Cave Hill

Prospect in Australia with commodities Nickel, Copper, Chromium, Zinc, Palladium, Iridium, Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10039205
MRDS ID M046781
Record type Site
Current site name Cave Hill

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 120.99922, -30.66277 (WGS84)
Relative position 70 KM NW OF KALGOORLIE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Australia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Primary
Copper Secondary
Chromium Critical Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Palladium Critical Tertiary
Iridium Critical Tertiary
Gold Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Chromite Ore
Magnetite Ore
Pentlandite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidized Sediments

Analytical data

Result NICKEL GOSSAN : PD = 4.23 PPB AVG., IR = 1.1 PPB AVG., AU = 71 PPB AVG., NI = 2235 PPM AVG., CU = 1810 PPM AVG.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)

Nearby scientific data

(1) 120.99922, -30.66277

Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Oxidized Sediments

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: YILGARN BLOCK, PRE-CAMB SHIELD, W. AUST.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Yilgarn Block

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TRAVIS, KEAYS AND DAVISON, 1976 , EVALUATION OF PD AND IR IN NICKEL GOSSANS, W. AUST. : ECON. GEOL. V. 71 , N.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1977 Blair, Will N. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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