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Annual report on exploration activities, Mount Neill and Mount Fitton areas, EL 871, 1982.
A reassessment of Marathon Petroleum's 1979 regional stream sediment sampling programme led to the decision to resample a number of areas within EL 871. The Mt Neill and Mt Fitton areas were chosen, as a result of possible similarities with the...-
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Report on the Shamrock uranium prospect.
Uranium mineralisation was first discovered at the old Shamrock Copper Mine during a systematic search of old mine dumps by the South Australian Department of Mines in 1955. Follow-up investigations located a small high-grade uranium lode (Valley...-
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Minbrie. Progress reports for the period 28/6/1973 to 27/6/1975.
Reports describe the ongoing field prospecting and downstream jade marketing activities associated with the Cowell nephrite jade discovery. Black nephrite blocky material extracted from the operating company's new mining leases (MLs 4130-4132) was...-
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Published: 09 Aug 1975
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Watson Siding (South). Progress and final reports to licence surrender for the period 11/12/81 to 10/10/82.
In a search for possible concealed Olympic Dam type base metal deposits within an area located 80 km north-west of Yalata, the licensee investigated several previously identified contiguous magnetic and gravity anomalies by performing ground magnetic...-
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Published: 16 Dec 1982
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Blue Gum Hill, Kangaroo Island. Progress and final reports to licence surrender for the period 19/4/1973 to 29/1/1974.
In ongoing exploration of the base metal potential of a small licence area located 34 km west of Kingscote, 5 inclined shallow diamond drillholes totalling 399 m were put down on significant anomalies located by IP surveys and/or geochemical soil...-
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Published: 29 Jan 1974
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Pichi Richi Pass [south of Quorn]. Progress reports, annual reports and final report to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 9/12/1992 to 1/12/1997.
Diamond exploration undertaken over a much dissected 460 square km area of the south-central Flinders Ranges between Stirling North and Mount Arden comprised aeromagnetic interpretation and heavy mineral processing of a regional suite of 170+ stream...-
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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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RB 38/00077 Occurrence of chromite at Mount Davies, Tomkinson Range.
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Published: 01 Jan 1956
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RB 39/00001 Observations on beryl mineralization in the Outalpa Old Boolcoomata area.
Beryl in this area is confined to pegmatite; particularly the coarsely zoned types, which are commonly quarried for feldspar. Feldspar quarries have in the past yielded much bi-product beryl, but at present beryl is not being produced owing to...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1955
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RB 38/00136 Notes on mineral zoning in the areas around Antro, Bimbowrie and Old Boolcoomata. Supplementary to report of 8/12/1954, SR 11/2/70.
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Published: 01 Jan 1954
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RB 39/00052 Silver lead prospect, Hundred of Myponga.
Several specimens containing galena, anglesite and cerussite have been submitted from the above locality by Mr. H. J. Button of Myponga. The deposit has since been inspected and sampled-
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Published: 01 Jan 1957
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RB 55/00006;Amdel 00126 Accessory minerals of South Australian granites.
The purpose of the work described was to compare and contrast the petrography, accessory minerals, and absolute ages of 25 granitic and allied rock samples collected from widely scattered localities in South Australia. The processes that are...-
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Published: 01 Aug 1961
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RB 59/00151 Review of the opal mining industry in SA.
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Published: 01 Jan 1964
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RB 59/00056 Diamond drilling at the Pinnacles mine.
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Published: 01 Jan 1967
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RB 58/00029 Report on Lightning Ridge Opalfield, NSW, and the occurrence of precious opal.
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Published: 01 Jan 1964
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RB 60/00068 Mintabie Opalfield.
A brief inspection of the workings, situated 120 miles west-northwest of Oodnadatta, showed that both precious and common opal occur in arenaceous sediments which have been affected by the Tertiary laterite forming process. Mining and living...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1967
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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 60/00130 Opal occurrence, Myall Creek Station (inspected on 25/6/1965).
Common opal occurs in bleached (pallid zone) Precambrian sediments beneath a porcellanite capping. The workings are not extensive, and no precious opal is known to have been found. The deposit is significant because the opal is associated with the...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1967
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RB 49/00157 Short report on Brays beryl prospect - Olary Province.
This prospect, which is owned by Mr. Bray of Olary, was visited with Mr. Bray on 22nd September, 1959. The purpose of the visit was a request from Mr. Bray for geological advice to help him determine which direction to begin working the deposit. The...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1959
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RB 50/00058 Recovery of by-products of beryl concentration pegmatite investigations - First report (RD 105).
Flotation of beryl-bearing pegmatites produced high grade beryl concentrates; this is covered more fully in a separate report RD104. This report deals with the recovery of subsidiary muscovite, quartz and potassic felspar by-products which however,...-
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Published: 01 Dec 1959
