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Panton Sill - Lamboo Deposits

Occurrence in Western Australia, Australia with commodities Chromium, Platinum, Nickel
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10039044
MRDS ID M046570
Record type Site
Current site name Panton Sill - Lamboo Deposits

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 127.81163, -17.79188 (WGS84)
Relative position 32 MILES NORTH OF HALLS CREEK - 6 MILES NORTH OF LAMBOO HOMESTEAD
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Geographic areas

Country State
Australia Western Australia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Primary
Platinum Tertiary
Nickel Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore
Magnesite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Uralitization; Serpentinization

Analytical data

Result 0.02 TOZ/TON PGM (PT)
Result 0.10 TOZ/TON PGM (PT)
Result 0.075 TOZ/TON PGM (PT)

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) 127.81163, -17.79188
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Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Sill Folded Into Plunging Syncline 7 Mi. Long, 2 Miles Wide, 3300 Ft. Thick.

Ore body information

  • General form LAYERS IN ZONE
    Dip STEEP
    Width 9.14M
    Length 1609.3M

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1969
Discoverer Dow And Gemuts

Mining district

District name Kimberly Region

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • DOW AND GEMUTS CLAIM DEPOSITS TOO SMALL AND LOW GRADE TO BE MINED FOR CR BUT DESERVE PROSPECTING FOR PGM METALS

Comments on the workings information

  • CHROMITITE BANDS 1 INCH THICK AND LENSES 2 FEET WIDE AND 300 FEET LONG

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M046570

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DOW, D. B., AND GEMUTS, I., 1969, GEOLOGY OF THE KIMBERLEY REGION, WESTERN AUSTRALIA: THE EAST KIMBERLY, BUR. OF MIN RESOURCES, GEOL., GEOPHY, AUSTRAILIA BULL. 106, 135 P

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1976 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey