Commodities
PrimaryGold, Copper, Platinum, Palladium, Sulfur, Nickel, Silver, Cobalt
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeMAGMATIC, ULTRAMAFIC, STRATIFORM, MASSIVE AND DISSEMINATED
Deposit sizeY
Geology
StructureSTRUCTURAL EMBAYMENTS AT BASE OF ULTRAMAFIC LAVA FLOW ALONG CONTACT WITH UNDERLYING BASALT
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1969
Discovery year1966
Identification
Deposit ID60000609
MRDS IDISM0262
Alternate namesJuan Complex, Juan West, Durkin Deeps, Juan Banana, Juan Horst, Juan B., Otter Juan
RegionOC
Data scoreC
Coordinates-31.15579, 121.64089
References
GRESHAM, J.J., AND LOFTUS-HILLS, C.D., 1981, THE GEOLOGY OF THE KAMBALDA NICKEL FIELD, WESTERN AUSTRALIA: ECONOMI-C GEOLOGY, V. 76, NO. 6, P. 1373-1416.MARSTON, R.J., GROVES, D.I., HUDSON, D.R., AND ROSS, J.R., 1981, NICKEL SULFIDE DEPOSITS IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA--A R-EVIEW: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 76, NO. 6, P. 1330-1363.ROSS, J.R., AND HOPKINS, G.M.F., 1975, KAMBALDA NICKEL SULPHIDE DEPOSITS, IN KNIGHT, C.L., ED., ECONOMIC GEOLOGY O-F AUSTRALIA AND PAPUA NEW GUINEA, V. 1, METALS: AUSTRALASIAN -INSTITUTE OF MINING AND METALLURGY, MONOGRAPH 5, P. 100-121.MARSTON, R.J., 1984, NICKEL MINERALIZATION IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA MINERAL R-ESOURCES BULLETIN 14.WESTERN MINING CORPORATION LTD., ANNUAL REPORTS. (PA1-PA6, PC1-PC3, RR1)