Commodities
PrimaryNickel, Copper
Commodity typeM
Geology
Host rockPeridotite · Carnilya Hill Ultramafics
Tectonic settingOcean Floor
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1980
Last production1982
Discovery year1977
Identification
Deposit ID10024496
MRDS IDISM0216
Alternate namesCarnilya Hill Nickel Mine
RegionOC
Data scoreC
Coordinates-31.02942, 121.78252
References
MARSTON, R. J., GROVES, D. I., HUDSON, D. R., AND ROSS, J. R., 1981, NICKEL SULFIDE DEPOSITS IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA---A REVIEW: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 76, NO. 6, P. 1330-1363.BHP NEWS REVIEW, OCTOBER, 1980.WESTERN MINING CORP. LTD., 1982, ANNUAL REPORT.