RB 42/00012 Diamond drilling, Mount Howden cobalt mine.
Published: 01 Nov 1955 Created: 04 Nov 2024 Revised: 04 Nov 2024

Two diamond drillholes, designed to test at depths from 70 to 100 feet the most favorable outcrops of cobalt-nickel mineralisation, failed to intersect extensions of the lode. Secondary erythrite mineralisation found along bedding seams, joints,...

Two diamond drillholes, designed to test at depths from 70 to 100 feet the most favorable outcrops of cobalt-nickel mineralisation, failed to intersect extensions of the lode. Secondary erythrite mineralisation found along bedding seams, joints, and thin fractures is sporadic in distribution and too small in volume to encourage additional exploration.

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Record No rb4200012
Topic Geoscientific Information
Type of Resource Document
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Document Type Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication
Contributor South Australia. Department of Mines
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Tenement
Tenement Holder
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Geological Province Curnamona Province
Mine Name Mount Howden mine
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Commodity
Notes
Notes: Published in Mining Review, 104, p: 20-21. Summary only published, see unpublished report for drill core logs and analyses.
Geographic Locality: Olary Ranges;Mount Howden;Kalabity Station
Doc No: RB 42/00012
Drillhole: Mount Howden...

Notes: Published in Mining Review, 104, p: 20-21. Summary only published, see unpublished report for drill core logs and analyses. Geographic Locality: Olary Ranges;Mount Howden;Kalabity Station Doc No: RB 42/00012 Drillhole: Mount Howden DDH1;Mount Howden DDH2

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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/rb4200012
Citation Peterson, W.R. 1955. RB 42/00012 Diamond drilling, Mount Howden cobalt mine. Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication. Government of South Australia.
https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/rb4200012

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