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RB 78/00152 Murnaroo 1. Well completion report.
During September-December 1976, Murnaroo 1 was drilled by the SA Department of Mines to TD 627.5 m near Observatory Hill in the central southern part of the Officer Basin, to investigate the local subsurface stratigraphy and economic potential, and...-
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Published: 01 Jul 1979
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RB 79/00088 Wilkinson 1. Well completion report.
Wilkinson 1 stratigraphic well was drilled by the SA Department of Mines and Energy in mid-1978, about 250 km south-west of Coober Pedy, in the Tallaringa Trough. Here a thick section of Cambrian claystones, limestones and evaporites, at least 594 m...-
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Published: 01 Oct 1979
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RB 96/00001 Mineral exploration and development in South Australia.
This mineral promotional brochure reviews significant historical developments in South Australia's mineral industry and canvasses the currently recognised mineral potential within the State, for the benefit of local and overseas interested companies...-
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Published: 01 Feb 1996
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RB 90/00064 Exploration opportunity, Officer Basin (Areas K, L, M and N). Data package brochure.
Contains a statement of intent inviting PEL applications by 31/5/91 over 4 blocks of vacant onshore petroleum exploration acreage totalling 44 300 square kms in the northeastern Officer Basin of South Australia. Three of the blocks lie wholly within...-
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Published: 01 Nov 1990
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Petroleum Exploration Opportunity Officer Basin.
The Officer Basin in northeastern South Australia is poorly explored for petroleum in spite of widespread oil shows indicating that petroleum has been generated. In addition, there are significant geological similarities between the Officer Basin and...-
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Murrawijinie, Denman, Koonalda and Cook [Wigunda]. Progress and final reports for the period 7/7/80 to 27/7/81.
Cretaceous sediments in the Eucla Basin portion lying within South Australia's far west were investigated for their oil shale potential. This search was prompted by a recorded occurrence of a thick, oily Cretaceous shale horizon intersected in a...-
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Published: 10 Jun 1981
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OF-94, (Areas) A-D, Officer Basin, South Australia. Invitation for applications.
This petroleum exploration acreage promotional brochure advertises four vacant onshore areas, OF94-A to OF94-D, all situated in the eastern Officer Basin, as being available for licence application until 30 September 1994. One area lies within...-
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Interpretation of apatite fission track data from the Officer Basin.
13 sedimentary rock samples from Proterozoic through to Mesozoic formations intersected in 5 Officer Basin wells yielded apatite fission track analysis data (track length and density) used to interpret, via statistical modelling, the broad geothermal...-
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Published: 21 Dec 1994
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1993 Wallatinna seismic survey, final report.
AIM: The MESA Wallatinna Seismic Survey was programmed to provide sufficient new data on the eastern Officer Basin, together with petrophysics and petroleum geochemical updates, to stimulate renewed interest and reduce exploration risk such that in...-
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Summary of seismic interpretation, Marla area, Officer Basin.
Modern, multifold seismic data over the far eastern Officer Basin have been reinterpreted and seven reflectors mapped in time. Parts of six major structural zones are identified in the region: Munyarai Tough, Marla Overthrust Zone, Ammaroodinna...-
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Published: 31 Jan 1993
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RB 2018/00025 Mintabie opal resource evaluation: Current value of opal resources and projected value of undiscovered resources.
A detailed spatial analysis recently performed by the Geological Survey of South Australia (GSSA) shows that at Mintabie, after approximately 40 years of mining carried out to look for opal, an area totalling less than 2 square km has been...-
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Published: 01 Aug 2018
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ExpNotes WINTINNA: Explanatory Notes WINTINNA
A new generation, first edition WINTINNA 1:250 000 scale geological map and explanatory notes have been published. These documents represent the conclusion of the Geological Survey of South Australia's geological mapping program undertaken in the...-
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RB 2003/00021 Musgrave Province - Geological summary and exploration history.
The Musgrave Province is largely incorporated within the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Lands and includes cratonic crystalline middle Proterozoic basement rocks of the Musgrave Province proper, as well as mantling younger sedimentary rock successions...-
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Published: 01 Nov 2003
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RB 2014/00005 WINTINNA, South Australia, [geological map] sheet SG53-14. South Australia. Geological Survey. 1:250 000 Series - Explanatory Notes.
The WINTINNA 1:250 000 mapsheet area lies between latitudes 27° to 28° South and longitudes 133°30’ to 135°00’ East. This ~16 400 square km area includes the Marla and Cadney Park settlements, and is crossed by the Stuart Highway and Adelaide to...-
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Published: 01 Mar 2015
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RB 2020/00001 Mintabie opal resource evaluation: current value of opal resources and projected value of undiscovered resources (second edition, 2020).
The Mintabie Precious Stones Field (MPSF) has, since the early 1920s, produced some of the finest quality opal in the world. This report provides a review for understanding the remaining opal resources likely to exist there. A detailed spatial...-
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Published: 01 Jan 2020
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RB 2000/00006 Indulkana town water supply drilling and discharge testing, 1998.
Aerial photography, satellite imagery, geological maps and on-ground geological and geophysical (transient electromagnetic) investigations were used in early 1998 to select drilling sites for additional water wells to supply Indulkana township in the...-
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Published: 01 Feb 2000
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RB 2018/00021 Beneath the cover: Observations and petrophysical data from key drillholes in the Gawler, Musgrave and Curnamona Provinces, South Australia. (Data is a separate record - 6 GB)
This report summarises the output of a joint research project arranged between the South Australian Centre for Geothermal Energy Research (SACGER) at the University of Adelaide and the South Australian Department for Energy and Mining (DEM), and...-
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Published: 01 Sep 2021
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RB 2020/00008 Gawler Craton Airborne Geophysical Survey Region 1A, Tallaringa North – Enhanced geophysical imagery and magnetic source depth models.
This report presents the results of a study jointly conducted by the Geological Survey of South Australia and CSIRO Mineral Resources which aimed to enhance the expression of geological structure in geophysical images and to derive depth to magnetic...-
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Published: 01 Mar 2020
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RB 2019/00012 Gawler Craton Airborne Geophysical Survey Region 4A, Barton – Enhanced geophysical imagery and magnetic source depth models
This report presents the results of a study jointly conducted by the Geological Survey of South Australia and CSIRO Mineral Resources which aimed to enhance the expression of geological structure in geophysical images and to derive depth to magnetic...-
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Published: 01 Jul 2019
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RB 2019/00013 Gawler Craton Airborne Geophysical Survey Region 4B, Fowler – Enhanced geophysical imagery and magnetic source depth models
This report presents the results of a study jointly conducted by the Geological Survey of South Australia and CSIRO Mineral Resources which aimed to enhance the expression of geological structure in geophysical images and to derive depth to magnetic...-
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Published: 01 Jul 2019
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