| Deposit ID | 10024496 |
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| MRDS ID | ISM0216 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Carnilya Hill Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Carnilya Hill Nickel Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | 121.78252, -31.02942 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Western Australia(province)
Australia(country)
Australia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Australia | Western Australia |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Nickel Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite | ||
| Rock unit name | Carnilya Hill Ultramafics | ||
| Rock description | Carnilya Hill Ultramafics | ||
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| (1) | 121.78252, -31.02942 |
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| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1977 |
| Year of first production | 1980 |
| Year of last production | 1982 |
| District name | East Coolgardie District |
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| Type | Operator |
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| Owner | Western Mining Corp., Ltd. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Western Mining Corp., Ltd. (56%); 44% The Broken Hill Proprietary Co. Ltd. |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1982 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 7000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | ISM0216 | |
| USGS | International Strategic Minerals Inventory | ISMI | NI042 |
BHP NEWS REVIEW, OCTOBER, 1980.
WESTERN MINING CORP. LTD., 1982, ANNUAL REPORT.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1982 | Pratt C Roger | Bureau of Mineral Resources, Canberra, Australia |
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