Mount Alberga. Progress reports and final report to licence full surrender, for the period 6/7/1973 to 17/1/1974.
Published: 18 Dec 1973 Created: 28 Oct 2024 Revised: 18 Dec 2024

Exploration was aimed at delineating favourable lithologies within Eromanga Basin sediments for hosting sedimentary uranium, which may have leached from the crystalline rocks of the Musgrave Ranges located to the west of the licence area. As part...

Exploration was aimed at delineating favourable lithologies within Eromanga Basin sediments for hosting sedimentary uranium, which may have leached from the crystalline rocks of the Musgrave Ranges located to the west of the licence area. As part of a reconnaissance hydrochemical survey, 6 samples of groundwater were laboratory analysed for uranium, radon-222, radium-226, bicarbonates, sulphates, total dissolved solids and chemical oxygen demand. No anomalous radioactive elements were detected. Four vertical rotary mud stratigraphic holes totalling 548 m were drilled to test sediments lying near the basal Mesozoic unconformity, with collar sites based on geology interpreted from aerial photographs. All drill cuttings were radiometrically scanned, but again no radioactivity was detected. Because of the disappointing exploration results, the licence was surrendered.

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Record No mesac1467
Topic Geoscientific Information
Type of Resource Document
Category Type
Document Type Mineral Company Report - Mineral Exploration
Contributor BHP Co. Ltd
Sponsor
Tenement EL 79
Tenement Holder Dampier Mining Co. Ltd
Operator The Broken Hill Proprietary Co. Ltd, Exploration Div.
Geological Province Eromanga Basin
Mine Name
Stratigraphy
Commodity uranium
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Geographic Locality: Mount Alberga
Doc No: Env 02321
Drillhole: AL1 - AL4;(139810 - 139813)

Geographic Locality: Mount Alberga Doc No: Env 02321 Drillhole: AL1 - AL4;(139810 - 139813)

Language English
Metadata Standard ISO 19115-3

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Persistent identifier https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/mesac1467
Citation 1973. Mount Alberga. Progress reports and final report to licence full surrender, for the period 6/7/1973 to 17/1/1974. Mineral Company Report - Mineral Exploration
https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/mesac1467

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