Update on Geophysical Data Acquisition February 2011
| Location | State | Survey | % Complete | Gravity Stations | Flight Lines | Spacing | Ground Clearance | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eucla Basin 2 (Loongana) | WA | Airborne magnetic and radiometric | 100% | N/A | 113 000 line km; east-west over an area of approx. 20 320km2 |
200m | 50m agl | Data acquisition commenced on 22 June 2010. The survey data acquisition was completed on 3 December 2010. |
| Eucla Basin 4 (Madura) | WA | Airborne magnetic and radiometric | 100% | N/A | 102 000 line km; east-west over an area of approx. 18 220km2 |
200m | 50m agl | Data acquisition commenced on 1 July 2010. The survey data acquisition was completed on 22 November 2010. |
| Eucla Basin 5N (Forrest) | WA | Airborne magnetic and radiometric | 100% | N/A | 75 000 line km; north-south over an area of approx. 13 040km2 |
200m | 50m agl | Data acquisition commenced on 16 June 2010. The survey data acquisition was completed on 12 September 2010. |
| Eucla Basin 5S (Eucla) | WA | Airborne magnetic and radiometric | 100% | N/A | 87 500 line km; north-south over an area of approx. 16 100km2 |
200m 400m |
50m agl 100m asl |
Data acquisition commenced on 5 July 2010. The survey was completed on 5 November 2010. |
| South Officer 1 (Jubilee) | WA | Airborne magnetic and radiometric | 28.1% | N/A | 180 000 line km; north-south over an area of approx. 32 380km2 |
200m | 50m agl | Data acquisition commenced on 10 June 2010. The survey was approximately 28.1% complete on 16 January 2011. |
| South Officer 2 (Waigen-Mason) | WA | Airborne magnetic and radiometric | 100% | N/A | 113 000 line km; north-south over an area of approx. 39 890km2 |
400m | 60m agl | Data acquisition commenced on 28 June 2010. The survey data acquisition was completed on 5 January 2011. |
| East Canning 3 (Stansmore) | WA | Airborne magnetic and radiometric | 100% | N/A | 114 000 line km; north-south over an area of approx. 25 934km2 |
200m 400m |
50m agl | Data acquisition commenced on 4 August 2010. The survey was completed on 2 November 2010. |
| South Canning 1 (Madley-Herbert) | WA | Airborne magnetic and radiometric | 100% | N/A | 95 000 line km; north-south over an area of approx. 33 520km2 |
400m | 60m agl | Data acquisition commenced on 19 July 2010. The survey was completed on 12 November 2010. |
| South Canning 2 (Morris-Cobb) | WA | Airborne magnetic and radiometric | 100% | N/A | 125 000 line km; north-south over an area of approx. 45 850km2 |
400m | 60m agl | Data acquisition commenced on 1 July 2010. The survey data acquisition was completed on 11 January 2011. |
| North Canning 4 (Lagrange-Munro) | WA | Airborne magnetic and radiometric | 68% | N/A | 103 000 line km; north-south over an area of approx. 36 680km2 |
400m | 60m agl | Data acquisition commenced on 20 September 2010. The survey was approximately 68% complete on 9 January 2011. |
| Southeast Lachlan | NSW/ACT | Airborne magnetic and radiometric | 100% | N/A | 107 037 line km; east-west over an area of approx. 24 660km2 |
250m (NSW) 500m (ACT) |
60m agl | Data acquisition commenced on 4 March 2010. The survey covered the Canberra (pt), Bega (pt) and Mallacoota (pt) 1:250 000 Map Sheets. The survey data acquisition was completed on 9 September 2010. |
| Albany–Fraser North | WA | Gravity | 87% | 9200 new stations | N/A | 2500m stations | N/A | The survey covers the Rason, Neale, Minigwal, Plumridge, Cundeelee and Seemore 1:250 000 Map Sheets. Data acquisition commenced on 21 October 2010. The survey was approximately 87% complete on 24 December 2010. |
| Sandstone | WA | Gravity | 100% | 6300 new stations | N/A | 2500m stations | N/A | The survey covers the Glengarry, Sandstone, Youanmi and Barlee 1:250 000 Map Sheets. Data acquisition commenced on 30 October 2010. The survey data acquisition was completed on 17 December 2010. |
| South Gascoyne | WA | Gravity | 100% | 9700 new stations | N/A | 2500m stations | N/A | The survey covers the Turee Creek, Mount Egerton, Glenburgh and Robinson Range 1:250 000 Map Sheets. Data acquisition commenced on 23 August 2010. The survey was completed on 27 October 2010. |
| West Arunta | NT | Gravity | 100% | 12 426 new stations | N/A | 4000m, 2000m and 1000m |
N/A | The survey commenced on 6 June 2010. The survey covered the Mount Solitaire, Lander River, Highland Rocks, Mount Theo, Mount Peake, Lake Mackay, Mount Doreen, Napperby, Mount Rennie, Mount Liebig and Hermannsburg 1:250 000 Map Sheets. The survey data acquisition was completed on 15 September 2010. The data were released via the Geophysical Archive Data Download System (GADDS) on 10 November 2010. |
| Frome | SA | Airborne electromagnetics | 100% | N/A | 34 986 over an area of 95 450km2 | 5000m and 2500m | TBA | The survey covers the Marree (pt), Callabonna (pt), Copley (pt), Frome (pt), Parachilna (pt), Curnamona, Olary (pt) and Chowilla (pt) 1:250 000 Map Sheets. The survey commenced on 22 May 2010 based in Broken Hill. The survey was completed on 31 October 2010. |
Geoscience Australia will be managing the data acquisition program in New South Wales, Western Australia and the Northern Territory.
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