RB 53/00049 Preliminary report on a survey of the Sugarloaf Hill siliceous limestone deposit (also known as: Jones' quarry, Barmera).

Published: 18 Aug 1961 Created: 04 Nov 2024 Revised: 04 Nov 2024

Author: Hillwood, E.R.

A topographical survey has been carried out to determine the probable extent of a siliceous limestone horizon beneath a mesa, namely Sugarloaf Hill, located 2 miles west of Lake Bonney near Kingston-on-Murray, which on its northern part is worked as a stone quarry by Messrs E.J. Jones and Sons of Berri. It was not within the scope of the preliminary study to calculate stone reserves, but tentative estimates based on a 10 foot uniform thickness indicate that 2 million cubic yards may be available beneath 5 million cubic yards of overburden. Recommendations for exploratory drilling have been made, to test the deposit more fully.

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Record No	rb5300049
Topic	Geoscientific Information
Type of Resource	Document
Category Type	Built Environment And Design Civil Engineering Drilling Engineering Earth Sciences Energy Energy Exploration Engineering Geochemistry Geology Geomorphology And Regolith And Landscape Evolution Historical Geology Mineral Processing/Beneficiation Physical Geography Quarry And Extractive Resource Geology Regional Geology Resource Geology Resources Engineering Sedimentology Urban And Regional Planning
Document Type	Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication
Contributor	South Australia. Department of Mines
Sponsor	South Australia. Engineering and Water Supply Department
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Geological Province	Murray Basin
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Stratigraphy	Loxton Sand
Commodity	industrial material limestone
Notes	Notes: This survey was commissioned as part of construction planning for the proposed Chowilla Dam on the River Murray. Published by SADM in: Mining Review, Adelaide. No. 115 (1963); p: 130-133; maps. 60/01118 Geographic Locality: Sugarloaf... Notes: This survey was commissioned as part of construction planning for the proposed Chowilla Dam on the River Murray. Published by SADM in: Mining Review, Adelaide. No. 115 (1963); p: 130-133; maps. 60/01118 Geographic Locality: Sugarloaf Hill;River Murray;Lake Bonney Doc No: RB 53/00049 More +
Language	English
Metadata Standard	ISO 19115-3

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Persistent identifier	https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/rb5300049
Citation	Hillwood, E.R. 1961. RB 53/00049 Preliminary report on a survey of the Sugarloaf Hill siliceous limestone deposit (also known as: Jones' quarry, Barmera). Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication. Government of South Australia. https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/rb5300049

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