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RB 39/00078 Radiometric reconnaissance of copper mines dumps, northern Yorke Peninsula.
Published: 01 Jan 1957 Created: 04 Nov 2024 Revised: 04 Nov 2024
Author: Woodmansee, W.C.

A radiometric investigation of mine dumps in the Moonta-Kadina copper-mining district and of 17 other known copper prospects on northern Yorke Peninsula revealed the presence of anomalous radioactivity associated with much of the copper...

A radiometric investigation of mine dumps in the Moonta-Kadina copper-mining district and of 17 other known copper prospects on northern Yorke Peninsula revealed the presence of anomalous radioactivity associated with much of the copper mineralisation throughout the region. Although this radioactivity is largely weak and in general lacks concentration to suggest ore grade uranium mineralisation, surface indications at three widely separated copper workings justify subsurface exploration. Also, a low-level airborne radiometric survey is considered to be the most practical method of prospecting for new copper-uranium deposits on a regional scale.

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Record No rb3900078
Topic Geoscientific Information
Type of Resource Document
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Document Type Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication
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    Mine Name Moonta Mines;Penang Copper Mine;Hillside Mine;Wallaroo-Moonta Mines
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    Notes 
    Notes: Published by SADM in: Mining Review, Adelaide. No. 102 (1957); p: 76-83
Geographic Locality: Yorke Peninsula
Doc No: RB 39/00078
    Notes: Published by SADM in: Mining Review, Adelaide. No. 102 (1957); p: 76-83
Geographic Locality: Yorke Peninsula
Doc No: RB 39/00078
    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/rb3900078
    Citation Woodmansee, W.C. 1957. RB 39/00078 Radiometric reconnaissance of copper mines dumps, northern Yorke Peninsula. Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication. Government of South Australia.
    https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/rb3900078

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