Coolgardie Mineralfield

Producer in Western Australia, Australia with commodities Nickel, Tungsten, Gemstone, Cobalt, Copper, PGE, Palladium, Platinum
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Production statistics
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10039378
MRDS ID M047045
Record type Site
Current site name Coolgardie Mineralfield

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 121.1992, -31.01276 (WGS84)
Relative position APPROX 50 KM NE OF KALGOORIE, W. AUSTRALIA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Western Australia(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia Western Australia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Primary
Tungsten Critical Secondary
Gemstone Secondary
Cobalt Critical Secondary
Copper Secondary
PGE Critical Secondary
Palladium Critical Secondary
Platinum Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Scheelite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) 121.1992, -31.01276

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mining district

District name Coolgardie

Production statistics

  • Year 1978
    Material PT
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^Avg. Assay 12.84% Ni
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Nickel Nickel 13wt-pct

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HON. MINISTER FOR MINES, 2/5/79 , PROD. OF GOLD, MINERALS FOR WEST. AUST., YEAR ENDING 6/30/78 : USGS MINERAL RESOURCES INFO.; MENLO PARK CA

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1979 Saso, Jerri L. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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