Western Australia
Prospect

Mitchell Plateau

Western Australia, Australia
Aluminum
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Commodities
PrimaryAluminum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Other materialsBoehmite, Gibbsite
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1965
Identification
Deposit ID10158796
Alternate namesCape Bouganville, Mitchell Plateau Deposit
RegionOC
Data scoreC
Coordinates-15.49704, 125.49919
References
WORLD MINING FEB. 1981, P69, 70.INTERNATIONAL MINING, "AUSTRALIA'S ALUMINIUM GROWTH -THE CONSTRUCTION OF A A$1,150 MILLION SMELTER ATPORTLAND, VICTORIA, WILL ADD TO THE STRONG RECENT GROWTHOF THE ALUMINIUM INDUSTRY", LOCATION MAP.MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, 1987, P334.MINIMG JOURNAL, AUG. 1980, DEPT. OF MINES, QUEENSLAND GOVT.BRISBANE, MITCHELL PLATEAU PROJECT.SEE CAPE BOUGANVILLE DATA BASE FOR MORE REFERENCES.REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN MINING, 1980 P. ???.REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN MINING, 1987 P. 312.REFISTER OF AUSTRALIAN MINING, 1988, 89 P. 260-266, "BADLYNEEDED RISE IN EXPORTS REVERSES DWINDLING TREND".E $ MJ, NOVEMBER, 1983, "ALUMINUM - PRODUCERS SEE POTENTIALFOR SIGNIGICANT GROWTH IN BAUXITE ALUMINA, AND ALUMINUMPRODUCTION", PP 71-72.