Caitlin Creek

Prospect in Western Australia, Australia with commodity Tantalum
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Reserves and resources
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023263
MRDS ID I000063
Record type Site
Current site name Caitlin Creek

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 120.03254, -33.56266 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position NEAR RAVENSTHORPE., Estimated, +/- 20 Km.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Western Australia(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia Western Australia

Comments on the location information

  • LATITUDE-LONGITUDE IS FOR THE TOWN OF RAVENSTHORPE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tantalum Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 120.03254, -33.56266

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1989
    Total resources 140000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Tantalum Ta2O5 0.09 wt-pct Tantalum Major 1989

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ORE CONTAINS 275,000 LB TA2O5.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TOLLEY, R.J., 1990, TANTALUM, IN SPECIALTY METALS: METALS & MINERALS ANNUAL REVIEW - 1990, P. 86-87

  • Reserve-Resource

    TOLLEY, 1990.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-90 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey CORRECTED LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE
Updater 01-MAY-94 Preston, W Western Australia Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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