Geological investigations of clay, mica and sillimanite occurrences at Williamstown, and evolving mine development plans and alternatives. Progress reports for the period 6/10/1976 to July 1984.

Created: 13 Nov 2024 Revised: 13 Nov 2024

Author: Rowley, D.K.;Cooper, R.;Brown, R.N.;Spencer, W.G.;Whitehead, S.;Steveson, B.G.;Wong, K.Y.;Day, L.J.;Younger, A.;Waud, T.E.P.;Link, P.

Dataset contains Amdel - derived mineralogical and petrological data on the ore and host rocks, plus the mine operator's reports on its plans to resume and optimize production of the unique ore types known to exist in four current mine pits and...

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Record No	mesac32433
Topic	Geoscientific Information
Type of Resource	Document
Category Type	Civil Engineering Drilling Engineering Earth Sciences Energy Engineering Environmental Science And Management Environmental Sciences Exploration Geochemistry Geochemistry Geology Geomatic Engineering Geomechanics And Resources Geotechnical Engineering Geophysics Gravity Hydrogeology Igneous And Metamorphic Petrology Information And Computing Sciences Mineral Exploration Mineral Resource Geology Mineral Resources (Excl. Energy Resources) Mineral System Geology Mineralogy And Crystallography Mining Engineering Petrology Petrophysics Physical Geography Policy And Administration Preparation And Production Of Energy Sources Primary Mining And Extraction Of Mineral Resources Quarry And Extractive Resource Geology Regional Geology Resource Geology Resources Engineering Sedimentology Soil Science Stratigraphy Surface Geology Surfacewater Hydrology
Document Type	Mineral Company Report - Mineral Exploration
Contributor	Amdel Ltd;Australian Industrial Minerals NL;South Australia. Department of Mines and Energy, Mineral Resources Branch
Sponsor	South Australia. Department of Mines and Energy;Norseman Gold Mines NL
Tenement	PM 13
Tenement Holder	B.H. MacLachlan Pty Ltd;Australian Industrial Minerals NL
Operator	Australian Industrial Minerals NL
Geological Province	Adelaide Geosyncline Warren Inlier
Mine Name	Mount Crawford mine;Springfield quarry;Old Newbold mine;Newbold quarry
Stratigraphy	Barossa Complex Burra Group Woolshed Flat Shale
Commodity	industrial material kaolin kyanite vermiculite
Notes	Notes: Includes: - vol 1. Amdel mineralogical, petrological and analytical reports for SADME (p: 3-159; 15 reps); - vol 2. Australian Industrial Minerals NL mine exploration and mine planning reports (p: 160-259; 2 reps); - vol 3. SADME mining... Notes: Includes: - vol 1. Amdel mineralogical, petrological and analytical reports for SADME (p: 3-159; 15 reps); - vol 2. Australian Industrial Minerals NL mine exploration and mine planning reports (p: 160-259; 2 reps); - vol 3. SADME mining geology report, by C. Conor, (Report Book 84/65; 6 fiche, 132 pages, 13 plans; - microfilmed and indexed separately). See also related reports on AIM's subsequently issued EL 1127, held in Env 5145. Geographic Locality: Williamstown;Mount Lofty Ranges;Hd Barossa, secn 950, secn 3101, secn 942, secn 958 Doc No: Env 05298 More +
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/mesac32433
Citation	Rowley, D.K.;Cooper, R.;Brown, R.N.;Spencer, W.G.;Whitehead, S.;Steveson, B.G.;Wong, K.Y.;Day, L.J.;Younger, A.;Waud, T.E.P.;Link, P. Geological investigations of clay, mica and sillimanite occurrences at Williamstown, and evolving mine development plans and alternatives. Progress reports for the period 6/10/1976 to July 1984. Mineral Company Report - Mineral Exploration https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/mesac32433

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Geographic Reference	GDA2020 (EPSG:7844)
Geo bounding box	{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[138.5,-35],[139,-35],[139,-34.5],[138.5,-34.5],[138.5,-35]]]}
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