Description
Great Boulder Geologist
Commodities
PrimaryNickel
SecondaryCopper
TertiaryIron
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Pentlandite, Pyrite
GangueBiotite, Hornblende, Olivine, Plagioclase
Geology
Host rockNorite,Troctolite,Anorthosite,Dunite,Harzburgite,Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Associated rockUltramafic Intrusive Rock,Felsic Volcanic Rock,Granite · Basic And Acid Extrusive Rocks, Dike Rocks, Plutonic Rocks
StructureYilgarn Archaean Block Of The Western Australian Shield, A E-N-E Trending Zone Include The Ore Shoots
Tectonic settingThe Orebodies Are Cut By Nnw-Faults
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1973
Discovery year1968
Identification
Deposit ID10079596
MRDS IDW029634
RegionOC
Data scoreB
Coordinates-30.0628, 121.63253
References
AUSTR. MINER: JAN.1974 P. 14 & AUG. 1973,P.3SCHULTZ K.: CARR-BOYD ROCKS NICKEL-COPPER DEPOSITS (ECONOMIC GEOL. OF AUSTRALIA AND PAPUA NEW GUINEA - 1.METALS, 1975, P. 125ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL-ACTIVITY DIGEST, 10/7/74, P. 8METALS WEEK METALS SOURCEBOOK 7/2/73 ITEM # A32005) AMERICAN METAL MARKET 10/25/746) SKINNER, WALTER R., 1973, MINING INTERNATIONAL YEARBOOK: THE FINANCIAL TIMES, LONDON, 1973, P 2807) METAL WEEK-METALS SOURCEBOOK 11/25/74, ITEM # B5214AUSTR. MIN. INDUSTRY, REVIEW 1973, ,1974,1975;