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Seabed Environments of the Eastern Joseph Bonaparte Gulf, Northern Australia
A seabed mapping survey over a series of carbonate banks, intervening channels and surrounding sediment plains on the Van Diemen Rise in the eastern Joseph Bonaparte Gulf was... -
Report on asbestos deposits near Renison Bell Tunnel, Zeehan district,...
In response to a request from Mr. W.H. Williams, Director of Mines, Tasmania, a geological survey was made of the asbestos deposits situated near the tunnel on the Emu Bay... -
Present status of the search for bauxite in the Northern Territory November, 1949
The presence of bauxite in the Territory was first reported in 1908. This supposed bauxite occurrence at Mounts Roe and Bedwell at the head of Port Essington was examined and... -
Preliminary report on the King Island scheelite mine (with special reference...
This report is written in advance of the main report in order that a drilling campaign to test the scheelite deposits can be considered immediately. The descriptions are... -
The Black Andrew mine near Burrinjuck, County Buccleuch, New South Wales
The mine is situated on Black Andrew Mountain about 4 miles south of the wall of Burrinjuck Dam and in the parishes of Goodradigbee and Childowla. Surface features were mapped... -
Geological report on Hatches Creek wolfram field
The Hatches Creek wolfram field is situated at the south-east end of the Davenport Ranges approximately 300 miles by road north-north-east of Alice Springs. The present report... -
Report on bauxite, near Rosevale, county Devon, Tasmania
Five occurrences of ferruginous bauxite near Rosevale were examined and two of them (Nos. 3 and 4) mapped in detail on a scale of 100 feet to 1 inch. It was felt that Areas 3... -
Condensed geological report on Tennant Creek goldfield, Northern Territory
The Tennant Creek Mining Field occupies an area extending some 70 miles east and west and 40 miles north and south. Over this area are scattered a large number of small mines... -
Second progress report on coal drilling at Ashford, New South Wales
This is the second progress report of the coal drilling programme near Ashford in the Parishes of Macdonald and Myall, County of Arrawatta. The first report (Record 1949/106)... -
Brief notes on the Harts Range mica mines which may be capable of being reopened
The following notes on the number of the mica mines in the Harts Range area were collected on a recent water survey. They are very incomplete but it is thought that they may be... -
Brief report on the position regarding the resources of iron ore in Australia
When the question of iron ore resources in Australia was being considered in 1937 and 1938, it was stated in departmental reports that information concerning the deposits and... -
Report on the Bredbo barite deposits
The barite deposits are about three miles northeast of Bredbo, which is nearly 50 miles south of Canberra. This report provides a description of the deposits. -
Coorabin-Oaklands coalfield
A point has been reached in the prospecting of this field where it is necessary to review results and consider future actions. The bore on site A has been completed and Mr.... -
Geological report on the Tallandoon antimony mine
The Tallandoon Antimony mine, known locally as Dalgliesh and Murphy's, is 2 miles northwesterly from Tallandoon store on the main Omeo Highway and just within the northeast... -
Department of Supply and Development, Commonwealth Copper & Bauxite...
At its 4th meeting in Brisbane on 21st and 22nd August, the Copper and Bauxite Committee arranged a conference with Mr. J. Kruttschnitt, Managing Director of the Mt. Isa Mines,... -
Report on dolomite at Cow Flat
The Cow Flat Area was visited on the 12th March, 1947, with the object of ascertaining possible dolomite reserves. This information was required in connection with the... -
Preliminary report on the salt resources of the Pink Lakes in the County of...
The Pink Lakes, also known as Linga Lakes, lie in the Parish of Mamengoroock, Country of Weeah, in north-western Victoria, about 10 miles north-north-east of the small town of... -
Coal in the Northern Territory
In Australia, coal seams occur in stratified rocks of Permo-Carboniferous, Triassic, Jurassic and Tertiary systems. Black coal occurs in the rocks of the first three systems,... -
Occurrence and distribution of oil in the glauconitic sandstone at and...
Recently, it was desired for engineering and other purposes to test the micaceous marls and the glauconitic sandstone below the bottom of the shaft. It was decided to put down a... -
Geological report on the Chilcot copper mine, Cadia
The Chilcot mine orebody is a steeply dipping, well defined fissure zone of brecciated andesite, with chalcopyrite in shoots, averaging about 8 per cent copper. Other minerals...