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Mintaro Slate and Flagstone - more than 150 years of production.
Mintaro Slate is produced from what is believed to be the oldest continuously operating quarry in Australia. The quarry was opened in the early 1850s, after Mintaro farmer Peter Brady discovered outcrops of slate in a creek bed on his property and...-
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Project proposal - Sceale Bay gypsum development. Summary of development program.
This project proposal relates to the potential for mining a vast gypsum deposit located adjacent to Sceale Bay, about 14 km south of Streaky Bay on the west coast of South Australia. Preliminary estimates put the ore reserves of gypsum of 88% purity...-
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Landsat thematic mapper study of the Yardea Dacite, Gawler Range Volcanics, YARDEA 1:250 000 scale map sheet.
The South Australian Department of Mines and Energy (SADME) commissioned the South Australian Centre for Remote Sensing (SACRS) to undertake a digital analysis of Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) data in an attempt to locate prospective areas for...-
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RB 35/00025 Investigation of quartzite for road metal at Truro.
An outcrop of quartzite situated on private property on the southern side of the Sturt Highway, 4 miles east of Truro, was visited on 27/2/1953 to perform a geological survey in order to select sites for testing the rock by diamond drilling. The aim...-
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Published: 06 Mar 1953
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RB 36/00085 Sand usage in the cement brick manufacturing industry.
Raw material resources surveys of the Clay Brick and Sand Gravel and Rock Products industries within the Metropolitan Area have shown that considerable production lag exists in relation to the deman for clay bricks, despite eight years post war...-
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Published: 12 Nov 1953
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RB 37/00002 Report of investigation into stone for boat haven - Thevenard area.
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Published: 01 Jan 1954
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RB 37/00013 Survey of Gawler River - Virginia area for building sand reserves.
During the war and post war years general building construction work was seriously curtailed, due principally to shortages of manpower and materials and the consequent legislative restrictions. However, the general economic recovery throughout...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1954
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RB 37/00019 Clay deposit at Simmonston (19/2/1954).
Following recommendations from the Consulting Engineer, Department of Industry, Industries Assistance Branch, an inspection was made of a clay deposit which outcrops on the banks of Willochra Creek immediately North West of the town site of Simmonston...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1956
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RB 37/00014 Reconnaissance survey for brick clay on mineral claims held by SA Builders and Contractors Association at Golden Grove.
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Published: 01 Jan 1954
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RB 37/00024 Geological survey of road metal deposit near Dayeston, section 128 Hundred of Nuriootpa, County Light.
A request was recieved from the Highways and Local Government Department (D.M. 864/50) for a geological survey and estimation of reserves of road metal from Sections 229 and 128 in the Hundred of Nuriootpa. The volume of stone required was 500,000...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1954
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RB 37/00026 Investigation of road metal deposit near Greenock.
The Highways and Local Government Department indicates that this area around Greenock and Daveyston is in a strategic position to supply material for future road construction and maintenance and that large volume of road metal (500,000 cubic yards)...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1954
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RB 37/00025 Results of drilling at Booleroo clay deposit.
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Published: 01 Jan 1954
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RB 37/00041 Geological survey of road metal deposit in section 35 Hundred of Caltowie, County Victoria.
Some 100,000 cubic yards of stone are required by the Highways and Local Goverment Department from Section 35 in the Hundred of Caltowie. On this section a small quarry, Kelly's Quarry, was worked about 14 years ago. Recently the Highways and Local...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1954
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RB 37/00045 Geological survey of road metal deposit in sections 319 and 320 Hundred of Bealie, County Victoria.
A request for a geological survey of a road metal deposit in Sections 319 and 320, Hundred of Belalie, was received from the Highways and Local Government Department (D.M. 293/54). Section 319 is owned by Mr. W.E. Simons whose homestead lies on the...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1954
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RB 37/00040 Geological survey of stone deposit, section 2 Hundred of Yongala, County Dalhousie.
A geological report on the stone deposit of Section 2, Hundred Yongala, was requested by the Highways and Local Government Department. The owner of Section 2, is Mr. A.J. Berryman, of 12 Phillips Street, Somerton, South Australia.-
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Published: 01 Jan 1954
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RB 38/00011 Shell grit, Hundred of Dublin, section 439.
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Published: 01 Jan 1954
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RB 38/00016 Report on a geological survey of the ) Prairie barite mine, Hundred of Talunga.
An occurrence of barite mineralisation located in the eastern valley wall of the River Torrens gorge, 16 miles east-northeast of Adelaide, which lies on freehold property and has been privately mined in the past, was inspected in order to gauge its...-
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Published: 28 Jul 1954
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RB 38/00019 Geological survey of road metal deposit on section 680, Hundred of Willunga, County Adelaide.
At the request of the Highways and Local Government Department the limestone deposit on Section 680, Hundred of Willunga, was surveyed by the writer. A topographic survey with a theodolite was made by M.B. Langsford (Surveyor and Draftsman, Department...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1954
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RB 38/00037 Report on results of test boring in brick clay deposits at Golden Grove.
Geological mapping at Golden Grove revealed an area of potential brick clay. The area was tested by the drilling of 15 cable tool holes up to 35m deep, which showed substantial reserves of clay derived from complete weathering of shales of the late...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1954
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RB 38/00034 Preliminary survey of road metal deposits, Tumby Bay district, part Hd Hutchison.
Following a request from the Highways and Local Government Department for geological advice on road metal deposits in the north-west portion of the Hundred of Hutchison, Tumby Bay District (H. & L.G.D. 840/50), a preliminary survey of rock...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1954
