Western Australia
Past Producer

Spargoville, Australia

Western Australia, Australia
NickelCopperIron
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Description

Australian Selection (Pty)

Commodities
PrimaryNickel
SecondaryCopper
TertiaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnknown
Orebody formWEDGE, LENS
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Pentlandite, Pyrrhotite
Geology
Host rockUltramafic Intrusive Rock,Dunite,Metasedimentary Rock,Amphibolite · Amphibolite, Porphyry, Dunite, Metasediments
Associated rockUltramafic Intrusive Rock,Dunite · Dunite, Porphyry, Ultramafics
StructureYilgarn Archaean Block Of The Western Australian Shield. The Mineralized Belt Of Ultrafafics Consists Of Three Separate Orebodies
Tectonic settingFaults, Shear Zones
AlterationSupergene Alteration Between 70 M And 120 M
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1975
Discovery year1966
Identification
Deposit ID10079599
MRDS IDW029637
Alternate namesLocation 2 & 3
RegionOC
Data scoreB
Coordinates-31.32941, 121.49919
References
THE NORTHERN MINE, SEPT. 23,1971M.B., MARCH 31, 1974 P. 27ANDREWS P.B.: SPARGOVILLE NICKEL DEPOSITS. (ECON. GEOL. 1975)AUSTRALIAN MINERAL INDUSTRY VOL. 28 NO. 4, 1976AUSTR. MIN. IND. REVIEW;