Update on Geophysical Data Acquisition April 2015

                                                                                                                                                                                                                
LocationStateSurvey% CompleteGravity StationsFlight LinesSpacingGround ClearanceComments
Southern Thomson Orogen - Phase 2
NSW/QLDAirborne electromagnetic
N/A
N/AApprox. 1 600 line km
Selected traversesTBA

The Phase 2 traverses are being planned in an  area to the south of the 2014 survey traverses.

Delamere & Spirit Hills
NTAirborne magnetic and radiometric
N/A
N/AEstimated 96 500 line km; east-west; 33 693km2
400m80m agl

The survey is located in an area west of  Katherine and north of Timber Creek.  The  survey covers parts of the Fergusson River, Delamere, Victoria River Downs and Auvergne  standard 1:250 000 Map Sheets.   The Quotation  Request is planned for release in April.

Yalgoo
WAAirborne magnetic and radiometric
N/A
N/AEstimated 108 000 line km; 11 200 km2
100m/200m50m agl

The Quotation Request was released on 20 March and  closes on 9 April.

Gippsland Gravity

VIC

Gravity

100%

1 213

N/A

500m

N/A

The Geological Survey of Victoria  designed a survey of approximately 1440 stations at a nominal 400 metre station spacing on 12 separate traverses on the Warragul standard 1:250000 Map Sheet. The traverses cover an area of approximately 8358 km2.

The survey commenced on 30 June 2014 and completed data acquisition on 21 July. The processed data passed assessment by GA on 19 September. The final Operations Report was delivered to GA for assessment on 11 October.

The data are in preparation for release via GADDS when GSV advises GA of their preferred release date.

North McArthur Basin

NT

Gravity

100%

7 315

N/A

4km regular with areas of 2 km infill; 1 area of traverses spaced 4km apart with a station spacing of 1 km

N/A

The survey covers all or part of Arnhem Bay,  Gove, Mt Evelyn, Mt Marumba, Blue Mud Bay, Katherine, Urapunga and Roper River  standard 1:250 000 standard Map Sheets.  The  final data are in preparation for release by GA via GADDS in April.

Ngururrpa

WA

Gravity

N/A

~5 000

N/A

2.5km NS-EW grid

N/A

The  survey covers parts of the Cornisg, Lucas, Helena, Stansmore and Wilson  standard 1:250 000 Map Sheet areas.  The  Quotation Request was released by GA on 2 March 2015.  The quotation period closed on 23 March  2015.  Responses are under assessment by  GA in collaboration with GSWA.

Northern Wiso Basin

NT

Gravity

N/A

TBA

N/A

4km NS-EW Grid

N/A

The  survey covers parts of the Waterloo, Victoria River Downs, Limbunya, Wave Hill,  Newcastle Waters, Beetaloo, Birrindudu, Winnecke Creek, South Lake Woods and  Helen Springs standard 1:250 000 Map Sheet Areas.  The Quotation Request is in preparation by GA.

SW Yilgarn

WA

Gravity

N/A

~ 30 000

N/A

2km on public gazetted roads and tracks

N/A

The  survey area covers the SW part of WA from Geraldton in the north to Albany in  the south and from Hyden in the east to Bunbury in the west.

Coompana

SA

Airborne Magnetic and Radiometric

18.6%

N/A

Estimated 249 600 line km;
east-west; 85 910 km2

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 survey commenced flying on 11 February 2015 and  was 18.6% complete to 24 March.

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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