RB 2009/00005 Tintinara sand resource, Hundred of Lewis.
Published: 25 May 2009 Created: 25 Nov 2024 Revised: 27 Nov 2024

It has been estimated that an inferred resource of about 40,000 t of sand may be realised by quarrying from the area covered by Mineral Claim 3742 (now Extractive Mineral Lease 6269), located about 18 km north-northwest of Tintinara. The sand,...

It has been estimated that an inferred resource of about 40,000 t of sand may be realised by quarrying from the area covered by Mineral Claim 3742 (now Extractive Mineral Lease 6269), located about 18 km north-northwest of Tintinara. The sand, belonging to the Pleistocene Bridgewater Formation, occurs in a low dune. Sand sizing analyses completed by PIRSA have determined that the grain size distributions within most of the sand samples tested meet the broad requirement for concrete sand as set out in Australian Standard (AS 2758.1998) for fine aggregate, but are too fine to meet other more stringent concrete sand standards. However, the sand quality is quite satisfactory for use in general purpose mortar, packing and garden/filling applications. The continuing lack of identified resources of coarse concrete sand in the upper South-East area highlights the importance of the sand resources located within the Comaum Forest Reserve, 20 km north of Penola, as the only major source of construction sand within the South-East region.

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Record No d20010142
Topic Geoscientific Information
Type of Resource Document
Category Type
Document Type Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication
Contributor PIRSA Geological Survey Branch;Urban and Regional Geology Team;Coffey Geotechnics Pty Ltd
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Tenement
Tenement Holder
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Geological Province Murray Basin
Mine Name
Stratigraphy Bridgewater Formation
Commodity industrial material
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Geographic Locality: South-East;Tintinara;Coonalpyn Range;Heinrich Road;Allotments 12 and 13, Hundred of Lewis
Doc No: RB 2009/00005

Geographic Locality: South-East;Tintinara;Coonalpyn Range;Heinrich Road;Allotments 12 and 13, Hundred of Lewis Doc No: RB 2009/00005

Language English
Metadata Standard ISO 19115-3

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License Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
Persistent identifier https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/d20010142
Citation Hough, J.K.;Gray, N.D. 2009. RB 2009/00005 Tintinara sand resource, Hundred of Lewis. Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication. Government of South Australia.
https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/d20010142

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