RB 00764 Curramulka limestone deposits, Yorke Peninsula. Drilling completion report - Site 1.

Published: 01 May 1900 Created: 15 Nov 2024 Revised: 15 Nov 2024

Author: Blissett, A.H.;Conor, C.H.H.

3 diamond boreholes (total 737 feet) and 8 air holes (total 1122 feet) were drilled in the Lower Cambrian Parara Limestone, half a mile south-west of Curramulka, to investigate the availability of commercial quality resources of limestone. Recovered rock sample analyses showed that the area containing the required grade of 85% calcium carbonate is restricted, and it is doubtful whether the target of 40 million short tons is available in a bed configuration suitable for open-cut mining. Consequently, investigations were transferred to Section 52S, 1.5 miles to the east, with satisfactory results, as described in another report [RB 765].

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Record No	2020d038393
Topic	Geoscientific Information
Type of Resource	Document
Category Type	Drilling Engineering Earth Sciences Energy Energy Exploration Engineering Geochemistry Geology Geomatic Engineering Geomorphology And Regolith And Landscape Evolution Mineral Exploration Mineral Resource Geology Mineral Resources (Excl. Energy Resources) Mineral System Geology Petroleum And Reservoir Engineering Petrology Physical Geography Preparation And Production Of Energy Sources Primary Mining And Extraction Of Mineral Resources Quarry And Extractive Resource Geology Regional Geology Resource Geology Resources Engineering Sedimentology Stratigraphy
Document Type	Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication
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Geological Province	Stansbury Basin
Mine Name	Curramulka road metal quarry
Stratigraphy	Parara Limestone
Commodity	industrial material limestone
Notes	Notes: Published in Mineral Resources Review, South Australia, no. 132, p: 103-109, 1972. 05/06/00040 Geographic Locality: Curramulka;Central Yorke Peninsula;Hd Curramulka, secn 55 Doc No: RB 00764 Drillhole: DDH CD1;DDH CD2;DDH... Notes: Published in Mineral Resources Review, South Australia, no. 132, p: 103-109, 1972. 05/06/00040 Geographic Locality: Curramulka;Central Yorke Peninsula;Hd Curramulka, secn 55 Doc No: RB 00764 Drillhole: DDH CD1;DDH CD2;DDH ED1;BA2;CQ;CA1;CA2;CA3;CDA1;DA3;EA2 Drillhole Unit No: 6428 00903;6428 00902;6428 00901 More +
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Citation	Blissett, A.H.;Conor, C.H.H. 1900. RB 00764 Curramulka limestone deposits, Yorke Peninsula. Drilling completion report - Site 1. Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication. Government of South Australia. https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/2020d038393

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