RB 91/00066 Major South Australian gold deposits. Summaries.
Published: 01 Jun 1991 Created: 07 Nov 2024 Revised: 07 Nov 2024

This report summarizes information on 10 South Australian mineral deposits with individual aggregate gold resources and/or historic production of 1 tonne or more. By far the largest is the Olympic Dam Cu-U-Au-Ag deposit, with a measured and...

This report summarizes information on 10 South Australian mineral deposits with individual aggregate gold resources and/or historic production of 1 tonne or more. By far the largest is the Olympic Dam Cu-U-Au-Ag deposit, with a measured and indicated resource of 283 tonnes Au and an inferred resource of 1200 tonnes Au. All other known deposits in SA still have or once had Au resources of about 3 tonnes or less. The summary format suits the BMR mineral deposits database, MINDEP.

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Record No rb9100066
Topic Geoscientific Information
Type of Resource Document
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Document Type Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication
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Geological Province
Mine Name Olympic Dam Gold Deposit;Old Echunga Gold Diggings;Jupiter Creek Gold Diggings;Teetulpa Gold Field;Waukaringa Gold Field;Moonta Gold Deposit;Wallaroo Mines;Barossa Gold Field;Tarcoola Gold Field;Deloraine Gold Field
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Geographic Locality: Roxby Downs
Doc No: RB 91/00066

Geographic Locality: Roxby Downs Doc No: RB 91/00066

Language English
Metadata Standard ISO 19115-3

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Persistent identifier https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/rb9100066
Citation Robertson, R.S. 1991. RB 91/00066 Major South Australian gold deposits. Summaries. Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication. Government of South Australia.
https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/rb9100066

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Geographic Reference GDA2020 (EPSG:7844)
Geo bounding box {"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[134.5,-35.5],[140,-35.5],[140,-30],[134.5,-30],[134.5,-35.5]]]}
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