Durkin Shoot

Prospect in Australia with commodities Nickel, Copper, Chromium, Zinc, Palladium, Iridium, Gold

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10097125
MRDS ID	M046773
Record type	Site
Current site name	Durkin Shoot

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	121.59919, -31.19609 (WGS84)
Relative position	120 KM NORTH OF NORSEMAN
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Geographic areas

Country
Australia

Commodities

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

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Pentlandite	Ore
Pyrrhotite	Ore

Analytical data

Result	NICKEL GOSSANS, PD = 147 PPB, IR = 1,940 PPB, AU = 1.9 PPB, NI = 17,750 PPM, CU = 44,750 PPM

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Associated

Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)

Nearby scientific data

(1)	121.59919, -31.19609	ListMap

Comments on the geologic information

GEOL.DESC: YILGARN BLOCK, PRE CAMB. SHIELD, W. AUST.

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Prospect
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	M046773

Bibliographic references

Deposit

TRAVIS, KEAYS AND DAVISON, 1976 , EVALUATION OF PD AND IR IN NI GOSSANS, W. AUSTRALIA: ECON. GEOL. V. 71 , P. 1229 - 1243

Reporter information

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