| Deposit ID | 10022564 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DE03167 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Weipa |
| Alternate or previous names | Weipa Mission Peninsula, Andoom, Pesa Head Areas |
| Point of reference | Approximate |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 144.54695, -22.57045 (WGS84) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Queensland(province)
Australia(country)
Australia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Australia | Queensland |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Boehmite | Ore |
| Gibbsite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Silt |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel |
| Approximate (1) | 144.54695, -22.57045 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Cape York Peninsula |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DE03167 |
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
MCLEOD (1965)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LATERITE, FEW FT TO 30 FT THICK, 200 MI SQUARE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-AUG-1995 | Mosier, Dan | U.S. Geological Survey |
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