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Wundowie

Past Producer in Western Australia, Australia with commodities Vanadium, Iron, Titanium, Metal
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10008287
MRDS ID D000298
Record type Site
Current site name Wundowie
Alternate or previous names Coates

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 115.99935, -31.49604 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Western Australia(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia Western Australia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Vanadium Critical Primary
Iron Tertiary
Titanium, Metal Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Ilmenite Ore
Magnetite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro

Nearby scientific data

(1) 115.99935, -31.49604
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: ILMENITE-MAGNETITE BODIES IN GABBRO, NO DATA ON FE AND TIO2 CONTENT; 0.47-0.65% V2O5

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Coates Siding Area

Comments on the production information

  • GARRICK AGNEW, PTY., LTD., PROPOSES PRODUCING 3,000,000 LBS V2O5 (840 ST V) YEARLY; OPEN-CUT MINE PLANNED, 1 MI. LONG X 400 FT. WIDE X 600 FT. DEEP; MAGNETIC CONC. OR ORE CONTAINS 2% V2O5

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ITEM 1 REFERS TO NEAR-SURFACE, WEATHERED ORE; ITEM 2 REFERS TO UNWEATHERED ORE. GARRICK AGNEW PTY. LTD., REPORTED DRILLING YIELDED OVER 500,000,000 LBS. V2O5 RESERVE (140,000 STV) (MINING JOURNAL, JULY 23, 1971, P. 74)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WESTERN AUSTRALIA DEPT. MINES, MINERAL RESOURCES OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, 1966, P. 83

  • Deposit

    HUDSON, D. R., 1967, ROYAL SOC. WESTERN AUSTRALIA JOUR. V. 50, PT. 2, P. 60-64

  • Deposit

    PRATT, R., 1971, AUSTRALIAN BUR. ML. RES., GEOL. & GEOPH, AUSTRALIAN MINERAL IND., V. 24, NO. 1, P. 8

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987, P. 60.

  • Production

    MINING JOUR., JULY 23, 1971, P. 74

  • Reserve-Resource

    W. AUSTRALIAN DEPT. OF MINES, 1966

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit AS OF 1-87, OPERATION'S SUSPENDED.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1973 Fischer, Richard P. U.S. Geological Survey

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