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Morgan and Waikerie (part of the Mindarie Heavy Mineral Sands Project and later the Murray Basin Project). Joint final report at licences' joint full surrender, for the period 30/4/1998 to 24/9/2015.
Published: 27 Aug 1915 Created: 12 Nov 2024 Revised: 12 Nov 2024
Author: Pobjoy, R.

In the last phase of exploration for possible buried economic heavy mineral (HM) sands marine placer deposits in the district extending between Waikerie, Blanchetown and parts of the north-western Murray Mallee, the only field work undertaken was...

In the last phase of exploration for possible buried economic heavy mineral (HM) sands marine placer deposits in the district extending between Waikerie, Blanchetown and parts of the north-western Murray Mallee, the only field work undertaken was reconnaissance RC aircore drilling in mid-2013 of 32 widely spaced vertical open holes with a total penetration of 951 m. Panning of recovered drill cuttings collected at 1-metre depth intervals did not disclose any significant (>1% HM) mineralisation. Therefore no samples were submitted for laboratory heavy mineral analysis. Gamma ray tool downhole wireline logging was conducted as an aid to defining the cover stratigraphy. The tenements have since then been deemed to be non-prospective for HM, based on the licensee's drilling results and those of previous explorers, and so have now been fully surrendered.

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Record No mesac26182
Topic Geoscientific Information
Type of Resource Document
Category Type
Document Type Mineral Company Report - Mineral Exploration
Contributor Murray Zircon Pty Ltd
Sponsor
Tenement
Tenement Holder Steiner Holdings Pty Ltd;Resource Development Corp. NL;Murray Basin Minerals NL;Southern Titanium NL;Marathon Resources Ltd;Australian Zircon NL;Murray Zircon Pty Ltd;Gold Fields Australasia Pty Limited
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Geological Province
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Stratigraphy
Commodity
Notes 
Notes: This report covers work undertaken by Murray Zircon since it acquired the two subject tenements from Australian Zircon NL on 15/3/2012, as well as briefly summarising previous work undertaken by Marathon Resources and Aberfoyle Resources...
Notes: This report covers work undertaken by Murray Zircon since it acquired the two subject tenements from Australian Zircon NL on 15/3/2012, as well as briefly summarising previous work undertaken by Marathon Resources and Aberfoyle Resources Ltd there. However, during most of the overall 18 year long period of tenure for the purpose of heavy mineral sands exploration, attention was concentrated by the joint venture partners on other project acreage, and no field work was done on these tenements. Portions of a regional reconnaissance airborne magnetic/radiometric/DEM survey were flown over the subject ground during October 2001.
Geographic Locality: Murraylands;Morgan;Waikerie;Murray Mallee;Notts Well;2001 Mindarie [synonym Renmark] Aerial Magnetic Survey;2001 Mindarie Aerial Radioactivity Survey;2001 Mindarie Aerial DEM Survey
Doc No: Env 12783
Drillhole: MZX2261 - MZX2290;(287456 - 287485);MZX2293;(287486);MZX2294;(287487)

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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/mesac26182
Citation Pobjoy, R. 1915. Morgan and Waikerie (part of the Mindarie Heavy Mineral Sands Project and later the Murray Basin Project). Joint final report at licences' joint full surrender, for the period 30/4/1998 to 24/9/2015. Mineral Company Report - Mineral Exploration
https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/mesac26182

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