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Lake Cadi Potash Project. Progress and final reports for the period January 1982 to 10/2/83.
To evaluate potash potential, brine samples were collected from below the dry bed of Lake Cadibarrawirracanna, and analysed for Ca, Mg, Na, K, B, HCO3, C1, total phosphate and sulphate. Potassium contents were too low to be of interest.-
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Published: 01 Jan 1982
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Lake Greenly area [Mount Hope kaolin deposit]. Progress and final reports to licence renewal for the period 30/3/1973 to 29/9/1974.
Appraisal of a newly discovered large deposit of kaolin, found in the near surface regolith to Archaean basement on two farms situated 7 km south of Mount Hope on southern Eyre Peninsula, has consisted of further air/rotary drilling (35 holes, total...-
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Lake Cadibarrawirracanna. Progress and final reports to licence expiry/full surrender for the period 3/6/1980 to 2/12/1980.
Thirty-two shallow auger holes up to 2.76 m deep were drilled into the floor of Lake Cadibarrawirracanna, situated 70 km west of William Creek, in a search for possible potash-rich brines trapped by the lake sediments. The lacustrine sediments were...-
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Emu Hill. Progress and annual reports plus final report to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 22/4/1991 to 21/4/1996.
Diamond exploration undertaken north-west of Moolawatana included the acquisition of airborne magnetic / radiometric and ground magnetic surveys, plus soil, stream sediment, gravel, loam and rock chip sampling, and aircore/diamond drilling (25 holes,...-
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Landsat thematic mapper study of the Yardea Dacite, Gawler Range Volcanics, YARDEA 1:250 000 scale map sheet.
The South Australian Department of Mines and Energy (SADME) commissioned the South Australian Centre for Remote Sensing (SACRS) to undertake a digital analysis of Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) data in an attempt to locate prospective areas for...-
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RB 35/00025 Investigation of quartzite for road metal at Truro.
An outcrop of quartzite situated on private property on the southern side of the Sturt Highway, 4 miles east of Truro, was visited on 27/2/1953 to perform a geological survey in order to select sites for testing the rock by diamond drilling. The aim...-
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Published: 06 Mar 1953
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RB 37/00091 Clay deposits at Simmonston.
An occurrence of plastic clay exposed in a creek valley located approximately 14 miles east of Wilmington has been inspected and bulk sampled to provide material for laboratory testing of its possible utility to industry. 4 bulk samples were...-
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Published: 28 Apr 1954
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RB 37/00094 Report of examination of clay deposits on Oulnina Station, (near) Manna Hill.
Two small deposits of white to pale-coloured claystone, discovered in creek banks located respectively 10.5 and 12 miles south of Manna Hill township, were inspected for the local station owners. It was found that the beds of clean claystone are very...-
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Published: 28 Apr 1954
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RB 41/00077 Quaternary stratigraphic record at Lake Eyre North and the evolution of existing topographic forms.
Fossiliferous Quaternary lacustrine deposits of the Lake Eyre Basin are exposed in escarpments along the margins of Lake Eyre, North and were intersected in shallow boreholes in the area. These are described in detail and their distribution shown on...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1956
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RB 53/00049 Preliminary report on a survey of the Sugarloaf Hill siliceous limestone deposit (also known as: Jones' quarry, Barmera).
A topographical survey has been carried out to determine the probable extent of a siliceous limestone horizon beneath a mesa, namely Sugarloaf Hill, located 2 miles west of Lake Bonney near Kingston-on-Murray, which on its northern part is worked as a...-
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Published: 18 Aug 1961
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RB 58/00142 Limestone deposit, sections 671, 672 Hundred of Davenport, laboratory testing.
Results of laboratory testing of selected drill core samples, carried out by the Highways and Local Government Department, are presented. Those support an earlier recommendation for trial pits.-
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Published: 01 Jan 1967
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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 60/00082 Coober Pedy Opalfield.
Mapping of the Coober Pedy Opalfield has shown that opal occurrence, although erratic, is not entirely unpredictable. Several groups of workings are present in an area of about 150 square miles. The host rock is a distinctive pink and white...-
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Published: 30 Apr 1965
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RB 60/00090 Middle River Dam, Kangaroo Island. Proposed quarry for concrete aggregate. Geological investigation, 4th May 1965, report.
A possible quarrying site for concrete aggregate, within Upper Cambrian quartzites exposed in a cliff located half a mile downstream from the Middle River Dam site, was previously described briefly in the progress report on Middle River Dam dated...-
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Published: 07 May 1965
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RB 44/00063 Myponga Dam Project - Geological investigation of the tunnel route on the proposed pipeline from the reservoir.
Detailed geological examination of the area in the vicinity of the proposed tunnel has shown that, provided suitable precautions are taken, there are no geological factors which will prevent the successful construction of a tunnel through the ridge...-
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Published: 02 May 1957
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RB 45/00118 Final report on iron ore prospecting, Corunna area, Iron Knob district.
In an area of limited basement outcrop located between 2 and 5 miles north-northwest of Iron Knob township, the Department's surface traverse channel sampling (969'), percussion boring (643’) and diamond drilling (1270’) tested a low grade...-
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Published: 04 Dec 1957
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RB 79/00129 Explanatory Notes for the FROME 1:250 000 geological map sheet SH54-10 international index.
The FROME 1: 250 000 geological sheet is located between latitudes 30° S and 31° S and longitudes 139°30' E and 141° E and covers most of the area between the northern Flinders Ranges and the New South Wales border. Its southern and northern limits...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1980
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RB 83/00077 Petrography of forty-two specimens from the Wangianna sheet.
Forty-two thin sections collected from the Skillogalee Dolomite are representative of carbonate and non-carbonate facies, and include shales, siltstones, sandstones and conglomerates. Many of the specimens are partly or wholly stromatolitic: two...-
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Published: 01 Oct 1983
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RB 84/00010 Torrens Island sand resource, secn 453, Hd Port Adelaide, Co. Adelaide.
The deposit is worked for filling sand, but is suitable for replenishment of beaches, and with beneficiation, for glass and foundry. Reserves, based on 110 auger holes, are 835 000 tonnes (indicated) and 270 000 tonnes (inferred).-
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Published: 01 Feb 1984
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RB 76/00146 Geology of Mount Laura, Whyalla, South Australia.
There is no abstract created for this record-
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Published: 01 Jan 1976
