Updated:  04 August 2006

Minerals Alert August 2006

1. Curnamona Seismic Record released

Geoscience Australia (GA) has just released GA Record 2006/12 titled "The 2003-2004 Curnamona Province Seismic Survey: Workshop Notes". This record is available through Geoscience Australia publications for free download.

Copies of the 2003-2004 Curnamona seismic data are available from Geoscience Australia's Seismic Acquisition and Processing Section. Please email Tim Barton, or phone +61 (0)2 6249 9625.


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2. Update on geophysical data releases

Location
State
Survey
Flight Lines
Spacing
Ground Clearance
Release Date
Isa A
Qld
Gravity
east-west
2km
N/A
Released on 26 July

Datasets can be downloaded from the Geoscience Australia Geophysical Archive Data Delivery System (GADDS) facility at no charge.

For further information, please email Murray Richardson, or phone +61 (0)2 6249 9229.


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3. Update on geophysical survey data acquisition

The status of current surveys is:

Geoscience Australia has received raw and processed data from the Paterson Central and Paterson South-East surveys, and the Bowen-Surat South and Isa West Surveys for qa/qc testing.

Location
State
Survey
% Complete
Gravity Stations
Flight Lines
Spacing
Ground Clearance
Comments
Musgrave Extension
WA
Airborne magnetic & radiometric comprised 2 separate areas
38%
N/A
northern area north-south, southern area east-west
60 m in both areas
Ashburton
WA
Airborne magnetic & radiometric
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
expected to commence at completion of flying on Bowen-Surat Nth Survey
Webb
WA
Gravity
N/A
4100 new
east-west
2.5km
N/A
expected to commence in August
Murchison
WA
Gravity
N/A
3600 new
N/A
2.5 km
N/A
expected to commence in October
Bowen-Surat North
Qld
Airborne magnetic & radiometric
98%
N/A
east-west
400m
80m
Isa South-West
Qld
Airborne magnetic & radiometric
90%
N/A
east-west
400m
80m
Isa South-East
Qld
Airborne magnetic & radiometric
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
expected to commence at completion of flying on the Isa South-West survey
Isa Area B
Qld
Gravity
18%
9898
east-west
2km & 4km
N/A
Jervois
NT
Gravity
100%
5500 new
east-west
2km
N/A
completed in July

For further information, please email Murray Richardson, or phone +61 (0)2 6249 9229.


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4. New geophysical surveys

Requests for quotation close on 16 August for the provision of airborne magnetic and radiometic coverage in regions of the Northern Territory and Tasmania. Geoscience Australia will be managing the flying program for these surveys.

Location
State
Survey
% Complete
Gravity Stations
Flight Lines
Spacing
Ground Clearance
Comments
Tiwi Islands
NT
Airborne magnetic & radiometric
N/A
N/A
north-south
400m
80m
North East Tasmania
TAS
Airborne magnetic & radiometric
N/A
N/A
east-west
200m
90m
Flinders Island
TAS
Airborne magnetic & radiometric
N/A
N/A
east-west
200m
90m
King Island
TAS
Airborne magnetic
N/A
N/A
east-west
800m
flying height above sea level of 130m

For further information, please email Murray Richardson, or phone +61 (0)2 6249 9229.


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