Koonunga limestone prospect (near Nuriootpa). Final technical and rehabilitation report on exploration drilling, for the period 6/6/2005 to 5/4/2006.
Created: 11 Nov 2024 Revised: 11 Nov 2024

The Koonunga limestone prospect occurs within the Cambrian Kapunda Marble, which forms part of the Kanmantoo Trough metasedimentary sequence deposited on the eastern side of the Adelaide Geosyncline. The limestone outcrop of interest is located...

The Koonunga limestone prospect occurs within the Cambrian Kapunda Marble, which forms part of the Kanmantoo Trough metasedimentary sequence deposited on the eastern side of the Adelaide Geosyncline. The limestone outcrop of interest is located approximately 10 km north of Nuriootpa, and tenure over it was taken up by Unimin for 12 months under two Mineral Claims, in April 2005. During the reporting period a 50 hole reverse circulation drilling programme totalling 1802 m was conducted across the prospect. XRF silicate analyses were performed on 1485 drill cuttings samples taken at 1 m depth intervals, by a laboratory based at Braeside in Victoria. The assay results indicated that the limestone does not meet the required raw material quality for Unimin's industrial manufacturing purposes. No further exploration work will be conducted by Unimin on the deposit. Rehabilitation included the back filling of open drillholes, and minor landscaping of drill site access tracks.

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Record No mesac21614
Topic Geoscientific Information
Type of Resource Document
Category Type
Document Type Mineral Company Report - Mining Operation Proposal
Contributor
Sponsor
Tenement
Tenement Holder Unimin Australia Ltd
Operator
Geological Province
Mine Name
Stratigraphy Kapunda Marble
Commodity
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Geographic Locality: Northern Barossa Range;Koonunga;Dreckow Road
Doc No: Env 11204
Drillhole: KRC001 - KRC050

Geographic Locality: Northern Barossa Range;Koonunga;Dreckow Road Doc No: Env 11204 Drillhole: KRC001 - KRC050

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/mesac21614
Citation Tylkowski, L. Koonunga limestone prospect (near Nuriootpa). Final technical and rehabilitation report on exploration drilling, for the period 6/6/2005 to 5/4/2006. Mineral Company Report - Mining Operation Proposal
https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/mesac21614

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Maintenance and Update Frequency
Geographic Reference GDA2020 (EPSG:7844)
Geo bounding box {"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[139,-34.5],[139.5,-34.5],[139.5,-34],[139,-34],[139,-34.5]]]}
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