Update on Geophysical Data Acquisition February 2014
Location | State | Survey | % Complete | Gravity Stations | Flight Lines | Spacing | Ground Clearance | Comments |
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Widgiemooltha North | WA | Airborne magnetic and radiometric | 100% | N/A | 92 000 line km; east-west; area 8200km¿¿ | 100m | 50m agl | The survey covers the northern half of the Widgiemooltha 1:250 000 Map Sheet. The survey commenced on 25 July 2013 and survey data acquisition was completed on 27 January 2014. |
Kalgoorlie East, Kurnalpi North | WA | Airborne magnetic and radiometric | 74% | N/A | 211 672 line km; east-west; area 19 200 km¿¿ | 100m | 50m agl | The survey covers the eastern two-thirds of the Kalgoorlie 1:250 000 Map Sheet and the northern half of the Kurnalpi 1:250 000 Map Sheet. The survey commenced on 5 August 2013 and was 74% complete on 2 February 2014. |
Menzies North | WA | Airborne magnetic and radiometric | 100% | N/A | 92 000 line km; east-west; area 8200km¿¿ | 50m agl | The survey covers the northern half of the Menzies 1:250 000 Map Sheet. The survey commenced on 7 August 2013 and was completed on 26 November 2013. | |
Southwest Coastal Plain, Albany, Esperance | WA | Airborne electromagnetic | 100% | N/A | 8607 line km; | 300m and 600m | TBA | The survey covers the Esperance (pt), Mount Barker (pt), Albany (pt), August (pt), Pemberton (pt), Busselton (pt) and Collie (pt) standard 1:250 000 Map Sheets. Final data received by Geoscience Australia on 17 January 2014. |
Woomera Prohibited Area | SA | Gravity | 100% | 34 697 | N/A | 2km x 2km and 1km x 1km | N/A | The survey covers the Murloocoppie (pt), Warrina (pt), Coober Pedy (pt), Billa Kalina (pt), Kingoonya (pt), Andamooka (pt) and Torrens (pt) 1:250 000 Map Sheets. Final data were released via the Geophysical Archive Data Delivery System (GADDS) on 28 November 2013. |
North Perth, Gingin Brook | WA | Gravity | 100% | 1236 | N/A | 1.5km x 1.5km | N/A | The survey covers the Ledge Point (pt), Gingin (pt), Chittering (pt), Perth (pt) and Wooroloo (pt) 1:100 000 Map Sheets. Data are in preparation for release by Geoscience Australia subject to advice from the Western Australian Department of Water on a preferred release date. |
Goldfields | WA | Gravity | 100% | 8100 | N/A | 2.5km regular | N/A | The survey covers the Barlee(pt), Menzies (pt), Edjudina (pt), Minigwal (pt), Jackson (pt), Kalgoorlie (pt), Kurnalpi (pt) and Cundeelee (pt) standard 1:250 000 Map Sheets. The survey commenced on 8 November 2013 and was completed on 13 December 2013. |
Menzies South | WA | Airborne magnetic and radiometric | 51.1% | N/A | 92 000 line km; east-west; area 8200km¿¿ | 100m | 50m agl | The survey covers the southern half of the Menzies 1:250 00 Map Sheet. The survey commenced on 28 November 2013 and was 51.1% complete on 2 February 2014. |
Kurnalpi South | WA | Airborne magnetic and radiometric | 0.8% | N/A | 92 000 line km; east-west; area 8200km¿¿ | 100m | 50m agl | The survey covers the southern half of the Kurnalpi 1:250 000 Map Sheet. The survey commenced on 28 January 2014 and was 0.8% complete on 28 January 2014. |
Browse Basin | WA | Airborne magnetic | 100% | N/A | 184 547 line km; north-south; area 123 187km¿¿ | 800m | 80m asl | The proposed survey covers the SD51-2 (pt), SD51-3 (pt), SD51-6 (pt), SD51-7 (pt), SD51-9 (pt), SD51-10 (pt), Browse Island (pt), SD51-13 (pt), SD51-14, Camden Sound (pt), SE51-1(pt) and Pender (pt) 1:250 000 Map Sheets. The survey commenced on 21 August 2013 and was completed on 7 November 2013. Final processed data were received by Geoscience Australia for checking on 29 January 2014. |
Capricorn Orogen | WA | Airborne electromagnetic | 100% | N/A | 29 697: north-south; area 146 300km¿¿ | 5000m | TBA | The maximum survey area covers the Yarraloola (pt), Yanrey (pt), Wyloo (pt), Mount Bruce (pt), Winning Pool (pt), Edmund, Turee Creek (pt), Newman (pt), Robertson (pt), Kennedy Range (pt), Mount Phillips (pt), Mount Egerton, Collier, Bullen (pt), Glenburgh (pt), Robinson Range (pt), Peak Hill (pt) and Glengarry (pt) standard 1:250 000 Map Sheets. The nominal survey boundary covers an area approximately 2.25 times the area of mainland Tasmania. The survey commenced on 19 October 2013 and was completed on 9 January 2014. |
Southern McArthur Basin | NT | Gravity | 100% | 4614 stations at 4km. 1656 stations of company infill at 2km station spacing in two separate areas. | Survey area 74 380km2 | 4km regular grid with 2km infill in two distinct areas. | N/A | The survey covers the Larrimah (pt), Hodgson Downs, Mount Young (pt), Pellew(pt), Daly Waters (pt), Tanumbirini, Bauhinia Downs (pt) and Robinson River (pt) standard 1:250 000 Map Sheets. The survey commenced on 15 October 2013 and was completed on 17 November 2013. The data were released via the Geophysical Archive Data Delivery System (GADDS) on 8 January 2014. |
Southern Thomson Orogen | WA | Airborne electromagnetic | TBA | N/A | 6305 line km | 5000m | TBA | The survey Quotation Request opened on 11 December 2013 and closed on 30 January 2014. |
WA Reconnaissance Gravity Surveys Stage 3 | WA | Gravity | TBA | N/A | A nominal estimated 53 900 stations in total | Ngururrpa: 2.5km grid NE Yilgarn: 2.5km grid SW Yilgarn: 2km along roads | N/A | The Ngururrpa Region survey covers the Cornish, Lucas Helena, Stansmore standard 1:250 000 Map Sheets. The survey Quotation Request opened on 28 January 2014 and closes on 28 February 2014. |
Geoscience Australia manages the data acquisition program in Western Australia, South Australia and the Northern Territory.
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