Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
Commodity typeN
Materials
Other materialsCollophane
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1966
Identification
Deposit ID10305146
Alternate namesBabbling Brook Hill, Mt. O'Connor, Queens Land-Northern Deposits, Mt. Jennifer, Highland Plains, Riversleigh, Phantom Hills
RegionOC
Data scoreB
Coordinates-18.66357, 138.33222
References
AUSTRALIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1977/78COOK, PETER, AUSTRALIAN PHOSPHATE ROCK DEPOSITS ANDOCCURRENCES: FERTILIZER MINERAL POTENTIAL IN ASIA AND THEPACIFIC, FERTILIZER RAW MATERIALS RESOURCES WORKSHOPAUG. 20-24, HONOLULU, HAWAII, 1979.HOWARD, P. F., EXPLORATION FOR PHOSPHORITE IN AUSTRALIA--A CASE HISTORY: ECON. GEOL. VOL. 67, 1972, P. 1180-1192.REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN MINING, 1980.THOMSON, L. D. AND RUSSELL, R. T., DISCOVER, EXPLORATION, &INVESTIGATIONS OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS IN QUEENSLAND; PROC.AUST. INST. MIN. MET., NO. 240, DEC. 1971.ROGERS, J. K. AND R. E. KEEVERS. ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF AUST.AND PAPUA, NEW GUINEA, 4. IND. MINES AND ROCKS, AUST. MIN.METALL. MONOGRAPH, SEC. 8., PP. 251-265.REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN MINING, 1988/89, PP. 374-375.