VIMP Report 45 - Mineral Exploration History of the Heathcote and Nagambie 1:100 000 Map Areas
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Product description:Download The downloadable version of this report is supplied in PDF format. Abstract This report provides a summary of the work programs conducted by mineral exploration companies within the Heathcote and Nagambie 1:100 000 map sheet areas, central Victoria, since the introduction of the Exploration Licensing (EL) system in 1965. Since that time, approximately 121 licences have expired within the area. A total of 60 ELs are described in this report, the other 61 ELs are not described due to a variety of reasons including non-submission of reports, reports not available in the Departmental Library, entire work program conducted outside the map area or exploration data still confidential due to ongoing mining licences in the area. This report provides summaries of the exploration conducted in each EL including stream sediment, soil and rock chip geochemical, geophysical and drilling data. The tables and maps in this report provide further information on the Heathcote and Nagambie 1:100 000 map sheet area EL work programs. Tables include details of the geochemical and drilling programs undertaken within the ELs, principal exploration targets, the time period the licences were held for and expenditure levels for each EL. Maps indicate the location of each EL. Past mining has not extracted all of the gold from the Heathcote and Nagambie 1:100 000 map sheets and the area remains highly prospective for gold with modern exploration techniques increasing the chances of discovering a new economic mineral deposit. The vast majority of exploration companies have targeted primary or alluvial gold with antimony, base metals, coal, tungsten, molybdenum and uranium providing secondary exploration targets. Bibliographic reference Hutchinson, D.F., 1997. Mineral exploration history of the Heathcote and Nagambie 1:100 000 map areas. Victorian Initiative for Minerals and Petroleum Report 45. Department of Natural Resources and Environment. Related products:
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