RB 81/00088 Naracoorte sand deposit. Results of geological investigations and auger drilling, 1981. Block.108, Hd Hynam. EMLs 3394 and 3395 (D.G. and V.A. Pitt).

Published: 01 Jan 1981 Created: 06 Nov 2024 Revised: 06 Nov 2024

Author: Keeling, J.L.;Rosier, C.M.;Ewen, S.J.

Coarse construction sand, formed by reworking Pliocene Loxton Sands is part of a beach and foredune of the East Naracoorte Dune of Pleistocene Bridgewater Formation. Production totalled 52 305 tonnes from 1965 - 1980. 210000 tonnes of sand conforming to Australian Standard 1965 - 1974 could be produced. Probable sand reserves are 1.5 million tonnes with removal of 0.5 million tonnes of overburden, but much would require upgrading. Systematic mining and installation of washing plant is recommended.

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Record No	rb8100088
Topic	Geoscientific Information
Type of Resource	Document
Category Type	Civil Engineering Drilling Engineering Earth Sciences Engineering Geochemistry Geology Geomatic Engineering Mineralogy And Crystallography Mining Engineering Physical Geography Quarry And Extractive Resource Geology Resource Geology Resources Engineering Sedimentology Stratigraphy
Document Type	Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication
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Tenement	EML 3394 EML 339
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Geological Province	Murray Basin
Mine Name	Naracoorte Sand Deposit
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Commodity	industrial material
Notes	Geographic Locality: Hd Hynam, secn 108 Doc No: RB 81/00088 Geographic Locality: Hd Hynam, secn 108 Doc No: RB 81/00088
Language	English
Metadata Standard	ISO 19115-3

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Persistent identifier	https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/rb8100088
Citation	Keeling, J.L.;Rosier, C.M.;Ewen, S.J. 1981. RB 81/00088 Naracoorte sand deposit. Results of geological investigations and auger drilling, 1981. Block.108, Hd Hynam. EMLs 3394 and 3395 (D.G. and V.A. Pitt). Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication. Government of South Australia. https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/rb8100088

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