Past Producer

Darling Hill

Australia
PalladiumNickelCopperPlatinumGoldSilverCobaltIridiumRutheniumRhodium
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Description

J.C.H. Mingaye

Commodities
PrimaryPalladium, Nickel, Copper, Platinum
SecondaryGold, Silver, Cobalt, Iridium
TertiaryRuthenium, Rhodium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formVEINLETS, LENTICULAR VEINS
Ore controlSandstones And Mudstones Intruded By Pegmatite, Amphibolite And Serpentine And Highly Folded
Materials
Ore mineralsHematite, Limonite, Sperrylite
Geology
Host rockSerpentinite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1889
Identification
Deposit ID10037854
MRDS IDM045045
Alternate namesMount Darling Creek, Renalson's Claim, Mount Darling Creek Group, Red Hill Group, Darling Range Basin, Little Darling Creek
RegionOC
Data scoreC
Coordinates-31.95455, 141.47373
References
IMPERIAL INST. GR. BRITIAN, 1936, PLATINUM AND ALLIED METALS, P. 76-77ANDREWS, E.C., 1922, THE GEOL. OF THE BROKEN HILL DISTRICT, MEMOIR OF GEOL. SURV. NEW SOUTH WALES, NO. 8, P. 191, 294IMP. INST. GR. BR. (1936)