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New South Wales open cut coal programme, Newcastle region, Swansea South...
A total of 16 rotary cored bores were sunk by the Bureau in Portions 14, 15, 16 and 17, Parish of Wallarah, Northumberland County, 5 miles south of Swansea. Approximately 1,100... -
Report on gravity survey in the Leigh Creek area, South Australia
At the request of the South Australian Government a gravity survey to investigate the possibility of further coal basins to the north of the Leigh Creek coalfield was commenced... -
The Oakland - Coorabin coalfield
Black coal of Permian age has been found near Oaklands and Coorabin in the Riverina District, New South Wales. The coal is low-grade compared with the bituminous coals of... -
Coal resources of New South Wales (Revised October 1950)
This report has been written as the result of conversations between the writers and officers of the Joint Coal Board in Sydney, Lithgow and Cessnock, and with similar assistance... -
Geophysical survey, Roma, Queensland Progress report
In November, 1947, at the joint request of the Queensland Government and four companies which are associated with the search for oil in the area, the Bureau commenced... -
Coorabin coalfield Historical data
Historical data concerning the operations and findings at the Coorabin coalfield between 1915 and 1937 has been compiled in this report. -
Reserves of iron ore in Australia
Details concerning the reserves of iron ore in Australia have been tabulated in this report. The report provides estimates of the grade and probable reserves of ore for the... -
Interim (1948) geological report: Tennant Creek goldfield, Northern Territory
Geological investigation by the Bureau commenced late in July, 1948, and continued until the end of October of that year. The objects of the survey were to lay the foundation... -
Analyses of some Australian iron ores
The analyses of some Australian iron ores was undertaken. The results of these analyses are set down in this report. Results are given for each deposit by state. -
Gravity survey of brown coal deposits, Morwell, Victoria January-February, 1948
In 1943, an investigation was carried out on portions of the Latrobe Valley Brown Coalfield, using the electrical resistivity method, to see whether or not this method could... -
Report on gold subsidy
This report is compiled of four separate reports. (1) "Note on the Application by the Chamber of Mines, W.A." Yield, production, industry costs, and the subsidy proposal are... -
Summary of oil-drilling activities in Australia and New Guinea
This summarised account of oil-drilling activities in Australia and New Guinea is given in two parts, first, a summary of past operations, and second, the status of... -
Report on the Chesney mine, Cobar, New South Wales
The operational history, orebody, workings, grade, tonnage, and financial considerations relating to the Chesney mine are discussed in this report. Two geological plans are... -
Preliminary report on geophysical survey in the Frome Embayment
This report is a preliminary description of geophysical work undertaken by officers of the Geophysical Section at the request of the Zinc Corporation Ltd., in connection with... -
Oaklands-Coorabin coalfield - preliminary report
Oaklands is situated about 55 miles north-west of Albury and is about 35 miles from the Murray River. Boring and shaft sinking operations, the results of which are set out in... -
Geological report on a copper-gold deposit at Yeuralba, Northern Territory
Consequent upon instructions received from the Superintending Geologist, Mr. C.J. Sullivan, the copper-gold deposit at Yeuralba was visited and inspected on the 9th, 10th, and... -
Note on the oil possibilities of the North-West Basin and the Desert Basin
A visit of one month was paid by the writer to the North-West Basin and the Fitzroy area of the Desert Basin. It is largely due to the careful planning of the excursions by the... -
Notes on the oil prospects of Portuguese Timor
The island of Timor has attracted the attention of geologists for more than one hundred years. The first geological investigations were carried out on behalf of the Government... -
Coorabin coalfield: summary of results of geological survey of Coorabin area
Car traverses were made in several directions over an area of 30 miles square with Coorabin as a centre, with the object of delimiting, if possible, the margins of the coal... -
The occurrence of natural gas at Balmain colliery, Sydney, NSW
Bores sunk at Cremorne in 1891 struck coal at approximately 2802 feet. A company was formed to work the coal, but was refused permission to operate at Cremorne. A site at...