HYDROGEOLOGY OF THE PINE CREEK MINING REGION

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JAWOYN ABORIGINALLAND TRUST

MANYALLALUK ABORIGINALLAND TRUST

Mount Osborne

MountPaqualin

Limestone Hill

McMinns Bluff

Union Hill

Mount Saunders

Mount Gardiner

Coronet Hill

Big Sunday

MountCallanan

Mount Lambell

Mount Stow

Mount Felix

Wolfram Hill

FoelscheHeadland

MountHarvey

Mt Fleming

Mt Mclachlan

Mt Porter

Mt Ellison

Mt Wells

Cullen Hill

Aston Hill

Two Sisters

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Mt Douglas

Coronation Hill

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TheBanyans

DeadHorse

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Far ViewPeak

MountTodd

McCarthyHill

MtDaniels

BlackMountain

MountDavis

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MountMasson

MountGeorge

BROCKS CREEK

SOUTHHOWLEY

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FRANCESCREEK

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PINECREEK

HYDROGEOLOGY

kilometres 0 10 30 kilometres

TECTONIC UNITS BORE DENSITY

Published and available from;Conservation and Natural Resources Group,

Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Environment,Goyder Centre, Chung Wah Terrace, Palmerston,

Northern Territory of Australia, April 2002.

This publication is protected by copyright law and remains the propertyof the Northern Territory of Australia. Apart from any uses as permittedunder the Copyright Act 1968 for study research or training purposes,

reproduction by whatever means is prohibited, without prior writtenpermission from the custodian.

NHULUNBUY

ALICESPRINGS

KATHERINE

JABIRUDARWIN

TENNANT CREEK

The Northern Territory accepts no liability for the accuracy of theinformation provided. Furthermore the Northern Territory of Australia

does not warrant that this product contains the latest informationavailable nor that the information is free from errors.

MILINGIMBISD 53-02

5 15 20 25

For further information contact:Natural Systems Division,

Conservation and Natural Resources Group,Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Environment.

Ph. (08) 8999 4414, Fax. (08) 8999 3667Goyder Centre, Chung Wah Terrace, Palmerston,

Northern Territory of Australia.

PINE CREEK MINING REGIONBlack numbered lines are 20000 metre intervals of the Map Grid of Australia (MGA), Zones 52 & 53

Transverse Mercator Projection - Longitude of Origin 132^Horizontal Datum: GDA 94 Vertical Datum: AHD (metres)

POROUS SEDIMENTARY ROCK - AQUIFER

FRACTURED & KARSTIC ROCKS - EXTENSIVE AQUIFERS

FRACTURED ROCKS - LOCAL AQUIFERS

FRACTURED & WEATHERED ROCKS WITH MINOR GROUNDWATER RESOURCES

Dolomitic sandy limestone

Siltstone, chert, shale, tuff

Sandstone, minor siltstone

Sandstone

Andesite, basalt

Syenite, acid volcanics

Greywacke

Greywacke, sandstone

Siltstone, minor greywacke

Dolerite & granophyre

Granite

Sandstone

Limestone, siltstone, shale

Limestone & siltstoneOolloo Limestone

El Sharana Group

Tolmer Group

Kombolgie Formation

Plum Tree Volcanics

Kurrundie Sandstone

Masson Formation

Stag Creek Volcanics

Wildman Siltstone

Burrell Creek Formation

Cullen Batholith

Mundogie Sandstone

Gerowie Tuff

Jinduckin Formation

Tindall Limestone

- yield 0.5 to 5 L/s- yield >15 L/s

- yield 0.05 to 0.5 L/s

- yield 0.5 to 5 L/s

- yield usually 0.05 to 0.5 L/s in water bearing zones

Zone of high yield inTindall Limestone

Mixed sedimentary &volcanic rocks

Sandstone, siltstone,conglomerate

Cherty tuff, tuffaceousgreywacke

Greywacke, siltstone,shale, quartzite

Volcanic breccia, ardesite,tuff shale

Cretaceousundifferentiated

Mount Bonnie &Koolpin Formations

Kombolgie FormationVolcanic Members

Zamu Dolerite &Oenpelli Dolerite

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The yield figures shown for each unit are for bores with appropriate location & construction. Fractured and weathered rocks are usually prospective for groundwateronly in the upper 80m and of low permeability at greater depth.

HYDROGEOLOGY OF THE

GROUNDWATER QUALITY and CHEMISTRY

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Durov Diagram showing typical rangein chemistry of groundwater from thePINE CREEK GEOSYNCLINE

CAUTION : High levels of arsenic may be present in groundwater,particularly in association with mineralised zones

TOPOGRAPHY131^15’13^15’ 13^15’

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PINE CREEK

GEOSYNCLINE

CRETACEOUS

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DALY

BASIN

Geology modified from base maps of the Northern TerritoryGeological Survey

DIAGRAMMETRIC CROSS-SECTION A - B

DAMES & MOORE

MAP LOCALITY & 1:250 000 SHEET INDEXINDEX TO

ADJOINING SHEETS

C Northern Territory of Australia

Elevation,metres AHD

Minor revisions, corrections and updates to mapping have beenmade since the initial publication of this map (July 1989).

Cadastral boundaries have also been added.This map takes account of data to August 2002.

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SYMBOLS

Perennial or empheneral watercourse

Area of opencut mining affecting groundwater

Line of cross-sectionOverturned fold

Surface water catchment dividePerennial water hole

Syncline

Sinkhole

Bore, yield >15.0 L/s

Airfield

Bore, yield 5.0 - 15.0 L/s

Anticline

Bore, yield 0.5 - 5.0 L/s

Quartz vein

Perennial pool

Bore, yield 0.05 - 0.5 L/s

Shear zone

Dam, capacity >50 ML

WindpumpFault

Water table contour, m A.H.D.

Municipal boundary

Geological boundary

Groundwater flow line

Underground mine, abandoned

Rainfall gauging station

Spring

Alluvial mine

Underground mine

Open pit mineOpen pit mine, abandoned

SURFACE WATER FEATURES

GROUNDWATER FEATURES

GEOLOGICAL FEATURES

ARTIFICIAL FEATURES

CADASTRAL FEATURES

catchment area, km

3

2mean annual runoff, m /sStream gauging station

BuildingsGas pipeline

Railway under construction

Land subject to inundation

Town / CommunityProperty boundary

HighwaySecondary road

Minor road

National park boundary

DARWINSD 52-04

ALLIGATORRIVER

SD 53-01

PINE CREEKSD 52-08

MT. EVELYNSD 53-05

MOUNTMARUMBASD 53-06

FERGUSSONRIVER

SD 52-12

KATHERINESD 53-09

URAPUNGASD 53-10

PINE CREEK

KAKADU

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Hydrogeology by R. J. McGowan, Dames and Moore Pty. Ltd.July 1989,

Project coordination by P. Jolly,Cartography by L. Fritz, Spatial Data and Mapping,

using Microstation graphic applications,Design File: Pine_Ck_Mining_Hydrogeol_TM94.dgn,

Plot File: Pine-Ck-Mining-Reg_Hydrogeology.plt.