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North Bells Mountain

Past Producer in New South Wales, Australia with commodity Diatomite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023628
MRDS ID I001004
Record type Site
Current site name North Bells Mountain

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 150.59692, -30.2872 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

New South Wales(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia New South Wales

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Diatomite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Diatomite Ore
Clay Gangue
Feldspar Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 222
USGS model code 31s
Deposit model name Lacustrine diatomite

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Diatomite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff

Nearby scientific data

(1) 150.59692, -30.2872
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form STRATIFORM

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Barraba Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Australian Diatomite Mining Party Ltd.

Comments on the workings information

  • THE DEPOSIT WAS MINED BY HORIZONTAL DRIVES.

Comments on development

  • MINING LEASE MLA 168.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HOLMES, G.G., STANLEY, C., AND SWEENEY, V., 1989, DIATOMITE IN NEW SOUTH WALES: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NEW SOUTH WALES MINERAL RESOURCES 46, 161 P

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit INTERBEDDED CLAY, DIATOMITE, AND TUFF CAPPED BY BASALT. THERE IS SOME FE-OXIDE STAINING OF THE DIATOMITE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-91 Orris, Greta J. 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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