South Australia
Producer

Middleback Range

South Australia, Australia
Iron
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Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Other materialsChert, Hematite, Limonite, Magnetite, Quartz
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1900
Identification
Deposit ID10134269
Alternate namesMiddleback Ranges
RegionOC
Data scoreB
Coordinates-32.99335, 137.1655
References
GUNN, PETER J., GRAVITY AND MAGNETIC SURVEYS OVER IRONFORMATIONS, MIDDLEBACK RANGES, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, AUSTRAL-ASIAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND METALLURGY PROCEEDINGS,SEPTEMBER, 1975, NO. 255, PP 15-24.ASHWORTH, K.L., GEOLOGY OF IRON DUKE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, BHPTECHNICAL BULLETIN, NO. 22, PP 23-30.OWEN, H.B., THE GEOLOGY OF IRON MONARCH OREBODY, AUSTRAL-ASIAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND METALLURGY PROCEEDINGS NO.209, 1964, PAGES 43-67.EDWARDS, A.B., MINERALOGY OF THE MIDDLEBACK IRON ORES,GEOLOGY OF AUSTRALIAN ORE DEPOSITS, 5TH EMP. MIN. MET.CONG., VOL. 1, 1953, PP 464-472.OWEN, H.B., AND WHITEHEAD, S., IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF IRONKNOB AND THE MIDDLEBACK RANGES, PP 301-308.RUDD, E.A., AND MILES, K.R., IRON ORE OF THE MIDDLEBACKRANGES, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, GEOL. AUST. ORE DEPOSIT, 5TH EMP.MIN. MET. CONG., VOL. 1, 1953, PP 449-463.ASHWORTH, K.L., AND FURBER, D.V., MIDDLEBACK IRON ORE,MINING MAGAZINE, MARCH, 1976, PP 170-179.