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NTRS 1546 Geological maps

Recording Agency:Department of Mines [II] (847); Mines Branch [I], Head Office (638); Mines Branch [II], Darwin (642); Department of Mines (585); Lands and Mines Department (621)
Date Range:c 1916 - c 1970
Access:Agreement Pending
Location:Darwin (NTAC)
Legacy Series Id:

Function / Content

This series consists of geological maps produced by the Mines Branch of the Northern Territory Administration to assist with mining and major infrastructure development in the Northern Territory. Many of the maps relate to other lands and mining records held within the archives. In addition to mapping requirements required for mining development, the mapping done includes that required for water, dam and bore sites within aboriginal communites such as Warrabri and on pastoral stations such as Avon Downs, as well as for projects like the ELDO project. The ELDO [European Launcher Development Organisation] satellite tracker near Gove tracked the flight path of Woomera rockets throughout the 1960s into the early 1970s. Folders 27 and 28 contain a series of survey mapping completed by the private United Uranium NL exploration team led by Joe Fischer. This team found a uranium deposit in 1954 which they named El Sherana which was to become an extremely large producer of high grade uranium ore along the South Alligator River valley.

Recordkeeping System

None apparent

Recording Agency

PeriodTitleAgency Id
1925 - 1928Department of Mines [II]847
1928 - 1968Mines Branch [I], Head Office638
1970 - c 1970Mines Branch [II], Darwin642
1916 - 1921Department of Mines585
1921 - 1925Lands and Mines Department621

Agency Responsible

PeriodTitleAgency Id
1916 - 1921Department of Mines585
1921 - 1925Lands and Mines Department621
1925 - 1928Department of Mines [II]847
1928 - 1968Mines Branch [I], Head Office638
1970 - 1978Mines Branch [II], Darwin642
1978 - 2001Department of Mines and Energy586
2016 - 2020Department of Primary Industry and Resources1290

Related Series

Transfer DateSeriesSeries Id
1966 - 1970Geological maps and drilling plansNTRS 1229

Consignments

Consignment IdNumber of UnitsContents Date RangePublic AccessDescription
P000146c 1916 - c 1970Agreement PendingD3: Media type