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Guide to the sedimentary cover of the central Gawler Craton, South Australia


(with special emphasis on the Harris Greenstone Belt region)

 

The Guide to the sedimentary cover of the Central Gawler Craton, South Australia (with special emphasis on the Harris Greenstone Belt region) is a report book prepared by Geological Survey Branch geologists Paul Rogers (now retired) and Wenlong Zang.

This report book will serve as a valuable resource for mineral exploration through and within the cover of the central Gawler Craton, and many of the presented concepts can be applied to the other areas of this geological province.

  • View the Report Book Contents (.pdf file ~ 15kb)
  • Read the Report Book Introduction (.pdf file ~ 110kb)
  • View Figure 1 - Study Area (.pdf file ~ 295kb)

 

Accessing the Report Book

The report book is available through SARIG, the South Australian Resources Information Geoserver - RB2006/00001. (for more on SARIG, click here).

 

Yardea Explanatory Notes

 

Exploration activity is reaching record levels in the Gawler Craton stimulated most recently by the SA Government's commitment to exploration through the PACE Initiative.

One area attracting a great amount of interest is the southern margin of the Gawler Ranges. The area already hosts a number of mineral prospects including the Menninnie Dam base metal project and the Barnes, Weednanna and Baggy Green gold prospects.

The 1:250 000 YARDEA Geological Map was originally published in 1988 though at the time, no explanatory notes were released. Ex-PIRSA geologists, A. J. Parker and R. J. Flint (then of Geosurveys Australia Pty Ltd) were engaged to produce the accompanying YARDEA Explanatory Notes. Their initial version was only ever available as an internal draft and received extensive modification and revision by PIRSA geologists.

The Mineral Resources Group can announce the 1:250 000 YARDEA Explanatory Notes are now complete and available for the first time in digital format.

Download Explanatory Notes

Download the 1:250 000 YARDEA Explanatory Notes (low resolution .pdf file, 2.1Mb).

A print quality digital version of the 1:250 000 YARDEA Explanatory Notes can be provided on request to the Minerals Group.