Arumpo Bentonite Deposit

Prospect in New South Wales, Australia with commodity Bentonite

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Ownership information
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
General comments
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10023837
MRDS ID	I004007
Record type	Site
Current site name	Arumpo Bentonite Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	143.332, -33.74619 (WGS84)
Relative position	IN THE MURRAY BASIN ABOUT 80 KM N OF THE MURRAY RIVER BETWEEN THE DARLING AND LACHLAN RIVERS.

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
Bentonite	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Illite	Ore

Analytical data

Result	THE CLAY IS DOMINANTLY THE NA-MG TYPE AND HAS A HIGH CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITY RANGING FROM 71-112 MEQ (WEIGHTED AVERAGE OF 92 MEG). THE BEST CLAY IS 92-95% SMECTITE WITH 10% ILLITE RANDOMLY INTERSTRATIFIED.

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
Host or associated Host

Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1)	143.332, -33.74619	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Prospect
Commodity type	Non-metallic
Significant	No

Ownership information

Type Owner

Owner Arumpo Bentonite Pty Ltd. (Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Of Browns Creek Gold Nl)

Type	Owner
Owner	Arumpo Bentonite Pty Ltd. (Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Of Browns Creek Gold Nl)

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	I004007

Bibliographic references

Deposit

INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 1993, WORLD OF MINERALS-- AUSTRALIA: NO. 304, P. 8

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	BENTONITE SEEM HAS BEEN INTERSECTED IN 50 DRILL HOLES WITHIN AN 8 SQ KM AREA. THE MAIN SEAM DOES NOT CROP OUT, IS FLAT TO GENTLY DIPPING, AND RANGES IN THICKNESS FROM 2 TO 10 M (AVE 5 M). THE CLAY AND SAND OVERBURDEN AVERAGES 14.6 M IN THICKNESS. THE STRIKE LENGTH OF THE DEPOSIT IS AT LEAST 6 KM AND THE WIDTH IS GREATER THAN 1 KM.

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-AUG-1993	Orris, Greta J.	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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