Copper bearing gossans, Willippa Anticline, Central Flinders Zone.
Created: 13 Nov 2024 Revised: 13 Nov 2024

During the remapping of the Willippa Anticline by Frontier Exploration Ltd a number of copper bearing gossans were located within the outcrop of Burra Group strata on the crest of the structure. The main gossan, which outcrops just to the...

During the remapping of the Willippa Anticline by Frontier Exploration Ltd a number of copper bearing gossans were located within the outcrop of Burra Group strata on the crest of the structure. The main gossan, which outcrops just to the north-west of the Willippa 1 drillsite, is approximately 100 metres by 2 metres, and has been prospected many years ago. Associated with it are several other relatively small gossans, which occur spasmodically heading easterly from this locality along the crest of the structure. A separate but similar gossan is located some 7.5 km north-west of Willippa 1, near the intersection of two well-marked tracks. A sample taken from the remnants of an old ore stockpile at the northerly end of the main gossan was submitted to Amdel Ltd for wide-ranging chemical analysis and mineragraphic examination. A further 20 randomly selected grab samples of the various gossans were also analysed by Amdel for major base metals only. Although the gossans are too small to be of economic value, the leached and weathered boxwork structures are encouraging to the search for a deeper underlying source of base metal bearing solutions.

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Record No mesac34738
Topic Geoscientific Information
Type of Resource Document
Category Type
Document Type Mineral Company Report - Mineral Exploration
Contributor Amdel Ltd
Sponsor Frontier Exploration Ltd
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Tenement Holder Frontier Exploration Ltd
Operator
Geological Province Adelaide Geosyncline
Mine Name
Stratigraphy Burra Group
Commodity
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    Geographic Locality: Central Flinders Ranges;Willippa Dome
    Doc No: Env 08309 R 27

    Geographic Locality: Central Flinders Ranges;Willippa Dome Doc No: Env 08309 R 27

    Language English
    Metadata Standard ISO 19115-3

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    Persistent identifier https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/mesac34738
    Citation Webb, B.P.;Radke, F. Copper bearing gossans, Willippa Anticline, Central Flinders Zone. Mineral Company Report - Mineral Exploration
    https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/mesac34738

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    Geographic Reference GDA2020 (EPSG:7844)
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