Update on Geophysical Data Acquisition February 2017
Location | State | Survey | % Complete | Gravity Stations | Flight Lines | Spacing | Ground Clearance | Comments |
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Coonabarabran | NSW | Airborne Magnetic and Radiometric | TBA | N/A | Estimated 50 827 line km: east-west; | 250m | 60m agl | The proposed survey covers parts of the Nyngan and Gilgandra 1:250 000 Standard Map Sheets. The survey contract will be executed in February with a commencement of acquistion in mid-March 2017. |
Musgraves - PACE Area | SA | Airborne EM | 100% | 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 1:250 000 Standard Map Sheets. The final data for acceptance were delivered to GA on 12 January 2017. |
Musgraves - CSIRO Area | SA | Airborne EM | 100% | 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 1:250 000 Standard Map Sheets. The final data for acceptance are expected to be delivered to GA in February 2017. |
Isa Region | QLD | Airborne EM | 100% | N/A | 16 880 | 2/2.5km | 40m agl for the receiver | The preliminary final data were delivered to GA on 30 December 2016. |
East Kimberley | WA | Airborne Gravity | 100% | N/A | Approx. 38 000 E-W | 2.5km | 160m agl | The 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 survey commenced flying on 8 October. The survey completed flying on 3 December 2016. Preliminary final data were supplied to GA on 14 January 2017. |
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 survey data are expected to be collected in April 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 Quotation Request is expected to be released in February 2017. |
Mount Isa Inlier | QLD | Airborne Magnetic and Radiometric | TBA | N/A | Est, 121 000 line km | 100m E-W | 60m agl | The proposed survey area covers parts of the Cloncurry, Julia Creek, Duchess, McKinlay, Boulia and Mackunda 1:250 000 Standard Map Sheets. |
PACE Copper Initiative Oodnadatta (Block 2) | SA | Airborne Magnetic and Radiometric | TBA | N/A | 244 919 | 200m E-W | 60m agl | The survey covers the Wintinna, Oodnadatta, Murloocoppie, Warrina 1:250 000 Standard Map Sheets. The survey is expected to start in February 2017. |
PACE Copper Initiative Lake Torrens (Block 3) | SA | Airborne Magnetic and Radiometri | TBA | N/A | 161 386 | 200m E-W | 60m agl | The survey covers the Andamooka and Torrens 1:250 000 Standard Map Sheets. The survey is expected to start in February 2017. |
PACE Copper Initiative Ooldea | SA | Airborne Magnetic and Radiometri | 13.2% | N/A | 202 785 | 200m E-W | 60m agl | The survey covers the Ooldea, Barton, Nullarbor, Fowler and Nuyts 1:250 000 Standard Map Sheets. The survey commenced flying on 22 January 2017. |
Stavely | VIC | Gravity | 100% | 3 465 | N/A | 200 m station spacing on 14 individual traverses | N/A | The survey covers the Horsham, Hamilton, Ballarat, Portland and Colac 1:250 000 Standard Map Sheets. The survey commenced acquisition on 4 December with acquisition completed in January 2017. |
Coompana | SA | Gravity | 32.2% | 13 801 | N/A | 0.5, 1 and 2km | N/A | The survey covers the Cook, Ooldea, Coompana and Nullarbor 1:250 000 Standard Map Sheets. The contract was executed on 19 January 2017. The survey mobilised on 23 January and commenced data acquisition on 24 January 2017. |
Tanami-Kimberley | WA | Airborne Gravity | TBA | N/A | TBA | 2.5km | TBA | The proposed survey area covers the Billiluna (all), and parts of the Lucas, Cornish, Mount Bannerman, Mount Ramsay, Noonkanbah, Lansdowne, Lennard River, Derby, Charnley and Yampi 1:250 000 Standard Map Sheets. The Quotation request closed on 31 January 2017. |
Kidson Sub-basin | WA | Airborne Gravity | TBA | N/A | TBA | 2.5km | TBA | The proposed survey area covers the Anketell, Joanna Spring, Dummer, Paterson Range, Sahara, Percival, Helena, Rudall, Tabletop, Ural, Wilson, Runton, Morris and Ryan 1:250 000 Standard Map Sheets. The Quotation Request closed on 31 January 2017. |
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