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Geophysical survey, Roma, Queensland Progress report
In November, 1947, at the joint request of the Queensland Government and four companies which are associated with the search for oil in the area, the Bureau commenced... -
Report on the Commonwealth mica mine at Yinnietharra, Gascoyne River,...
The area was visited in company with Mr. R.S. Matheson of the Geological Survey of Australia in December, 1942, when eleven pigmatite bodies bearing mica and beryl were... -
Report on investigation into application for Commonwealth grant by Non-Metallics Ltd
The relevant portions of letters from Non-Metallics Limited addressed to Mr. J.M. Newman, setting out the reasons for their Application for a Commonwealth Grant, and the details... -
Notes on Bulong vermiculite, Western Australia
The Bulong vermiculite deposit, situated 20 miles east of Kalgoorlie was discussed with members of the West Australian Mines Inspection Branch. The geology, quality, and... -
The Commonwealth Deep Lead, Glen Innes: proposed geophysical survey
It was recently suggested by Mr. N. White, Superintendent of Minerals Production, N.S.W., that a geophysical survey be made of the Commonwealth Deep Lead near Glen Innes as part... -
Summarised report on ore prospects of mines held by New Occidental Goldmines...
The Great Cobar ore deposit was discovered in 1870. Production commenced in 1871 and since that date mining at Cobar has been more or less continuous. The field has produced... -
Preliminary report on geophysical survey to the north of Leigh Creek coalfield, SA
The Leigh Creek Coalfield is approximately 350 miles north of Adelaide. Coal seams of economic importance are known to occur in two basins about 5 miles apart. Immediately to... -
The King Island scheelite mine, King Island, Tasmania
King Island is situated at the western end of Bass Strait. The scheelite deposits at Grassy were discovered by Mr. T. Farrell about 1913. A new Company - King Island Scheelite... -
Notes on bauxite in Riau Archipelago, Netherlands East Indies
The principal deposits of bauxite occur on Bintan and adjacent islands which lie about 50 to 100 miles south-east from Singapore. This report is comprised of three extracts... -
Geological report on Wilks Creek wolfram mine, Marysville, Victoria
The Wilks Creek wolfram mine is situated in the parish of Steavenson, county of Anglesey in central Victoria. It is approximately 4 miles south from the small town of... -
Interim (1948) geological report: Tennant Creek goldfield, Northern Territory
Geological investigation by the Bureau commenced late in July, 1948, and continued until the end of October of that year. The objects of the survey were to lay the foundation... -
The Fraser River beach sands, Naracoopa, King Island, Tasmania
This brief report is based partly upon the following typewritten reports obtained from the Tasmanian Mines Department [see record] and partly on a short visit to the deposit.... -
The Sea Elephant tin deposit, King Island, Tasmania
This report is based entirely on the following typewritten report obtained from the Mines Department of Tasmania: Scott, J.B. 'Report on Mineral Leases 79 P/M, 30 P/M, 82 P/M,... -
Geological report on the Attunga copper mine
Excluding a preliminary visit on September 22nd, four days, November 20th - 23rd was spent on the property. In company with Mr. F. Hanlon of the New South Wales Geological... -
Department of Supply and Development, Commonwealth Copper & Bauxite...
The Committee has given consideration to the desire of the Government to put into production any property that can materially add to Australia's copper output within two years.... -
The Wells limestone, A.C.T., as a source of aggregate
Wells Limestone, situated 8 miles from Canberra in A.C.T., is a lens of massive limestone in a formation largely consisting of shales of Silurian age. The gently undulating... -
Summary report on some Western Australian gold mines, with a supplementary...
This report is supplementary to Records 1948/033 and 1948/016. The information given in this report was obtained during a visit to the Western Australian Goldfields. The period... -
A geological reconnaissance of the country between Mt Hagan and Mongureba,...
This investigation was undertaken primarily to assess the importance of a discovery of gold in the tributaries of the Porgera River west of Mt. Hagen, Mandated Territory of New... -
Reconnaissance survey of radioactive mineral deposits in the Pilbara goldfield
A survey of deposits of radio-active minerals was carried out in an area between Coongan and Yule Rivers, Pilbara Goldfield, W.A., during September and October, 1948. This was a... -
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...