There are three areas so far discovered, each in a different state of development. They are: the East Finniss deposit, which has had a number of costeans and three shafts sunk on it by the present party; the Brown's mine deposit, which has an old shaft and many costeans sunk for copper around 1906; and the Mt. Fitch prospect which has two costeans and an 11 ft. shaft, all old and some distance from the present area of interest. This report deals only with an assessment of the present position and with recommendations for future work in the uranium prospects.

In the vicinity of Roma about 3000-4000ft. of Mesozoic sediments overlie a basement consisting or granite and -metamorphic rocks. Permian rocks outcrop about 70 miles to the north of Roma. Considerable flows of natural gas, and small quantities of oil, have been found since 1900 in many of the bores which have been drilled in the Roma area; but no major commercial supplies have been developed. The sediments are mostly obscured by soil. Experience also suggests that pitting and shallow core drilling have limited value. It is therefore difficult, using normal geological methods, to determine geological structures in the region and to work out, except in the broadest way, the geological structure in the areas tested by drilling. In the present survey, gravity and magnetic methods were applied in an attempt to gain some indications of basement topography, which might be related to possible oil-bearing structures. It was found that the major geophysical anomalies are not related to known basement topography, but are probably due to variations of rock-types within the basement or other causes. However, it was possible to isolate some- gravity anomalies which might be related to high basement features. These anomalies are being tested by seismic methods to locate possible drilling targets.

This report gives an overview of the bauxite resources of Tasmania. The report provides a summary of the work, investigation, and sampling conducted between 1941 and 1949. The mode of occurrence and types of bauxite are described. A description, which includes a statement of reserves, is given of each of the eleven individual deposits.

This mineral collection comprises 13,000+ locality based museum quality specimens derived from BMR/AGSO/GA field survey programs, from external organisations (e.g. Australian Museums, state geological surveys), or from donations or bequests by private collectors. It includes specimens from all over the world with a strong emphasis on minerals from Broken Hill.

This is the second progress report of the coal drilling programme near Ashford in the Parishes of Macdonald and Myall, County of Arrawatta. The first report (Record 1949/106) covered the drilling of D.D.H's 1-5. Drilling was continued to test the coal measures lying between old Ashford Colliery and the Severn River. Five more holes were drilled through the coal seam, north of No. 2 D.D.H. An account of the drilling work is set down in this report, together with a description of local geology, and estimates of the coal reserves in the field.

The deposits of heavy mineral sands along the East Coast of Australia are being investigated primarily to determine their content of monazite. These deposits contain most of the known world reserves of zircon and rutile for which they are being exploited at various localities. Monazite, a phosphate of cerium, lanthanum, praseodymium and other rare earths, with thorium silicate, is utilised commercially as a source of cerium and of thorium. In this investigation, the thorium content on the monazite is being determined on the basis of its radioactivity. Two deposits in the Tweed-Fingal area were examined. The geology of the area, methods of testing, and the results of the investigation are discussed in this report.

The deposits of heavy mineral sands along the East Coast of Australia are being investigated primarily to determine their content of monazite. These deposits contain most of the known world reserves of zircon and rutile for which they are being exploited at various localities. Monazite, a phosphate of cerium, lanthanum, praseodymium and other rare earths, with thorium silicate, is utilised commercially as a source of cerium and of thorium. In this investigation, the thorium content on the monazite is being determined on the basis of its radioactivity. A principal deposit, and two smaller deposits, in the Fingal-Cudgen area were investigated. The geology of the area, methods of testing, and the results of the investigation are discussed in this report.

Geophysical work commenced at the beginning of September 1949, and was completed in December. Of this period, ten weeks were spent at Hermidale and five weeks at Girilambone. The operations comprised both geomagnetic and self-potential surveys. The geology, history, and the results of the work for the areas surveyed, are described in this report.

For the first time the hypostoma of an eodiscid trilobite, Pagetia bootes Walcott, is described. The presence of a doublure with terraced lines, and schizochroal eyes as observed on Australian Pagetiae, is mentioned. Obviously the trilobite nature of the Eodiscidae is no longer in question.

This collection of fossils from the Portland area consists chiefly from mollusca, but where a small portion of sediment was attached to the fossils, it was removed and washed down for micro-examination. The number given to each sample refers to the registered number in the Victorian Geological Survey Collection. The results of the examination are recorded in this report.