Update on Geophysical Data Acquisition September 2015
Location | State | Survey | % Complete | Gravity Stations | Flight Lines | Spacing | Ground Clearance | Comments |
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Delamere & Spirit Hills | NT | Airborne magnetic and radiometric | 27.9% | 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 Quotation Request closed on 23 April. The contract was executed by Geoscience Australia on 15 June. The survey commenced on 20 July based in Kununurra WA. The survey was 27.9% complete to 23 August. |
Yalgoo | WA | Airborne magnetic and radiometric | 52.9% | N/A | Estimated 108 000 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 Contract was executed by GA oin 15 May. The survey start date was 31 May. The survey was 52.9% complete to 23 August.. |
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 data are in preparation for release via GADDS in September. |
Northern Wiso Basin | NT | Gravity | 100% | 4,994 | 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 was released by GA on 20 April and closed on 12 May 2015. The survey completed data acquistion on 9 August. Preliminary processed data are expected to be supplied to GA for assessent in early September. |
SW Yilgarn | WA | Gravity | 28.1% | 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 was 28.1% complete to 23 August. |
Coompana | SA | Airborne Magnetic and Radiometric | 58.5% | N/A | Estimated 249 600 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 flying on 11 February 2015 and was 58.5% complete to 25 August. |
Stavely | Vic | Gravity | N/A | 8000 | 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 | 28.4 | 6172 | 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 and was 28.4% complete to 24 August. |
Menindee | NSW | Airborne EM | N/A | N/A | 16 discrete traverses; 423 Km |
| <60m agl | The survey comprises a series of traverses in the Menindee region of Western NSW. The traverses are located on the Menindee and Manara standard 1:250 000 Map Sheets. The survey was flown between 25-30 June. |
West Kimberley | WA | Airborne EM | N/A | N/A | Est. 3,000-9,000 line kms | 0.2-2km and individual traverses | TBA | The survey aim is to collect geophysical data to support investigations of regional groundwater resources and irrigation potential in the Fitzroy River and May-Meda River catchments.The Quotation Request was released on 25 August and closes on 8 September. The final design of the survey is required to be completed by 31 October. |
Ord-Bonaparte | WA | Airborne EM | N/A | N/A | Est. 2,700 line kms | 0.5-5 km and individual traverses | TBA | The survey aim is to collect geophysical data to support investigations of regional groundwater resources and irrigation potential of the Cockatoo Sands plain. Quotation Request was released on 25 August and closes on 8 September. The final design of the survey is required to be completed by 31 October. |
Geoscience Australia will be managing the data acquisition program in Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales and the Northern Territory.
For more information, please email clientservices@ga.gov.au; or phone 1800 800 173.
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