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RB 41/00054 Eocene clays of the Knight Formation - South-East Province.
Instructions were received from the Director of Mines to report on the possible economic significance of the Eocene clays in the Mt. Gambier Area. A visit was made to the district to ascertain the general geography and to inspect Knight's Sand Pit, at...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1957
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RB 56/00075 Diamond drilling operations, secn 333 Hd Caroline.
Dolomitisation of Tertiary Gambier Limestone along the Nelson Fault is irregular. Diamond drilling of four holes at a prospect on Section 333, Hundred of Caroline, shows that dolomite which is hard and dense at the surface passes down into partially...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1965
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RB 60/00011 Examination of bore samples for sedimentary phosphate (in the) Murray Basin and Gambier Embayment of the Otway Basin.
In a reconnaissance survey for sedimentary phosphate, sludges and cores were examined from 100 widely-scattered bores in parts of the Murray Basin and the Gambier Embayment of the Otway Basin that are located in South Australia. Microscopic inspection...-
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Published: 25 Jan 1965
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RB 86/00047 Honeysuckle Flat (Caroline) limestone deposit, sections 538, 539, Hundred Caroline, County Grey.
Geological mapping and drilling have proved 2 100 000 tonnes of high purity limestone. Large additional reserves are available to the south. The deposit is required to supplement depleted reserves in existing Marte quarry. The Gambier Limestone is...-
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Published: 01 Jul 1986
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RB 82/00091 Wepar sand deposit, section 345 Hd Young - C.A. and L.J. Kennedy.
The deposit, 4 km south of Tarpeena, is intermittent source of construction sand for Mount Gambier, with production of 150 000 tonnes. Coarse Molineaux Sand of Holocene age overlies calcareous clay and limestone, probably derived from Dilwyn...-
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Published: 01 Dec 1982
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RB 83/00063 Allens sand quarry, section 715, Hd Blanche). Results of auger drilling, 1981 - 82 - I.A. and C.H. Allen.
18 auger holes have outlined probable reserves of 80 000 tonnes of construction sand in Middle Eocene Tartwaup Formation below 57 000 tonnes of overburden. Allens Quarry (formerly Knight's Quarry) is the only exposure of Early Tertiary sediments in...-
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Published: 01 Jul 1983
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RB 88/00002 Review of Gambier Limestone - Geology, uses, specifications and production.
The Marte area, 10 km west of Mount Gambier is the largest producer of building stone in Australia. Reviews production of ashlars from Gambier Limestone with emphasis on the Mount Gambier area; coverage is incomplete for production of ashlars from the...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1988
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RB 78/00036 Kingston town water supply completion report for well no. 11 - EWS Department.
New production water well was drilled to 71 metres.-
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Published: 01 Jan 1978
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Data release [made at SA Director of Mines' discretion] : Mount Gambier. Final geological report on drilling.
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Published: 09 Aug 1999
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Bordertown. Progress reports to licence expiry/full surrender for the period 1/4/1969 to 31/3/1971.
A wide-ranging geochemical exploration programme has continued, testing soils of the region for mercury emissions from possible stratiform base metal sulphide orebodies that may exist in the Cambrian volcanic/metasedimentary basement, by performing...-
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Published: 27 Apr 1971
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Burnda. Progress and technical reports to licence expiry/full surrender for the period 3/7/1989 to 2/7/1990.
Reverse air circulation rotary drilling of four outcrops of potentially glass-grade raw material dolomite rock (42 holes for a total penetration of 924 m), carried out 14 km north-west of Mount Gambier in April 1989 on a 50 m grid within pine...-
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Published: 31 Jul 1990
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Lake Leake. Progress reports and final report to licence expiry/renewal, for the period 21/9/1972 to 20/9/1973.
Exploration was carried out to evaluate the pozzolanic properties of volcanic ash occurring in the vicinity of Lake Leake. Twelve auger holes were drilled, from which bulk samples of up to 45 kg were collected and used in concrete mixing trials. The...-
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Published: 19 Sep 1973
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Lake Hawdon. First partial surrender report, for the period 7/6/1994 to 6/6/1995.
Push tube samples of carbonate lakebed sediment obtained from four sites on Lake Hawdon South were inspected and the cored material was judged to be unsuitable for use as paper filler or as agricultural lime. Therefore this part of the licence has...-
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