RB 60/00090 Middle River Dam, Kangaroo Island. Proposed quarry for concrete aggregate. Geological investigation, 4th May 1965, report.
Published: 07 May 1965 Created: 05 Nov 2024 Revised: 05 Nov 2024

A possible quarrying site for concrete aggregate, within Upper Cambrian quartzites exposed in a cliff located half a mile downstream from the Middle River Dam site, was previously described briefly in the progress report on Middle River Dam dated...

A possible quarrying site for concrete aggregate, within Upper Cambrian quartzites exposed in a cliff located half a mile downstream from the Middle River Dam site, was previously described briefly in the progress report on Middle River Dam dated December 1964. In a letter dated 17th March 1965, the Engineer-in-Chief requested that a more detailed investigation of it be done. It is proposed that the site be used as a source for about 10,000 cu. yards of coarse aggregate to be used in making the concrete for the dam and appurtenant works. A draft specification for the proposed dam requires that its concrete shall be of three classes, each having a minimum strength of 3000 lb./sq. in, at 28 days. Class A – maximum aggregate size ¾ in Class B – maximum aggregate size ½ in Class C – maximum aggregate size 3 in The proposed quarry site has been explored by two diamond drillholes, 70 feet and 80 feet deep respectively. It has also been geologically mapped on a scale of 1 inch = 20 feet. This report describes briefly the results of the above work, and recommends further studies which should be undertaken if the site is to be adopted as a source of coarse aggregate for the dam.

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Record No rb6000090
Topic Geoscientific Information
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Document Type Departmental Publication - Engineering Geology Publication
Contributor South Australia. Department of Mines;Geological Survey of South Australia. Engineering Geology and Soils Geology Section
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Tenement
Tenement Holder
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Geological Province Stansbury Basin
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Stratigraphy
Commodity industrial material
Notes
Notes: 63/02295
Geographic Locality: North-central Kangaroo Island;Middle River Dam;Hd Duncan, secn 79
Doc No: RB 60/00090
Drillhole: Middle River DDH MR6;Middle River DDH MR7
Drillhole Unit No: 6326 00251;6326 00252

Notes: 63/02295 Geographic Locality: North-central Kangaroo Island;Middle River Dam;Hd Duncan, secn 79 Doc No: RB 60/00090 Drillhole: Middle River DDH MR6;Middle River DDH MR7 Drillhole Unit No: 6326 00251;6326 00252

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Persistent identifier https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/rb6000090
Citation Stapledon, D.H.;Robson, S. 1965. RB 60/00090 Middle River Dam, Kangaroo Island. Proposed quarry for concrete aggregate. Geological investigation, 4th May 1965, report. Departmental Publication - Engineering Geology Publication. Government of South Australia.
https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/rb6000090

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