Mount Roebuck. Progress and final reports to licence surrender for the period 28/3/90 to 29/10/91.
Published: 15 Nov 1991 Created: 13 Nov 2024 Revised: 13 Nov 2024

TARGET: Diamonds, gold and copper in the Mount Roebuck area. EXPLORATION: Drainage, loam and rock chip sampling, ground magnetic, radiometric and IP surveys, and diamond drilling (4 holes totalling 739 m). RESULTS: A single, 0.5 mm x 0.4 mm...

TARGET: Diamonds, gold and copper in the Mount Roebuck area. EXPLORATION: Drainage, loam and rock chip sampling, ground magnetic, radiometric and IP surveys, and diamond drilling (4 holes totalling 739 m). RESULTS: A single, 0.5 mm x 0.4 mm diameter micro-diamond was recovered, but follow-up gravel sampling for a total of 169 samples returned no further diamonds or indicator minerals. Geochemical analysis of surface samples of a suspected auriferous ironstone taken from near the Angepena alluvial goldfields disclosed 1 ppm Au. A subsequent drillhole to test this unit below the depth of oxidation gave a 2.6 m intersection from 132.2 m depth which assayed 0.39 ppm Au, still in oxidised ironstone. Geological mapping and limited drilling of potential copper-gold targets lying south-east of Angepena Hill and near Depot Springs, which had been identified from past and current geochemical exploration, revealed only low grades of mineralisation associated with gossanous shale breccia horizons lying near the base of the Tapley Hill Formation.

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Record No mesac32688
Topic Geoscientific Information
Type of Resource Document
Category Type
Document Type Mineral Company Report - Mineral Exploration
Contributor
Sponsor
Tenement EL 1649
Tenement Holder CRA Exploration Pty Ltd
Operator
Geological Province
Mine Name Angepena Gold Field;Evans prospect;Pinda prospect;Wallace prospect;Christmas Gold Field
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Geographic Locality: North-eastern Flinders Ranges;Pinda Diapir;Nantawarrina Diapir;Mount Roebuck;Depot Springs;Mount Wallace;Pinda Springs;Mount McFarlane;Wirrealpa Hill;Mount Frome;Mount Roebuck Fault;Narina Fault;Mundy Fault
Doc No: Env 08311...

Geographic Locality: North-eastern Flinders Ranges;Pinda Diapir;Nantawarrina Diapir;Mount Roebuck;Depot Springs;Mount Wallace;Pinda Springs;Mount McFarlane;Wirrealpa Hill;Mount Frome;Mount Roebuck Fault;Narina Fault;Mundy Fault Doc No: Env 08311 Drillhole: DD91R01;DD91R02;DD91R03;DD91R04

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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/mesac32688
Citation Donnelly, M.J.;Sugden, S.P. 1991. Mount Roebuck. Progress and final reports to licence surrender for the period 28/3/90 to 29/10/91. Mineral Company Report - Mineral Exploration
https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/mesac32688

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