Ooldea. Progress reports and final report to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 2/9/1986 to 1/9/1991.

Created: 29 Oct 2024 Revised: 07 Dec 2024

Author: Taylor, R.J.;Tedder, I.;Jarvis, D.M.;Grey, K.;Bassett, N.C.;Crowhurst, P.V.;Darby, P.R.

Exploration for heavy-mineral sand in Tertiary sediments on the south-western flank of the Ooldea Range comprised geological reconnaissance and RC drilling (81 holes, total 1204 m). Up to 3% titaniferous heavy minerals were reported from drill...

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Record No	mesac18849
Topic	Geoscientific Information
Type of Resource	Document
Category Type	Basement Geology Basin Analysis Drilling Engineering Earth Sciences Electrical And Electromagnetic Methods In Geophysics Energy Energy Exploration Engineering Exploration Geochemistry Geochemistry Geology Geomatic Engineering Geomorphology And Regolith And Landscape Evolution Geophysics Gravity Magnetics Marine Geoscience Mineral Exploration Mineralogy And Crystallography Petrology Petrophysics Physical Geography Policy And Administration Primary Mining And Extraction Of Mineral Resources Quarry And Extractive Resource Geology Quaternary Environments Resource Geology Resources Engineering Sedimentology Soil Science Stratigraphy Surface Geology
Document Type	Mineral Company Report - Mineral Exploration
Contributor
Sponsor
Tenement	EL 1355
Tenement Holder	BHP Minerals Ltd;BHP-Utah Minerals International
Operator	BHP Minerals Ltd
Geological Province	Eucla Basin Officer Basin
Mine Name
Stratigraphy	Hampton Sandstone Ooldea Sand Pidinga Formation
Commodity	Critical minerals Heavy mineral sands ilmenite industrial material rutile zircon
Notes	Geographic Locality: Great Victoria Desert;Ooldea Range;Trans-Australia Railway;Ooldea Siding;Maralinga Tjarutja Lands;Watson - Maralinga Road;Plumridge Beds Doc No: Env 06818 Drillhole: OL1 - OL34;(131830 - 131862);OL39 - OL55;(131863 -... Geographic Locality: Great Victoria Desert;Ooldea Range;Trans-Australia Railway;Ooldea Siding;Maralinga Tjarutja Lands;Watson - Maralinga Road;Plumridge Beds Doc No: Env 06818 Drillhole: OL1 - OL34;(131830 - 131862);OL39 - OL55;(131863 - 131879);OL156 - OL189;(131880 - 131890);M15 - M20;(264151 - 264156) More +
Language	English
Metadata Standard	ISO 19115-3

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Persistent identifier	https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/mesac18849
Citation	Taylor, R.J.;Tedder, I.;Jarvis, D.M.;Grey, K.;Bassett, N.C.;Crowhurst, P.V.;Darby, P.R. Ooldea. Progress reports and final report to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 2/9/1986 to 1/9/1991. Mineral Company Report - Mineral Exploration https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/mesac18849

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