A description of the mica deposits inspected.

Ajana is 66 miles north from Geraldton by rail and is the terminus of the branch railway which passes through Northampton mining district. Aspects of regional geology and mineral occurrence are discussed in these notes.

A visit of inspection to the Lakes Entrance Shaft, with the object of making a collection of fossils from the sediments already excavated, was made on the 17th and 18th of December. The list of fossils recognised is fairly comprehensive but for the reasons stated it consists chiefly of small forms obtained by washing down the sandy marls. The approximate depths at which the various palaeontological horizons were encountered in the shaft are given below, the sequence and lithology of the beds being identical with that proved in all bores in the vicinity.

The samples of diatomite were received recently from the Director of the Geological Survey of New Zealand. The localities for the samples are given as Middlemarch, Wainui and Whirinaki. The three diatomites are of freshwater origin. The following notes are the result of microscopic examination.

Phosphate deposits in the vicinity of Canowindra, Molong, Wellington and Borenore were examined in company with members of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Rural Industries on the 27th and 28th February, 1943. Two slightly different types of deposit occur in these localities. These deposits are described herein.

The occurrence of molybdenite deposits near Yetholme has been known for many years. The most important deposits are close to the eastern boundary of Ph. Yetholme, Co. Roxburgh. The deposits have been worked in a small way for molybdenite at several places, have been examined by several geologists, and have been investigated by two of the major mining companies. The result of this work has shown that although considerable tonnages are available, the molybdenite content is too low to make mining attractive. It is not proposed to describe the geology, mining excavations, and other factors affecting the field in this report since that has already been done in several previous reports. It is the purpose of this report, however, to point out that the Yetholme deposits contain a considerable amount of scheelite and may well warrant large scale mining for this now important ore of tungsten.

The barite deposits are about three miles northeast of Bredbo, which is nearly 50 miles south of Canberra. This report provides a description of the deposits.

Report on a seismic survey carried out in order to determine whether the vibrations from blasting, when transmitted through the ground, were sufficient to cause structural damage to residential properties in the vicinty of the quarry at Balls Head.

The principal deposit is situated in Portion 47, Parish of Kempfield, County of Georgiana, four miles west-northwest of Trunkey in a direct line and about seven miles by road, which is mostly fairly rough and hilly. The Sugarloaf deposit is 1.5 miles south of the main workings and other lesser occurrences are known in the area. The main deposits and the Sugarloaf area were examined on April 27th, 1943, in the company of Mr. F. Canavan of this Branch, and Mr. Henry, who works the main quarry on behalf of W.T. Harris. The accompanying plan, Plate 1, is the result of a compass, clinometer and tape survey. Plate 2, is a geological plan of the locality taken from a map prepared by H.G. Raggatt to accompany a report to the New South Wales Mines Department on the Trunkey-Tuena Goldfield.

Microscopic examination of cores from bores Nos. 84 and 109.