Waddikee Rocks (part of the Narlaby Palaeochannel Project). Progress reports to the commencement of multi-licence project joint reporting, for the period 25/10/1979 to 24/1/1981.

Created: 12 Nov 2024 Revised: 12 Nov 2024

Author: Hooper, G.;Murdoch, R.;Binks, P.J.

In a continuing search for possible sandstone type sedimentary uranium deposits occurring within buried palaeochannel systems, a reconnaissance resistivity depth sounding survey was conducted along 10 traverses across an area lying east and north-east of Kyancutta. 5 resistivity anomalies were identified that might indicate places where the target Tertiary sediments are thick and likely to be chemically reduced. Subsequent drilling of 39 open rotary holes (total 852.5 m) at 2 km spacings along existing roads across the licence failed to intersect thick or prospective Tertiary age palaeochannel sediments, and no downhole radiometric anomalies were detected by wireline logging. A shallow ?Pliocene channel was located in the south-western part of the area, where depths to basement in places increased from the common 4 - 18 m to a maximum of 42 m.

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Record No	mesac31432
Topic	Geoscientific Information
Type of Resource	Document
Category Type	Basement Geology Drilling Engineering Earth Sciences Electrical And Electromagnetic Methods In Geophysics Energy Energy Exploration Engineering Geology Geomatic Engineering Geomorphology And Regolith And Landscape Evolution Geophysics Mineral Exploration Mineral Resource Geology Mineral Resources (Excl. Energy Resources) Mineral System Geology Petrophysics Physical Geography Policy And Administration Radiometrics Resource Geology Resources Engineering Stratigraphy Surface Geology
Document Type	Mineral Company Report - Mineral Exploration
Contributor	Murdoch Geophysics (Aust.) Pty Ltd
Sponsor	Carpentaria Exploration Co. Pty Ltd
Tenement	EL 541
Tenement Holder	Carpentaria Exploration Co. Pty Ltd
Operator
Geological Province	Eucla Basin Gawler Craton
Mine Name
Stratigraphy
Commodity	uranium
Notes	Notes: Exploration carried out on this licence after January 1981 has been jointly reported along with that done in adjacent ELs also held by Carpentaria (see the related Env 4010). Includes: - Murdoch, R., October 1979. A reconnaissance... Notes: Exploration carried out on this licence after January 1981 has been jointly reported along with that done in adjacent ELs also held by Carpentaria (see the related Env 4010). Includes: - Murdoch, R., October 1979. A reconnaissance resistivity survey at Wirrula, SA (geophysical contractor's report for Carpentaria). Appx of EL 541 first quarterly report to 24/1/1980. Geographic Locality: Central Eyre Peninsula;Waddikee Rocks;Corrobinnie Hill;Kyancutta Hill Doc No: Env 03717 Drillhole: IR147;(134706);IR837 - IR864;(134735 - 134762);IR871 - IR880;(134769 - 134778) More +
Language	English
Metadata Standard	ISO 19115-3

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Persistent identifier	https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/mesac31432
Citation	Hooper, G.;Murdoch, R.;Binks, P.J. Waddikee Rocks (part of the Narlaby Palaeochannel Project). Progress reports to the commencement of multi-licence project joint reporting, for the period 25/10/1979 to 24/1/1981. Mineral Company Report - Mineral Exploration https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/mesac31432

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