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Kapunda private mine area joint venture - Data on preliminary investigations made by Noranda (Australia) Ltd during March-April 1970, that relate to their intended application for an SML.
Created: 28 Oct 2024 Revised: 18 Dec 2024
Author: Harivel, J.;Dunlop, C.;Thomas, A.;Climie, J.A.

A programme of inclined and vertical percussion exploratory drilling (56 holes, total 6637 feet) conducted by Noranda during March and April 1970 on leased private land subject to private mineral ownership rights, in the area of the old Kapunda...

A programme of inclined and vertical percussion exploratory drilling (56 holes, total 6637 feet) conducted by Noranda during March and April 1970 on leased private land subject to private mineral ownership rights, in the area of the old Kapunda copper mine and nearby prospects, failed to substantiate several purported medium grade intersections of base metal sulphides made by lessee Mr Christianos during his earlier drilling. Consequently Noranda withdrew on 16/6/1970 from their joint SML application that had been prepared earlier. Minor secondary copper mineralisation was indicated to occur in the weathered Adelaidean bedrock to the south-east and south of the Stockyard open cut, and abundant pyrite was encountered to the south of the Hillside mine.

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Record No mesac1898
Topic Geoscientific Information
Type of Resource Document
Category Type
Document Type Mineral Company Report - Mineral Exploration
Contributor Noranda Australia Ltd
Sponsor Emerald Copper Industries Pty Ltd;R.E. Christianos
Tenement
Tenement Holder
Operator
Geological Province Adelaide Geosyncline
Mine Name Kapunda copper mine;Stockyard open cut mine;Hillside mine
Stratigraphy
Commodity copper
Notes 
Notes: Data only, no report. Drill cuttings were described and sampled at 5 to 10 foot intervals throughout the section penetrated. No drillhole location map for this programme was supplied to SADM by Noranda, despite a request being made in late...
Notes: Data only, no report. Drill cuttings were described and sampled at 5 to 10 foot intervals throughout the section penetrated. No drillhole location map for this programme was supplied to SADM by Noranda, despite a request being made in late 1970; however, a Kapunda mine area map showing the subsequent Minefields Exploration NL surface exploration grid and locations of the K1-K4 IP anomalies is contained in Env 1537, and, early in 1973, Geosearch plotted the Noranda percussion hole locations (that are based on the 1960s Mines Exploration Pty Ltd Kapunda mine area grid) onto the drillhole location plans that they prepared for Northland Minerals (see Env 2260).
Geographic Locality: Kapunda;Freeling;River Light;Koonunga;Saint Johns;K2 IP anomaly;K3 IP anomaly;K4 IP anomaly
Doc No: Env 01796
Drillhole: P1 - P10;F1 - F3;Z11 - Z17;(178241);J1 - J6;(178239);K3;K4;Kapunda mine PDH M1 - M11A;Kapunda mine PDH M12 - M27;(178240)

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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/mesac1898
Citation Harivel, J.;Dunlop, C.;Thomas, A.;Climie, J.A. Kapunda private mine area joint venture - Data on preliminary investigations made by Noranda (Australia) Ltd during March-April 1970, that relate to their intended application for an SML. Mineral Company Report - Mineral Exploration
https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/mesac1898

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