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University student thesis : Detailed geological investigation of the Burra open pit, Burra, SA.
Detailed geological and structural mapping of Samin's partly excavated new Burra open cut was performed by the author at a scale of 1:480 during the period December 1972 to end of January 1973. By the latter date the pit had been excavated downwards a...-
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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 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 83/00055 Lobethal shale pit geological investigations and auger drilling 1983. Secn 135, Hd Talunga.
Weathered shale within the Adelaidean Stonyfell Quartzite has produced in excess of 80 000 tonnes for brick manufacture from 1958 to 1978. Auger drilling of 7 holes (52 metres) and mapping, indicate reserves of 180 000 tonnes of weathered shale.-
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Published: 01 Jul 1983
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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 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
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RB 78/00099 Drilling of John Road sand and shale deposit, pt sections 2147, 2148, Hd Yatala.
Auger drilling has proved reserves of 630 000 tonnes of washed sand, 450 000 tonnes of cream shale and 730 000 tonnes of coloured shale.-
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Published: 01 Jan 1978
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RB 81/00061 Test drilling clay deposit Hancock Road - Golden Grove section 2146, Hundred Yatala, County Adelaide.
51 holes were drilled to assess weathered shale and plastic clay reserves. Tertiary plastic clay and clayey sand overlie red firing weathered Adelaidean shale, and extends eastwards under Hancock Road into Clay and Mineral Sales pit (formerly...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1981
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RB 79/00030 Geology of the Riverview quartzite quarry, sections 38, 5394, Hd of Yatala. Private Mine 31 (The Readymix Group SA).
Quartzites and sandstones in the Stonyfell Quartzite formation of the Adelaide System are quarried by the Readymix Group (S.A.) at Riverview quarry, 14 km north-east of Adelaide. Inferred geological reserves above the level of the nearby River Torrens...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1981
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RB 79/00064 Dolomite aggregate deposit, Warnertown, sections 307 and 308, Hd Napperby.
Two deposits comprising gently dipping dolomitic sediments of the Skillogalee Dolomite formation were located during a reconnaissance for construction materials for the Crystal Brook bypass. The southern deposit near Crystal Brook was subsequently...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1979
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RB 89/00024 Shale and clay supplies for metropolitan Adelaide - Preliminary report for the Mount Lofty Ranges Review.
This report summarises the main consumers, reserves, production and probable life of current mines and identifies potential alternative sources. Shale reserves in the currently worked pits are sufficient for 50 years, white plastic clay at Golden...-
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Published: 01 May 1989
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Assessment of the resource potential of leases held by Frontier Exploration in the Central Flinders Zone, Adelaide Geosyncline, South Australia.
Report presents a consultant's independent assessment of the petroleum potential and risked prospect status for PEL 41, using data provided by the licensee.-
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RB 28/00039 Constitution Hill silver lead mine.
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Published: 06 Jan 1950
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RB 61/00087 Lightweight aggregate, Tapleys Hill Shale.
Preparation of lightweight aggregate from a sample of Tapleys Hill shale, as successfully achieved by 'bloating' (the expansion of a viscous melt of crushed rock particles by trapped gas released during fusion in a rotary kiln), is described. Six...-
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Published: 01 Aug 1965
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Mineral Resource Potential Map Series - Angaston.
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Published: 01 Jun 2015
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Mineral Resource Potential Map Series - Adelaide.
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Published: 01 Jun 2015
