Northern Flinders Ranges (the Leigh Creek Corridor Project). Joint annual reports to licences' combined full surrender, for the period 2/11/2004 to 1/11/2009.
Published: 12 Nov 1909 Created: 12 Nov 2024 Revised: 12 Nov 2024

Exploration for possible economic brown coal occurrences within inferred concealed northern extensions to known coal-bearing Triassic intramontane basins in the Leigh Creek district has consisted of the conduct of semi-detailed, 1 km x 500 m...

Exploration for possible economic brown coal occurrences within inferred concealed northern extensions to known coal-bearing Triassic intramontane basins in the Leigh Creek district has consisted of the conduct of semi-detailed, 1 km x 500 m gravity surveys (1632 stations read over various prospects) and limited exploratory rotary mud drilling (20 open holes for a total penetration of 3590 m). None of the drillholes completed in areas north of Leigh Creek met with carbonaceous strata of any interest. However, a number of drillholes put down in the Hawker region did encounter coal. The most notable intercept was made in hole H11-1, which intersected a single continuous 27 m thick seam of brown coal below 149 m depth. Growing corporate financial constraints during the latter half of 2009 led to a decision being made in October to terminate this exploration project.

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Record No mesac22347
Topic Geoscientific Information
Type of Resource Document
Category Type
Document Type Mineral Company Report - Mineral Exploration
Contributor Daishsat Geodetic Surveyors;Rank Geological Services Pty Ltd
Sponsor
Tenement
Tenement Holder Flinders Power Partnership
Operator NRG Flinders Operating Services Pty Ltd;Babcock and Brown Power Servco Pty Ltd
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Mine Name
Stratigraphy
Commodity coal
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Geographic Locality: North-western Flinders Ranges;Parachilna;Myrtle Springs;Farina;Mount Deception;Witchelina Station;Moralana;Willowie;Mount Ogilvie;Gum Glen;2005 Leigh Creek Corridor Gravity...

Geographic Locality: North-western Flinders Ranges;Parachilna;Myrtle Springs;Farina;Mount Deception;Witchelina Station;Moralana;Willowie;Mount Ogilvie;Gum Glen;2005 Leigh Creek Corridor Gravity Survey;Johnburgh;Hookina;Yadlamalka;Edeowie;Nilpena;Tom Hill Doc No: Env 11181 Drillhole: FPR O4-1;(234358);H8-1 - H8-3;(234359);(234379);(234380);H9-1;(234381);H9-2;(234382);H10-1;(234383);H10-2;(234384);H11-1;(234385);H2-1;(234386);H5-1;(234387);P11-1;(234388);H2-2;(234389);P7-1;(234390);P7-2;(234391);LC4-1;(234243);LC3-1 - LC3-3;(234241);(234244);(234245);LC1-1;(234242) Drillhole Unit No: 6633 000590;6534 00326;THROUGH;6534 00331;6434 00052;THROUGH;6434 00054;6535 00151;THROUGH;6535 00155

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Language English
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Persistent identifier https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/mesac22347
Citation Williams, R.G.;Matthews, L.;Czaban, L.;Kennedy, N. 1909. Northern Flinders Ranges (the Leigh Creek Corridor Project). Joint annual reports to licences' combined full surrender, for the period 2/11/2004 to 1/11/2009. Mineral Company Report - Mineral Exploration
https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/mesac22347

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