| Deposit ID | 60000595 |
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| MRDS ID | ISM0219 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Windarra District |
| Alternate or previous names | Mount Windarra, South Windarra Mines |
| Geographic coordinates: | 122.2325, -28.47951 (WGS84) |
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| Relative position | LOCATION IS MT. WINDARRA ORE BODY; SOUTH WINDARRA IS 15 KM S OF MT. WINDARRA |
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| Country | State |
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| Australia | Western Australia |
| Commodity | Importance |
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| Nickel | Primary |
| Cobalt | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| (1) | 122.2325, -28.47951 |
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| Type of structure | Regional |
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| Structure description | STRUCTURAL EMBAYMENTS AT BASE OF SHALLOW SUB-VOLCANIC SILL; SILL BOUNDARY MARKED BY BIF INTERCALATION. |
| Development status | Producer |
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| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Discovery year | 1969 |
| Year of first production | 1974 |
| District name | WINDARRA DISTRICT |
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| Type | Owner |
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| Owner | WESTERN MINING CORPORATION LTD. |
| Interest | 50 |
| Home office | MELBOURNE, VIC., AUSTRALIA |
| Year | 1982 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | SHELL CO. AUSTRALIA LTD. |
| Interest | 50 |
| Home office | MELBOURNE, VIC., AUSTRALIA |
| Year | 1982 |
| Type | Operator |
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| Owner | WESTERN MINING CORPORATION LTD. |
| Interest | 50 |
| Home office | MELBOURNE, VIC., AUSTRALIA |
| Year | 1982 |
ROBERTS, J.B., 1975, WINDARRA NICKEL DEPOSITS, IN KNIGHT, C.L., ED., ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF AUSTRALIA AND PAPUA NEW G-UINEA, V. 1, METALS: AUSTRALASIAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND MET-ALLURGY, MONOGRAPH 5, P. 129-143.
MARSTON, R.J., 1984, NICKEL MINERALISATION IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA, MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 14: PERTH, GEOLOGICAL- SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA.
WESTERN MINING CORP. LTD., ANNUAL REPORTS, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA MINES DEPT., RETURNS.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1982 | MOCK COLLEEN M | Bureau of Mineral Resources, Canberra, Australia |