Description
Union-Hanna-Homestake Group
Commodities
PrimaryNickel
SecondaryCopper
TertiaryPlatinum, Palladium, Iridium, Chromium, Iron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLENSE
Ore controlBasal Zone Of Ultramafics Near Contact With Iron Formation.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Chromite, Millerite, Pentlandite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite
Geology
Host rockGreenstone · Iron Formation;
Associated rockUltramafic Intrusive Rock,Komatiite (Ultramafite)
StructureSouth Plunging Anticline, The Footwall Of Ore Is Formed By The Banded Ironstone Formation (See Description For Windarra North). Ore Lenses Occur Over An East-West Strike Length Of 1280 M. And Dip To The South At 40 To 45 Deg. The High-Grade Ore Lenses Are More Discontinuous Than At Mount Windarra North And Intrusive Basic And Acidic Rocks Have A More Profound Effect On The Ore Zone.
Tectonic settingIn Wiluna-Norseman Greenstone Belt
AlterationViolarite - Supergene Alteration
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Production years1984-1986
Discovery year1970
Identification
Deposit ID10039356
MRDS IDM047012
RegionOC
Data scoreB
Coordinates-28.49621, 122.16587
References
ENG. AND MIN. JOUR., 2/74, P. 21.AMER. MET. MKT., 12/12/72.SKINNER, WALTER R., 1973, MINING INT. YRBK.: THE FINANCIAL TIMES, LONDON, P. 471.ENG. AND MIN. JOUR., 2/75, P. 53 (DISCOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT).ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, MAY, 1986, P. 16.RECORD W002722WOODAL, R., 1974 , NICKEL RESOURCES IN AUST.: UNPUBLISHED MANUSCRIPT. PGM CALCULATED FROM KEAYES DATA GIVEN FOR MT. WINDARRA - SEE MT. WINDARRA NORTH OPERATIONS RECORD