Wyambana. Progress and final reports to licence surrender for the period 5/11/1970 to 19/9/1971.
Created: 28 Oct 2024 Revised: 17 Dec 2024

Exploration for sedimentary uranium in the western Lake Frome region near Mount Chambers, conducted in conjunction with similar work on adjoining SMLs, has comprised sampling and analysis of groundwaters, an airborne scintillometer survey, and a...

Exploration for sedimentary uranium in the western Lake Frome region near Mount Chambers, conducted in conjunction with similar work on adjoining SMLs, has comprised sampling and analysis of groundwaters, an airborne scintillometer survey, and a reconnaissance open hole rotary drilling and geophysical wireline logging programme (11 holes, total 6313 feet). Results of the water sampling and aerial surveying were negative, but anomalous radioactivity was found in three holes, WY8, WY9 and WY10, apparently associated with thin silty partings in Tertiary claystones that contain some carbonaceous material, and coming from sources present on a possible redox boundary surface that is shown up by the change in colour (and ?age) of the claystone. The highest radioactivity reading recorded was 850 counts per second from a depth of 442 feet in hole WY8, in the extreme south of the licence area. However, this logged feature was shown by additional nearby drilling (3 holes, depth unknown) to be highly localised and probably of no economic significance. In general, the uranium prospectivity of the region is seen as poor, with no substantial development of sand units within 700 feet of surface.

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Record No mesac2439
Topic Geoscientific Information
Type of Resource Document
Category Type
Document Type Mineral Company Report - Mineral Exploration
Contributor
Sponsor
Tenement SML 495
Tenement Holder Mines Administration Pty Ltd;Teton Exploration Drilling Co. Ltd
Operator Mines Administration Pty Ltd
Geological Province
Mine Name
Stratigraphy
Commodity uranium
Notes
Geographic Locality: Western Lake Frome Plains;Wyambana Outstation;Mooroowie Creek;Paul Creek;Moro Creek;Prism Hill
Doc No: Env 01554
Drillhole: WY1 - WY11;WY12 - WY14;CRA WLF11
Drillhole Unit No: 6735 00066;THROUGH;6735 00076

Geographic Locality: Western Lake Frome Plains;Wyambana Outstation;Mooroowie Creek;Paul Creek;Moro Creek;Prism Hill Doc No: Env 01554 Drillhole: WY1 - WY11;WY12 - WY14;CRA WLF11 Drillhole Unit No: 6735 00066;THROUGH;6735 00076

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/mesac2439
Citation Wecker, R.;Johnson, R.L.;Bryan, R. Wyambana. Progress and final reports to licence surrender for the period 5/11/1970 to 19/9/1971. Mineral Company Report - Mineral Exploration
https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/mesac2439

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