Spalding. Partial surrender report for the period 21/8/1979 to 18/6/1981.
Created: 10 Nov 2024 Revised: 02 Dec 2024

As part of a search for possible alluvial diamonds, within gravels of probable Tertiary age which may have been derived from a nearby area known to contain kimberlitic rocks, 4 stream sediment samples and 7 bulk samples were taken and processed to...

As part of a search for possible alluvial diamonds, within gravels of probable Tertiary age which may have been derived from a nearby area known to contain kimberlitic rocks, 4 stream sediment samples and 7 bulk samples were taken and processed to determine their heavy mineral content. No diamonds were found, but all of the bulk samples yielded significant counts of kimberlite indicator grains, and contained a broad assemblage of igneous and metamorphic rock gangue minerals. Because of the discovery of kimberlite indicator minerals within EL 516, an aeromagnetic survey was flown during October 1980 in an attempt to locate possible kimberlites there. However, no characteristic magnetic anomalies were recognised in the relinquished portion of the licence.

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Record No mesac11507
Topic Geoscientific Information
Type of Resource Document
Category Type
Document Type Mineral Company Report - Mineral Exploration
Contributor
Sponsor
Tenement EL 516
Tenement Holder Dampier Mining Co. Ltd
Operator Broken Hill Pty Co. Ltd - Exploration Department
Geological Province Adelaide Geosyncline
Mine Name
Stratigraphy
Commodity
Notes
Geographic Locality: Northern Mount Lofty Ranges;Spalding;Booborowie;Hill River;Deep Creek;Broughton River;Worubia Creek;1980 Spalding - Snowtown Aerial Magnetic Survey
Doc No: Env 04328

Geographic Locality: Northern Mount Lofty Ranges;Spalding;Booborowie;Hill River;Deep Creek;Broughton River;Worubia Creek;1980 Spalding - Snowtown Aerial Magnetic Survey Doc No: Env 04328

Language English
Metadata Standard ISO 19115-3

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Persistent identifier https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/mesac11507
Citation Arndt, C.D. Spalding. Partial surrender report for the period 21/8/1979 to 18/6/1981. Mineral Company Report - Mineral Exploration
https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/mesac11507

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