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[Report on] Shallow boring in the Wallaroo - Moonta area, carried out during 1948 for Zinc Corporation Ltd.
Published: 01 Jan 1948 Created: 10 Nov 2024 Revised: 02 Dec 2024
Author: Benedict, P.C.;Bacon, W.R.

Report contains brief geological logs/comments for various shallow percussion/diamond drillholes put down in the Moonta - Wallaroo - Kadina district as grounding points for the electrodes of intended resistivity surveys. The holes were drilled by...

Report contains brief geological logs/comments for various shallow percussion/diamond drillholes put down in the Moonta - Wallaroo - Kadina district as grounding points for the electrodes of intended resistivity surveys. The holes were drilled by contractor SA Department of Mines for licensee Zinc Corporation Ltd, and the cuttings and cores were logged by Zinc Corp. geologists to try to ascertain the local distribution and likely nature of prospective Moonta Porphyry basement subcrop.

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Record No mesac10836
Topic Geoscientific Information
Type of Resource Document
Category Type
Document Type Mineral Company Report - Mineral Exploration
Contributor Zinc Corp. Ltd
Sponsor
Tenement SML 14
Tenement Holder Zinc Corp. Ltd
Operator
Geological Province Gawler Craton
Mine Name
Stratigraphy Moonta Porphyry Member
Commodity
    Notes 
    Notes: Includes:  - RB 23/229 (fiche: 4, vol 2, p: 228-232)  - RB 23/263 (fiche: 5, vol 2, p: 257-269)  - RB 23/311 (fiche: 2-3, vol 1, p: 91-123)  - RB 24/001 (fiche: 4-5, vol 2, p: 233-256)  - RB 24/159 (fiche: 4, vol 2, p: 223-227)  - RB 24/300...
    Notes: Includes:  - RB 23/229 (fiche: 4, vol 2, p: 228-232)  - RB 23/263 (fiche: 5, vol 2, p: 257-269)  - RB 23/311 (fiche: 2-3, vol 1, p: 91-123)  - RB 24/001 (fiche: 4-5, vol 2, p: 233-256)  - RB 24/159 (fiche: 4, vol 2, p: 223-227)  - RB 24/300 (fiche: 4, vol 2, p: 206-222).
Geographic Locality: East Moonta DDH2 traverse;East Moonta Grid Line A;East Moonta Grid Line B;Kadina Grid Line AA;Kadina Grid Line BB
Doc No: Env 04480
Drillhole: A2 - A31;A34 - A47;B1 - B12

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    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/mesac10836
    Citation Benedict, P.C.;Bacon, W.R. 1948. [Report on] Shallow boring in the Wallaroo - Moonta area, carried out during 1948 for Zinc Corporation Ltd. Mineral Company Report - Mineral Exploration
    https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/mesac10836

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