-
Lake Bring. Quarterly reports, first joint annual report (with SML 710) and joint final report to licence full surrender, for the period 1/9/1971 to 31/5/1973.
TARGET: Sedimentary uranium associated with high order radiometric anomalies over lakes on the edge of the sand dune country, east of the Nullarbor Plain. EXPLORATION: Closely spaced (300-500 m), low level (65 m altitude) aerial scintillometer...-
Document
Published: 26 Jun 1973
-
RB 90/00074 Explanatory Notes for the ELLISTON 1:250 000 map sheet.
There is no abstract created for this record-
Document
Published: 01 Nov 1990
-
RB 94/00019 BARTON Bedrock Drilling Project, 1993.
Between June and December 1993, 184 vertical RC stratigraphic drillholes totalling 10,126.2 m (average hole depth 55 m) were drilled by Mines and Energy South Australia at 2 km spacing along roadsides traversing much of the BARTON 1:250k map sheet...-
Document
Published: 01 Jun 1994
-
Lake Anthony. Quarterly reports, first joint annual report (with SML 711) and joint final report to licence full surrender, for the period 1/9/1971 to 31/5/1973.
An area located just to the east of the edge of the Nullarbor Plain, occupied by many scattered large and small salt lakes surrounded by sand dunes, with Precambrian basement [of the western Gawler Craton] subcropping near the surface, has been...-
Document
Published: 26 Jun 1973
-
Tarcoola and Malbooma. Data release made in lieu of a partial relinquishment at licences' expiry/renewal: progress reports for the period 7/6/1978 to 19/1/1983.
Exploration work included geophysical surveys, reprocessing of airborne radiometric data, and rotary and diamond drilling (237 holes totalling 5975 m; total depths from 3-55 m) in a search for sedimentary uranium in Tertiary palaeochannels, and gold...-
Document
Published: 01 Jan 1983
-
Bull 037 Geology and Mineral Resources of Southern Eyre Peninsula
A regional geological survey covered 15 standard 1-mile map sheets. Detailed mapping established a 50 000 ft sequence of Archaean sedimentation of gneissose, schistose and granitoid rocks, migmatite, quartzite, dolomite and haematitic quartzite. These...-
Document
-
Data release - as updated [made at SA Director of Mines’ discretion] : Lake Phillipson. Annual reports and technical reports to licence expiry/renewal, for the period 24/3/1995 to 23/3/2000.
On 27/3/1995, following a competitive bidding process, South Australian Coal Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Meekatharra Minerals Limited, was granted EL 2069 covering the Phillipson Coalfield located ~60 km south-west of Coober Pedy. The...-
Document
Published: 07 Jul 1998
-
Port Kenny. Combined first progress / final report at licence full surrender, for the period 20/7/1981 to 30/10/1981.
After a review of existing geophysical and water bore data revealed a subsurface basement topographic depression onshore in the vicinity of Venus Bay, CRA took up an exploration licence there to look for possible economic lignite or sandstone-hosted...-
Document
Published: 13 Oct 1981
-
Trial Well. Progress and final reports to licence surrender for the period 15/6/79 to 4/1/82.
TARGET: An assessment of the potential for uranium and lignite deposits within the Eocene Pidinga Formation, and separate investigations of coincident, possible Olympic Dam target type magnetic and gravity anomalies in the crystalline Precambrian...-
Document
-
Nalara Rockhole. Progress reports and final report to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 20/7/1981 to 19/7/1982.
Over an area of small salinas located approximately 100 km south-west of Tarcoola, near the margin of the Gawler Block outcrop, 6 rotary air/mud holes totalling 231 m (part of a planned programme of 16 holes) were drilled to basement to test for coal...-
Document
Published: 20 Sep 1982
-
Streaky Bay. Progress reports and final report to licence full surrender, for the period 28/7/1980 to 27/5/1982.
In an area located east-southeast of Streaky Bay township, the target mineral commodities were uranium, base metals, gold, tin, tungsten, tantalum and lignite; kaolinite was recognised as a secondary target later during the exploration programme. 25...-
Document
Published: 30 Mar 1982
-
Bookabie. Annual report for the period 18/3/97 to 17/3/98.
Reconnaissance drilling undertaken between Bookabie and Coorabie on western Eyre Peninsula comprised 8 RAB holes totalling 259 m and 41 aircore holes totalling 2448 m. Many holes were abandoned before reaching basement due to running sands, water...-
Document
-
Geoscientific signatures of Tertiary palaeochannels and their significance for mineral exploration in the Gawler Craton region.
Tertiary palaeochannels of the northwestern Gawler Craton have become the focus of recent exploration due to the probable association between placer gold, heavy minerals, coal, uranium and groundwater resources, and channel sediments. The...-
Document
-
Tallacootra. Progress reports and final report to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 3/11/1975 to 2/8/1976.
A largely soil and dune-covered area bordering the eastern side of the Nullarbor Plain near Lake Tallacootra was investigated initially for possible Precambrian metasedimentary iron ore ocurrences, that may be associated with a number of narrow...-
Document
-
Rudall, central Eyre Peninsula. Progress and final reports to licence expiry for the period 1/11/1969 to 31/10/1971.
Exploration for possible sedimentary uranium deposits formed within the Cainozoic basin located south-west of the Darke Range on central Eyre Peninsula has entailed reconnaissance groundwater sampling, acquisition of part of a regional aerial...-
Document
-
Kyancutta. Progress report to licence surrender for the period 20/5/1971 to 18/9/1971.
In a search for possible economic sedimentary uranium occurrences undertaken near Kyancutta, a regional geological reconnaissance was carried out to locate exposed basement outcrops, and past drilling records were examined to determine the cover...-
Document
Published: 26 Aug 1971
-
Lake Gilles. Progress report to licence expiry for the period 8/4/1971 to 7/4/1972.
Exploration for possible epithermal or hydrothermal primary uranium occurrences in an area located immediately north-east of Kimba has consisted of a geological reconnaissance for outcrops of Precambrian basement, and the location and sampling of...-
Document
Published: 02 Aug 1971
-
Ifould Lake. Progress and final reports for the period 29/11/1974 to 4/8/1976.
10 reverse circulation holes were drilled, totalling 311 m. Surface radiometric effects were attributed to groundwater Ra and/or Rn, or to evaporitic concentrations of uranium daughter products. Results from drilling and from track etch (alpha)...-
Document
-
Yarle Lakes and O'Malley Siding. Progress reports to licences' joint full surrender, for the period 20/6/1980 to 19/12/1981.
Two areas located approximately 45-55 km west of Ooldea were explored for possible buried Olympic Dam - type base metal deposits in poorly known Archaean to Early Proterozoic basement beneath the Eucla and Officer Basin sedimentary sequences. A...-
Document
-
Garford. Progress reports to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 12/1/1981 to 11/1/1983.
Scout drilling of gravity low anomalies in the eastern half of the buried Permian Wallira Trough (11 rotary mud holes totalling 1135 m), in a search for possible economic Upper Permian coal seams which might extend westward from those discovered in...-
Document
Published: 07 Dec 1982
