Edith River area - prospecting activities 20th July to 6th August, 1953

Created 16/10/2025

Updated 16/10/2025

Prospecting was carried out along favourable structures in an area of granite and sediments. One uranium prospect was discovered near the Yenberrie wolfram field but appears to be very small and low in grade. Some general notes on the geology of the area were also made.

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Title Edith River area - prospecting activities 20th July to 6th August, 1953
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/9717e6cf-4489-4bae-8fbc-85272c4cafe8
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Reference Period 22/04/2018
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Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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This dataset was originally found on Geoscience Australia "Edith River area - prospecting activities 20th July to 6th August, 1953". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://ecat.ga.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/edith-river-area-prospecting-activities-20th-july-to-6th-august-1953