Update on geophysical data acquisition June 2007
| Location | State | Survey | % Complete | Gravity Stations | Flight Lines | Spacing | Ground Clearance | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murchison | WA | Gravity | 100% | 3600 new over an area of 22 000 km2 | N/A | 2.5 km grid | N/A | Completed 17 March 2007. Data were released on 15 May 2007 via GADDS. |
| South Kimberly | WA | Airborne magnetic & radiometric | N/A | N/A | north-south over an area of 57 920 km2 | 400 m | 60 m | Data acquisition will commence in July 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 | 3700 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. |
| Canning Basin 2007 | WA | Airborne magnetic & radiometric | 30% | N/A | north-south Area 70 192 km2 line km 100 000 | 800 m | 80 m | Data acquisition commenced on 22 April 2007. The survey covers parts of the Anketell, Joanna Spring, Dummer, Paterson Range, Sahara, Tabletop and Ural 1:250 000 Map Sheets. |
| Offshore Canning Basin | WA | Airborne magnetic & radiometric | N/A | N/A | north-south Area 49 980 km2 | 750 m | 80 m above sea level | Lines spaced 1 500 metres apart will also be flown to infill a pre-exisiting GA survey to give a 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 | 48% | N/A | east-west 113 000 line km | 400 m | 80 m | Data acquisition commenced on 3 April 2007. The survey covers parts of Richmond, Hughenden, McKinlay, Manuka and Tangorin 1:250 000 |
| East Isa South | Qld | Airborne Magnetic & Radiometric | 61% | N/A | east-west 145 900 line km | 400 m | 80 m | The survey covers parts of the McKinlay, Manuka, Mackunda, Winton, Brighton Downs and Maneroo 1:250 000 map sheets. |
| Isa Area D | Qld | Gravity | N/A | 4 903; 75 460 km2 | N/A | 4.0 km grid | N/A | Data acquisition will commence on completion of Isa Area E. The survey covers the entire Bedourie, Machattie, Birdsville and Betoota 1:250 000 Map Sheets and parts of the Connemara 1:250 000 Map Sheet. |
| Isa Area E | Qld | Gravity | 96% | 6 233 | N/A | 4.0 km grid | N/A | Data acquisition commenced on 1 February 2007. The survey will cover the entire McKinlay, Mackunda, Brighton Downs, Richmond and Manuka 1:250 000 Map Sheets and parts of the Winton and Maneroo 1:250 000 Map Sheet |
| Croydon | Qld | Airborne & Radiometric | N/A | 35 310 km2 100 000 line km | east-west | 400 m | 80 m | Data acquisition is scheduled to be underway in early June 2007. The survey covers parts of the Burketown, Normanton, Donors Hill, Croydon and Millungera 1:250 000 Map Sheets. |
| Charters Towers | Qld | Gravity | N/A | 15 310 new stations | N/A | 4.0 km grid | N/A | 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. |
| Cooper Basin North | Qld | Gravity | N/A | 3 537 | N/A | 4.0 km grid | N/A | The survey covers all or portions of the Maneroo, Longreach, Cannemara, Jundah and Blackall standard 1:250 000 Map Sheet areas. |
| Tanumbirini | NT | Airborne magnetic & radiometric | N/A | N/A | 47 251 line km east-west 16 468 km2 | 400 m | 80 m | Data acquisition is expected to commence in early July 2007. The survey covers parts of the Tanumbirini and Hodgson Downs 1: 250 000 Map Sheets. |
| North-East Tasmania | Tas | Airborne magnetic & radiometric | 47% | 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. |
| Flinders Island | Tas | Airborne magnetic & radiometric | 100% | N/A | east-west | 200 m | 90 m | Final data were released via GADDS on 29 May 2007. |
| Australia-wide | N/A | Airborne Geophysical tie-line | 29% | 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
