Description
Western Mining Corp. Ltd.
Commodities
PrimaryAluminum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model111: Bauxite, laterite type
Deposit sizeL
Orebody formBLANKETS LENSES IN SML. BASINS
Ore controlHill Slopes; Altitude Between 240 And 440 M Asl
Materials
Ore mineralsBauxite, Boehmite, Gibbsite
GangueAnatase, Goethite, Halloysite, Hematite, Muscovite, Quartz
Geology
Associated rockGranite
StructureN-S-Striking Darling Range Fault
Tectonic settingYilgarn Block
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1963
Discovery year1957
Identification
Deposit ID10111553
MRDS IDW029789
Alternate namesDarling Range, Dwellingup
RegionOC
Data scoreB
Coordinates-32.62933, 115.84933
References
SRC.REF: INTERNAL INFO. BGRINGRAM, J.A. 1973: MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT NO.1 BAUXITE DEPOSITS. DEPT. OF MINERALS AND ENERGY, CANBERRA.SADLEIR, S.B. AND GILKES, R.J. 1976: DEVELOPMENT OF BAUXITE ... NEAR JARRAHDALE WESTERN AUSTRALIA. JOURN. GEOL. SOC. OF AUSTRALIA VOL. 23 NO.4MURRAY, A. 1976: BAUXITE DEPOSITS OF THE JARRAHDALE AND DWELLINGUP REGIONS OF THE DARLING RANGE. EXCURSION GUIDE 50 AC, 25 INTERNAT. GEOL.CONGRESSMINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987, P. 60.THE MINER, NOV. 15, 1976 P.11