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Valhalla

Occurrence in Queensland, Australia with commodity Uranium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10009894
MRDS ID D003160
Record type Site
Current site name Valhalla

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 139.35722, -20.36898 (WGS84)
Relative position ABOUT 40 KILOMETERS NORTHWEST OF MOUNT ISA, ADJACENT TO BARKLY HIGHWAY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Queensland(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia Queensland

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Meta-Basalt
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) 139.35722, -20.36898
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 731.52M
    Width 15.24M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1954

Mining district

District name Paroo Creek

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Queensland Mines, Ltd.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1969
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Uranium U3O8 1.5 wt-pct Uranium Major 1969

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ITEM 1 REFRACTORY ORE, DEVELOPMENT IS UNLIKELY UNLESS THE PRICE FOR URANIUM RISES SUBSTANTIALLY

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BROOKS, J. H., 1971 , URANIUM EXPLORATION IN QUEENSLAND, 1967 - 71 : QUEENSLAND GEOLOGICAL SURVEY REPT. 69 , 22 P.

  • Deposit

    DE FERRANTI, R. Z., 1971 , URANIUM IN AUSTRALIAN MINERAL INDUSTRY, 1970 REVIEW ( INCLUDING INFORMATION TO JUNE 1971 ): AUSTRALIA BUR. OF MINERAL RESOURCES, GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS REPT., P. 297 - 302

  • Deposit

    HOWARD, P. F., 1972 , EXPLORATION FOR PHOSPHORITE IN AUSTRALIA -- A CASE HISTORY: ECON. GEOLOGY, V. 67 , P. 1180 - 1192

  • Deposit

    WARREN, R. G., 1972 , A COMMENTARY ON THE METALLOGENIC MAP OF AUSTRALIA AND PAPUA NEW GUINEA: AUSTRALIA BUR. MINERAL RESOURCES, GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS BULL. 145 , 85 P.

  • Deposit

    5) WOODMANSEE, W. C., 1970 , URANIUM, IN BUREAU OF MINES MINERALS YEARBOOK, 1970 , U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, 23 P.

  • Deposit

    6) MINING MAGAZINE, 1974 , V. 131 , NO. 1 , P. 21

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1974 Byers, Virginia P. U.S. Geological Survey

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