Queensland
Prospect

Aurukun

Queensland, Australia
Aluminum
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Commodities
PrimaryAluminum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Other materialsBoehmite, Gibbsite
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
First production1989
Discovery year1968
Identification
Deposit ID10134407
RegionOC
Data scoreC
Coordinates-13.34727, 141.73219
References
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