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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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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 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 60/00059 Report on Morialta quartzite deposit.
A geological investigation of a deposit of Stonyfell Quartzite has been carried out. One subunit appears to be a suitable source of civil engineering construction aggregate. An area in which quarrying could be commenced is suggested.-
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Published: 18 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 50/00032 Quartzite deposit diamond drilling.
A bed of quartzite to over 150 feet in thickness situated adjacent to the Clare-Mintaro road has been tested by diamond drilling to prove its suitability for road building. Drilling has confirmed that there are over 2 million cubic yards of good...-
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Published: 11 Feb 1960
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RB 50/00100 Noarlunga limestone deposit diamond drilling.
A deposit of limestone situated adjacent to the south bank of the River Onkaparinga, 4 miles NE of Noarlunga, has been tested by diamond drilling to prove its suitability for road building. The good quality of the stone has been confirmed, although...-
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Published: 22 Mar 1960
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RB 44/00063 Myponga Dam Project - Geological investigation of the tunnel route on the proposed pipeline from the reservoir.
Detailed geological examination of the area in the vicinity of the proposed tunnel has shown that, provided suitable precautions are taken, there are no geological factors which will prevent the successful construction of a tunnel through the ridge...-
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Published: 02 May 1957
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RB 84/00007 Sand and clay resources of the Maslin Beach-Pedlar Creek area.
Evaluates economic potential of all stratigraphic units and recommends modification of Extractive Industry Zone. Contains 115 million tonnes of construction sand predominantly in North Maslin Sand Member and widespread weathered bedrock brick shale....-
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Published: 30 Sep 1985
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RB 84/00012 Clay and sand resources, One Tree Hill.
Drilling has indicated reserves of 166 000 tonnes of white plastic clay and 35 000 tonnes of discoloured plastic clay and inferred reserves of 150 000 tonnes, overlain by 0.9 million tonnes of sand, mostly suitable for fill, but some for concrete or...-
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Published: 01 Mar 1984
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RB 85/00004 Kanmantoo Flagstone Quarry, secn 4416, Hd Kanmantoo, Co. Sturt.
Kanmantoo Quarry produces paving and walling stone from fine grained metasiltstone, with lesser biotite schist, belonging to Cambrian Brukunga Formation. Slab thickness is controlled by bedding plane partings 1 to 25 cm apart and slab size by 2 major...-
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Published: 01 Feb 1985
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RB 84/00071 Keyneton banded calc-silicate deposit - Geological investigation - Hd Jellicoe, section 531.
Compositionally banded calc-silicate comprising epidote, plagioclase and hornblende in zone of tight folding shows attractive fold patterns, suitable for decorative and ornamental purposes. Close jointing precludes use as dimension stone. Inferred...-
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Published: 01 Jul 1985
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RB 86/00023 Geological investigations for construction sand - Mid North of South Australia, 1984 and 1985.
Production of construction sand between Port Pirie, Booleroo Centre, Jamestown and Yacka has averaged 11 000 tonnes / year for the past 6 years with- 49% from Holocene stream channels- 34% from an abandoned Pleistocene stream channel- 9% from crushing...-
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Published: 01 Feb 1987
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RB 80/00037 Geology of the Montacute dolomite quarry, sections 330, 332, 833, Hundred Onkaparinga. PMs 136, 137 - The Readymix Group (SA).
Reserves of 12.1 million tonnes of dolomite are indicated, but are conditional upon removal of 2.2 million tonnes of waste dumps and of 5.8 million tonnes of phyllite.-
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Published: 01 Jan 1980
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RB 83/00090 Low alkali shale investigation Rapid Bay - Delamere area. Results of auger drilling 1983 - Adelaide Brighton Cement Ltd.
Reconnaissance clay sampling and 30 holes have outlined areas of weathered silty shale and greywacke suitable for use in the manufacture of low alkali cement clinker.-
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Published: 01 Nov 1983
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RB 84/00027 Brick shale resources of the Gawler Concordia area.
69 holes (max depth of 10.5 metres) outlined 7.5 sq km of weathered lower Woolshed Flat Shale suitable for bricks. Thickest development is under and marginal to outliers of Tertiary sands suitable only as fill. Also Quaternary red clay is suitable as...-
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Published: 01 Apr 1984
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RB 84/00089 Gladstone quartzite rail ballast deposit. Fourth report. Sections 39W, 39E, Hundred Booyoolie.
412 000 m3 of rail ballast was produced between 1968 and 1975. 2 stages of future quarry development are proposed : advancement of the existing southern quarry face about 70 metres to yield 100 000 m3 of in situ material beneath 50 000 m3 of...-
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Published: 01 Dec 1984
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RB 84/00086 Gladstone quartzite road rubble deposit. Third report. Section 176, Hundred Yangya.
Production from 1960 to 1961, was 37 304 m3 of crushed rock and 8 775 m3 of scalps. Los Angeles abrasian losses ranged from 35 to 64% and averaged 48%. Since extensive drilling is necessary to delineate reserves, future supplies should be obtained...-
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Published: 01 Oct 1984
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RB 77/00084;Amdel 01174 SADM/Amdel Project no. 1/1/198. Mintaro slate.
Late in 1976, the Mintaro Slate and Flagstone Company approached the South Australian Department of Mines seeking assistance to enable it to improve the efficiency of its operation and so enable it to operate more profitably in the face of competition...-
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Published: 01 Jul 1977
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RB 78/00056 St Agnes sand, clay and shale deposit PM 68 - Christies Sands Pty Ltd.
Quarry is being considered as potential waste disposal site. Indicated reserves of 1.1 million tonnes of sand and 117 000 tonnes of white semi plastic shale and clay overlie 3.86 million tonnes of brick shale.-
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Published: 01 Jan 1978
