Update on Geophysical Data Acquisition September 2016
Location | State | Survey | % Complete | Gravity Stations | Flight Lines | Spacing | Ground Clearance | Comments |
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Coompana | SA | Airborne Magnetic and Radiometric | 100% | N/A | 255 959 line km; | 400m & 200m | 80m agl | The survey covers Birksgate (pt), Noorina, Wells (pt), Wyola, Maurice (pt), Cook, Ooldea (pt), Coompana (pt) and Nullarbor (pt) 1:250 000 standard Map Sheets. The radiometric data were released via GADDS on 9 August. |
Menindee | NSW | Airborne Magnetic and Radiometric | 100% | N/A | Estimated 8 100; | 100m | 50m agl | The survey covers parts of the Menindee, Nartooka and Lake Tandou Standard 1:100k Map Sheets. The processed data have been accepted by GA. The data are now contributing to landform mapping in the survey area. |
Coonabarabran | NSW | Airborne Magnetic and Radiometric | TBA | N/A | Estimated 50 000 line km: east-west; | 250m | 80m agl | The proposed survey covers parts of the Nyngan and Gilgandra 1:250 000 standard map sheets. |
Wiluna | WA | Gravity | 4% | Approx 17 000 | N/A | 2.5km | N/A | The survey covers parts of the Bullen, Trainor, Nabberu, Wiluna, Sir Samuel, Madley, Herbert, Robert standard 1:250000 Map Sheets. The Quotation Request was released on 27 January and closed on 23 February. The survey contract was formally executed on 8 July with data acquisition commencing on 21 August. |
Daly Basin | NT | Gravity | 100% | Approx 2 537 | N/A | 4,2 and 1 km | N/A | The survey covers parts of the Cape Scott, Pine Creek, Port Keast, Fergusson River and Katherine 1:250 000 standard map sheets. The survey mobilised on 12 July and finished data acquisition on 6 August. |
Musgraves - PACE Area | SA | Airborne EM | 38% | N/A | 8 489 | 2 km | A nominal 120m for the transmitter and 80 m for the receiver | The survey covers parts of the Mann, Woodroffe, Birksgate and Lindsay 1:250000 standard Map Sheets. The survey contracts have been executed and the survey started flying on 18 August 2016. |
Musgraves - CSIRO Area | SA | Airborne EM | 0% | N/A | 7 182 | 2 km | A nominal 50m for the transmitter and receiver | The survey covers parts of the, Woodroffe, Alberga, Lindsay and Everard 1:250000 standard Map Sheets. The survey contracts have been executed and the estimated start date is in the first week of September 2016. |
Isa Region | QLD | Airborne EM | 30% | N/A | 16 880 | 2/2.5km | 40m agl for the receiver | The survey started flying on 9 August. The survey was 30% completed as at 28 August 2016. |
Thomson Extension | NSW/QLD | Airborne EM | 100% | N/A | 2 420 | 5km | 40m agl for the receiver | The survey covers parts of the Toompine, Eulo, Yantabulla, Enngonia, White Cliffs, and Louth 1:250 000 standard map sheets. The survey commenced acquisition on 28 May and completed flying on 15 June. Final data were supplied to GA for assessment on 27 June. The processed data have been accepted by GA. |
East Kimberley | WA | Airborne Gravity | TBA | TBA | Approx. 38 000 E-W | 2.5km | TBA | The proposed survey covers the Gordon Downs, Mount Ramsay (pt), Dixon Range, Lansdowne (pt), Lissadell, Cambridge Gulf (pt) and Medusa Banks (pt) 1:250 000 Standard Map Sheets. The Approach to Market was released on 3 June and closed on 17 June. Responses are under assessment by GSWA and GA. |
Ord-Keep Rivers | WA-NT | Airborne EM | TBA | N/A | 6 126 | Various | TBA | The proposed survey covers the Port Keats, Auvergne and Cambridge Gulf 1:250 000 Standard Map Sheets. The Quotation Request was released on 19 August and closes on 5 September 2016. The survey data are expected to be collected in October 2017. |
Western Tiers | Tas | Airborne Magnetic and Radiometric | TBA | N/A | 28 000 E-W | 200m E-W | 80m agl | The proposed survey covers the Launceston and Oatlands 1:250 000 Standard Map Sheets. The survey is expected to commence in February 2017. |
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