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Mount Willoughby, Marla, Nicholson Hill, Hope, Manya, Emu, Moorefield, Lake Meramangye, Dingo Claypan and Alinya (Officer Basin). Progress, technical and partial relinquishment reports for the period 20/8/1980 to 19/8/1985.
TRONA EXPLORATION: Of the 9 rotary/diamond holes drilled, only the first, Meramangye 1, intersected a unit equivalent to the Observatory Hill Beds, which was the target horizon for trona. Drillholes Manya nos 2-6 and Marla 7 intersected Cambrian red...-
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RB 91/00084 Mineral occurrences of the KINGOONYA 1:250 000 map sheet area.
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Published: 01 Sep 1991
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RB 88/00087 Coober Pedy Precious Stones Field - CRA Exploration Pty Ltd drilling, 1987.
3 diamond and 15 rotary-percussion holes were drilled in 1987 by CRA within EL 1330 on the southern part of the Field (PSF), this licence having been granted to the company for the exploration of strata below 50 metres depth in the subsurface. The...-
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Published: 01 Nov 1988
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RB 90/00070 Celestite in South Australia. A review of production use, tenure and geology.
Celestite (SrSO4), is the only known raw material suitable for production of Strontium carbonate and other compounds which are used in the television and computer industries. Historically, only 113 tonnes have been mined in Australia, all from...-
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Published: 01 Nov 1990
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Naarack, Mabel Creek and Wintinna (part of the Arckaringa Basin Project). Respective final reports at licences' joint full surrender, for the period 26/3/2008 to 2/4/2010.
In a search for postulated Tertiary heavy mineral sands marine placer deposits that may have been formed outside of the presently known north-eastern extent of such age sedimentary basins (i.e. along a proto Eucla Basin coastline existing within the...-
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South Australia. Miscellaneous, non-tenement related SADM and BMR - authored technical reports for the period 1940 to 1969.
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[Results of in-house] Bench scale epsomite testwork.
Results of a programme of laboratory scale testwork conducted to investigate fresh water leaching of epsomite ore originating from Coober Pedy in South Australia are as follows: 1). The ore when leached readily producing brines of uniform...-
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Published: 16 Apr 1986
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Coober Pedy. Annual reports to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 1/11/2016 to 31/10/2019.
A large area situated on the north-eastern side of the Stuart Range, comprising three separate sub-blocks that taken together are centred ~20 km north of Coober Pedy township, has been explored for possible economic near-surface accumulations of the...-
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Coober Pedy. First partial surrender report, for the period 1/11/2016 to 31/10/2018.
An area located immediately east and north-east of Coober Pedy is being explored for possible economic near-surface accumulations of the evaporite industrial mineral epsomite. Historic drilling and costeaning in this area performed by CRA Exploration...-
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Lake Gregory. Final report at licence full surrender, for the period 13/5/2016 to 9/3/2017.
A licence area covering a large salt lake (Lake Gregory) of the Cenozoic Lake Eyre Basin, and the underlying Mesozoic Eromanga Basin sediments situated to the north of the uranium-rich Mount Babbage and Mount Painter inliers, ~120 km north-east of...-
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Giddi Giddinna Creek. Progress reports and technical reports to licence expiry/lapse of tenure, for the period 16/6/1983 to 23/9/1987.
In early 1983, mineral prospector Peter Tayler discovered a near-surface secondary occurrence of magnesium and sodium sulphates in a creek-bank exposure of Mesozoic shales, deposited at the base of the Lower Cretaceous Bulldog Shale near the western...-
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Published: 23 Jun 1987
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Oolgelima Hill. First partial surrender report, for the period 15/7/1983 to 14/7/1984.
Investigation of a reported occurrence of magnesium and sodium sulphates in a black shale at the base of the Cretaceous Bulldog Shale, found previously about 50 km north-east of Coober Pedy near the western margin of the Eromanga Basin, was initially...-
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Published: 24 Aug 1984
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Wintinna Hill, Welbourn Hill Homestead, South Neales River and Mount Willoughby Homestead. Joint progress reports to licences' joint full surrender, for the period 11/11/1986 to 10/11/1987.
An extensive review was undertaken of the potential of the eastern Officer Basin area extending 50-150 km west of Oodnadatta for hosting buried native sulphur deposits in association with salt dome structures, but the recommended follow-up exploration...-
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Published: 20 Jan 1988
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Curdimurka. Progress reports for the period 19/12/86 to 18/6/88.
TARGET: Celestite in the Lake Eyre South region. EXPLORATION: Market research, stream sediment, soil and bedrock sampling, backhoe trenching and drilling. RESULTS: A number of small celestite occurrences and strontium-bearing limestone were defined.-
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Published: 01 Jan 1988
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Coober Pedy. Investigation of alunite occurrence.
At the request of several interested parties from Coober Pedy, 17 channel and grab samples of alunite-bearing clays obtained from opal workings near the town were analysed for their alunite content and its purity. Recent inspections by the author of...-
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Drilling report, Todmorden 2.
Todmorden 2's primary objective was to confirm an inferred salt dome located below a gravity low anomaly. The well intersected an impervious quartzite cap rock, a dolomitic sandstone with traces of native sulphur, and an evaporite and red siltstone...-
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RB 2021/00011 Models, geology and exploration of heavy mineral deposits in South Australia.
This study draws together diverse aspects of South Australia’s heavy minerals (HM) resources geoscience to provide an overall context for evaluating their occurrence, economic significance and origins. Two main objectives are addressed by the subject...-
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Published: 01 Sep 2021
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Marree. Progress reports and final report to licence full surrender, for the period 31/8/1977 to 10/2/1979.
Exploration conducted over an area stretching westwards and eastwards from Marree, along the south-western margin of the Great Artesian Basin, addressed the potential for possible economic sedimentary deposits of trona, sodium bentonite, chlorite,...-
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Lake Florence. First quarterly report [to licence surrender] for the period 8/12/1980 to 7/3/1981.
No work undertaken.-
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Lake Frome East. Progress and final reports to licence expiry for the period 13/11/79 to 12/5/80.
As part of a wider search over SA for possible continental salt lake occurrences of NaCO3-rich brines and of fossil crystalline trona beds, presumed to be equivalent to the Lake Magadi (Kenya) / Green River Basin (Utah - Wyoming) style Tertiary...-
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Published: 30 Apr 1980