Update on Geophysical Data Acquisition July 2008
| Location | State | Survey | % Complete | Gravity Stations | Flight Lines | Spacing | Ground Clearance | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Kimberley | WA | Airborne magnetic and radiometric | 74.6% | N/A | 163,000 line km; north-south area of 57,920 km2 | 400 m | 60 m | Data acquisition commenced on 24 January 2008. The survey will cover parts of the Lennard River, Lansdowne, Noonkanbah, Mount Ramsay, Mount Bannerman 1:250 000 Map Sheets. |
| Dumbleyung | WA | Airborne magnetic and radiometric | 65.6% | N/A | 75,400 line km; north-south area of 7,783 km2 | 100 m and 400 m apart | 30 m and 60 m respectively | Data acquisition commenced on 20 March 2008. The survey covers parts of the Dumbleyung and Corrigin 1:250 000 Map Sheets. |
| Byro | WA | Airborne magnetic and radiometric | 75.3% | N/A | 83,855 line km; east-west Area 29,750 km2 | 400 m | 60 m | Data acquisition commenced on 3 April for the provision of magnetic and radiometric data over the Byro region of Western Australia. The survey covers parts of the Wooramel, Glenburgh, Yaringa and Byro 1:250 000 Map sheets. |
| Darkan-Wagin | WA | Airborne electromagnetic | 100% | N/A | 1,127 line km; north-south 289 km2 | 300 m | N/A | Data acquisition commenced on 10 June and was completed on 21 June 2008 for the provision of airborne electromagnetic data over the Dardadine palaeochannel in South-West Catchment region of Western Australia. The survey covers parts of the Darkan and Wagin 1:100 000 Map Sheets. |
| West Musgrave | WA | Gravity | 100% | 3,800 new stations. Over an approx area 24,340 km2 | N/A | 2.5 km grid, east-west | N/A | Data acquisition commenced on 2 May and was completed on 6 June 2008 for the provision of gravity data in the West Musgrave region of Western Australia. The survey covers parts of the Bentley, Scott, Talbot and Cooper 1:250 000 Map Sheets. |
| Esperance | WA | Airborne magnetic and radiometric | N/A | N/A | 82,674 line km; east-west over an approx area 29,200 km2 | 400 m | 60 m | The survey covers parts of the Esperance, Malcolm, Mondrain Island and Cape Arid 1:250 000 Map Sheets. |
| Balladonia | WA | Airborne magnetic and radiometric | N/A | N/A | 43,449 line km; east-west over an approx area 14,960 km2 | 400 m | 60 m | The survey covers parts of the Balladonia, NOrseman, Widgiemooltha and Zanthus 1:250 000 Map Sheets. |
| Windimurra | WA | Gravity | N/A | 5,210 new stations. Over an approx area 30,000 km2 | N/A | 2.5 km; east-west | N/A | The survey covers parts of the Cue, Sandstone, Kirkalocka, Youanmi, Ninghan and Barlee 1:250 000 Map Sheets. |
| Cooper Basin East | Qld | Airborne magnetic and radiometric | 70.1% | N/A | 214,352 line km; north-south over an area of approx 76,980 km2 | 400 m | 60 m | Data acquisition commenced on 9 January 2008. The survey covers parts of the Windorah, Eromanga, Quilpie, Thargomindah, Toompine, Bulloo and Eulo 1:250 000 Map Sheets. |
| Cooper Basin West | Qld | Airborne magnetic and radiometric | 64.8% | N/A | 209,081 line km; north-south and east-west over an area of approx 74,410 km2 | 400 m | 60 m | Data acquisition commenced on 9 December 2007. 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. |
| Normanton | Qld | Airborne magnetic and radiometric | 22.1% | N/A | 114,487 line km; east-west over an area of approx 40,840 km2 | 400 m | 80 m | The survey has been temporarily delayed following a fatal crash of the survey aircraft on 15 May. The survey is expected to resume in July 2008. The survey covers parts of the Galbraith, Walsh, Normanton and Red River 1:250 000 Map Sheets. |
| Westmoreland-Normanton | Qld | Gravity | 24% | 5,977 new stations. Over an approx area 95,620 km2 | N/A | 4.0 km | N/A | Data acquisition commenced on 15 June 2008. The survey covers the mainland portions of the Mornington, Westmoreland, Burketown, Galbraith 1:250 000 Map Sheets and all of the Normanton, Walsh and Red River 1:250 000 Map Sheets. |
| North West Tasmania Offshore | Tas | Airborne Magnetic | 100% | N/A | 39,075 line km; east-west over an area of approx 27,512 km2 | 800 m | 90 m | Data acquisition commenced on 20 January 2008 and was completed on 6 April 2008. Final data were accepted by Geoscience Australia in June. The survey covers an area west of King Island. |
| South West Tasmania Offshore | Tas | Airborne Magnetic | 100% | N/A | 24,218 line km; east-west over an area of approx 16,745 km2 | 800 m | 90 m | Data acquisition was completed on 6 March 2008. Final data were accepted by Geoscience Australia in June. The survey covers an area south west of Tasmania. |
| Central Arunta | NT | Gravity | 44.8% | 11,100 new stations. Over an approx area of 97,600 km2 | N/A | 4.0 km grid; east-west; with selected areas for infill at 500 m to 2 km | N/A | The survey covers parts of the Mount Peake, Barrow Creek, Napperby, Alcoota, Huckitta, Hermannsburg, Alice Springs, Illogwa Creek and Hay River 1:250 000 Map Sheets. |
| Australia-wide | N/A | Airborne Geophysical tie-line | 100% | N/A | 145,000 line km; north-south | 75 km | 80 m | Data acquisition was completed on 14 November 2007. Final data were accepted by Geoscience Australia in June 2008. |
| Paterson | N/A | Airborne Electromagnetic | 49.2% | N/A | 29,199 line km over an area of approx 45,189 km2 | 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 km of northeast-southwest flight lines spaced 1 and 2 km apart with a flying height of 120 m above ground level. The northern area comprises approximately 20,090 line km of east-west flight lines spaced 1, 2 and 6 km apart with a flying height of 120 m above ground level. Data acquisition over the southern survey area was completed on 25 November 2007. Data acquisition re-commenced in the northern survey area on 27 May. |
| Pine Creek | N/A | Airborne electromagnetic | N/A | N/A | 29,058 line km of airborne em; over an area of approx 72,412 km2 | All areas are covered by flight lines spaced at 1,666 or 5,000 m | N/A | Data acquisition is expected to commence during 2008 dry season. New data will be acquired over one area east of Kakadu National Park and two areas west of Kakadu National Park. The Pine Creek survey is the second AEM survey conducted under Geoscience Australia's Onshore Energy Security Program (OESP) |
Geoscience Australia will be managing the data acquisition program in Queensland, Western Australia, the Northern Territory and Tasmania.
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Topic contact: minerals@ga.gov.au Last updated: May 31, 2012
