Laura. Summary and annual reports to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 9/8/1993 to 23/1/1996.
Created: 28 Oct 2024 Revised: 07 Dec 2024

A manganese-rich Adelaidean stratigraphic unit outcropping along the western flank of the Mount Remarkable Range, which returned 1.8% Co, 1.5% Cu and 1.0% Zn in a grab sample from the Willowie Cobalt prospect, warrants further work because it is...

A manganese-rich Adelaidean stratigraphic unit outcropping along the western flank of the Mount Remarkable Range, which returned 1.8% Co, 1.5% Cu and 1.0% Zn in a grab sample from the Willowie Cobalt prospect, warrants further work because it is potentially continuous for 6 km north to the Spring Creek Copper Mine and for 12 km south to the Melrose Mine. A previous explorer had drilled a vertical percussion hole to 51.8 m total depth, 8 m west of the adit at the Spring Creek copper mine, and drill cuttings from here had assayed 0.1-0.3% Co plus 0.06-1% Cu over the 12.2 m interval below 39.6 m depth. As part of a separate investigation, potentially diamondiferous lamproite, grading to minette composition, has been identified by petrography and geochemistry of samples taken from two tuff / breccia diatremes, respectively 20 ha and 50 ha in area, located near Bangor, west of Wirrabara. Elsewhere in the licence, a vesicular lava from near Gladstone, previously reported in 1964, has been inspected and noted as a typical diapir-associated basic igneous rock with no potential as a diamond host.

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Record No mesac14391
Topic Geoscientific Information
Type of Resource Document
Category Type
Document Type Mineral Company Report - Mineral Exploration
Contributor Olliver Geological Services Pty Ltd;University of Auckland. Department of Geology
Sponsor Intex Pty Ltd
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Tenement Holder Intex Pty Ltd
Operator
Geological Province Adelaide Geosyncline
Mine Name Melrose mine;Spring Creek copper mine;Mount Remarkable mine;Willowie cobalt prospect;Bangor diamond prospect
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Geographic Locality: Southern Flinders Ranges;Melrose;Murray Town;Wirrabara;Bangor;Port Pirie;Telowie Gorge Conservation Park;Mount Remarkable National Park;Willowie Forest Reserve;Wirrabara State Forest
Doc No: Env 08826
Drillhole: Australian...

Geographic Locality: Southern Flinders Ranges;Melrose;Murray Town;Wirrabara;Bangor;Port Pirie;Telowie Gorge Conservation Park;Mount Remarkable National Park;Willowie Forest Reserve;Wirrabara State Forest Doc No: Env 08826 Drillhole: Australian Blue Metal PDH SC1.5W;Placer Prospecting DDH1/29

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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/mesac14391
Citation Carr, S.G.;Olliver, J.G.;Smith, I.E. Laura. Summary and annual reports to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 9/8/1993 to 23/1/1996. Mineral Company Report - Mineral Exploration
https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/mesac14391

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