Deposit ID | 60000616 |
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MRDS ID | ISM0269 |
Record type | District |
Current site name | Jan Mine (St. Ives Deposit Group) |
Geographic coordinates: | 121.79089, -31.36828 (WGS84) |
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Relative position | CENTROID IS CENTRE OF ORE BODY |
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Country | State |
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Australia | Western Australia |
Commodity | Importance |
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Nickel | Primary |
Cobalt | Primary |
Platinum | Primary |
Palladium | Primary |
Gold | Primary |
Copper | Primary |
Sulfur | Primary |
Silver | Primary |
(1) | 121.79089, -31.36828 |
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Type of structure | Regional |
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Structure description | STRUCTURAL EMBAYMENTS AT BASE OF ULTRAMAFIC LAVA FLOW ALONG CONTACT WITH UNDERLYING BASALT |
Development status | Producer |
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Commodity type | Both metallic and non-metallic |
Discovery year | 1966 |
Year of first production | 1975 |
Type | Owner |
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Owner | WESTERN MINING CORPORATION LTD. |
Home office | MELBOURNE, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA |
Year | 1982 |
Type | Operator |
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Owner | WESTERN MINING CORPORATION LTD. |
Home office | MELBOURNE, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA |
Year | 1982 |
GRESHAM, J.J., AND LOFTUS-HILLS, C.D., 1981, THE GEOLOGY OF THE KAMBALDA NICKEL FIELD, WESTERN AUSTRALIA: ECONOMI-C GEOLOGY, V. 76, NO. 6, P. 1373-1416.
MARSTON, R.J., GROVES, D.I., HUDSON, D.R., AND ROSS, J.R., 1981, NICKEL SULFIDE DEPOSITS IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA--A R-EVIEW: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 76, NO. 6, P. 1330-1363.
ROSS, J.R., AND HOPKINS, G.M.F., 1975, KAMBALDA NICKEL SULPHIDE DEPOSITS, IN KNIGHT, C.L., ED., ECONOMIC GEOLOGY O-F AUSTRALIA AND PAPUA NEW GUINEA, V. 1, METALS: AUSTRALASIAN -INSTITUTE OF MINING AND METALLURGY, MONOGRAPH 5, P. 100-121.
MARSTON, R.J., 1984, NICKEL MINERALISATION IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA MINERAL R-ESOURCES BULLETIN 14.
WESTERN MINING CORPORATION LTD., ANNUAL REPORTS.
Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
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Reporter | 01-JUN-1984 | ELLIOTT, BRIAN G. | Bureau of Mineral Resources, Canberra, Australia |