Update on Geophysical Data Acquisition June 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 8200km² | 100m | 50m agl | The survey covers the northern half of the Widgiemooltha 1:250 000 Map Sheet. Final data were released via the Geophysical Archive Data Delivery System (GADDS) on 29 May 2014. |
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. Survey data acquisition was completed on 15 March 2014. The final gridded radiometric data were supplied to Geoscience Australia on 28 May. |
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 received by Geoscience Australia on 17 January 2014. |
Menzies South | WA | Airborne magnetic and radiometric | 100% | N/A | 92 000 line km; east-west; area 8200km² | 100m | 50m agl | The survey covers the southern half of the Menzies 1:250 000 Map Sheet. Final data were released via the Geophysical Archive Data Delivery System (GADDS) on 29 May 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. Survey data acquisition was completed on 11 May. |
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 are planned for release by Geoscience Australia and GSWA on 26 June 2014. |
Southern Thomson Orogen | GA/NSW/Qld | Airborne electromagnetic | 100% | N/A | 4198 line km | 5000m | TBA | The survey contract was formally executed by Geoscience Australia on 14 March 2014. The survey commenced on 8 April was 57% complete on 23 April. The survey crew mobilised to the area on 24 March 2014 to commence the survey. The survey commenced on 8 April and was 100% complete on 5 May 2014. The field processed data from the Thomson survey were supplied to GA for assessment on 27 May. On 11 May acquisition 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 | TBA | 11 702 | N/A | 2.5km regular grid | N/A | The proposed survey covers the Sir Samuel, Duketon, Throssel, Leonora (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 km2. The survey is anticipated to commence data acquisition on 10 June 2014. |
West Amadeus | NT | Gravity | TBA | 8127 | N/A | 4km regular with selected areas to be in-filled at 500m, 1km and 2km station spacing | N/A | The 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 Quotation Request closed on 8 May 2014. Approximately 49% of the total survey area is covered by subscription company infill. |
Dunmarra | NT | Airborne magnetic and radiometric | TBA | N/A | 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 Quotation Request opened on 29 April 2014 and closed on 15 May 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 Quotation Request opened on 2 May 2014 and closed on 23 May 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 500 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. The survey Quotation Request opened on 8 May 2014 and closed on 29 May 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 is in preparation for the proposed survey on the Yalgoo, Kirkalocka, Perenjori and Nynghan standard 1:250 000 Map Sheets |
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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