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Babelthaup

Past Producer in New Zealand with commodity Aluminum
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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. Production statistics
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10022471
MRDS ID DE03052
Record type Site
Current site name Babelthaup

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: 171.77802, -41.83538 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

New Zealand(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
New Zealand

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Boehmite Ore
Gibbsite Ore
Halloysite Ore
Hematite Ore
Kaolinite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) 171.77802, -41.83538
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Production statistics

  • Year 1944
    Period 1938-44
    Description Cp_Grade: ^51% Al2o3, 2.5% Sio2, 16% Fe2o3
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Fe2O3 Iron Iron 16wt-pct
    SIL Silica Silica 3wt-pct
    Major Al2O3 Ore Aluminum Aluminum 51wt-pct

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ITEM 3: POTENTIAL ON BABELTHAUP ITEM 4: 24' UNWASHED

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PATTERSON, S.H., 1967, BAUXITE RESERVES AND POTENTIAL ALUMINUM RESOURCES OF THE WORLD: USGS BULL. 1228, 176 P

  • Production

    PATTERSON (1967)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 4-6" THICK BAUXITIC GRAVELS, 6-12" THICK REDDISH OR YELLOWISH BROWN CLAY CONTAINING SMALL BAUXITE CONCRETIONS, 4-6' CONCRETIONARY DARK-REDDISH BROWN CLAY CONTAINING CONCRETIONS AND HARD BEDS OF BAUXITE (2' THICK), MIXED ZONE OF REDDISH-BROWN CLAY AND VARIEGATED KAOLINITIC CLAY 1-2' THICK, CONTAINING A FEW SHEETS AND LAYERS OF FERRUGINOUS GIBBSITE ALONG JOINTS, 40' COLORED CLAY.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-AUG-1995 Mosier, Dan U.S. Geological Survey

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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