The Bureau of Mineral Resources has commenced a geophysical investigation of the copper-nickel deposits in the Five-Mile district near Zeehan at the request of the Tasmanian Department of Mines, Hobart. The Department, in its Summary Report (1952) has indicated the possibility that further ore-bodies of economic value exist in the area. Therefore, the Bureau was asked to carry out a geophysical investigation of the whole area. The Department of Mines laid out the lines including cutting and pegging the traverses. The geophysical survey was begun in May, 1952, with a programme including self-potential, magnetic and electro-magnetic measurements. This interim report has been prepared to present the geophysical results obtained to date and to discuss their significance. Self-potential and magnetic results are discussed.

In response to applications by the Tasmanian Department of Mines and the interested company, Eagle Metal and Industrial Products Pty. Ltd., Tasmania, a geophysical investigation, including self-potential, electromagnetic and magnetic surveys, has been made over the copper-nickel deposits of the North Dundas Field, situated about 5 miles north-east of Zeehan, Tasmania. The nickel ore occurs in the foot-wall of north-striking ultrabasic dykes. The ore shoots already worked had proved very rich but quite small. Important results were obtained in the Cuni North Area only. Conductive indications which appear to be due to mineralization extend over a length of 800 to 1000 feet. The line of mineralization is intersected by cross faults. Drilling targets for five short diamond drillholes are given. Further exploration should be confined mainly to this area. The geophysical results indicate that mineralization farther south is limited in extent and perhaps of no economic interest.

The area was geologically investigated at the request of the Director of Mines, Alice Springs, by A.D.M. Bell and J. Firman. Mapping was by chain and compass traverse during periods 29th to 31st October, 1952; 4th to 6th November, 1952 and 19th December, 1952. Previous geological reconnaissance was made by B. Thompson of the Enterprise Exploration Company in 1948.

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URL: https://geoscience.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/cr127000 The mine waste features at 9 sites in Queensland - Lady Annie, Capricorn Copper, Century, Osborne, Selwyn, Baal Gammon, Wolfram Camp, Mt Oxide and Pindora - have been sampled for new economy mineral exploration by researchers at the Sustainable Minerals Initiative funded by the Geological Survey of Queensland. For the Capricorn Copper mine, chemical assay data and mineralogical investigations have been undertaken on tailings and waste rock samples collected from two locations at the site namely the new tailings storage facility and the Northern waste rock dump.

The purpose of a visit to the Cloncurry district, which lasted from 21st August to 30th September, 1951, was to see what aid geophysical work could give in the search for copper deposits in this field which is one of the biggest mineral fields in Australia. While the Cloncurry district in the past produced copper from many small but rich deposits, only a few exceeded 200,000 tons, and the search now is being conducted mainly with the idea of finding and developing huge but relatively low grade copper deposits with at least several hundred thousand tons, or perhaps millions of tons of copper ore containing at least 2.5 to 5 percent copper. It is possible that geophysics might help in this search, and consequently, a number of old copper mines were visited and some geophysical test traverses made. With the rather limited facilities available the tests were confined to self-potential measurements and to a few traverses with a new Atlas gravity meter, especially suitable for ore prospecting because of its lights weight and transportability and its high sensitivity and accuracy. This report gives an account of the survey and its results.

URL: https://geoscience.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/cr111778 AAGSNA (AERIAL GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY OF NORTHERN AUSTRALIA) QUEENSLAND REPORT NO. 35: THE CLONCURRY COPPER DEPOSITS, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE GOLD-COPPER RATIOS OF THE ORES

URL: https://geoscience.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/cr010092 EPM 2293, COALSTOUN PORPHYRY COPPER PROSPECT, REPORT FOR PERIOD ENDING 13/1/1982

URL: https://geoscience.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/cr055534 GSQ PUBLICATION 378, PORPHYRY - TYPE COPPER AND MOLYBDENUM MINERALISATION IN EASTERN QUEENSLAND

Uranium mineralisation was discovered in association with copper minerals at Rum Jungle in September 1949, and investigations carried out since that time, and which are still proceeding, have led to the discovery of additional occurrences, and have shown that the field is likely to prove an important one. The prospects are mainly uranium-copper deposits, but autunite deposits, which are poor in copper, also occur. In addition, radioactivity has been found in a bed of conglomerate over a length of 2.5 miles. No uranium minerals have yet been positively identified from the outcrop of this conglomerate, which shows no sign of sulphide mineralization. This paper presents a preliminary account of the geology and type of mineralization in the Rum Jungle area.