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
Halfway Peak
Mt Douglas
Coronation Hill
Pul Pul
Mt Ebsworth
TheBanyans
DeadHorse
Hill
Far ViewPeak
MountTodd
McCarthyHill
MtDaniels
BlackMountain
MountDavis
TentHill
MountMasson
MountGeorge
BROCKS CREEK
SOUTHHOWLEY
COSMOHOWLEY
FRANCESCREEK
MOLINE
EMERALDCREEK MINE
WANDIE MINE
CORONATION HILL
BRIDGECREEK FOUNTAIN
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MOUNTBONNIE
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MOUNTWELLS EL
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Umbrawarra
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Fleming
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Hot Springs
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Str
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FishWaterholes
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Eight Mile
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Walter Springs
Eva Spring
Wells Springs
Douglas Springs
GertrudeSpring
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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’
131^15’
132^45’
132^45’14^15’ 14^15’
<100 100 - 200 200 - 300 300 - 400
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec0
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MEAN MONTHLY RAINFALL (mm)at PINE CREEK
AVERAGE ANNUALRAINFALL (mm)
1100
1000
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1300
1200
PINE CREEK
GEOSYNCLINE
CRETACEOUS
MESA
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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A B
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
HIG
HW
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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.