Commodities
PrimaryNickel
SecondaryCopper
TertiaryIron, Gold, Iridium, Palladium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLENS, IRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chromite, Magnetite, Millerite, Pentlandite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite
Geology
Host rockDiorite,Ultramafic Intrusive Rock,Amphibolite,Serpentinite,Siltstone
StructureIs Located On The West Flank Of The Widmooltha Dome, The Deposit Is Associated With The Basalt Ultramafic Contact. In The Upper 250 M The Mineralization Is Off-Contact And Separated From The Footwall Amphibolite By Up To 12 M Of Barren Serpentinite. At Depth, It Occurs At The Basal Contact And Massive Sulfides Locally Enter Footwall Structures.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1969
Identification
Deposit ID10100223
MRDS IDW029638
RegionOC
Data scoreB
Coordinates-31.61274, 121.54919
References
MINING JOURNAL, V. 275, MARCH 7, 1970, P. 15.WENS, G., 1972, NICKELERZLAGERSTAETTEN IM PAZIFISCHEN RAUM...KNIGHT, 1975, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF AUSTRALIA.KEAYS, R.R., AND DAVISON, R.M., 1976 , PD, IR AND AU IN NICKEL SULFIDE DEPOSITS WESTERN AUSTRALIA : ECON. GEOL., V. 71, P. 1214 - 1228.TRAVIS, KEAYS, AND DAVISON, 1976 , EVALUATION OF PD AND IR IN NI GOSSANS, W. AUSTRALIA: ECON. GEOL., V. 71 , P. 1229 - 1243.