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Results of a chemical analysis for possible bromine present in halite samples taken from the drill core and cuttings of Wilkinson 1.
XRF analyses of 25 selected samples of halite interbedded with Early Cambrian strata, which had been taken from stored Wilkinson 1 drill core and cuttings, returned a maximum value for contained bromine of 470 ppm Br. This result was not of enough...-
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Published: 09 Sep 1982
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RB 79/00092 Petrophysical data on Wilkinson stratigraphic drillhole no. 1.
Various petrophysical property measurements (total count radiometric, mag susceptibility and specific gravity) were made at 1-metre intervals on samples of stored drill core recovered from the hole depth range 210 m to 710 m (TD) in SADME Wilkinson 1...-
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Published: 01 Jul 1983
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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 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...-
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Published: 01 Jun 1994
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RB 93/00036 Review of mineral exploration, BARTON and OOLDEA 1:250 000 sheets.
Mineral exploration data from the BARTON and OOLDEA 1:250 000 sheet areas, which are held in the SADME open file Envelope system, are summarized and anomalous or significant data highlighted. Targets: - Base metal mineralization from anomalous drill...-
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Published: 01 Sep 1993
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Tallaringa and Mount Igy (the Tallaringa JV Project). Joint annual reports to licences' joint full surrender, for the period 18/1/2009 to 6/2/2015.
During the 2009-2010 project joint reporting year, the following activities occurred: - the conduct of an Aboriginal heritage work area clearance survey in the northern part of EL 3485 Tallaringa by the Antakarinja Land Management Council Native...-
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Sedimentology and petroleum geochemistry of the Ouldburra Formation, eastern Officer Basin, Australia.
Deposition of the Early Cambrian Ouldburra Formation, a mixed siliciclastic/carbonate, marine carbonate and evaporite succession, occurred in the shallow marine setting of the Manya Trough. The observed variations between the facies are interpreted...-
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Wilkinson. Annual reports plus final report to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 4/1/1999 to 3/1/2002.
Possible potash and halite resources in evaporite - rich sediment sequences of the Tallaringa Trough, lying at depths that might be suitable for solution mining, were the initial targets of exploration in the Wilkinson Lakes area. Following a...-
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Evaporites in the Officer Basin.
The Officer Basin covers about 300,000 square km and is largely concealed beneath sediments of the Gibson and Great Victoria deserts in western and southern Australia. Approximately two-thirds of the Officer Basin lies in Western Australia....-
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Published: 07 Jan 1998
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Data release - as updated : England Hill, Arckaringa and Copper Hill (the Arckaringa Coal Project). Joint annual reports and joint final report to licences' expiry/full surrender, for the period 7/6/2005 to 6/6/2019.
Under a new strategic focus, three licence areas covering three Early Permian buried coal deposits located at Wintinna, Westfield and Murloocoppie in the northern part of the Arckaringa Basin, ~120 km north of Coober Pedy, have been evaluated both for...-
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Published: 29 Aug 1919
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Lonesome Dam and Lagoon Waterhole. Joint final report at licences' joint surrender, for the period 9/4/1986 to 12/3/1990.
TARGET: Olympic Dam style base and precious metal deposits; iron ore; kimberlitic diatremes. EXPLORATION: Two aerial magnetic and radiometric surveys, a semi-regional gravity survey, and a helimag survey of possible kimberlite targets, plus ground...-
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Published: 18 Apr 1990
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Welbourn Hill. Progress reports and final report to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 11/4/1991 to 10/4/1993.
Exploration for possible buried Olympic Dam (Cu-Au-U) style mineralisation, undertaken in the Welbourn Hill area by Newmont Australia Limited through its subsidiary Newcrest Mining, initially comprised the acquisition of ground magnetic, gravity and...-
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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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Geochemical measurement of thermal maturity in Neoproterozoic and Cambrian sediments, eastern Officer Basin.
As part of the work of modelling the thermal history of the Ediacaran (Late Neoproterozoic) and Early Cambrian sequences of the eastern Officer Basin that are hosts to oil shows and potential source and reservoir rocks, an essential prerequisite is to...-
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Petroleum geochemistry of Early Cambrian carbonate source rocks, Ouldburra Formation, eastern Officer Basin.
141 drill core samples of mostly fine-grained Early Cambrian carbonate rocks from 7 wells in the eastern Officer Basin were subjected to detailed petroleum source rock analyses to determine the origin, nature and hydrocarbon generative potential of...-
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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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PEL 24, Arckaringa Basin. Quarterly progress and technical reports for the period 30/11/83 to 29/11/87.
PEL 24 covering an area of 21,778 square km straddling the southern margins of the Arckaringa and Officer Basins, 100 km south of Coober Pedy, was granted to CRA Exploration Pty Ltd for five years from 30/11/83. That company, in its first foray into...-
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Wilkinson Lakes. Progress reports to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 14/7/1978 to 5/10/1981.
TARGET: Sedimentary uranium in Tertiary paleochannels draining the western margin of the Gawler Craton, and in sediments of the Wilkinson Trough. Base metals in Proterozoic basement rocks. EXPLORATION: Rotary drilling (48 holes totalling 3213 m),...-
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Published: 06 Apr 1981
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SADME / Amdel Project 1/1/232 : Officer Basin [South Australian portion] stratigraphic drilling project - petrographic sampling and analyses. Progress reports 3, 5 and 7 re. Wilkinson 1 drillhole.
32 rock samples, of unknown age, taken from the carbonate sequence intersected above the salt diapir section in SADME Wilkinson 1 stratigraphic drillhole, were examined petrographically to determine their possible depositional environment. Another 21...-
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Published: 24 May 1979
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Tallaringa South. First partial surrender report for the period 10/9/2009 to 9/9/2010.
In exploration for possible buried sedimentary or primary uranium mineralisation occurring at the western end of the Tallaringa Trough, within a remote area located 100 km north-west of the Challenger gold mine, the licensee has performed only an...-
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Published: 04 Jan 1911
