Ouse

Occurrence in Tasmania, Australia with commodity Aluminum
Sections on this page
  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10022520
MRDS ID DE03105
Record type Site
Current site name Ouse

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: 146.62883, -41.96921 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tasmania(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia Tasmania

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) 146.62883, -41.96921

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Ouse

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner White Metals Pty.

Comments on development

  • 1941 DEV.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MCLEOD, I.R., ED., 1965, AUSTRALIAN MINERAL INDUSTRY--THE MINERAL DEPOSITS: CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA BUREAU OF MINERAL RESOURCES, GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS, BULLETIN NO. 72, 690 P.

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES MINERALS YEARBOOK, 1941.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 15 DEPOSITS OF BAUXITE OCCUR ON AN EROSIONAL SURFACE (LATERITIZED) OVER DOLERITE SILL; EARTHY-CLAYEY BAUXITE, PISOLITIC MATERIAL.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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