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RB 42/00026 Hydrology of the Pirie-Torrens Basin.
The trend in recent years to the raising of extensive crops of garden peas and other vegetables in portions of the coastal region between Port Pirie and Port Augusta has stimulated interest in the role which underground water might play in the...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1958
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RB 82/00068 Hawker Marree road, Nilpena to Beltana Siding. Drilling for construction water.
7 cable tool wells drilled in 1980 were unsuccessful. In 1981 5 rotary holes were drilled. 2 of 3 wells drilled in fractured Pound Quartzite and Wilkawillina Limestone were successful, but 2 drilled in Tertiary sediments were unsuccessful.-
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Published: 01 Sep 1982
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RB 98/00019 Spencer Regions strategic water management study.
The availability of adequate water supplies is crucial to future development, particularly in the arid areas of the State. Primary Industries and Resources South Australia (PIRSA), as part of the Spencer Regions Strategic Water Management Study, has...-
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Published: 01 Apr 1998
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RB 90/00039 Groundwater and irrigation in the Baroota area, southern Pirie-Torrens Basin.
Aerial photography indicates that irrigation has increased substantially over the last few years. Concern has been expressed by some land-owners, and by the Mount Remarkable District Council, that extraction might be excessive. There is at least a...-
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Published: 01 Aug 1989
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PACE Theme 2 (drilling partnerships with PIRSA and industry): Year 5 partnership DPY5-64, eastern Torrens Basin / Torrens Hinge Zone, Parachilna geothermal play 2-D reflection seismic survey. Project final report.
As part of Torrens Energy' pioneering hot rock geothermal resource exploration in the central part of the Torrens Hinge Zone, a two-dimensional reflection seismic survey traverse was acquired using low-impact Vibroseis signal source equipment in the...-
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Mulgaria (Lake Torrens East Project). Final report at licence surrender for the period 15/3/2007 to 14/3/2008.
In a search for possible economic uranium and/or base and precious metal deposits occurring in an area lying adjacent to the north-eastern shoreline of Lake Torrens, operator UOG, as an agreed option-holder over the subject EL 3725, undertook a...-
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Published: 10 Apr 1908
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Lake MacFarlane. Combined first annual / final report at licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 20/1/2016 to 19/1/2017.
Laboratory analysis of 18 samples of groundwater seepage brine collected from Lake MacFarlane during June-July 2016 indicated that the lake was unlikely to host an economically viable potash resource, and therefore the mineral exploration licence...-
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Published: 30 Nov 1916
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Point Paterson - Port Pirie area. Progress reports on work carried out prior to grant of a special mining lease, for the period June 1962 to November 1969.
The applicant proposes during the two year SML period to undertake a work and study programme to determine the economic feasibility of developing a seawater salt recovery complex on the areas applied for, which will be capable upon completion of the...-
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Published: 07 Nov 1969
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Lake Torrens. Progress reports to licence expiry/renewal for the period 13/4/1973 to 12/4/1975.
Continuing exploration by Delhi of the industrial salt potential of subsurface brines in the Lake Torrens basin aimed to ascertain the potential reserves of NaCl in the southern part of the lake, and to confirm the availability of suitable brine...-
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Uro Bluff. First partial surrender report, for the period 19/4/1982 to 18/4/1984.
A block comprising 727 square km or ~44.5% of EL 1003, being most of its northern portion, has now been relinquished due to its perceived diminished prospectivity for sedimentary copper mineralisation or diamonds. 11 percussion holes which were...-
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Redcliff. Progress reports to licence surrender, for the period 12/1/1976 to 21/10/1977.
Reports provide a history of the assistance given by the licensee and State Government officials to Dow Chemical Co. to enable their re-assessment of the viability of the proposed Redcliff Petrochemical Plant and associated raw material sources.-
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Nilpena area. Progress and final reports to licence surrender for the period 26/2/91 to 16/8/91.
Exploration for possible diamonds and base metals in Cambrian sediments of the Beltana Sub-basin, east of the Ediacara Range, consisted of an appraisal of existing geophysical data, and drainage gravel sampling. No encouraging results were obtained.-
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Published: 23 Sep 1991
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Commodore. Progress and final reports to licence surrender for the period 22/9/1980 to 21/10/1986.
Multicommodity exploration undertaken in the Commodore - Parachilna area of the west-central Flinders Ranges, just outside of the western boundary of the newly proclaimed national park and the included Heysen Range, has comprised limited gravel...-
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Point Paterson - Port Pirie area. Progress, technical and final reports for the period 22/1/1970 to 10/12/1971.
Reports on the investigation of potential northern Spencer Gulf coastal sites for the solar evaporative production of seawater salt, principally as a feedstock for the proposed petrochemical plant which was being considered by Dow Chemical Corp. for...-
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Published: 10 Dec 1971
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Woomera 1. Geological sample inspection and drilling progress reports, plus well test technical data.
There is no abstract created for this record-
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Published: 17 Feb 1981
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Warrioota Creek. Progress reports to licence expiry/full surrender for the period 7/6/1978 to 6/6/1980.
Exploration undertaken in an area of practically no outcrop that is situated south of the Ediacara Range, on the eastern side of Lake Torrens, has aimed primarily at investigating the Viburnum Trend (Mississippi Valley) - type mineral potential of...-
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Published: 12 Mar 1980
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Eucla Basin Stratigraphic Drilling Project. Well sample test reports.
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RI 011 The Hydrology of the Pirie Torrens Basin.
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RI 035 Geology of The Beltana 1:63,360 Map Area
Includes Palaeontological report on Nilpena limestone. Appendix 3 in: Leeson, B.-
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Bull 014 Geological Structure and other factors in Relation to Underground Water Supply in Portions of South Australia
The development of the pastoral industry of South Australia hinges on the provision of adequate and reliable water supplies, as the vegetation of the interior, though sparse, is largely edible, and practically any of the country could, in normal...-
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