Description
Bureau Of Min. Recources And Queensland Geological Survey
Commodities
PrimaryNickel, Cobalt
SecondaryCopper, Chromium
TertiaryPGE, Zinc, Iron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model110: Lateritic Ni
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formBLANKET
Ore controlZone Of Nickel Enrichment Has An Average Thickness Of 8 M, With Local Development To 20 M. It Lies Under A Cover Of About 6 M Of Ferruginous Overburden Containing Less Than 1% Ni.
Geology
Host rockPeridotite · Greenvale Serpentinite;Boiler Gully Complex
StructureBurdekin River Fault Zone
AlterationSerpentinization, Lateritization
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1974
Discovery year1967
Identification
Deposit ID10079604
MRDS IDW029643
RegionOC
Data scoreB
Coordinates-18.91356, 144.98213
References
AUSTR. MINING, OCT. 1975, THE FIRST AUSTRALIAN LATERITIC NICKEL MINEMINING MAGAZINE 7.75.P.9.MINING MAGAZINE 12.73.P.504U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-F; CROCKETT AND OTHERS, 1987)FLETCHER AND COUPER, 1975, AUSTRALASIAN INST. OF MINING AND METALLURGY MONOGRAPH 5, P. 995-1001.ENG. MINING JOUR, 5/74, P. 37ENG. MINING JOUR., 4/74, P. 164.ENG. MINING JOUR., 6/73, P. 281.ENG. MINING JOUR., 1/73.ENG. MINING JOUR., 2/75, P. 127.ENG. MINING JOUR., 1/72, P. 87.METALS WEEK SOURCEBOOK, 1/27/75.ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 1975, FEBRUARY, P. 127.WYCHE, CHARLIE, 1972, THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF AUSTRALIA: PREPRINT FOR 1972 BUREAU OF MINES MINERALS YEARBOOK, P. 16.SKINNER, WALTER R., 1973, MINING INTERNATIONAL YEARBOOK, 1973-1974: LONDON, FINANCIAL TIMES, P. 225, 255.BUREAU OF MINERAL RESOURCES, GEOLOGY, AND GEOPHYSICS, 1973, MINERAL REPORT NO. 2, NICKEL DEPOSITS; COMPILED BY J.A. INGRAM.ISMID1-D4) AUSTR. MIN. IND., REVIEW 1975; D5) MINER, JUNE 14, 1976;