Leigh Creek coalfield Gravity survey Progress report for period May-June 1949

Created 16/10/2025

Updated 19/11/2025

This report covers gravity surveys carried out by the Bureau of Mineral Resources in the Leigh Creek area of northern South Australia between May 10th and June 23rd, 1949. Field work was carried out by the writer using a Heiland Gravimeter No. 58. Three separate areas were investigated, namely, one north of Lyndhurst, the Southern Basin near Copley and the Telford Basin. The work on them differed in character and will be described under separate headings. Four plans showing some results from the geophysical surveys are included.

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Title Leigh Creek coalfield Gravity survey Progress report for period May-June 1949
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/en/dataset/5e07345b-5b32-41ff-9d5b-8c7c25901fa4
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Reference Period 18/11/2025
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This dataset was originally found on Geoscience Australia "Leigh Creek coalfield Gravity survey Progress report for period May-June 1949". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://ecat.ga.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/leigh-creek-coalfield-gravity-survey-progress-report-for-period-may-june-1949