Update on Geophysical Data Acquisition August 2007
| Location | State | Survey | % Complete | Gravity Stations | Flight Lines | Spacing | Ground Clearance | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Kimberly | WA | Airborne magnetic & radiometric | N/A | N/A | north-south area of 57,920 km2 | 400 m | 60 m | Data acquisition is expected to commence in September 2007. The survey will cover parts of the Lennard River, Lansdowne, Noonkanbah, Mount Ramsay, Mount Bannerman 1:250,000 Map Sheets. |
| Western Tanami | WA | Gravity | N/A - Survey start subject to successful land access negotiations | 3,700 new | N/A | 2.5 km grid | N/A | The survey will cover all or portions of the Gordon Downs, Billiluna and Lucas standard 1:250,000 Map Sheets. |
| Offshore Canning Basin | WA | Airborne magnetic & radiometric | 61% | N/A | north-south area of 49,980 km2 | 750 m | 80 m above sea level | Lines spaced 1,500 metres apart will be flown to infill a pre-exisiting Geoscience Australia survey to provide consistent flight line spacing. The survey covers portions of the SE51-01,SE51-05, Pender and Broome standard 1,000 Map Sheet areas. |
| East Isa North | Qld | Airborne Magnetic & Radiometric | 100% | N/A | east-west 113,000 line km | 400 m | 80 m | Survey flying was completed on 15 July 2007. The survey covers parts of Richmond, Hughenden, McKinlay, Manuka and Tangorin 1:250,000 |
| East Isa South | Qld | Airborne Magnetic & Radiometric | 100% | N/A | east-west 145,900 line km | 400 m | 80 m | Survey flying was completed on 15 July 2007. The survey covers parts of the McKinlay, Manuka, Mackunda, Winton, Brighton Downs and Maneroo 1:250,000 map sheets. |
| Croydon | Qld | Airborne & Radiometric | 75% | Over area of 35,310 km2 100,000 line km | east-west | 400 m | 80 m | Data acquisition commenced on 2 June 2007. The survey covers parts of the Burketown, Normanton, Donors Hill, Croydon and Millungera 1:250,000 Map Sheets. |
| Charters Towers | Qld | Gravity | 1.6% | 15,310 new stations | N/A | 4.0 km grid | N/A | Data acquisition is scheduled to commence no later than 1 August 2007. The survey covers all or portions of the Einasleigh, Ingham, Clarke River, Townsville, Hughenden, Charters Towers, Bowen, Tangorin, Buchanan and Mount Coolon standard 1:250,000 Map Sheet areas. |
| Westmoreland | Qld | Airborne Magnetic & Radiometric | Requests for quotation closed 12 July 2007 | Over an area of approx 20,710 km2 59,753 line km | north-south | 400 m | 60 m | Data acquisition is schedule to commence on 1 September 2007. The survey covers parts of the Mornington, Westmoreland, Cape Van Dieman and Burketown 1:250,000 Map Sheet areas. |
| Cooper Basin North | Qld | Gravity | 100% | 3,537 | N/A | 4.0 km grid | N/A | Data acquisition was completed on 17 June 2007. The survey covers all or portions of the Maneroo, Longreach, Cannemara, Jundah and Blackall standard 1:250,000 Map Sheet areas. |
| Cooper Basin | Qld | Gravity | N/A | 9,170 new stations | N/A | 4.0 km grid | N/A | The survey covers all of the Canterbury, Windorah, Barrolka, Eromanga, Durham Downs, Thargomindah, Tickalara and Bulloo 1:250 000 Map Sheets and the western third of the Adavale, Quilpie, Toompine and Eulo 1:250 000 Map Sheets. |
| Cooper Basin East | Qld | Airborne Magnetic & Radiometric< | N/A | Over area of approximately 76,9802 214,352 line km | north-south & east-west | 400 m | 60 m | The survey covers parts of the Windorah, Eromanga, Quilpie, Thargomindah, Toompine, Bulloo and Eulo 1:250,00 Map Sheets. |
| Cooper Basin West | Qld | Airborne Magnetic & Radiometric< | N/A | Over area of approximately 74,4102 209,081 line km | north-south & east-west | 400 m | 60 m | The area of the survey with east-west flight lines covers the southern half of the Birdsville and Betoota 1:250 000 Map Sheets. The area of the survey with north-south flight lines covers the Canterbury (southern half), Barrolka (all), Durham Downs (all) and Tickalara (all) 1:250 000 Map Sheets. |
| Tanumbirini | NT | Airborne magnetic & radiometric | 42% | N/A | East-West area of 16,468 km2 47,251 line km | 400 m | 80 m | Data acquisition commeced on 18 July 2007. The survey covers parts of the Tanumbirini and Hodgson Downs 1: 250 000 Map Sheets. |
| North-East Tasmania | Tas | Airborne magnetic & radiometric | 95% | N/A | east-west | 200 m | 90 m | Data acquisition commenced on 18 March 2007 by fixed-wing aircraft and finished on 20 April 2007. A rotary-wing aircraft commenced data acquisition on the remainder of the survey area in May 2007. The survey covers Tasmanian land mass over part of the following standard 1:100,000 map sheets - Ninth Island, Cape Portland, Swan Island, St Patricks, Forester, Georges Bay, St Pauls and Break O'Day. |
| Australia-wide | N/A | Airborne Geophysical tie-line | 67.8% | 145,000 line km | north-south | 75 km | 80 m | Data acquisition commenced 29 March 2007. |
Geoscience Australia will be managing the data acquisition program in Queensland, Northern Territory and Tasmania.
For further information, please email Murray Richardson, or phone +61 (0)2 6249 9229.
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Topic contact: minerals@ga.gov.au Last updated: May 31, 2012
