Black Swan

Past Producer in Australia with commodities Nickel, Copper, Palladium, Iridium, Gold

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10039181
MRDS ID	M046738
Record type	Site
Current site name	Black Swan

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	121.79919, -30.49612 (WGS84)
Relative position	100 KM NE OF COOLGARDIE
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Geographic areas

Country
Australia

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Nickel	Primary
Copper	Secondary
Palladium	Tertiary
Iridium	Tertiary
Gold	Tertiary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Chromite	Ore
Magnetite	Ore
Pentlandite	Ore
Pyrrhotite	Ore

Analytical data

Result	PD = 158 PPB, AU = 14.7 PPB, IR = 17.8 PPB, CU = 513 PPM, NI = 1.54

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Associated

Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite > Dunite

Nearby scientific data

(1)	121.79919, -30.49612	ListMap

Comments on the geologic information

GEOL.DESC: YILGARN BLOCK OF PRECAMBRIAN SHIELD, W. AUST

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Past Producer
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No

Mining district

District name	Yilgarn Block

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	M046738

Bibliographic references

Deposit

KEAYS, R. R., AND DAVISON, R. M., 1976 , PD, IR AND AU IN NICKEL SULFIDE DEPOSITS WESTERN AUSTRALIA: ECON. GEOL. V. 71 , P. 1214 - 1228

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-FEB-1977	Blair, Will N.	U.S. Geological Survey