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Geochemical prospecting for copper in the Tennant Creek gold-field, Northern Territory

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Updated 17/10/2025

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Geochemical surveys for copper in soil and bed rock were made over 6 magnetic anomalies in the Tennant Creek Gold-Field, Anomalous amounts of copper were found to be coincident with magnetic anomalies at Orlando and Golden Forty North. Samples from the known ironstone bodies cropping out in the Tennant Creek 1-mile area were analysed for copper to determine the regional distribution of copper in ironstone. Statistical treatment of the results suggests that at least 8 of these bodies merit further attention. During the course of the field work action was taken by Peko Mines N.L. to test the Orlando magnetic-geochemical anomaly and gold-copper mineralization has since been disclosed at depth. Recommendations for drilling magnetic-geochemical anomalies at Golden Forty North and Cat's Whiskers, and for further geochemical prospecting, are mad

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Title Geochemical prospecting for copper in the Tennant Creek gold-field, Northern Territory
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/207c177e-e8d7-4097-b033-9a01fb706257
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Reference Period 22/04/2018
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This dataset was originally found on Geoscience Australia "Geochemical prospecting for copper in the Tennant Creek gold-field, Northern Territory". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://ecat.ga.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/geochemical-prospecting-for-copper-in-the-tennant-creek-gold-field-northern-territory