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Moonta and Wallaroo [Joint Venture] area. Progress reports to licence expiry/renewal, for the period 1/9/1969 to 24/10/1981.
Published: 01 Jan 1981 Created: 12 Nov 2024 Revised: 12 Nov 2024
Author: Forwood, P.S.;Lynch, J.E.

TARGET: Primarily copper sulphides, using various geological models, with lead-zinc of secondary interest. New operator NBH sought to identify more difficult targets beneath deeper cover than had been addressed in previous exploration by WMC....

TARGET: Primarily copper sulphides, using various geological models, with lead-zinc of secondary interest. New operator NBH sought to identify more difficult targets beneath deeper cover than had been addressed in previous exploration by WMC. EXPLORATION: . An aerial EM (INPUT) and magnetic survey was flown by Geoterrex in February 1975 (altitude: 122 m; N-S flight line interval: 300 m; survey coverage 1404 line km) . Electrode array IP, resistivity, ground magnetic and gravity surveys on reconnaissance and detailed grids (600 line km) . Auger drilling for bedrock geochemical samples (20,000 holes) . Diamond and percussion drilling (112 holes totalling 26,000 m) . Geological mapping of float and outcrop.

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Record No mesac32009
Topic Geoscientific Information
Type of Resource Document
Category Type
Document Type Mineral Company Report - Mineral Exploration
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Tenement Holder North Broken Hill Ltd;Western Mining Corp. Ltd;Broken Hill South Ltd
Operator Western Mining Corp. Ltd;North Broken Hill Ltd
Geological Province Gawler Craton
Mine Name Wallaroo mines;Moonta mines;West Doora prospect;Alford prospect;East Kadina prospect;Willamulka prospect;Lincolnfields prospect
Stratigraphy Willamulka Metabasalt Member
Commodity
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    Notes: North Broken Hill took over the management of this joint venture from Western Mining Corp. in January 1971, and expanded existing exploration activities north-eastwards into areas of deeper cover on basement.  Selected included reports are...
    Notes: North Broken Hill took over the management of this joint venture from Western Mining Corp. in January 1971, and expanded existing exploration activities north-eastwards into areas of deeper cover on basement.  Selected included reports are indexed separately.  Forms part of the 1988 SADME Moonta-Wallaroo Exploration Data Package released to open file in September 1988, as advertised in Mineral Industry Quarterly no. 51.  See also related open file Envs 7001 and 8368.  Drillhole geological and geochemical results are held separately in Env 8368.  Includes:   - A.W.G. Whittle and Associates. Mineralogical reports. p: 103-197;   - Hansen, J.E. and Savage, M. (Geoterrex Ltd), June 1975. Interpretation report [on the] airborne electromagnetic survey (using the Barringer INPUT system) of the Moonta area, South Australia, for North Broken Hill Ltd. fiche: 16-18, p: 893-1008, 24 plans; 2 appx, Geoterrex rep. 83-251.
Geographic Locality: Moonta;Kadina;1956 SADM Wakefield - Dublin Area G6 Aerial Magnetic Survey;1975 East Kadina Aerial Magnetic Survey;1975 East Kadina Aerial EM Survey;1976 Bute Aerial Magnetic Survey
Doc No: Env 06999 p: 81-1200
Drillhole: DDH4;(22968);DDH26;(22986);DDH97;(23616);DDH106 - DDH221;(23051 ---- 23624);DDH121A;(23641);DDH125A;(23646)

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    Persistent identifier https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/mesac32009
    Citation Forwood, P.S.;Lynch, J.E. 1981. Moonta and Wallaroo [Joint Venture] area. Progress reports to licence expiry/renewal, for the period 1/9/1969 to 24/10/1981. Mineral Company Report - Mineral Exploration
    https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/mesac32009

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