RB 82/00042 Oraparinna barite mine - A summary.

Published: 01 Jun 1982 Created: 06 Nov 2024 Revised: 06 Nov 2024

Author: McCallum, W.S.

Oraparinna or Bunkers Hill mine is the largest operating underground mine in SA and has produced more than 50% of all barite and nearly 90% of industrial grade barite mined in SA. It has been the largest supplier of industrial grade barite in...

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Record No	rb8200042
Topic	Geoscientific Information
Type of Resource	Document
Category Type	Earth Sciences Engineering Geology Mineral Resources (Excl. Energy Resources) Mineral System Geology Primary Mining And Extraction Of Mineral Resources Quarry And Extractive Resource Geology Resource Geology Resources Engineering
Document Type	Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication
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Sponsor
Tenement
Tenement Holder
Operator
Geological Province	Adelaide Geosyncline
Mine Name	Oraparinna Barite Mine
Stratigraphy	Abc Range Quartzite Brachina Formation Bunyeroo Formation Wonoka Formation
Commodity	baryte industrial material
Notes	Geographic Locality: Flinders Ranges;Oraparinna Doc No: RB 82/00042 Geographic Locality: Flinders Ranges;Oraparinna Doc No: RB 82/00042
Language	English
Metadata Standard	ISO 19115-3

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License	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
Persistent identifier	https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/rb8200042
Citation	McCallum, W.S. 1982. RB 82/00042 Oraparinna barite mine - A summary. Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication. Government of South Australia. https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/rb8200042

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