Tomkinson Ranges. Progress reports to licence expiry/renewal, for the period 1/10/1954 to 26/5/1955.
Published: 01 Jan 1955 Created: 13 Nov 2024 Revised: 13 Nov 2024

Geological mapping of the north-western Musgrave ranges was commenced. A reconnaissance survey carried out by Reg Sprigg looking for exposed nickel sulphides in ultramafic rocks of the Mid Proterozoic Giles Complex concluded that there was a lack...

Geological mapping of the north-western Musgrave ranges was commenced. A reconnaissance survey carried out by Reg Sprigg looking for exposed nickel sulphides in ultramafic rocks of the Mid Proterozoic Giles Complex concluded that there was a lack of sulphide in the dunites. He noted that the lateritic nickel enrichment appeared to comprise surface garnierite concentrations derived from the silicate minerals of the ultramafic rocks themselves.

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Record No mesac32301
Topic Geoscientific Information
Type of Resource Document
Category Type
Document Type Mineral Company Report - Mineral Exploration
Contributor
Sponsor
Tenement SML 20
Tenement Holder Gold and Mineral Exploration NL
Operator
Geological Province Musgrave Province
Mine Name
Stratigraphy
Commodity nickel
Notes
Notes: 100% ownership of the licence ground has now been transferred to Southwestern Mining Ltd, a subsidiary of International Nickel Co. (INCO), who have retained the same area as a new licence, SML 21 which was granted on 2/6/1955.
Geographic...

Notes: 100% ownership of the licence ground has now been transferred to Southwestern Mining Ltd, a subsidiary of International Nickel Co. (INCO), who have retained the same area as a new licence, SML 21 which was granted on 2/6/1955. Geographic Locality: Tomkinson Ranges;Mount Davies;Tiezi Hill Doc No: Env 01076

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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/mesac32301
Citation 1955. Tomkinson Ranges. Progress reports to licence expiry/renewal, for the period 1/10/1954 to 26/5/1955. Mineral Company Report - Mineral Exploration
https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/mesac32301

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Geographic Reference GDA2020 (EPSG:7844)
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