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Coorabin coalfield Historical data
Historical data concerning the operations and findings at the Coorabin coalfield between 1915 and 1937 has been compiled in this report. -
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... -
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... -
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. -
Gravity survey of brown coal deposits, Morwell, Victoria January-February, 1948
In 1943, an investigation was carried out on portions of the Latrobe Valley Brown Coalfield, using the electrical resistivity method, to see whether or not this method could... -
Report on gold subsidy
This report is compiled of four separate reports. (1) "Note on the Application by the Chamber of Mines, W.A." Yield, production, industry costs, and the subsidy proposal are... -
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... -
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... -
Preliminary report on geophysical survey in the Frome Embayment
This report is a preliminary description of geophysical work undertaken by officers of the Geophysical Section at the request of the Zinc Corporation Ltd., in connection with... -
Oaklands-Coorabin coalfield - preliminary report
Oaklands is situated about 55 miles north-west of Albury and is about 35 miles from the Murray River. Boring and shaft sinking operations, the results of which are set out in... -
Geological report on a copper-gold deposit at Yeuralba, Northern Territory
Consequent upon instructions received from the Superintending Geologist, Mr. C.J. Sullivan, the copper-gold deposit at Yeuralba was visited and inspected on the 9th, 10th, and... -
Note on the oil possibilities of the North-West Basin and the Desert Basin
A visit of one month was paid by the writer to the North-West Basin and the Fitzroy area of the Desert Basin. It is largely due to the careful planning of the excursions by the... -
Notes on the oil prospects of Portuguese Timor
The island of Timor has attracted the attention of geologists for more than one hundred years. The first geological investigations were carried out on behalf of the Government... -
Coorabin coalfield: summary of results of geological survey of Coorabin area
Car traverses were made in several directions over an area of 30 miles square with Coorabin as a centre, with the object of delimiting, if possible, the margins of the coal... -
The occurrence of natural gas at Balmain colliery, Sydney, NSW
Bores sunk at Cremorne in 1891 struck coal at approximately 2802 feet. A company was formed to work the coal, but was refused permission to operate at Cremorne. A site at... -
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 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... -
Recent progress in fuel technology
This report is a summary of information collected between November, 1948 and July, 1949 in the course of visits to the United Kingdom and the United States. The main subjects... -
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.... -
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,...