Hawker. Progress and final report to licence surrender for the period 7/12/90 to 6/3/91.
Created: 13 Nov 2024 Revised: 13 Nov 2024

TARGET: Possible diamondiferous kimberlites or secondary diamond deposits in the Warrakimbo area. EXPLORATION: Regional and follow-up geochemical sampling of gravels and soil, plus geological mapping and ground magnetic surveys, were carried out...

TARGET: Possible diamondiferous kimberlites or secondary diamond deposits in the Warrakimbo area. EXPLORATION: Regional and follow-up geochemical sampling of gravels and soil, plus geological mapping and ground magnetic surveys, were carried out in the vicinity of the Warrakimbo Woolshed, where a micro-diamond had previously been recovered by CRA Exploration. RESULTS: Another micro-diamond was obtained from a site approximately 2.5 km north-east of the earlier find, but careful follow-up sampling of heavy mineral trapsites upstream failed to yield further diamonds or indicator minerals. Elsewhere, more than 34 chrome-pyrope garnets were recovered from a small creek that drains diapiric carbonate breccia bedrock exposed at Warrakimbo Woolshed. However, no outcropping kimberlite could be found, so the pyrope is thought to derive from one or more probable ultrabasic xenoliths contained within the diapir. A ground magnetic survey centred on the creek failed to give sufficiently high readings to delineate a buried magnetic primary source, and while soil geochemical results revealed elevated trace element values, they are not seen to be of an intensity to suggest a nearby kimberlite intrusion.

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Record No mesac32599
Topic Geoscientific Information
Type of Resource Document
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Document Type Mineral Company Report - Mineral Exploration
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Tenement EL 1692
Tenement Holder Myall Exploration NL;Helix Resources NL
Operator Helix Resources NL
Geological Province Adelaide Geosyncline
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Stratigraphy
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Geographic Locality: South-central Flinders Ranges;Hawker;Warrakimbo Woolshed
Doc No: Env 08410

Geographic Locality: South-central Flinders Ranges;Hawker;Warrakimbo Woolshed Doc No: Env 08410

Language English
Metadata Standard ISO 19115-3

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Persistent identifier https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/mesac32599
Citation Slack-Smith, J. Hawker. Progress and final report to licence surrender for the period 7/12/90 to 6/3/91. Mineral Company Report - Mineral Exploration
https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/mesac32599

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