Update on Geophysical Data Acquisition November 2007
| Location | State | Survey | % Complete | Gravity Stations | Flight Lines | Spacing | Ground Clearance | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Kimberley | WA | Airborne magnetic and radiometric | N/A | N/A | 163,000 line km; north-south area of 57,920 km2 | 400 m | 60 m | Data acquisition is expected to commence in mid November 2007. The survey will cover parts of the Lennard River, Lansdowne, Noonkanbah, Mount Ramsay, Mount Bannerman 1:250,000 Map Sheets. |
| Offshore Canning Basin | WA | Airborne magnetic and radiometric | 100% | N/A | north-south area of 49,980 km2 | 750 m | 80 m above sea level | Final data have been supplied to Geoscience Australia for checking. Lines spaced 1,500 metres apart were flown to infill a pre-existing Geoscience Australia survey and provide consistent flight line spacing. The survey covers portions of the SE51-01,SE51-05, Pender and Broome standard 1,000 Map Sheet areas. |
| Canning Basin 2007 | WA | Airborne magnetic and radiometric | 100% | N/A | north-south Area 70 192 km2 line km 100 000 | 800 m | 80 m | Preliminary gridded magnetic and elevaton datasets have been supplied to Geoscience Australia for checking. The survey covers parts of the Anketell, Joanna Spring, Dummer, Paterson Range, Sahara, Tabletop and Ural 1:250,000 Map Sheets. |
| East Isa North | Qld | Airborne magnetic and radiometric | 100% | N/A | east-west 113,000 line km | 400 m | 80 m | The survey covered parts of Richmond, Hughenden, McKinlay, Manuka and Tangorin 1:250,000. Data were released on 9 October 2007 via GADDS. |
| East Isa South | Qld | Airborne magnetic and radiometric | 100% | N/A | east-west 145,900 line km | 400 m | 80 m | Preliminary processed magnetic and elevation data have been supplied to Geoscience Australia for checking. The survey covered parts of the McKinlay, Manuka, Mackunda, Winton, Brighton Downs and Maneroo 1:250,000 map sheets. |
| Croydon | Qld | Airborne and Radiometric | 100% | N/A | Over area of 35,310 km2 100,000 line km east-west | 400 m | 80 m | Data acquisition was completed on 21 September 2007. The survey covers parts of the Burketown, Normanton, Donors Hill, Croydon and Millungera 1:250,000 Map Sheets. |
| Charters Towers | Qld | Gravity | 41% | 15,310 new stations | N/A | 4.0 km grid | N/A | Data acquisition commenced on 22 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 and radiometric | 54% | N/A | Over an area of approx 20,710 km2 59,753 line km north-south | 400 m | 60 m | Data acquisition commenced on 3 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 were released on 9 October 2007 via GADDS The survey covered all or portions of the Maneroo, Longreach, Cannemara, Jundah and Blackall standard 1:250,000 Map Sheet areas. |
| Cooper Basin East | Qld | Airborne magnetic and radiometric | Quotation request closed 12 September 2007 | N/A | Over an area of approx 76,980 km2 214,352 line km north-south | 400 m | 60 m | The survey covers parts of the Windorah, Eromanga, Quilpie, Thargomindah, Toompine, Bulloo and Eulo 1:250,000 Map Sheet areas. |
| Cooper Basin West | Qld | Airborne magnetic and radiometric | Quotation request closed 12 September 2007 | N/A | Over an area of approx 74,410 km2 209,081 line km north-south and 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. |
| Cooper Basin | Qld | Gravity | 5% | 9,170 new stations. Over an approx area 146,700 | N/A | 4.0 km grid | N/A | The survey commenced on 18 October 2007. It 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. |
| Normanton | Qld | Airborne magnetic and radiometric | Quotation request closed 16 October 2007 | N/A | Over an area of approx 74,410 km2 114,487 line km east-west | 400 m | 80 m | The survey covers parts of the Galbraith, Walsh, Normanton and Red River 1:250,000 Map Sheets. |
| Tanumbirini | NT | Airborne magnetic and radiometric | 100% | N/A | East-west area of 16,468 km2 47,251 line km | 400 m | 80 m | Data acquisition for the survey was completed on 16 September 2007. The survey covers parts of the Tanumbirini and Hodgson Downs 1:250,000 Map Sheets. |
| North east Tasmania | Tas | Airborne magnetic and radiometric | 100% | N/A | east-west 51,280 line km | 200 m | 90 m | Data acquisition for the survey was completed on 12 September 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. |
| Bass Strait | Tas | Airborne Magnetic | Quotation request close 1 November 2007 | N/A | Over an area of approx 29,021 km2 41,328 line km east-west | 800 m | 90 m | The survey covers Bass Strait between King and Flinders Island. |
| North west Tas Offshore | Tas | Airborne Magnetic | Quotation request close 1 November 2007 | N/A | Over an area of approx 27,512 km2 39,075 line km east-west | 800 m | 90 m | The survey covers an area west of King Island. |
| South west Tas Offshore | Tas | Airborne Magnetic | Quotation request close 1 November 2007 | N/A | Over an area of approx 16,745 km2 24,218 line km east-west | 800 m | 90 m | The survey covers an area south west of Tasmania. |
| Australia-wide | N/A | Airborne Geophysical tie-line | 96% | N/A | 145,000 line km north-south | 75 km | 80 m | Data acquisition commenced 29 March 2007. |
| Paterson | N/A | Airborne Electromagnetic | 29% | N/A | Over an area of approx 33,950 km2 27,130 line km | N/A | N/A | New data will be acquired over two areas separated by the Rudall River National Park. The southern area comprises approximately 9,109 line kilometres of northeast-southwest flight lines spaced 1 and 2 kilometres apart with a flying height of 120 metres above ground level. The northern area comprises approximately 18,015 line kilometres of east-west flight lines spaced 1 and 2 kilometres apart with a flying height of 120 metres above ground level. |
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
