Mount Fitton. Progress and technical reports for the period 1/7/1971 to 30/6/1973.
Published: 13 Jun 1973 Created: 28 Oct 2024 Revised: 07 Dec 2024

A review has been carried out by Amdel Ltd, under contract to the licensee, of the applicability and suitability of low-cost geophysical reconnaissance tools in prospecting for concealed talc occurrences in the Mount Fitton area. It appears that...

A review has been carried out by Amdel Ltd, under contract to the licensee, of the applicability and suitability of low-cost geophysical reconnaissance tools in prospecting for concealed talc occurrences in the Mount Fitton area. It appears that use of such methods has previously scarcely been applied anywhere in the world to the search for non-metallic or industrial minerals. Technical enquiries were made into the relevant acquisition and interpretation aspects of infra-red photography, spectral reflectivity, magnetic susceptibility, specific gravity, self-potential, electrical resistivity, seismic velocity and thermal conductivity, both in the laboratory and in the field. As well, a great deal of very detailed information about the mode of occurrence of known worked and unworked talc deposits at Mount Fitton was gathered and documented. The conclusions made from this project are that none of the methods studied is directly of use in exploring for talc in the Mount Fitton area, and none provides a viable alternative to the present exploration techniques of bulldozing or drilling talc outcrops.

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Record No mesac2361
Topic Geoscientific Information
Type of Resource Document
Category Type
Document Type Mineral Company Report - Mineral Exploration
Contributor Amdel Ltd
Sponsor Industrial Rock Mines Pty Ltd;Steetley Australasia Pty Ltd
Tenement SML 604
Tenement Holder Industrial Rock Mines Pty Ltd
Operator
Geological Province Adelaide Geosyncline
Mine Name Mount Fitton No. 23 talc deposit;Creek Junction talc deposit;Mount Fitton No. 7 talc deposit;Mount Fitton No. 4 talc deposit
Stratigraphy Balcanoona Formation
Commodity
Notes
Notes: Includes Amdel project MP 3/633/1 "Remote sensing of non-metallic deposits (Mount Fitton talc)" progress reports plus interim report no. 870. Same area held previously as SML 82B.
Geographic Locality: Mount Fitton;Mudnawatana Creek
Doc No:...

Notes: Includes Amdel project MP 3/633/1 "Remote sensing of non-metallic deposits (Mount Fitton talc)" progress reports plus interim report no. 870. Same area held previously as SML 82B. Geographic Locality: Mount Fitton;Mudnawatana Creek Doc No: Env 01812

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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/mesac2361
Citation Hartley, F.R.;Gordon-Smith, J.;Davy, R.;McDonald, T.G.P. 1973. Mount Fitton. Progress and technical reports for the period 1/7/1971 to 30/6/1973. Mineral Company Report - Mineral Exploration
https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/mesac2361

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