Geological report on Wallaroo - Moonta, South Australia.
Published: 23 Sep 1948 Created: 11 Nov 2024 Revised: 02 Dec 2024

Prospecting of the lease areas has been restricted to surface examination of the locations of previously noted geophysical (magnetic, electrical resistivity) and geochemical (soil sampling) anomalies. One of four old caved-in prospecting shafts...

Prospecting of the lease areas has been restricted to surface examination of the locations of previously noted geophysical (magnetic, electrical resistivity) and geochemical (soil sampling) anomalies. One of four old caved-in prospecting shafts found to the east of Elder's main lode, which form an alignment having a similar strike and spacing to the nearby mine lode disposition, was cleaned out and inspected down to the flooded water level, but no signs of mineralisation were seen. However, evidence of secondary copper mineralisation was found near Kadina at one of several old, shallow and now filled workings discovered in wheat fields 1.3 miles to the north of the Wallaroo main lode, and the prospectivity of this locality is enhanced by a coincident soil geochemical anomaly and magnetic lineament. It is recommended that a 750 feet deep exploratory diamond drillhole be put down to test the unweathered Precambrian basement of this prospect for primary copper mineralisation.

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Record No mesac10896
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;Newmont Mining Corp.;St Joseph Lead Co.
Operator Zinc Corp. Ltd
Geological Province Gawler Craton
Mine Name Moonta mines;Elder's main lode;Wallaroo mines;Wallaroo main lode;Wandilta lode;Bingo lode;Bacon's Find prospect
Stratigraphy Moonta Porphyry Member
Commodity
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Geographic Locality: Northern Yorke Peninsula;Kadina;Moonta;Old Mine Drain
Doc No: Env 04480 p: 184-201
Drillhole: DDH 1N - DDH 5N

Geographic Locality: Northern Yorke Peninsula;Kadina;Moonta;Old Mine Drain Doc No: Env 04480 p: 184-201 Drillhole: DDH 1N - DDH 5N

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/mesac10896
Citation Bacon, W.R. 1948. Geological report on Wallaroo - Moonta, South Australia. Mineral Company Report - Mineral Exploration
https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/mesac10896

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