Pureba Conservation Park, Nunnyah Conservation Reserve, Koolgera Conservation Reserve, Jellabinna, Ooldea South and Ooldea Range (part of the Eucla Basin Project). Joint first partial surrender report, for the period 27/10/2004 to 31/1/2009.
Published: 31 Jan 1909 Created: 12 Nov 2024 Revised: 12 Nov 2024

Exploration for possible economic heavy mineral sands carried out by Iluka Resources within the now relinquished portions of its multi-licence acreage has comprised aircore drilling of the Cainozoic sedimentary sequence (173 holes for a total...

Exploration for possible economic heavy mineral sands carried out by Iluka Resources within the now relinquished portions of its multi-licence acreage has comprised aircore drilling of the Cainozoic sedimentary sequence (173 holes for a total penetration of 3691 m) plus heavy mineral sampling of selected drillholes. Only one hole, YE1858 on EL 3322, encountered a few intervals with > 1% heavy minerals in an isolated small placer having limited strand length. Along the Ooldea Road in the west of the acreage, an additional 40 aircore holes for 118.75 m were drilled to investigate supplies of calcrete that could be suitable for use nearby as construction material in the planned Jacinth-Ambrosia mine. Another 10 drillholes for 772.6 m were put down to assess the availability of groundwater resources needed for minesite heavy mineral processing; this followed the flying in December 2005 of a helicopter-borne HoisTEM survey, at 2 km flight line spacing and 35 m mean terrain clearance, aiming to detect near-surface aquifers. Exploration for possible roll-front sedimentary uranium deposits formed within Tertiary palaeochannels was also undertaken by the licensee. Within the now relinquished ground, it acquired 1200 line km of airborne EM coverage at 500 m flight line spacing and 120 m mean terrain clearance in January 2008, to try to map buried palaeochannel systems. This was followed by the drilling of 38 aircore holes for a total penetration of 2228 m, to test inferred fluvial palaeochannel sediments, but none worth sampling were encountered.

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Record No mesac21948
Topic Geoscientific Information
Type of Resource Document
Category Type
Document Type Mineral Company Report - Mineral Exploration
Contributor
Sponsor
Tenement
Tenement Holder Iluka Resources Ltd
Operator
Geological Province Eucla Basin
Mine Name
Stratigraphy Pidinga Formation
Commodity
Notes
Notes: Includes:   - Warnest, C., 7/2/2008. Jacinth-Ambrosia Project: Summary of [investigative drilling of] potential borrow pit locations along the Ooldea Road.
Geographic Locality: Fowlers Bay;Ceduna;Colona Station;Ilna Plain;Trans Australia...

Notes: Includes: - Warnest, C., 7/2/2008. Jacinth-Ambrosia Project: Summary of [investigative drilling of] potential borrow pit locations along the Ooldea Road. Geographic Locality: Fowlers Bay;Ceduna;Colona Station;Ilna Plain;Trans Australia Railway;Googs Lake;Ooldea Range;Barton Range;Yellabinna Regional Reserve;Yumbarra Conservation Park;2005 Jacinth and [Fowler] Plains Aerial EM (Hoist-EM) Survey [part];2008 Narlaby Aerial EM Survey [part] Doc No: Env 11852 Drillhole: NW001 - NW038;(245409);(245410);(253786);(253863 - 253891);YE1647 - YE1650);(239837);YE1746 - YE1864;(239824);(239826);(239829);(239831);(239833);(239834);YE1901 - YE1933;(239816);(239818);YE2328;(254078);BPBH001 - BPBH132;(254036 - 254075);(297472 - 297481);JA0025;(221724);JA0026;(221725)

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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/mesac21948
Citation Pugh, D. 1909. Pureba Conservation Park, Nunnyah Conservation Reserve, Koolgera Conservation Reserve, Jellabinna, Ooldea South and Ooldea Range (part of the Eucla Basin Project). Joint first partial surrender report, for the period 27/10/2004 to 31/1/2009. Mineral Company Report - Mineral Exploration
https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/mesac21948

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