Structural geology and economic assessment of the Parabarana prospect, northern Flinders Ranges, SA.
Created: 28 Oct 2024 Revised: 07 Dec 2024

Detailed geological mapping at the Parabarana Cu prospect, and between Parabarana and the Gunsight Cu/U prospect of North Flinders Mines Ltd in the northern Flinders Ranges of South Australia, has been completed.A major ENE trending fault, the...

Detailed geological mapping at the Parabarana Cu prospect, and between Parabarana and the Gunsight Cu/U prospect of North Flinders Mines Ltd in the northern Flinders Ranges of South Australia, has been completed.A major ENE trending fault, the Paralana Fault, separates Terrapinna Gneiss to the north from acid volcanics and intrusive granite of the Mount Neil area to the south. The Gunsight prospect occurs in a narrow band of semi-pelitic schist within the Terrapinna Gneiss, and is structurally unrelated to the copper mineralisation at Parabarana.Disseminated copper mineralisation at the Parabarana prospect is associated with the intrusion of the porphyritic Mount Neill Granite, and has been remobilised so that it is now largely confined to intensely fractured granite and chloritic shear zones south of and parallel to the Paralana Fault. From a detailed study of the surface geology, re-examination of drill cores and a compilation of assay results, the authors consider that further testing of this prosect is unwarranted because:1. The known mineralisation is of small size and relatively low grade, and is unlikely to be substantially extended by further drilling.2. The irregular localisation of disseminated mineralisation in shear zones does not provide adequate drilling targets.3. IP surveys have outlined the zone of most intense shearing and resulting anomalies have been adequately tested, thereby eliminating further drilling targets west of the main Parabarana prospect.

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Record No mesac14400
Topic Geoscientific Information
Type of Resource Document
Category Type
Document Type Mineral Company Report - Mineral Exploration
Contributor
Sponsor
Tenement SML 705
Tenement Holder North Flinders Mines NL;Dampier Mining Co. Ltd
Operator Dampier Mining Co. Ltd
Geological Province Mount Woods Inlier
Mine Name Parabarana copper prospect;Gunsight copper/uranium prospect;Copper Hill workings;Windy Creek workings
Stratigraphy
Commodity copper
Notes
Geographic Locality: Northern Flinders Ranges;Parabarana Hill
Doc No: Env 02035 R 8 p: 56-116
Drillhole: PDD12;PDD13;PDD13A;PDD14;PDD15

Geographic Locality: Northern Flinders Ranges;Parabarana Hill Doc No: Env 02035 R 8 p: 56-116 Drillhole: PDD12;PDD13;PDD13A;PDD14;PDD15

Language English
Metadata Standard ISO 19115-3

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Persistent identifier https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/mesac14400
Citation Hall, M.;Johnson, R. Structural geology and economic assessment of the Parabarana prospect, northern Flinders Ranges, SA. Mineral Company Report - Mineral Exploration
https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/mesac14400

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