Magnetotelluric Survey of the Kalkaroo Cu-Au Deposit (2020-21)

Kalkaroo (Kalkaroo-2020-21)

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Adelaide University (2026): Magnetotelluric Survey of the Kalkaroo Cu-Au Deposit (2020-21). AuScope. https://doi.org/10.82388/k682rsrf

Additional Info

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Identifier https://doi.org/10.82388/k682rsrf
Is Platform True
Instrument Classification Geophysics
Platform Type
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Model
  • Model Name: Kalkaroo
Date
  • Date: 2020-11-04/2021-08-15
    Date Type: Period of Activity
Measured Variables
User Specified Keywords
  • Magnetotelluric
  • MT
  • Broadband MT
  • Curnamona Province
  • Geophysical survey
Description

The 2020-2021 Kalkaroo Magnetotelluric Survey was a temporary field campaign conducted across the Kalkaroo Cu-Au deposit and surrounding Kalkaroo magnetic dome within the Curnamona Province, South Australia, to investigate the electrical resistivity structure of the crust associated with mineralisation and regional geological architecture.

The survey was undertaken through multiple field campaigns between November 2020 and August 2021 and comprised approximately 230 broadband magnetotelluric stations. A dense grid of approximately 126 stations with nominal spacing of 300 m was deployed across the Kalkaroo Cu-Au deposit, complemented by a broader regional grid of approximately 104 stations with nominal spacing of 1.2 km across the surrounding Kalkaroo magnetic dome. Parallel instrument comparison tests and multiple continuously recording remote-reference stations were incorporated into the survey design to support data quality assessment and processing.

Data were acquired using Phoenix MTU-8A ultra-wideband magnetotelluric systems provided by Geoscience Australia together with Phoenix MTU-5C and LEMI-423 broadband magnetotelluric systems hosted by Adelaide University and accessed through the AuScope - ANSIR Research Facilities for Earth Sounding.

Funding References
Credit Phoenix MTU-8A ultra-wideband magnetotelluric instrumentation was provided by Geoscience Australia. Phoenix MTU-5C and LEMI-423 broadband magnetotelluric instrumentation was hosted by Adelaide University and made available through the AuScope - ANSIR Research Facilities for Earth Sounding. Data acquisition was jointly funded by the Geological Survey of South Australia and Havilah Resources Ltd through Accelerated Discovery Initiative project RD01-117. Havilah Resources Ltd provided logistical support for field operations.
Alternate Identifier
  • Alternate Identifier Type: Other
    Alternate Identifier Name: Kalkaroo-2020-21
Related Instruments
Locality Curnamona Province, Australia
Location Details
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Publisher AuScope
Publication Date 2026-07-16
Primary Contact Name AuScope Instrument Repository
Primary Contact Email help@data.auscope.org.au

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