Western Australia
Producer

Greenbushes

Western Australia, Australia
TantalumTinKaolinLithiumNiobium (Columbium)
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Commodities
PrimaryTantalum, Tin, Kaolin, Lithium, Niobium (Columbium)
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typePEGMATITE, ZONED
Deposit sizeY
Geology
StructureBALINGUP METAMORPHIC BELT
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1983
Discovery year1978
Identification
Deposit ID60000715
MRDS IDISM0485
Alternate namesLemonade Springs
RegionOC
Data scoreC
Coordinates-33.85536, 116.06462
References
BLOCKLEY,J.G.,1980: THE TIN DEPOSITS OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA;WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE ASSOCIATED GRANITES.--GEOL.SURV.W.AUSTR.,MINERALRESOURCES BULL. 12HATCHER,M.I AND BOLITHO,B.C.,1982:THE GREENBUSHES PEGMATITE,SOUTH-WESTWESTERN AUSTRALIA.--IN:CERNY,P.(EDITOR):SHORT COURSE IN GRANITIC PEGMATITES IN SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY. MIN.ASSOC.OF CANADA,WINNIPEG, MAY 1982,P.513-525 .HATCHER,M.I AND ELLIOTT,A.,1986: GREENBUSHES-A NEW WORLD SOURCE OF LITHIUM. -7TH INDUSTR.MINERALS INTERNAT.CONGRESS,MONTE CARLO, PAPERS,VOL.1,P.217-232,LONDON,1986.LITHIUM AUSTRALIA LTD.1986:PROSPECTUS FOR AN ISSUE OF 24 MILLION ORDINARY SHARES OF 50 CTS.EACH.---COMPANY BROCHUREKINGSNORTH,D.J,1988: LITHIUM MINERALS IN GLASS;NEW DIRECTIONS.---INDUSTRIAL MINERLS.JANUARY 1988,P.49-52