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Annual mineral and metal statistics
Yearly mineral and metal tables published annually. Please note: The Department of Resources is continuing to refine reporting formats for easier machine readability. The latest... -
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Treasure mine, Hatches Creek (condensed report)
The Treasure Mine, Hatches Creek, is believed to have been discovered in 1914 and has been one of the most consistent producers of wolfram to the present time. This report gives... -
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Preliminary report on the Greisen orebody, Mt Bischoff tin mine, Tasmania
"Greisen Lode" is the name given locally to the foot-wall section of a wider mineralised zone, which will be referred to as the Greisen Orebody in this report. Mining operations... -
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Report on the Chesney mine, Cobar, New South Wales
The operational history, orebody, workings, grade, tonnage, and financial considerations relating to the Chesney mine are discussed in this report. Two geological plans are... -
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Reserves of iron ore in Australia
Details concerning the reserves of iron ore in Australia have been tabulated in this report. The report provides estimates of the grade and probable reserves of ore for the... -
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The geology of the Cobar mineral field and its bearing on prospecting
The Cobar mining field was examined between August, 1946 and June, 1947. Attention was concentrated on the operating mines, viz. New Occidental, New Cobar and Chesney. New... -
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Supplementary notes to Report No 16, 1948, on some Western Australian gold...
These notes are supplementary to an earlier report (1948/016), and are designed to elucidate certain points brought up in that report. The issues of grade, workings,... -
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Dyson's Find (1951), Rum Jungle N.T.
Dyson's Find is situated 1000 yards east-north-east of White's workings. A radiometric anomaly was discovered here in 1950 by geophysicist D.F. Dyson while traversing the... -
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Mount Bischoff mine ore reserves at November, 1944
A geological survey of the mount Bischoff Mine area was commenced in January, 1944, with the objects of delimiting the known ore shoots, determining the field relationships of... -
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White's extended prospect, Rum Jungle, Northern Territory
During the 1950 Field Season three radiometric anomalies were located by geophysical methods on a low hill situated between 1,300 and 2,000 feet east of White's Deposit. This... -
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The Northern Star gold mine, Tennant Creek, Warramunga goldfield
The geology, production history, ore grade, and ore reserves of the Northern Star Mine are discussed in this report. Four accompanying plans are included. -
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The Yeuralba Mineral Field, Northern Territory
A geological investigation of the Yeuralba mineral field was undertaken by the Bureau of Mineral resources as part of the field activities for the 1952 field season. Actual... -
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Radium Hill ore reserves, November 30th, 1951
Ore reserves in the Geiger-Main and Whip Lodes at Radium Hill have been calculated from up-to-date plans and assay data provided by the South Australian Mines Department and... -
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Geological report on Wilks Creek wolfram mine, Marysville, Victoria
The Wilks Creek wolfram mine is situated in the parish of Steavenson, county of Anglesey in central Victoria. It is approximately 4 miles south from the small town of... -
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Rum Jungle investigations 1951 and 1952: progress report
Mining and exploration activities and geological investigations carried out in the Rum Jungle area during 1951 and 1952 have provided important results and basic information... -
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Progress geological report on Wymah wolfram mine, to September 3rd, 1943
This progress report follows a general report on the Wymah field by N.H. Fisher and C.L. Knight, submitted in June, 1942. It contains details concerning the development, ore... -
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The Pinnacles copper mine, Strangways Range
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... -
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Application of gold fineness to the search for ore
It has been fairly firmly established that the fineness of the gold in any ore deposit varies with the depth from the surface at which the deposit was formed and as a corollary... -
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Brief report on the position regarding the resources of iron ore in Australia
When the question of iron ore resources in Australia was being considered in 1937 and 1938, it was stated in departmental reports that information concerning the deposits and... -
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Analyses of some Australian iron ores
The analyses of some Australian iron ores was undertaken. The results of these analyses are set down in this report. Results are given for each deposit by state.