Commodities
PrimaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Sandstone · Mullamen Beds;Groote Eylandt Beds
StructureSheltered Basins With High Ph.
Tectonic settingStable Platform
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1966
Last production1982
Discovery year1961
Identification
Deposit ID10024458
MRDS IDISM0174
Alternate namesGroote Eylandt Manganese Mine
RegionOC
Data scoreC
Coordinates-13.99719, 136.49898
References
MCINTOSH, J. L., FARAG. J. S., AND SLEE, K. J., 1975, GROOTE EYLANDT MANGANESE DEPOSITS IN KNIGHT, C. L., ED., 1975, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF AUSTRALIA AND PAPUA-NEW GUINEA, MONOGRAPH 5, V. 1, METALS: AUSTRALASIAN INST. OF MINING AND METALLURGY, P. 815-821.AUSTRALIAN MINERAL INDUSTRY ANNUAL REVIEWS, 1966-1980: BUREAU OF MIN. RESOURCES. (PA1, PC1)BROKEN HILL PROPRIETARY CO. LTD., MANGANESE ORE, GROOTE EYLANDT, AUSTRALIA.BROKEN HILL PROPRIETARY CO. LTD., GROOTE EYLANDT MANGANESE.SASSOS, M. P., 1984, MANGANESE--GEMCO MINES HUGE RESOURCES AT GROOTE EYLANDT: ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, MCGRAW-HILL, NEW YORK, V. 185, NO. 1, P. 57-58.PA1: RF2 PC1: RF2