Update on Geophysical Data Acquisition July 2014
Location | State | Survey | % Complete | Gravity Stations | Flight Lines | Spacing | Ground Clearance | Comments |
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Kalgoorlie East, Kurnalpi North | WA | Airborne magnetic and radiometric | 100% | N/A | 211 672 line km; east-west; area 19 200km² | 100m | 50m agl | The survey covered the eastern two-thirds of the Kalgoorlie 1:250 000 Map Sheet and the northern half of the Kurnalpi 1:250 000 Map Sheet. Final data were released via the Geophysical Archive Data Delivery System (GADDS) on 26 May 2014. |
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), Augusta (pt), Pemberton (pt), Busselton (pt) and Collie (pt) standard 1:250 000 Map Sheets. Final data were received by Geoscience Australia on 17 January 2014. |
Kurnalpi South | WA | Airborne magnetic and radiometric | 100% | N/A | 92 000 line km; east-west; area 8200km² | 100m | 50m agl | The survey covered the southern half of the Kurnalpi 1:250 000 Map Sheet. Final data were released via the Geophysical Archive Data Delivery System (GADDS) on 26 May 2014. |
Capricorn Orogen | WA | Airborne electromagnetic | 100% | N/A | 29 697: north-south; area 146 300km² | 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 survey commenced on 19 October 2013 and flying was completed on 9 January 2014. Final point-located data were released by GSWA on 26 June 2014. For details visit http://www.dmp.wa.gov.au/14374.aspx. Geoscience Australia will be releasing the data in July. |
Southern Thomson Orogen | GA/NSW/Qld | Airborne electromagnetic | 100% | N/A | 4198 line km | 5000m | TBA | The survey commenced on 8 April and was 100% completed on 5 May 2014. The final processed data from the Thomson survey were supplied to GA for assessment on 17 June. On 11 May acquistion of Additional Work commenced consisting of a series of traverses across the Darling and Paroo Rivers in western NSW. The additional traverses were 100% complete on 29 May. |
Sir Samuel-Throssel Gravity Survey | WA | Gravity | 2.1% | 11 702 | N/A | 2.5km regular grid | N/A | The proposed survey covers the Sir Samuel, Duketon, Throssel, Leonara (northern half), Laverton (northern Half) and Rason (northern half) standard 1:250 000 Map Sheets. The nominal survey boundary covers an area of 73 800 km2The survey commenced on 19 June 2014 and was 2.1% complete to 21 June. |
West Amadeus | NT | Gravity | TBA | TBA | N/A | 4km regular with areas to be defined for 2km infill | N/A | The proposed survey covers the Mount Rennie (pt), Mount Liebig (pt), Bloods Range, Lake Amadeus (pt); Petermann Ranges and Ayers Rock (pt) standard 1:250 000 Map Sheets. The nominal survey boundary covers an area of 45 050km2. The survey was expected to commence on 27 June 2014 |
Dunmarra | NT | Airborne magnetic and radiometric | TBA | TBA | Estimated 102 500 line km; east-west; 36 280km2 | 400m | 80m agl | The survey is being planned in an area between the 2007 Tanumbirini and 2001 Sturt airborne geophysical surveys. The survey will collect approximately 102 500 line km of new data on east-west flight lines spaced 400 metres apart and flown at a nominal 80 metres above ground level. The survey covers parts of the Katherine, Larrimah, Hodgson Downs, Daly Waters, Tanumbirinni and Newcastle Waters standard 1:250 000 Map Sheets. The survey was expected to commence on 27 June 2014. |
Thomson Gravity | GA/NSW/Qld | Gravity | TBA | 3660 | N/A | 333m | N/A | The survey consists of eight traverses on the Toompine, Eulo, Cunnamulla, Yantabulla, Enngonia, Louth and Bourke standard 1:250 000 Map Sheets. The survey was expected to commence in the first week of July 2014. |
Gippsland Gravity | Vic | Gravity | TBA | 1440 | N/A | 500m | N/A | The Geological Survey of Victoria has designed a survey of approximately 1440 stations at a nominal 400 metre station spacing on 12 separate traverses on the Warragul standard 1:250 000 Map Sheet. The traverses cover an area of approximately 8358 km2. A Quotation Request is being drafted for release in early May 2014. The survey expected to commence on 30 June 2014. |
Yalgoo | WA | Airborne magnetic and radiometric | TBA | N/A | Estimated 108 000 line km; east-west; 11 200 km2 | 100m & 200m | 50m agl | A Quotation Request for an airborne magnetic and radiometric survey on the Yalgoo, Kirkalocka, Perenjori and Nynghan standard 1:250 000 Map Sheets was released on 6 June and closed on 20 June. Responses are under assessment by GSWA and GA. |
Geoscience Australia will be managing the data acquisition program in Western Australia, Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland and the Northern Territory.
For more information, please email clientservices@ga.gov.au; or phone 1800 800 173.
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