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Red Lake. Progress reports to licence expiry/renewal, for the period 23/2/1978 to 2/1/1983.
Exploration undertaken on ground situated east of Pernatty Lagoon has included the acquisition of extensive ground magnetic and gravity surveys plus a small aerial magnetic and radiometric survey, and performing many specific gravity and magnetic...-
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RB 60/00004 Source and distribution of heavy metals in Cambrian and Marinoan shelf sediments in South Australia.
The sedimentary environment of Cambrian and Marinoan shelf sediments in South Australia is outlined. Tables are presented showing the distribution of Cu and Pb in the various facies of these sediments. Low grade copper mineralisation in some Marinoan...-
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Published: 06 Jan 1965
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RB 84/00006 Potential of the Cambrian for Mississippi Valley type lead-zinc mineralisation.
Description of 16 visual presentation slides. Recent exploration emphasises the potential within SA for epigenetic sulphide mineralisation precipitated as open space fillings in shallow water carbonate sediments formed on the margins of large basins,...-
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Published: 01 Feb 1984
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RB 85/00024 Aid to the Burmese mining industry - Excursion guide for inspection of gold prospects and mining operations in South Australia.
Basic information on history, production, mining, geology, mineral processing, and exploration at various mines and prospects. Main purpose is to demonstrate features of Adelaidean and other mineralization.-
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Published: 01 Nov 1985
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RB 88/00041 Review of lead-zinc mineralization in South Australia - Adelaide Geosyncline and inliers, Stuart Shelf.
Mineralization is widespread both geographically and stratigraphically, but many areas are under-explored. Past exploration was generally focussed on copper. Further investigation is recommended in the following units and areas: . Cambrian - Hawker...-
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Published: 01 Jun 1988
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Screech-Owl Creek (part of Lake Torrens Project). Final report at licence surrender for the period 14/6/2000 to 20/4/2006.
Possible economic Neoproterozoic stratiform / hydrothermal copper mineralisation hidden under Mesozoic and Recent sedimentary cover was targeted in an area located approximately 95 km north-east of Andamooka. Aeromagnetic data interpretation of some...-
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Pernatty Lagoon. Final report, Project ADI RD02-295 [Accelerated Discovery Initiative Round 2, 2022].
This report pertains to the Pernatty C Zambian Copperbelt (ZCB) Project which was partially funded by a $298,500 grant through the State Government’s Accelerated Discovery Initiative (ADI) which aims to make a major contribution to achieving the South...-
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Published: 02 Aug 1922
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Groundwater geochemistry in CSR's Stuart Shelf tenements, SA.
194 stored groundwater samples taken from CSR's exploratory drillholes put down on the southern Stuart Shelf after 1973 have been analysed for copper and zinc, plus also lead on occasion, and another 84 such stored samples dating from 1977 were...-
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Pandurra. Progress reports and final report to licence expiry/renewal, for the period 18/9/1979 to 17/9/1981.
Continued exploration for stratabound base metals across an area of the southern Stuart Shelf, extending west and north-west of Port Augusta, has included an evaluation of the results of previous stratigraphic drilling on the prior-held EL 332, plus...-
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Published: 16 Nov 1981
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Mount Gunson copper deposit. Cattlegrid orebody sample testing by metallurgy and mineragraphy (results of 1973 and 1974 studies).
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Metallurgical testwork - MG14 deposit. Final report.
Tests were carried out on an ore composite sample from MG14, and a comparative grind on a current mill sample from the Cattlegrid deposit. The major sulphide minerals are chalcocite (1.6%), bornite (1.5%), chalcopyrite (0.2%), sphalerite (0.3%),...-
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Mount Gunson - MG14 deposit metallurgy. Research reports for the period October 1974 to August 1984.
In October 1975, Mount Gunson mine operator Pacminex determined that the composition of mineable copper sulphide ore potentially obtainable from the undeveloped MG14 area would very likely be more difficult to process than existing Cattlegrid mine...-
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Cattlegrid copper mine. Mineragraphy of ore processing mill feed and product samples, as submitted for examination on a monthly basis over the period October 1974 to May 1983.
The included mineralogical reports and explanatory prior company correspondence give the results of, and rationale behind, a lengthy programme of mill product sampling and sample description for weekly to monthly process monitoring throughflow samples...-
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Published: 13 May 1983
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Geochemical drilling at Selby Dam Grid, Oakden Hills area. Appendix 1 to progress report to 20/4/1976.
A grid of 114 shallow drillholes over an area geologically similar to the Cattlegrid deposit (Whyalla Sandstone directly overlying Pandurra Formation) located 2 minor copper anomalies worthy of follow up drilling. There was close correlation between...-
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Geochemical test survey, Gunyah Lake.
None of 10 elements tested gave geochemical anomalies over known mineralization in Gunyah Lake, throwing doubt on the usefulness of mud sampling as prospecting tool, especially where bedrock is Tregolana Shale. The method could work over areas of more...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1973
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Progress report on geology of the Cattlegrid [copper mine]. Observations since the commencement of mining.
Opening up of the Cattlegrid pit has greatly elucidated the geology of the Whyalla Sandstone and the ore bearing zone of the Pandurra Formation and with the discovery of the MG 14 basic dyke and overlying mineralization, a much more direct association...-
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Attempted dating of galenas from four drill core samples, Mount Gunson copper deposit. (Appendix 6 to progress report to 19/1/1975).
An extremely tentative age estimate for lead mineralization is 1350 to 920 Ma, with an ore remobilization age (assuming only one such phase) of 920 to 500 Ma.-
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Published: 01 Jan 1975
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Woomera 1, Wilkatana 1 and Minlaton 1 bore logs. Written in French.
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Andamooka. Progress reports and final report to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 26/3/1970 to 25/3/1971.
Exploration for supergene Cu-Pb-Zn mineralisation within the Cambrian Andamooka Limestone, 12 miles north-east of Andamooka, comprised broad scale surface geochemical sampling (302 samples), detailed mapping of the resulting prospects, bulldozer...-
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Published: 28 Apr 1971
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Progress and final reports 1 to 8, Cultana EL 374, Oct 1977 to Nov 1979.
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Published: 01 Jan 1979
