Commodities
PrimaryNickel
SecondaryCopper
TertiaryPGE, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model11: Komatiitic Ni-Cu
Deposit sizeY
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Chromite, Magnetite, Millerite, Pentlandite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite
Geology
Host rockPeridotite · Carnilya Hill Ultramafics
Associated rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Tectonic settingOcean Floor
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1980
Discovery year1977
Identification
Deposit ID10039193
MRDS IDM046757
RegionOC
Data scoreB
Coordinates-31.02942, 121.78252
References
KEAYS, R. R., AND DAVISON, R. M., 1976 , PD, IR, AND AU IN NICKEL SULFIDE DEPOSITS, WEST AUSTRALIA : ECON. GEOL. V. 71 , P. 1214 - 1228TRAVIS, KEAYS AND DAVISON, 1976 , EVALUATION OF PD AND IR IN NI GOSSANS, W. AUSTRALIA : ECON. CMARSTONE AND OTHERS, 1981, NICKEL SULFIDE DEPOSITS IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA-- A REVIEW: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 76, NO. 6, P. 1330-1363.DEYOUNG AND OTHERS, 1985: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-D.ISMI