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RB 65/00062 Myponga phosphate deposit (Heatherdale Pastoral Pty Ltd and Appendix, scintillometer survey by B.J. Taylor).
Published: 01 Jan 1969 Created: 05 Nov 2024 Revised: 05 Nov 2024
Author: Blissett, A.H.;Callen, R.A.;Taylor, B.J.

Comparatively high grade phosphate rock is present at the Myponga deposit, discovered in 1921. A total of 887 tons was produced by the Broken Hill Pty. Ltd. In 1941-1942. The phosphate occurs in the upper beds of the lower Cambrian Mt. Terrible...

Comparatively high grade phosphate rock is present at the Myponga deposit, discovered in 1921. A total of 887 tons was produced by the Broken Hill Pty. Ltd. In 1941-1942. The phosphate occurs in the upper beds of the lower Cambrian Mt. Terrible Formation. A drilling programme is recommended to determine the extent of the deposit, and to prove reserves and grade of ore. A scintillometer survey has shown some measure of correlation with phosphatic beds and therefore gamma ray logging of boreholes is proposed as a possible guide to future exploration.

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Record No rb6500062
Topic Geoscientific Information
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Document Type Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication
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    Commodity phosphate rock
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    Notes: Published in Mineral Resources Review, South Australia, no=127, p: 93-102  67/00844
Geographic Locality: Myponga;Hd Myponga, secn 281
Doc No: RB 65/00062
    Notes: Published in Mineral Resources Review, South Australia, no=127, p: 93-102  67/00844
Geographic Locality: Myponga;Hd Myponga, secn 281
Doc No: RB 65/00062
    Language English
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    Persistent identifier https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/rb6500062
    Citation Blissett, A.H.;Callen, R.A.;Taylor, B.J. 1969. RB 65/00062 Myponga phosphate deposit (Heatherdale Pastoral Pty Ltd and Appendix, scintillometer survey by B.J. Taylor). Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication. Government of South Australia.
    https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/rb6500062

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