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Plumbago and Bimba. Progress reports, partial relinquishment reports and final report to licence full surrender, for the period 24/9/1978 to 25/1/1984.
Published: 27 Jan 1984 Created: 12 Nov 2024 Revised: 12 Nov 2024
Author: Cotton, B.J.;Ashley, P.M.;Nixon, L.G.B.;Archibald, N.J.;Clarke, G.L.;Pontifex, I.R.;Robinson, P.C.;Swarbrick, E.E.;Hetherington, R.

Exploration for stratiform base metals in the Bimba Formation, and later for gold associated with banded iron formations of the Willyaman migmatitic Middle Gneiss Suite, has consisted of regional and detailed geological mapping, and mine tunnel,...

Exploration for stratiform base metals in the Bimba Formation, and later for gold associated with banded iron formations of the Willyaman migmatitic Middle Gneiss Suite, has consisted of regional and detailed geological mapping, and mine tunnel, gossan, rock chip, soil and stream sediment sampling, plus ground magnetic, gravity and VHEM surveys. Drilling of 3 diamond core holes (aggregate 390 m) plus 16 percussion (total 1796 m) and 138 RAB holes (total 2766.5 m) disclosed only weak copper, lead and zinc sulphide mineralisation, with trace gold, cobalt, barium and arsenic. Other ongoing work addressing the uranium potential of strata at the Carpentarian/Adelaidean contact has comprised helicopter and ground-based scintillometric surveys plus rotary percussion drilling (12 holes, total 1174 m) and downhole radiometric logging.

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Record No mesac31307
Topic Geoscientific Information
Type of Resource Document
Category Type
Document Type Mineral Company Report - Mineral Exploration
Contributor Geoex Pty Ltd;L.G.B. Nixon and Associates Pty Ltd;Pontifex and Associates Pty Ltd;G.O. Dickson and Associates Pty Ltd
Sponsor Esso Australia Ltd. Coal and Minerals Department
Tenement
Tenement Holder Esso Australia Ltd;Esso Exploration and Production Australia Inc.
Operator
Geological Province
Mine Name Putts Well North prospect;Windamerta North/South prospects;Talbot Gum prospect;Crocker Main Eastern prospect;Mutooroo mine;Old Sampson Dam prospect;Lady Mac prospect;Perry Hummock mine;(not 'Perry/Pery''h/Humuck' mine);Green and Gold mine;Walparuta mine;Walter Outalpa mine;MacDonald Hill mines;Faugh-A-Ballagh prospect;Shorts Dam prospect;Woolshed prospect
Stratigraphy
Commodity uranium
Notes 
Notes: Includes:  - Report on geological mapping in the Putts Well - Bulloo Creek area.  - Report on geological mapping in the Olary - Outalpa - Bimbowrie area.  - Mutooroo mine. Petrographic report of 19 drill core samples.  - Assessment of the...
Notes: Includes:  - Report on geological mapping in the Putts Well - Bulloo Creek area.  - Report on geological mapping in the Olary - Outalpa - Bimbowrie area.  - Mutooroo mine. Petrographic report of 19 drill core samples.  - Assessment of the Radium Hill area and recommendations for further exploration.  - Interpretation of Crone PEM data, Macdonald Hill.  Same area held previously by Esso as EL 263 (see Env 2847).  ELs 263 and 450, Radium Hill and Crocker Well areas, partial relinquishment data to March 1981 are held separately in Env 4301.
Geographic Locality: Plumbago Station;Old Boolcoomata Homestead;Outalpa Inlier;Weekeroo Inlier;Ameroo Hill;Windamerta Hill;Bimberrie Hill;Meningie Well;Radium Hill;Bimbowrie;Bulloo Creek;Putts Well;Oonartra Well;Mount Bull;Blue Dam;Mingary;Wompini Station;Milky Dam;Horse Corner Bore;1978 Plumbago Aerial Magnetic Survey;1978 Plumbago Aerial Radioactivity Survey;1980 Glenorchy Aerial Magnetic Survey;1980 Glenorchy Aerial Radioactivity Survey
Doc No: Env 03447
Drillhole: WN1;WN2;WS1 - WS3;PP1 - PP9;AP1 - AP3;DDH PHD1;SP1 - SP12;DDH BDD1;MP1;DDH MD2;NEWP1;(145053);WPP1;(145355);DHP1

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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/mesac31307
Citation Cotton, B.J.;Ashley, P.M.;Nixon, L.G.B.;Archibald, N.J.;Clarke, G.L.;Pontifex, I.R.;Robinson, P.C.;Swarbrick, E.E.;Hetherington, R. 1984. Plumbago and Bimba. Progress reports, partial relinquishment reports and final report to licence full surrender, for the period 24/9/1978 to 25/1/1984. Mineral Company Report - Mineral Exploration
https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/mesac31307

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Geographic Reference GDA2020 (EPSG:7844)
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