Northern Territory*
Plant

(Facility) Gove Mine and Refinery

Northern Territory*, Australia
Aluminum
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Commodities
PrimaryAluminum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Other materialsBoehmite, Gibbsite
Economic & production
Development statusPlant
First production1972
Discovery year1950
Identification
Deposit ID10183390
Alternate namesGove
RegionOC
Data scoreB
Coordinates-12.24734, 136.84898
References
ANNUAL REPORTS, 1977 THROUGH 1980, PEKO WALLSEND LIMITED,SYDNEY.AUSTRALIAN DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND RESOURCES, 1980,AUSTRALIAN ALUMINUM INDUSTRY SUPPLY POTENTIAL,AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING SERVICE, CANBERRA.AUSTRALIAN MINERAL INDUSTRY ANNUAL REVIEW, 1968-1978, BUREAUOF MINERAL RESOURCES, GEOLOGY & GEOPHYSICS, AUSTRALIANANNUAL REPORTS, 1970 THROUGH 1980, CSR LIMITED, SYDNEY.LILLEHAGEN, N.B., 1980, THE ESTIMATION AND MINING OF GOVEBAUXITE RESERVES, ESTIMATION AND STATEMENT OF MINERALRESERVES, THE AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MINING &METALLURGY, MELBOURNE.AMERICAN METAL MARKET, MAY 12, 1970.MINING AND CHEMICAL ENGINEERING REVIEW, MARCH 15, 1963, P.46SOMM, A., BAUXITE DEPOSITS OF GOVE PENINSULA, NORTHERNTERRITORY, AUSTRALIA, 12TH PACIFIC SCIENCE CONGRESS,PACIFIC SCIENCE ASSOCIATION, AUSTRALIAN ACADEMY OFSCIENCE, RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS, CANBERRA, 1971, P. 433.MINING ENGINEERING, JUNE 1970.GRUBB, P.L.C., 1970, MINERALOGY, GEOCHEMISTRY, AND GENESISOF THE BAUXITE DEPOSITS ON THE GOVE AND MITCHELLPLATEAUX, NORTHERN AUSTRALIA, MINERAL. DEPOSITA (BERL.)5, P. 248-272.ERROL C. SEHNKE, TRIP REPORT FOR TRAVEL TO AUSTRALIA,(NOV. 30, 1992).ENGINEERING & MINING JOURNAL, AUGUST 1971, GOVE BAUXITEPROJECT COMES ALIVE, P. 80-81.MINING ENGINEERING, FEBRUARY 1978, MEASUREMENT AND CONTROLDOWN UNDER: THE NABALCO GOVE ALUMINA PLANT, P. 163-165.AUSTRALIAN MINING, DECEMBER 1971, BAUXITE-ALUMINA PROJECT OFGOVE, P. 48-53.DUNN, P.G., 1965, BAUXITE DEPOSITS OF GOVE PENINSULA, ARNHEMLAND, GEOLOGY OF ORE DEPOSITS, P. 216-218.WORLD MINING, AUGUST 1972, GOVE BAUXITE OPENING UP