Western Australia
Producer

Foster Mine (St. Ives Deposit Group)

Western Australia, Australia
NickelCopperSilverSulfurPalladiumPlatinumGoldCobalt
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Commodities
PrimaryNickel, Copper, Silver, Sulfur, Palladium, Platinum, Gold, 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 production1981
Discovery year1971
Identification
Deposit ID60000617
MRDS IDISM0270
RegionOC
Data scoreC
Coordinates-31.34468, 121.74919
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 MINERALISATION IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA MINERAL R-ESOURCES BULLETIN 14.WESTERN MINING CORPORATION LTD., ANNUAL REPORTS.