Mesoproterozoic. Granitic and volcanic...-
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Published: 01 Jun 2011
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Billeroo West and Lake Charles. Data release made in lieu of submitting separate first partial surrender reports for ELs 2013 and 2560 : annual reports for the period 1/9/1994 to 25/10/2000.
Exploration of an area on the eastern flank of the Benagerie Ridge, 100 km north of Mingary, targeted stratiform Pb-Zn-Ag mineralisation associated with metasediments of the Bimba Formation, an interpreted lateral equivalent of the Broken Hill Group....-
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PACE Theme 2 (drilling partnerships with PIRSA and industry): Year 2 partnership DPY2-19, Honeymoon area base metal and hard rock uranium mineral prospects. Project final report.
EL 2937 licensee Southern Cross Resources has utilised PACE Initiative Year 2 funding assistance to carry out a collaborative drilling project to test 2 primary base metal/uranium targets within Willyama Group basement at a location 5 km south-east of...-
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PACE Theme 2 (drilling partnerships with PIRSA and industry): Year 3 partnership DPY3-06, Benagerie Ridge Joint Venture area iron oxide - associated copper-gold mineral prospects. Project interim and final reports.
The PACE Initiative drilling collaboration proposal DPY3-06 was formulated to drill test three gravity - (magnetic) anomalies seen along the buried Benagerie Ridge area of the Curnamona Province of South Australia, on EL 3019 (Quinyambie Station)...-
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