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Department of Supply and Development, Commonwealth Copper and Bauxite...
During the Mullins Harbour - Wedau Reconnaissance (South Eastern Papua) carried [out] in 1953 by Mr. J.E. Thompson, Senior Geologist of the Bureau of Mineral Resources, a... -
Notes on felspar at Broken Hill
Within three miles of Broken Hill railway station are numerous pegmatite dykes carrying a high proportion of massive felspar. A few of these dykes are worked sporadically by... -
National Geochemical Survey of Australia: The Geochemical Atlas of Australia
The present report is a compilation of 531 geochemical maps that result from the National Geochemical Survey of Australia. These constitute the first continental-scale series of... -
The 2012 Australian Earthquake Hazard Map
This document presents a new set of earthquake hazard maps for consideration in the next revision of the earthquake loading code AS1170.4 "Structural design actions: Part 4... -
Summary of oil-drilling activities in Australia and New Guinea
This summarised account of oil-drilling activities in Australia and New Guinea is given in two parts, first, a summary of past operations, and second, the status of... -
Seafloor bathymetry of the Gascoyne Marine Park
This flythrough highlights canyon environments within the Gascoyne Marine Park offshore northwestern Australia. The Cape Range Canyon is a relatively narrow, linear canyon that... -
Mineral deposits of the Fingal-Cudgen areas, northern New South Wales
The deposits of heavy mineral sands along the East Coast of Australia are being investigated primarily to determine their content of monazite. These deposits contain most of the... -
Report on the Chesney mine, Cobar, New South Wales
The operational history, orebody, workings, grade, tonnage, and financial considerations relating to the Chesney mine are discussed in this report. Two geological plans are... -
Electrical Conductivity Structures from Magnetotelluric Data in Cloncurry Region
Broadband and audio magnetotelluric (BBMT and AMT) data at 476 sites on a 2 Km grid were acquired in the Cloncurry region between July and November 2016. The survey covered an... -
The petrography of sedimentary rocks from the Torquay area, Victoria
This report comprises descriptions of certain rocks collected by Dr. H.G. Raggatt in the Torquay - Airey's Inlet area, Victoria. The rocks are isolated specimens and no general... -
Proposed development programme for greisen orebody, Mt Bischoff tin mine
The mine manager at Mount Bischoff Tin Mine, Mr. Eddy, proposes to mine the Greisen Orebody by means of a system of gloryholes, in combination with stoping. It was requested... -
Bauxite resources of the Moss Vale district, New South Wales
The occurrence of ferruginous laterite in the vicinity of Moss Vale, Bundanoon and Wingello, County of Camden, has long been known. In order to define any zones enriched in... -
Geochemical reconnaissance in Cobar and vicinity, October 5-22, 1948
This was the first study of its kind, by the Commonwealth team. The study included demonstrations of the dithizone tests for traces of some heavy metals in the field... -
Prospecting campaign for Mount Bischoff tin mine
It is considered that the future of the Mount Bischoff field depends on the success or failure attending efforts to find additional payable ore. The problem then is to locate... -
Sulphur deposits at Lolobau, Pangalu and Kasolali, New Britain
Following a report by Mr. McDougall of the existence of sulphur deposits, possibly of large dimensions, on New Britain, deposits at Lolobau, Pangalu and Kasolali were examined... -
Report on magnetic tests made on drill core from Broken Hill, submitted by...
A collection of cores was sent by the Zinc Corporation for the purpose of magnetic orientation of bedding planes. The collection consists of seven pieces mostly of short length.... -
Kyanite near Yanmah, Western Australia
This note concerns the request by the Midland Mining Co. Ltd. for financial assistance in the development of a deposit of kyanite to the north of Yanmah, in the Southern... -
Report on testing of Upper Yarraman bentonite
The testing programme described herein is the result of a recommendation made in a previous report. Twenty-four boreholes were put down during October, 1944, to determine the... -
Palaeontological report on a collection sent from Fitzroy Crossing, June...
This palaeontological report describes a collection of fossils from Fitzroy Crossing. -
Micropalaeontological examination of samples from No 5 bore, Klein Point,...
The report describes the results of a micropalaeontological examination of samples taken from the depth of 30 to 100 feet.