Information Sheets

Selected Earth Resources Information Sheets can be downloaded directly from this page. A printed copy can be ordered through the Customer Services Centre or via the online order form.

Information sheets: subject listing

M1 Mineral exploration licence applications (.pdf ~285kb, opens in new window) Updated weekly

M2 Mineral exploration licences (.pdf ~302kb, opens in new window) Updated weekly

M3 Mineral exploration licences - alphabetical index (.pdf ~203kb, opens in new window) Updated weekly

M4 Mineral exploration licence holders in South Australia (.pdf 216.4kb, opens in new window) 2 June 2009

M5 Mineral exploration licences - General conditions, procedures and information (.pdf 4479b, opens in new window) July 2008

M5 Chinese edition Mineral exploration licences - General conditions, procedures and information (.pdf 428.7kb, opens in new window) July 2008

M6 Prospecting and mining for minerals (.pdf 270kb, opens in new window)

M7 Prospecting and mining for opal within proclaimed precious stones fields (.pdf 480kb, opens in new window)

M8 Prospecting and mining for opal outside proclaimed precious stones fields (.pdf 400kb, opens in new window)

M9 Gold deposits and fossicking areas in South Australia (.pdf 630kb, opens in new window)

M10 Gemstones and semi-precious stones of South Australia (.pdf 490kb, opens in new window)

M11 Diamond Potential in South Australia (.pdf 690kb, opens in new window)

M13 Faults, earthquakes and house damage (.pdf 690kb, opens in new window)

M14 Volcanoes of the Mount Gambier area (.pdf 570kb, opens in new window)

M21 Mineral exploration drillholes - General specifications for construction and backfilling (.pdf 280kb, opens in new window)

M26 Operating mines
M27 Mineral development projects
Information previously given in M26 Operating mines and in M27 Mineral development projects is now available from the Resource Maps & Mining Project Information page of the website.

M26 Operating mines (.pdf 927.5kb, opens in new window) Current at January 2008

M27 Mineral development projects (.pdf 939.7kb, opens in new window) Current at January 2008

M29 Aboriginal Heritage Act 1988 and Aboriginal Site Avoidance Guidelines (.pdf 270kb, opens in new window)

M31 Guidelines for proposed activities on Native Land Title - Part 9B of the Mining Act 1971 (.pdf 270kb, opens in new window)

M32 Mineral exploration within the Woomera Prohibited Area and Woomera Instrumented Range
Currently unavailable, update in progress

M33 Statement of environmental objectives and environmental guidelines for mineral exploration activities in South Australia (.pdf 1.1Mb, opens in new window)

M36 Liaison guidelines for landholders and mineral explorers in South Australia
Replaced by MG7: Guidelines for mineral explorers: landholder liaison in South Australia (.pdf 405.8kb, opens in new window)

M37 Mineral exploration guidelines for the preparation of a declaration of environmental factors (DEF) (.pdf 300kb, opens in new window)

M38 Operating mines and quarries of South Australia (.pdf 555.3kb, opens in new window) Updated October 2008

M38 archive

M39 South Australia's new mining projects - August 2006
Replaced by M26 and M27

M40 Mineral exploration guidelines for the preparation of an Exploration Work Approval (EWA) (.pdf 300kb, opens in new window)

M41 Submission of representative samples for mineral exploration drillholes (.pdf 380.8kb, opens in new window)

M43 Total magnetic intensity image of South Australia (.pdf 970kb, opens in new window)

M44 Bouguer anomaly gravity image of South Australia (.pdf 880kb, opens in new window)

M45 Earthquake information sheet (.pdf 320kb, opens in new window)

M49 Geology of the Clare Valley (.pdf 1.0Mb, opens in new window)

M50 Uranium in South Australia (.pdf 610kb, opens in new window) Updated March 2009

M51 Summary geology of South Australia (.pdf 5.5Mb, opens in new window)


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