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Exploration for marine phosphorite off Western [Australia] and South Australia.
Australian rock phosphate production has never been significant, and over the last two years steps have been taken to remedy the situation. This has and will involve time-consuming geological review work, leading to reconnaissance mapping, detailed...-
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Gypsum deposits of South Australia [a commodity review - as updated].
53 individual gypsum deposits are catalogued and described.-
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Published: 01 Jan 1997
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RB 35/00069 Preliminary report on palaeontological examination of sludges from Canopus bore, (depth interval) 0-706 feet.
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Published: 29 Apr 1953
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RB 37/00083 Microspore content of certain Tertiary sediments in a bore at Canopus Station, South Australia.
There is no abstract created for this record-
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Published: 27 Apr 1954
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RB 37/00082 Stratigraphical and faunal sequence in Canopus bore no. 1, PL 1644, north of Renmark, South Australia.
In the stratigraphic sequence penetrated by Canopus Bore No. 1, five formations are present. From the surface to a depth of 185 feet, the boring passed through Recent surface sand and kunkar followed by medium to coarse sands of Plio-Pleistocene age....-
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Published: 27 Apr 1954
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RB 37/00111 Petrography of the Canopus bore.
A study of the drill cuttings samples obtained down to 641 ft depth from this vertical cable-tool drilled hole indicates an organic origin for a large part of the sediments, and a marine environment of deposition.-
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Published: 12 Feb 1954
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RB 60/00026 Chowilla Dam Project, rip-rap investigation, Lowbank quarry site. Progress geological report, February 1965.
A quarry site located near Lowbank on the River Murray, 7 miles east of Waikerie, has been geologically mapped and partly explored by drilling 14 vertical diamond holes with a total depth penetration of 702 feet. Marine sandy limestone and calcareous...-
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Published: 12 Feb 1965
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RB 60/00085 Report on the drainage investigations undertaken at Greenways irrigation scheme, Nildottie.
A survey has been undertaken to determine the areal extent and variation in thickness of impermeable clay strata underlying the Greenways Irrigation Scheme at Nildottie. Thick clay was found on the eastern half of the Scheme underlying, in general,...-
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Published: 27 Apr 1965
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RB 60/00086 Report on the drainage investigations at the proposed Swan Reach irrigation scheme on secns 48 and 85, Hd Nildottie.
The survey was made to determine the extent and variation in thickness of impermeable clay strata under an area proposed for irrigation development. The area was proved to be free of clay except for an insignificant zone on the western boundary of...-
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Published: 30 Apr 1965
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RB 86/00059 Berri East groundwater interception scheme hydrogeological investigation.
This detailed investigation evaluates data from both SADME drilling and investigations, and EWS drilling primarily in the alluvial sediments on Martins Bend. The aim was to determine aquifer properties, confirm water table gradients toward the river...-
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Published: 01 Oct 1986
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RB 78/00089;Env 02960 Appraisal drilling results, Anna Coalfield, Murray Basin, South Australia.
At the Anna Coalfield, the November 1976 appraisal drilling by SADME of 2 rotary mud, partly cored vertical boreholes with a total penetration of 159.62 m (including 28.36 m of continuous ?NQ coring over the coal-bearing section) has confirmed the...-
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Published: 11 May 1978
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RB 78/00155 Rufus River aquifer test, Lake Victoria, NSW (Client - EWS Department).
Lake Victoria is an off-river water storage in western N.S.W. and the Rufus River is its outfall channel to the River Murray. Very saline groundwater seeps into the Rufus River and hence enters the River Murray system. A groundwater pumping scheme is...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1978
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RB 81/00088 Naracoorte sand deposit. Results of geological investigations and auger drilling, 1981. Block.108, Hd Hynam. EMLs 3394 and 3395 (D.G. and V.A. Pitt).
Coarse construction sand, formed by reworking Pliocene Loxton Sands is part of a beach and foredune of the East Naracoorte Dune of Pleistocene Bridgewater Formation. Production totalled 52 305 tonnes from 1965 - 1980. 210000 tonnes of sand conforming...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1981
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RB 78/00008 Hydrogeology of the Angas Bremer irrigation area.
Final phase of investigations with recommendations.-
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Published: 31 Dec 1983
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RB 78/00134 Finniss town water supply investigation.
Well (100 metres) intersected 6 thin low yielding aquifers mostly in Tertiary and Permian sands.-
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Published: 01 Jan 1978
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RB 79/00017 Completion report irrigation well for D.J. and N.P. Mount, secn 11 Hd Kingsford, Co. Chandos.
The well has been drilled into an area of low salinity groundwater occurring within the Tertiary limestone aquifer at Karte, north-west of Pinnaroo. A 48-hour well test was carried out at an average pumping rate of 2600 m3/day (23,800 gals/hr), and...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1979
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RB 77/00132 Hydrogeology of the Paragum Depression, Monarto SA.
Cable tool and rotary drilling of 8 holes has enabled the geological sequence and general hydrology to be determined in the area to appraise its potential as a disposal site for stormwater runoff from urbanised Monarto.-
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Published: 01 Jan 1977
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RB 97/00048 Loxton Irrigation Area. Groundwater modelling of irrigation management options.
The groundwater model described in this report was used to quantify the changes in salt loads to the River Murray and induced discharge to the degraded river flats of proposed future management options for the Loxton Irrigation Area. The options...-
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Published: 01 Apr 1999
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RB 98/00022 Review of open file company exploration data from the early 1980s to mid-1997, over the Yunta, Winnininnie, Anabama and Oakvale 1:100 000 map sheets, OLARY 1:250 000 map sheet, South Australia.
Significant exploration focussed on: · stratabound 'Telfer-style' gold in Adelaidean metasediments in the Nackara Arc, using stratiform or stratabound structurally-controlled genetic models; and structurally controlled gold and base metal...-
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Published: 01 Jul 1997
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RB 92/00045 Upper South-East dryland salinity and flood management plan. Excavation characteristics and slope design for the drainage channels.
The Upper South-East Dryland Salinity and Flood Management Plan proposals aim to address the worsening salinisation problems now clearly visible in the area. This report provides feasibility and preliminary project design data to the EWS engineers who...-
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Published: 01 Sep 1992
