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Dolomite - Mount Magnet
A brief inspection was made of dolomite at two quarries near Mount Magnet on 2nd September, 1947. The report contains brief notes on the quarries and on the samples collected... -
Geological report on the Pine Mountain fluorite lode
The mine was examined on Monday, June 21st, and the surface and underground workings were mapped by tape, compass and clinometer. An account of the examination and its findings... -
Geological reconnaissance of the proposed hydro-electric works in the...
An area of about 300 square miles was geologically surveyed in the Upper Murrumbidgee - Tumut River area. The object of the work was to investigate dam sites and tunnel lines in... -
Diatomite from Tincurrin, 40 miles east of Narrogin, Western Australia (32...
Brief description of diatomite from Tincurrin. -
Progress report on testing of bauxite deposits at Ouse, Tasmania No 2 area
Progress report on the testing campaign, commenced in May, 1945, of the bauxite deposits at Ouse, Tasmania, No. 2 Area. -
Terminology of lateritic profiles
During the last three years much work has been done on laterites in Northern Australia by geologists of the Bureau and in particular those attached to the North Australian... -
Microscopic examination of cores from bores Nos 86 and 92, Parish of Loy...
Results of a microscopic examination of cores from bores Nos. 86 and 92. -
Microscopic examination of cores from bores in the parishes of Loy Yang,...
Results of a microscopic examination of cores from bores Nos. 153, 155, 169, and 171, parish of Maryvale, Nos. 99, 103, and 109, parish of Loy Yang and No. 31, parish of Hazelwood. -
The geology of the Nerrima Dome, Kimberley Division, Western Australia
Previous investigators in the area have interpreted the Nerrima Dome as a dome closed by folding (Wade, 1936), a dome closed against a transverse fault at the eastern end... -
Preliminary report on the geology of Dampier Land
The survey of Dampier Land was undertaken to investigate the extent of the Mesozoic deposits, which were previously known to exist from the information obtained from deep water... -
Preliminary report on accident during erection of seismological observatory...
A field party from the Bureau of Mineral Resources left Melbourne on 19th March, 1949, together with a relief party from the Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition.... -
The geology of the Cotter River valley with relationship to the proposed...
On 29th September, 1948, the writer, assisted by K.R. Fleischman, spent one day examining the rocks of the Cotter River Valley in the neighbourhood of the dam and mapping... -
Preliminary geological report on proposed hydro-electric works in Kosciusko area
This report concerns a geological reconnaissance made of a portion of the Kosciusko area and the preliminary geological plan compiled from air photographs and field... -
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... -
Second report on the possibilities of underground water at Piney Creek,...
On 21st November, 1944, a visit was made to the above block at the request of the lessee (Mr. G.D.C. Tanner) who had asked for advice regarding water supply. The report... -
Preliminary report on samples from No. 1 bore, allotment 57, parish of...
This account of the micropalaeontological examination of samples is presented as a preliminary report. The samples examined were taken from the surface down to the depth of... -
Petrographical study of rock samples from the coastal section between...
The samples described in this report, which were submitted by the Director for petrographical examination, come from the Janjukian and Anglesean deposits between Torquay and... -
Beach sands investigation: report on a deposit, 3 miles north-north-west...
The deposits of heavy-mineral sands which are at present being exploited along the East Coast occur on or within a few hundred feet of the ocean beaches. The occurrence of this... -
Bauxite resources of the Inverell area, New South Wales
This report gives an overview of the bauxite resources of the Inverell district, New South Wales, including, in particular, those deposits held or examined by the Australian... -
Bauxite at Gove, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory
This report records observations made during two brief visits to the area when reconnaissance was limited to the shores of Melville Harbour and to the immediate vicinity of Gove...