RB 97/00010 South Australian Steel and Energy Project. Coober Pedy iron ore investigation. Giffen Well prospect.

Published: 01 Feb 1997 Created: 07 Nov 2024 Revised: 07 Nov 2024

Author: Davies, M.B.;Morris, B.J.;Crettenden, P.P.

As part of the South Australian Steel and Energy Project, MESA has targeted Palaeoproterozoic banded iron formation (BIF) rocks at Giffen Well prospect as a possible iron ore resource. Ground magnetic, gravity and drilling programmes have identified an Inferred Resource of about 290 Mt, to 150 m depth, of magnetite BIF grading 33.7% Fe. Smaller adjacent untested magnetic anomalies represent a further possible resource of about 100 Mt of magnetite BIF. Preliminary beneficiation tests suggest that a high grade iron concentrate of about 69% Fe, with very low levels of alumina and phosphorus, may be readily produced.

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Record No	rb9700010
Topic	Geoscientific Information
Type of Resource	Document
Category Type	Basement Geology Drilling Engineering Earth Sciences Electrical And Electromagnetic Methods In Geophysics Engineering Environmental Sciences Exploration Geochemistry Geochemistry Geology Geomatic Engineering Geophysics Gravity Historical Geology Igneous And Metamorphic Petrology Magnetics Mineral Exploration Mineral Processing/Beneficiation Mineral Resource Geology Mineral Resources (Excl. Energy Resources) Mineral System Geology Mineralogy And Crystallography Petrology Petrophysics Physical Geography Primary Mining And Extraction Of Mineral Resources Regional Geology Resource Geology Resources Engineering Soil Science Stratigraphy Surface Geology
Document Type	Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication
Contributor	South Australia. Department of Mines and Energy
Sponsor	Meekatharra Minerals Ltd;Ausmelt Ltd
Tenement	ELA 498
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Geological Province	Gawler Craton
Mine Name	Giffen Well prospect
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Commodity	iron iron ore
Notes	Geographic Locality: Tarcoola;Bulgunnia Homestead;Giffen Well Doc No: RB 97/00010 Drillhole: GW1 - GW25;(151975 - 151980);(157669 - 157687);GW-DD1;(155835);BUL81A - BUL101;(154900 - 154919);(154949) Drillhole Unit No: 5837 00353;THROUGH;5837 00399 Geographic Locality: Tarcoola;Bulgunnia Homestead;Giffen Well Doc No: RB 97/00010 Drillhole: GW1 - GW25;(151975 - 151980);(157669 - 157687);GW-DD1;(155835);BUL81A - BUL101;(154900 - 154919);(154949) Drillhole Unit No: 5837 00353;THROUGH;5837 00399 More +
Language	English
Metadata Standard	ISO 19115-3

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Persistent identifier	https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/rb9700010
Citation	Davies, M.B.;Morris, B.J.;Crettenden, P.P. 1997. RB 97/00010 South Australian Steel and Energy Project. Coober Pedy iron ore investigation. Giffen Well prospect. Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication. Government of South Australia. https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/rb9700010

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