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Notes on lateritisation and the origin of opal in Australia
In 1946 and 1947 the writer had excellent opportunities to study the effect of lateritisation in the course of geological reconnaissances in Northern Australia. From field... -
Summary statement of Australian bauxite reserves at 30th June, 1953
This statement has been prepared as a supplement to Summary Report No. 27 - Aluminium and Bauxite - which was issued in 1946. Since that year testing of deposits in Tasmania has... -
Blue asbestos in Australia
Two earlier reports on this subject dealt with this industry on the basis of information then available and virtually omitted from consideration the activities of the producer... -
Evaporite deposits in Australia
Evaporites comprise all deposits formed by the evaporation of water and the precipitation of its constituents, such as calcium sulphate, sodium chloride, and potassium... -
Basin Biozonation and Stratigraphy Charts 2010
Basin Biozonation and Stratigraphy Charts for the Bight Basin (2009), Browse Basin (2009), Bonaparte Basin (2009), Canning Basin (2009), Northern Carnarvon Basin (2010) and... -
Report on permeability, porosity, and other physical properties of a number...
This report is written primarily to present the determination of the permeability and porosity of a number of rocks and minerals, but it has also been considered advisable to... -
Reserves of iron ore in Australia
Details concerning the reserves of iron ore in Australia have been tabulated in this report. The report provides estimates of the grade and probable reserves of ore for the... -
Vermiculite in Australia
Western Australia is the only State from which vermiculite is produced. Occurrences are known in some of the other states and in the Northern Territory, but the information is... -
Interim report on gypsum deposits of Australia
Gypsum has been found in all the states of the Commonwealth, but, as far as known at present, deposits of commercial importance are limited to New South Wales, Victoria, South... -
Analyses of some Australian iron ores
The analyses of some Australian iron ores was undertaken. The results of these analyses are set down in this report. Results are given for each deposit by state. -
Preliminary Statement on Australian Bauxite Resources
Bauxite deposits are known to occur in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Western Australia, but it is only in New South Wales that there has been any systematic attempt... -
Department of Supply and Development Commonwealth Copper & Bauxite Committee...
The Copper and Bauxite Committee, at its initial meeting, saw the need for the coordination of the mass of reports already in existence throughout Australia in Government and... -
Bauxite in Australia
An overview of the occurrence and testing of bauxite deposits in Australia. -
Australian asbestos resources: preliminary statement
An overview of the types, occurrence, supply and production of asbestos in Australia, 1942. -
The Opal industry in Australia
This report was prepared by the Mineral Economics Section. Part 1 deals with the production of opal and includes sections on the history and present operations in the industry,... -
Deposits of lithium-bearing minerals in Australia
The following summary of deposits of lithium-bearing minerals in Australia has been compiled from office records, including the previous statement on amblygonite deposits by... -
Mineral exploration in Australia: paper for fourth Empire Mining and...
The scientific search for ore in Australia is still in an early stage of development, because, until recently, a sufficient supply of metals was available from concentrations... -
Strategic graphite supplies (interim report)
At the request of the Defence Supply Planning Branch of the Department of Supply an investigation of the Australian graphite industry was undertaken early in 1950. The... -
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... -
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...