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The geology of an area surrounding the Fergusson railway siding, Northern Territory

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Updated 16/10/2025

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The area covered by this investigation, totalling approximately 100 square miles, surrounds an occurrence of radio-active minerals which was discovered in 1950. The deposit is 30 feet east of the Stuart Highway, 21 miles south-east of Pine Creek, Northern Territory, and 40 miles north-west of Katherine. It is one third of a mile north-east of the Fergusson railways siding. Mapping of the area was undertaken consequent upon an examination of the Fergusson River Crossing Deposit by H.J. Ward in September 1950 and by Ward and R.S. Matheson in November 1950. Although the prospect itself was not considered to warrant further work, it was thought that further occurrences might exist in the area, particularly along the shear which had localized the known deposit. Mapping and prospecting of the area was therefore recommended. This report records the results of that investigation.

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Title The geology of an area surrounding the Fergusson railway siding, Northern Territory
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/317ed8de-58bd-408c-9851-8fa37887240a
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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 "The geology of an area surrounding the Fergusson railway siding, Northern Territory". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://ecat.ga.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/the-geology-of-an-area-surrounding-the-fergusson-railway-siding-northern-territory