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University student thesis : Detailed geological investigation of the Burra open pit, Burra, SA.
Detailed geological and structural mapping of Samin's partly excavated new Burra open cut was performed by the author at a scale of 1:480 during the period December 1972 to end of January 1973. By the latter date the pit had been excavated downwards a...-
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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 38/00016 Report on a geological survey of the ) Prairie barite mine, Hundred of Talunga.
An occurrence of barite mineralisation located in the eastern valley wall of the River Torrens gorge, 16 miles east-northeast of Adelaide, which lies on freehold property and has been privately mined in the past, was inspected in order to gauge its...-
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Published: 28 Jul 1954
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RB 39/00063 Pattern drilling and milli-second delay blasting. Record of experiments at City Bricks shale quarry.
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Published: 01 Jan 1955
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RB 39/00081 Glen Osmond quarry - City Brick. Working of faces in benches, sixty-five feet high.
City Bricks Limited have opened up a new quarry at Crafers to supply shale for its brick-making plant. Its old quarry at Glen Osmond has been closed. As is quite usual in new undertakings of this nature there are difficulties in connection with the...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1955
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RB 53/00013 Investigation into raw materials for the manufacture of roofing tiles in South Australia.
Raw materials used in the manufacture of Marseille pattern roofing tiles have been exhaustively examined and an optimum blend suggested. The extrusion moisture content range suitable for repressing tiles has been found to be somewhat limited, namely...-
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Published: 01 Nov 1960
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RB 55/00025 Lightweight aggregate. Laboratory testing of clays and shales.
Results are reported of laboratory firing tests made on 11 shale samples and 4 clay samples, performed in both oxidising and reducing furnace atmospheres for various length heating periods over an extensive fusion temperature range. The bloating...-
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Published: 01 Jun 1962
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RB 52/00157 Reconnaissance sampling, Lightweight Aggregate Project.
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Published: 01 Jan 1962
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RB 59/00069 Report on dolomitic shale deposit, Yongala reserve north of secn 161 Hundred Mannanarie - Highways and Local Government Department.
A previously worked dolomitic shale deposit near Yongala was investigated with a view to extending the existing quarry. Geological and topographical surveys, and the completion of one diamond drill hole 58m deep, indicate that the quarry cannot be...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1964
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RB 58/00119 Report on reconnaissance sampling, seliceous materials, Klein Point area - Adelaide Cement Company Ltd.
At the request of the Adelaide Cement Company Limited prospecting for argillacious sediment suitable as a raw material for cement manufacture was carried out from 18th to 21st February in the vicinity of the company's limestone quarry at Klein Point,...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1964
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RB 58/00148 Report on test firing of shale for lightweight aggregate, section 1056 Hd Adelaide - J.H. Leverington.
Following a request from Mr J.H. Leverington, samples of argillaceous rocks were collected from Greenhill Quarries, Burnside, Section 1056, Hundred of Adelaide, on 13th February 1964. The samples were submitted to the Australian Mineral Development...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1964
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RB 57/00100;Amdel 00297 Lightweight aggregate rotary kiln tests.
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Published: 01 Nov 1963
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RB 84/00062 Petrography of forty two specimens from within and south of the Burra open cut copper mine.
Includes a discussion about probable processes of mobilisation and recrystallisation of the dolomitic sediments, and describes the evidence found for the presence of a pyroclastic component in many of the non-carbonate sedimentary rock samples.-
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Published: 01 Jul 1984
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RB 83/00024 Survey of principal quarrying operations in metropolitan Adelaide.
Thirty five quarries and pits produced 99% of the 5.6 million tonnes of construction materials produced in Metropolitan Adelaide in 1981.A systematic review of these operations provides a concise summary of major extractive industry in Adelaide, and...-
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Published: 01 Apr 1983
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RB 83/00055 Lobethal shale pit geological investigations and auger drilling 1983. Secn 135, Hd Talunga.
Weathered shale within the Adelaidean Stonyfell Quartzite has produced in excess of 80 000 tonnes for brick manufacture from 1958 to 1978. Auger drilling of 7 holes (52 metres) and mapping, indicate reserves of 180 000 tonnes of weathered shale.-
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Published: 01 Jul 1983
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RB 83/00090 Low alkali shale investigation Rapid Bay - Delamere area. Results of auger drilling 1983 - Adelaide Brighton Cement Ltd.
Reconnaissance clay sampling and 30 holes have outlined areas of weathered silty shale and greywacke suitable for use in the manufacture of low alkali cement clinker.-
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Published: 01 Nov 1983
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RB 82/00088 Evaluation of effect of management plan on reserves of construction materials at Golden Grove.
Report prepared by Terrain Analysis in 1981, proposed depth limits and final surface contours for sand and clay mining operations at Golden Grove. Quality and quantity of available reserves are decreased, and further drilling is required to...-
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Published: 01 Nov 1982
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RB 83/00028 Comments on the petrography of forty two thin sections of samples from the Burra copper mine, SA.
42 rock specimens collected from the open cut at Burra were examined in order to comment on a report received from a consulting organisation. Despite a high degree of alteration evident in the samples, it was possible to distinguish microscopically,...-
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Published: 01 Jun 1983
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RB 77/00030 Glen Osmond shale quarry, secn 1079 Hd Adelaide, PM 58 - PGH Industries Pty Ltd.
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Published: 01 Jan 1977
