RB 45/00118 Final report on iron ore prospecting, Corunna area, Iron Knob district.

Published: 04 Dec 1957 Created: 04 Nov 2024 Revised: 04 Nov 2024

Author: Whitten, G.F.;Whittle, A.W.G.;Bucknell, M.J.;Marlow, A.J.;Buist, D.S.

In an area of limited basement outcrop located between 2 and 5 miles north-northwest of Iron Knob township, the Department's surface traverse channel sampling (969'), percussion boring (643’) and diamond drilling (1270’) tested a low grade manganiferous haematite deposit indicated by magnetic and gravimetric surveys. An estimated 0.5 to 1.5 Mt of readily accessible material averaging 36.6% Fe, 6.1% Mn, 21.27% insoluble have been indicated. Results of diamond drilling of other geophysical anomalies in the area are also reported.

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Record No	rb4500118
Topic	Geoscientific Information
Type of Resource	Document
Category Type	Drilling Engineering Earth Sciences Engineering Exploration Geochemistry Geochemistry Geology Geomatic Engineering Geomorphology And Regolith And Landscape Evolution Geophysics Gravity Historical Geology Igneous And Metamorphic Petrology Magnetics Mineral Exploration Mineral Resource Geology Mineral Resources (Excl. Energy Resources) Mineral System Geology Mineralogy And Crystallography Petrology Physical Geography Policy And Administration Primary Mining And Extraction Of Mineral Resources Radiometrics Regional Geology Resource Geology Resources Engineering Sedimentology Stratigraphy Surface Geology
Document Type	Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication
Contributor	Geological Survey of South Australia. Iron Exploration Section
Sponsor	The Broken Hill Pty Co. Ltd
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Geological Province	Cleve Subdomain Gawler Craton Spencer Domain
Mine Name	Corunna iron prospect
Stratigraphy	Corunna Conglomerate Middleback Subgroup
Commodity	Critical minerals gemstone industrial material iron iron ore magnetite manganese
Notes	Notes: Report no. 6 on this project. Geographic Locality: North-eastern Eyre Peninsula;Middleback Range;Corunna Hills;Iron Knob Doc No: RB 45/00118 Drillhole: SADM Corunna... Notes: Report no. 6 on this project. Geographic Locality: North-eastern Eyre Peninsula;Middleback Range;Corunna Hills;Iron Knob Doc No: RB 45/00118 Drillhole: SADM Corunna DD12;(19945);DD13;(19952);DD30;(19951);DD40;(19950);DD42;(19946);DD42a;(19947);DD44;(19948);DD45;(19949);PBH1;(19938);PBH2;(19939);PBH3;(19940);PBH5;(19941);PBH7;(19942);PBH8;(19943);PBH9;(19944) Drillhole Unit No: 6332 00157;THROUGH;6332 00171 More +
Language	English
Metadata Standard	ISO 19115-3

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Persistent identifier	https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/rb4500118
Citation	Whitten, G.F.;Whittle, A.W.G.;Bucknell, M.J.;Marlow, A.J.;Buist, D.S. 1957. RB 45/00118 Final report on iron ore prospecting, Corunna area, Iron Knob district. Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication. Government of South Australia. https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/rb4500118

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