Prospect

Bauxite-Australia

Australia
Aluminum
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Commodities
PrimaryAluminum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formBLANKET
Materials
Ore mineralsBauxite
Geology
Host rockShale
Associated rockGranite
StructureSynclinal Warp
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10097402
MRDS IDW001898
RegionOC
Data scoreB
Coordinates-12.33066, 136.83231
References
DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, BUREAU OF MINERAL RESOURCES, GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS, 1965, ALUMINUM, (EXTRACT FROM AUSTRALIAN MINERAL INDUSTRY: THE MINERAL DEPOSITS), BULL. NO. 72, 29 P., ILLUS.GRUBB, P.L.C., 1970, THE GOVE AND MITCHELL PLATEAUX, NORTHERN AUSTRALIA: MINER. DEPOSITA, V. 5, NO. 3, P. 248-272.AUSTRALIAN MINING, 1971, BAUXITE-ALUMINA PROJECT AT GOVE: AUSTRALIAN MINING, DEC., P. 48-53.GOURLAY, A.J., 1971, ALUMINIUM, AUSTRALIAN MINERAL INDUSTRY: BUR. MINERAL RESOURCES, GEOLOGY, AND GEOPHYSICS, CANBERRY, 1970 REVIEW, P. 49-59.4) COGHILL, IAN, 1972, AUSTRALIA'S MINERAL WEALTH: SORETT PUBLISHING CO., MELBOURNE, 208 P.4) AUSTRALIAN MINING, 1969, A GIANT GROWS AT GOVE: AUSTRALIAN MINING, JAN, P. 45-47.4) MENZIES, HUGH, 1963, AUSTRALIA SHOWS BIG ORE DEPOSITS: NEW YORK TIMES, APR. 21, V. 21, NO. 38438, P. F15.4) RAGGATT, H.G., 1968, MOUNTAINS OF ORE: MELBOURNE, LANSDOWNE PRESS, 406 P.4) GRUBB, P.L.C., 1970, MINERALOGY, GEOCHEMISTRY AND GENESIS OF THE BAUXITE DEPOSITS IN THE GOVE AND MITCHELL PLATEAUX, NORTHERN AUSTRALIA: MINER. DEPOS., HEIDELBERG, AUG. 1970, V. 5, NO. 3, PP. 248-272(INCL. ENG., GERM. SUM.), ILLUS.GEN. REF. F3