Description
Puckey And Richardson
Commodities
PrimaryAluminum, Iron
SecondarySilica, Ferrosilicon, Titanium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model111: Bauxite, laterite type
Deposit sizeL
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formBLANKET
Materials
Ore mineralsBauxite, Boehmite, Gibbsite
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Sand and Gravel,Siltstone · Bauxites And Laterites;Mullaman-Beds;Granitic Basement, Gneisses And Granites
Associated rockGranite
StructureBauxite Layers From A Wide Bassin
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1972
Discovery year1952
Identification
Deposit ID10079689
MRDS IDW029773
RegionOC
Data scoreB
Coordinates-12.29733, 136.74898
References
SRC.REF: A.SOMM 1976 P.13 AND INTERNAL INFO BGRSOMM, A. 1976: BAUXITE DEPOSITS OF GOVE. IN EXURSION GUIDE NO.49 AC. 25TH INTERNATIONAL GEOL. CONGRESSGRUBB, P.L.C. 1970: MINERALOGY, GEOCHEMISTRY AND GENESIS OF THE BAUXITE DEPOSITS ON THE GOVE AND MITCHELL PLATEAUX. MINERAL. DEPOSITA VOL.5 PP.248-272INGRAM, J.A. 1973: MINERAL RECOURSES REPORT NO.1, BAUXITE DEPOSITS, DEPT. OF MINERALS AND ENERGY, CANBERRA.MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987, P. 60.1-4) AUSTRALIAN MINERAL INDUSTRY, ANNUAL REVIEWS, 17&18) JOBSONS MINING YEARBOOK.