Myponga. Progress reports and final report to licence full surrender, for the period 15/9/1978 to 7/5/1979.
Published: 31 Jul 1979 Created: 28 Oct 2024 Revised: 07 Dec 2024

Exploration for hydrothermally emplaced, vein-type uranium ore deposits within Proterozoic basement of the Myponga Inlier and within overlying metasedimentary and lateritic detrital cover rocks, in an area located 60 km south-southwest of...

Exploration for hydrothermally emplaced, vein-type uranium ore deposits within Proterozoic basement of the Myponga Inlier and within overlying metasedimentary and lateritic detrital cover rocks, in an area located 60 km south-southwest of Adelaide, has comprised detailed geological mapping at 1:10,000 scale (with most work done locally on a 1:1000 scale grid over the abandoned Wild Dog Creek U-Th workings), plus ground radiometric surveying, stream sediment sampling, diamond drilling (3 inclined holes, total 201 m), and subsequent sample logging/geochemical/radiographic/petrological evaluation of new cores and of stored previous drillhole core samples. Few radiometric, mineralogical or geochemical anomalies of economic significance were found, although uranium, thorium and yttrium-bearing finely dispersed primary mineralisation is prevalent in the area.

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Record No mesac18526
Topic Geoscientific Information
Type of Resource Document
Category Type
Document Type Mineral Company Report - Mineral Exploration
Contributor Pontifex and Associates Pty Ltd
Sponsor Uranerz (Aust.) Pty Ltd
Tenement EL 418
Tenement Holder Uranerz (Aust.) Pty Ltd
Operator
Geological Province
Mine Name Wild Dog prospect
Stratigraphy Barossa Complex
Commodity
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Geographic Locality: Fleurieu Peninsula;Myponga;West Scrub Hill;Wild Dog Creek;Willunga Hill;Carrickalinga Creek;Yankalilla Hill;Yankalilla River;Little Gorge
Doc No: Env 03367
Drillhole: SADM DDH 1 - DDH 22;MD1 - MD3;(235356 - 235358)
Drillhole...

Geographic Locality: Fleurieu Peninsula;Myponga;West Scrub Hill;Wild Dog Creek;Willunga Hill;Carrickalinga Creek;Yankalilla Hill;Yankalilla River;Little Gorge Doc No: Env 03367 Drillhole: SADM DDH 1 - DDH 22;MD1 - MD3;(235356 - 235358) Drillhole Unit No: 6527 01671;6527 01672;6527 01673

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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/mesac18526
Citation Pontifex, I.R.;Jones, W.R.;Adamek, P.;Vels, B.;Morete, S. 1979. Myponga. Progress reports and final report to licence full surrender, for the period 15/9/1978 to 7/5/1979. Mineral Company Report - Mineral Exploration
https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/mesac18526

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