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RB 86/00053 Pitjantjatjara Homelands. Nitrate and fluoride in outstation groundwater supplies.
Compilation of available data shows that of 45 outstations, only 12 have water supplies for which both nitrates and fluorides meet WHO standards, 27 have unacceptable fluoride and or nitrate levels, and 8 have not been tested for both nitrate and...-
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Published: 01 Aug 1986
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RB 86/00044 Indulkana water supply.
38 wells have been drilled testing 3 geological environments. Results indicate : (1) Crystalline Precambrian rocks yield small supplies with salinity 15 000 to 20 000 mg/L. (2) Adelaidean slates and quartzites are capable of moderate yields, but...-
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Published: 01 Jul 1986
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RB 87/00074 Ernabella water supply.
Reviews pertinent information including well discharge tests and resistivity surveys. Ernabella is supplied with water from weathered and fractured crystalline basement. Consumption is 60 - 100 ML/year and salinity ranges from 600 - 1 000 mg/L. The...-
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Published: 01 May 1987
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RB 99/00033 Pukatja town water supply drilling and discharge testing, 1997.
Aerial photography and satellite imagery, plus an on-ground geological reconnaissance and a transient electromagnetic geophysical survey, were used to select sites for drilling water wells to provide a major expansion of the Pukatja town water supply....-
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Published: 01 Nov 1999
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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 97/00022 Appraisal of the water resources of the Musgrave Block, South Australia.
The area of interest divides into two groundwater environments: a Mesoproterozoic hard rock environment containing fresh water in fractures and saprolite; and a younger sedimentary environment containing more saline water in...-
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Published: 01 Mar 1997
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RB 90/00063 Mimili water supply.
Mimili is an aboriginal community in the Everard Ranges supplied with groundwater from 2 wells tapping fractured gneiss. Salinity is about 1000 mg/L, and shows no sign of increasing. Both nitrate and fluoride are high. This is typical in this region...-
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Published: 01 Oct 1990
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RB 89/00019 Groundwater occurrence on the ALBERGA 1:250 000 sheet.
The ALBERGA sheet is mostly underlain by crystalline rocks. Drilling information was used to assess factors controlling groundwater occurrence and the relationships between well yield and geological setting. A groundwater prospects map was compiled....-
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Published: 01 May 1989
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RB 96/00037 Report on a groundwater search program over various Pitjantjatjara Homelands in the Musgrave Ranges area, South Australia.
The search by MESA for potable groundwater incorporated the use of Transient Electromagnetics, a ground resistivity method. This successfully provided drilling targets at two sites, Blue Hills and Wallatinna, but was unsuccessful in areas with shallow...-
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Published: 01 Nov 1996
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Pine Ridge (part of the Central Giles Nickel Project). Annual reports and final report to licence surrender, for the period 30/3/2007 to 9/6/2015.
A licence area located in South Australia's Far North-west Aboriginal Lands, approximately 140 km north-west of Marla, has been explored primarily for massive magmatic nickel sulphide deposits possibly associated with the Proterozoic Giles Complex...-
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West Mount Caroline. Annual reports to licence surrender for the period 26/9/2001 to 25/9/2003.
Mafic and ultramafic rocks of the Proterozoic Giles Complex, which have intruded into highly metamorphosed basement units of the Musgrave Block in an area 310 km WNW of Marla, were considered to have potential to host massive Ni sulphide...-
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Published: 02 Apr 1903
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RB 05/00011 Preliminary report on the exploration to the Musgrave and Everard Ranges.
An expedition carried out to scientifically inspect the Musgrave Ranges and Everard Range region indicates poor prospects for discovering minerals, but, with care in accessing and maintaining underground water supplies, the country appears to hold...-
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Published: 19 Nov 1914
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Data release [made at SA Director of Mines' discretion] : Hanging Knoll (part of the Central Giles Nickel Project). Annual reports to licence expiry/renewal, for the period 18/3/2002 to 17/3/2007.
A licence area located at the south-eastern end of the Mann Ranges in South Australia's Far North-west Aboriginal Lands, approximately 90 km south-southwest of Ayers Rock (Uluru), is being explored by Rio Tinto Exploration (RTE) and Delta Gold, as...-
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Published: 12 Apr 1907
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Data release [made at SA Director of Mines’ discretion] due to licence expiry and pending approval of its subsequent re-grant : Pine Ridge (part of the Central Giles Nickel Project). Annual reports for the period 25/2/1999 to 29/3/2007.
A licence area located in South Australia's Far North-west Aboriginal Lands, approximately 140 km north-west of Marla, has been explored by Rio Tinto Exploration (RTE) as part of work planned for a larger set of project exploration licences currently...-
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Data release [made at SA Director of Mines' discretion] : Mount Hardy (part of the Central Giles Nickel Project). Annual reports to licence expiry/renewal, for the period 18/3/2002 to 17/3/2007.
A licence area located at the eastern end of the Deering Hills in South Australia's Far North-west Aboriginal Lands, approximately 150 km south-west of Ayers Rock (Uluru), is being explored by Rio Tinto Exploration (RTE) and Delta Gold, as part of...-
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Published: 12 Apr 1907
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RB 2000/00005 Hydrogeological report on NW Aboriginal Lands well monitoring - October 1998 to April 1999.
Monitoring equipment is now in place in the 29 wells which supply all groundwater to 8 major communities in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Lands. The equipment provides readings of standing water level and pumping rate on an hourly basis for each well;...-
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Published: 01 Feb 2000
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RB 2000/00026 Hydrogeological report on NW Aboriginal Lands well monitoring - October 1999 to April 2000.
Significant rainfall events occurred in the central and eastern parts of the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Aboriginal Lands during the period October 1999 to April 2000. All the water wells at Amata and Pukatja showed clear evidence of groundwater recharge,...-
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Published: 01 Aug 2000
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RB 2000/00027 Sustainability of water resources in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Lands, South Australia.
Monitoring of pumping rates, water levels and rainfall at 30 producing water wells across 8 communities in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Lands, South Australia, has given better insight into water usage and aquifer performance. - Some communities are...-
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Published: 01 Aug 2000
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RB 2012/00008 Abminga bedrock drilling program 2001.
The Abminga bedrock drilling program was initiated in 1999 as part of the Targeted Exploration Initiative of South Australia (TEISA) strategy conceived by the SA Government and implemented through PIRSA's Mineral Resources Group. Drilling was proposed...-
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Published: 01 May 2012
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RB 2000/00007 Hydrogeological report on NW Aboriginal Lands well monitoring - April to October 1999.
Monitoring equipment is now installed in the 30 wells that supply groundwater to 8 major communities in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Lands. The equipment provides readings of standing water level and pumping rate on an hourly basis for each well;...-
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Published: 01 Feb 2000
