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Untapped water discovered in western New South Wales via aerial electromagnetic survey
A bold plan to search for water from the air in western New South Wales has proven to be a success.
Key points:
- The aerial electromagnetic survey looks for water and minerals about 500 metres beneath the earth’s surface
- The initial survey, near Cobar, covered an area the size of Greater Sydney
- The NSW Government will extend the survey to search near Broken Hill
The aerial electromagnetic survey, which started in 2019 from Cobar to Rankins Springs, has found deposits of gold, copper and zin and untapped groundwater.
The survey searches for groundwater and minerals about 500 metres beneath the earth’s surface.
The original survey covered 19,000 square kilometres — about one and a half times the size of Greater Metropolitan Sydney.
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