Update on Geophysical Data Acquisition February 2016
Location | State | Survey | % Complete | Gravity Stations | Flight Lines | Spacing | Ground Clearance | Comments |
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Delamere & Spirit Hills | NT | Airborne magnetic and radiometric | 100% | N/A | Estimated 96 500 line km; east-west; 33 693km2 | 400m | 80m 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 survey commenced on 20 July based in Kununurra WA. Processed data were supplied to GA in January 2016 for assessment. |
Yalgoo | WA | Airborne magnetic and radiometric | 100% | N/A | 110 516 line km; 11 200 km2 | 100m/200m | 50m agl | The survey covers the four 1:100 000 standard map sheets at the intersection of the Yalgoo, Kirkalocka, Perenjori and Ninghan standard 1:250 000 Map sheets. The survey completed flying on 27 September. The data were released viia GADDS on 10 December 2015. |
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 m station spacing on 12 separate traverses on the Warragul standard 1:250000 Map Sheet. The traverses cover an area of approximately 8358 km2. The data were released via GADDS on 10 December. |
SW Yilgarn | WA | Gravity | 100% | 28 700 | 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. The survey commenced on 12 June and completed acquistion on 3 December. Final data were supplied to GA on 15 January for assessment. |
Coompana | SA | Airborne Magnetic and Radiometric | 100% | N/A | Estimated 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 survey commenced on 11 February 2015 and flying was completed on 8 November. The magnetic and elevation data were released via GADDS on 10 December. The radiometric data were received by GA in January for assessment. |
Stavely | Vic | Gravity | N/A | 8 000 | N/A | 500m | N/A | The survey is designed to collect stations on a nominal 500 m station spacing in up to 9 separate areas of variable size in western Victoria. The survey areas are located on the Horsham, Ballarat and Hamilton standard 1:250 000 Map Sheets. |
Victoria Basin | NT | Gravity | 100% | 6 172 | N/A | 4km | N/A | The survey covers parts of the Port Keats, Fergusson River, Katherine, Auvergne, Delamere, Larrimah, Waterloo, Victoria River Downs, Daly Waters, Wave Hill and Newcastle Waters 1:250 000 standard Map Sheets. The survey commenced acquistion on 14 August 2015 completed the data acquistion phase of the survey on 18 September. The data were released via GADDS on 10 December 2015. |
Wiluna | WA | Gravity | 0% | Approx 17 000 | N/A | 2.5km | N/A | The proposed survey covers parts of the Bullen, Trainor, Nabberu, Wiluna, Sir Samuel, Madley, Herbert, Robert standard 1:250 000 Map Sheets. The Quotation Request was released on 27 January and closes on 23 February. |
West Kimberley | WA | Airborne EM | 100% | N/A | Est. 5 057 line kms | 0.2-2km and individual traverses | <40m agl | The survey aimed to collect geophysical data to support investigations of regional groundwater resources and irrigation potential in the Fitzroy River and May-Meda River catchments. Flying commenced on 26 September and concluded on 17 October. Final data were recieved by GA in December for assessment. |
Ord-Bonaparte | WA | Airborne EM | 100% | N/A | Est. 2 780 line kms | 0.5-5 km and individual traverses | <40m agl | The survey aims to collect geophysical data to support investigations of regional groundwater resources and irrigation potential of the Cockatoo Sands plain. Flying commenced on 21 October and concluded on 3 November. |
Musgraves | SA | Airborne EM | N/A | N/A | Est. 16 000 line kms | 2 km | TBA | The proposed survey covers parts of the Mann, Woodroffe, Alberga, Birksgate, Lindsay and Everard 1:250 000 standard Map Sheets. The Quotation Request was released on 12 October and closed on 31 October. The survey aims to define the distribution of cover sequences that obscure the basement geology and to aid the definition of the groundwater resource potential of the region. The survey contracts are in preparation for a planned survey start date of 21 March 2016. |
Isa Region | QLD | Airborne EM | N/A | N/A | TBA | TBA | TBA | The National Collaboration Framework Agreement was executed by GA and GSQ on 16 December 2015. The survey is planned to start in winter 2016 in and around Cloncurry. |
Geoscience Australia will be managing the data acquisition program in Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, Queensland and the Northern Territory.
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