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SARIG offers two ways to search and access Drillhole Data:

1. Map Menu – Spatial Search

Click on the Spatial Seach icon from the map menu (below).

Select Mineral drillholes from the data source drop down box and draw an area on the SARIG map. A result search from your search will appear in the bottom right corner of your screen, with an option to download to a CSV (Excel) file.  

Clicking the Advanced Search button on the screen will go to an Advanced Search form (shown further down this page).




2. Main Menu – Geoscientific Data – Drilling and Online Core Library

Click on Main Menu icon, select Geoscientific Data, then select Drilling and Online Core Library from list displayed.

Select either Quick Search, Spatial Search or the Activate Map Layers option

  • Quick Search – when selected will display a search form with the most common drillhole searching criteria (drillhole number, drillholle name, commodities and drill type). This tool searches the entire drillhole database - SA Geodata

  • Spatial Search – select Mineral drillholes from the data source drop down box. This option will provide an advanced search option to access the drilling database SA Geodata for interval data downloads and online core inspection requests
  • Activate Map Layers – when selected will display all available drillhole map layers on the SARIG map.

Note:note_icon_blue The Identify tool and Database-Drillhole-Advanced Search require the user to draw a defined area of interest (box drawn on the map).Due to large datasets the Drillhole user-defined area is restricted to the equivalent of 2 degrees longitude x 2 degrees latitude.

Quick search

Drillhole Quick Search is located in the Menu Toolbox under the Database, Drillhole and Online Core Inspections drop-down as shown in image below.

When the Quick Search option is selected from the Main Toolbox menu a new internet browser tab will open and display the  Drilhlole Database Quick Search Form.

Enter in quick search criteria then click the Search Button. Once the search button is clicked the Drillhole Search Results form will open. Database wildcards are not required. Where possible drop down list and auto fill capabilities are provided.

For more detailed searching criteria click the Advanced Search, blue hyperlink located at the bottom of the quick search form.

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SA Geodata is the Government of South Australia's primary corporate geoscientific data repository and captures mineral exploration data derived by industry reporting requirements and government exploration programs since the 1850s.

The Quick or Advanced search options contain drop down boxes or auto fill capabilities (list filters as you type).

Spatial search

Spatial search is located under the Main Menu – Geoscientific Data – Drilling and Online Core Library as shown in image below.

Select Mineral drillholes from the data source drop down box and draw an area on the SARIG map. A result search from your search will appear in the bottom right corner of your screen, with an option to download to a CSV (Excel) file.

When the Advanced Search option is selected a new internet browser tab will open displaying the  Drillhole Advanced Search form (below).

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Drillhole advanced search form

The Drillhole Advanced Search allows users to directly search SA Geodata using the filter options provided, see image below.

Once all required options are entered click the Search Database button. A new internet browser tab will open displaying the Drillhole Search Results form (below).

Database wildcards are not required. Where possible drop down list and auto fill capabilities are provided.

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Drillhole search results

The Drillhole Search Results form returns a list of all drilholes available in the area of interest drawn filtered by options provided  in the advanced serch form.

In addition it provides users with:

Drillhole Details : Click the magnify glass image or the drillhole Number (blue hyperlink) to view the drillhole details. Driilhole details include, location, Stratigraphy, Lithology, Core Details, Spectral Scanning and reference information.

  • Drillhole Summary and Drillhole has: Drillhole data and data indicators of drillhole data stored in SA Geodata
  • Export results to excel: Click the Export to results (blue hyperlink), downloads the drillhole search results table.
  • Download results: Click the Download results data package to view package type. If download button is greyed out (not available you have exceeded the maximum number of records (2500), please refine your searching criteria.

Select a Download Package, then click the download button.

  • Number of Records Returned:Number of records return for the searching criteria, in the example below one record has been returned.
  • Submission of Core Inspection where Drillhole has Core Available.

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Note:note_icon_blue Click on the drillholes search results to sort fields, an arrow will appear below the heading to indicate which field data is sorted by.

Drillhole details

The Drillhole Details comprised of 8 tabs displaying data captured in SA Geodata:

  • Details: Collar, Survey and general drillhole details
  • Location: Drillhole Coordinates and MapSheet data
  • Stratigraphy: Drilling stratigraphy interval logs
  • Lithology: Drilling lithology interval logs and description, may contain more than one log click the Select (blue hyperlink) to view log.
  • Core Details: Core intervals, location of core, previous inspection and sample record flags.
  • Spectral Scanning: Hylogger core scanner images and results.
  • Rock Samples: Links to Rock Sample database.
  • References: Links to Publications and Reports database where drillhole was originally reported.

The Drillhole Details form also provides SA Geodata - Database Information Downloads, this includes an Explanation of the Stratigraphic Map Symbol and GIS code system document.

Resources and Energy's stratigraphic units are used consistently across the states geological maps and this document explains the hierarchical sequence of the GIS Code and Map Symbol.

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Online core inspection

Core inspections can be booked online from the Drillhole Search Results form, by clicking on the View core inspection request button 

Once required drillholes are listed in the search return and the Drillhole has header indicates core is available complete the following steps to book a core inspection.

Step 1: In the Drillhole Search Results screen go to the Book a Core Inspection section and tick the Add to Inspection List check box for the required drillhole. Once checked an Inspection Request pop-up form  will display.

Step 2: The Inspection Request form displays the drillhole intervals and where available the option to view HyLogger core images.

To select intervals to be requested click the Interval Required check box. When selections are complete click the OK button.

Once the OK button is clicked, users will be returned the Drillhole Search Results form, and can Change Inspection List to:

  • Add another drillhole to the core inspection within the Drillhole Search Results list
  • Request sampling if core sampling is allowed
  • View if core is hazardous.

Step 3: When core selection is completed click the Finalise core inspection request button.

Step 4: A Submit Core Inspection form will appear.

Step 5: Complete details as marked* on form and Submit.

Note:note_icon_blue Forty-eight-hours notice is usually required to reserve inspection space and allow time for the layout of sample trays.

Step 6: A confirmation pop-up will display detailing the core inspection reference number and core library contact number. Click the OK button.

Once the OK button is clicked the user will receive a summary of the core inspection request.

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Note:note_icon_blue The South Australia Drill Core Reference Library facility is located at Tonsley. Please check the Core In Storage header if core is available to view.

Note:note_icon_blue Drillholes map layers do need to be turned on to access SA Geodata drillhole data via SARIG.

For more information, contact:

Christie Gerrard
SARIG Manager

Phone: +61 8 8429 2586
Email: christie.gerrard@sa.gov.au
Customer Services
Level 4, 11 Waymouth Street
Adelaide, South Australia 5000

Phone: + 61 8 8463 3000
Email: resources.customerservices@sa.gov.au
DEM.minerals@sa.gov.au