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RB 83/00026 Forreston talc deposits, results of geological investigation and auger drilling, 1982, Adler, Jeanes, Gigante and Western Queen (SA) Pty Ltd - Sections 6109, 6274 and 6380, Hundred Talunga.
Talc deposits in Torrensian Woolshed Flat Shale and Stonyfell Quartzite were investigated by auger drilling of 84 shallow holes and 3 trenches. Inferred reserves total 9 800 tonnes.-
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Published: 01 Apr 1983
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RB 81/00071 Torrens no. 1 deposit, mapping and sampling of the underground workings - Gumeracha talc deposits, Mount Lofty Ranges, section 6264, Hundred Talunga Private Mine 142.
10 000 tonnes of talc were produced since 1942. Talc and albite were formed by metasomatism within zones of intense shearing in metasediments of the Undalya Quartzite (Stonyfell Quartzite) and Woolshed Flat Shale. The lode comprises 52% talc, with...-
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Published: 01 Aug 1981
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Mount Fitton Talc Province. Progress, annual and miscellaneous technical summary reports for the period 16/2/79 to 24/11/96.
Talc has been mined at Mount Fitton in the northern Flinders Ranges on a continuous basis since 1945, for industrial use in the manufacture of cosmetics, ceramics and refractory ware. From 1979 to 1996, under authority of a series of Exploration...-
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Report on Stage I exploration programme for Truro Talc Project, SA.
On 19/1/70 Minefields Exploration NL were granted an option over the Truro Talc and Joe's Hill talc deposits situated some 60 miles north-east of Adelaide. Then, during April 1970 a Stage I exploration programme was undertaken, consisting of...-
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Published: 11 May 1970
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Burra - Chinaman Hat Hill area. First partial surrender report, for the period 17/5/1979 to 16/5/1980.
The target was possible diamonds, with base metals and coal as secondary interests. Initially, a 1:25,000 scale colour aerial photographic survey was flown across part of the now relinquished licence area, to assist BHP in mapping geomorphic and...-
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RB 62/00034 Geology of the Spalding Willouran Inlier.
The Spalding inlier is a lens-shaped area of tightly-folded Willouran rocks of the Adelaide System (Upper Precambrian), extending north-south for about 10 miles; it is about 100 miles north of Adelaide. The rim of the inlier is marked in most places...-
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Published: 09 Feb 1966
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Mount Fitton Talc Province. Final report on second, 1984-1985 diamond drilling programme.
Drilling of 27 appraisal NQ diamond cored holes for a total penetration of 1538 m over the period October 1984 to May 1985 (2 holes being abandoned at shallow depth due to having drilling difficulties within broken quartzite) has defined 5 new buried...-
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RB 2007/00003 Petrology of selected kimberlite and related rocks in South Australia - Volume 1.
Detailed petrological descriptions of 16 surface and near surface samples of intrusive ?igneous rocks obtained from nine localities spread around Terowie, Eurelia and Bangor have shown that they are intensely altered and weathered, making confirmation...-
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Published: 01 Feb 2007
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RB 2012/00004 MARREE, South Australia, [geological map] sheet SH54-5. South Australia. Geological Survey. 1:250 000 Series - Explanatory Notes.
The MARREE mapsheet area includes the south-western portion of the Strzelecki Desert plus parts of the Tirari Desert, north-western Flinders Ranges and north-eastern Willouran Ranges, between latitudes 29 to 30 degrees S and longitudes 138 to 139...-
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Published: 01 Apr 2012
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Billy Springs. Progress and surrender reports for the period 24/8/1973 to 23/8/1975.
Exploration to search for metasomatic talc bodies locally developed within sheared and brecciated dolomitic marbles of the Neoproterozoic Balcanoona Formation near Mount Fitton, 120 km north-east of Leigh Creek, has mainly consisted of surface...-
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Published: 16 Jul 1975
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Mount Fitton. Progress and final reports to licence expiry/full surrender for the period 28/10/1975 to 27/10/1976.
No technical data - work consisted only of office appraisal of previously obtained geological data, plus studies of newly acquired aerial photographs covering the entire licence area, to try to define structures possibly hosting new talc deposits or...-
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Published: 15 Nov 1976
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Peterborough. Progress and final reports to licence expiry/full surrender for the period 31/8/1977 to 30/8/1978.
An occurrence of impure talc within fault-related Adelaidean diapiric carbonate breccia material, that is poorly exposed in disused railway cuttings to the west and south-west of Yongala, was investigated by performing 1:50,000 scale geological...-
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Published: 14 Jul 1978
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Mount Fitton. Progress and technical reports for the period 1/7/1971 to 30/6/1973.
A review has been carried out by Amdel Ltd, under contract to the licensee, of the applicability and suitability of low-cost geophysical reconnaissance tools in prospecting for concealed talc occurrences in the Mount Fitton area. It appears that use...-
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Published: 13 Jun 1973
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1998 Mount Painter area HyMap survey. Mineral maps Data Package.
HyVista Corporation was contracted by PIRSA during July 2012 to process HyMap airborne hyperspectral scanner data acquired over the Mount Painter region of SA on 28/3/1998. The nominal pixel size acquired was 4.5 m x 4.5 m, within a surveyed area of...-
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Myrtle Springs. Progress reports to licence expiry/full surrender for the period 26/2/1985 to 25/2/1986.
Exploration for magnesite in the Myrtle Springs - Copley region was confined to sampling (167 samples, both of outcrop and crushed ore) and analysing 30 known magnesite occurrences held under mining lease, to determine the distribution of silica...-
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The Needles - Sitting Bull area [portion of Arkaroola Station]. Progress and final reports to licence expiry for the period 1/7/1968 to 30/6/1969.
Numerous small, occasionally high grade occurrences of talc and asbestiform amphibole minerals, barite, vermiculite and sodic feldspar were discovered by prospecting across a wide, often rugged hilly area lying to the north-west of Arkaroola...-
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Structural approach to talc exploration in EL 95, Mount Fitton area.
The applicability of prospecting methods based on lithological variations and structural controls have been investigated for locating the talc deposits which occur dispersed in the Mount Fitton region. Emplacement of these deposits is thought to have...-
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Published: 31 Aug 1974
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Geological reports on mining leases in the vicinity of Billy Springs, northern Flinders Ranges, South Australia, for the period 11/3/1968 to October 1968.
The possible economic potential of eight mineral leases held by Mr H.N. Thomas in the greater Billy Springs area were evaluated by hired consultants, who undertook brief lease inspections and related literature reviews, and made recommendations for...-
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Note on No. 19 talc deposit in SML 82A, Mount Fitton area.
Evaluation of the Mount Fitton No. 19 talc prospect discovered in 1964, and situated some 3 miles south-east of the current main talc workings and company camp, has included a topographical survey, the wagon drilling of 49 vertical holes, and the...-
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Published: 14 Oct 1970
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Note on drilling at the Creek Junction talc deposit, SML 82A, Mount Fitton area.
The Creek Junction talc deposit, located 4 miles south-east of the No. 5 talc deposit and the Mount Fitton mining camp, had been worked on a small scale prior to 1963. In view of the comparatively narrow widths of the exposed talc lenses and their...-
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Published: 13 Oct 1970
