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RB 89/00026 Naracoorte filling sand and rubble pit EML 5526. Sections 700 and 701, Hd Naracoorte - D.G. and V.A. Pitt.
Published: 01 Apr 1989 Created: 07 Nov 2024 Revised: 07 Nov 2024
Author: Keeling, J.L.;Cox, R.C.

Since 1956, filling sand and limestone rubble have been mined from a former Railway Reserve, 2.5 km ENE of Naracoorte. The rubble pit is in Tertiary Naracoorte Limestone Member of the Gambier Limestone. Fine-grained sand (probably Molineaux Sand...

Since 1956, filling sand and limestone rubble have been mined from a former Railway Reserve, 2.5 km ENE of Naracoorte. The rubble pit is in Tertiary Naracoorte Limestone Member of the Gambier Limestone. Fine-grained sand (probably Molineaux Sand equivalent) overlies limestone and was deposited on the leeward eastern slope of a former coastal cliff which defines East Naracoorte Range. Hand auger drilling indicated resources of 180 000 tonnes of filling sand on sections 700 and 701. To minimise the impact of quarry operations, EML 5526 was granted over a reduced area containing indicated resources of some 50 000 tonnes of filling sand. Mining methods which will encourage safe operation with minimal impact to the area are described.

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Record No rb8900026
Topic Geoscientific Information
Type of Resource Document
Category Type
Document Type Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication
Contributor
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Tenement EML 5526
Tenement Holder
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Geological Province Otway Basin
Mine Name Naracoorte Filling Sand and Rubble Pit
Stratigraphy Naracoorte Limestone Member
Commodity
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    Geographic Locality: Naracoorte
Doc No: RB 89/00026
Drillhole: NP1-NP6
    Geographic Locality: Naracoorte
Doc No: RB 89/00026
Drillhole: NP1-NP6
    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/rb8900026
    Citation Keeling, J.L.;Cox, R.C. 1989. RB 89/00026 Naracoorte filling sand and rubble pit EML 5526. Sections 700 and 701, Hd Naracoorte - D.G. and V.A. Pitt. Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication. Government of South Australia.
    https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/rb8900026

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    Geographic Reference GDA2020 (EPSG:7844)
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