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Bauxite-Australia

Prospect in Australia with commodity Aluminum
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10068686
MRDS ID W001901
Record type Site
Current site name Bauxite-Australia

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 141.86556, -12.66399 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Australia

Comments on the location information

  • LATITUDE-LONGITUDE VALUES FROM NIMA'S GEONAMES DATABASE ARE FOR WEIPA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • GEN. REF. F5; F6

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bauxite Ore

Analytical data

Result ALUMINA-45 TO 56%
Result AL2O3-58-59%
Result SIO2 4.5.5.0%, FE2O3 6-8%
Result TIO2 2.5%

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Silt
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel
    Rock unit name Weipa (Upper Series); Bauxite;Weipa (Lower Series); Arkosic Sands & Clays;Rolling Downs; Mudstones & Siltstones
    Rock description Weipa (Upper Series); Bauxite;Weipa (Lower Series); Arkosic Sands & Clays;Rolling Downs; Mudstones & Siltstones

Nearby scientific data

(1) 141.86556, -12.66399
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Anticlinal Warp

Ore body information

  • General form BLANKET
    Thickness 10.06M

Comments on the geologic information

  • BAUXITE FORMED BY TROPICAL WEATHERING IN TERTIARY ON WESTERN FLANK OF ANTICLINAL WARP.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1955
Discoverer H.J. Evans
Year of first production 1962

Mining district

District name Weipa/Cape York Peninsula

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Comalco Ind., Pty. Ltd.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Queensland Government And

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GRUBB, P.L.C., 1971, GENESIS OF THE WEIPA BAUXITE DEPOSITS, N.E. AUSTRALIA: MINER DEPOSITA, V. 6, NO. 4, P. 265-274(INCL. GER. SUM.), ILLUS.(INCL. SKETCH MAP).

  • Deposit

    GOURLAY, A.J., 1971, ALUMINIUM, AUSTRALIAN MINERAL INDUSTRY: BUR. MINERAL RESOURCES, GEOLOGY, AND GEOPHYSICS, CANBERRA, 1970 REVIEW, P. 49-59.

  • Deposit

    DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, BUREAU OF MINERA RESOURCES, GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS, 1965, ALUMINIUM, (EXTRACT FROM AUSTRALIAN MINERAL INDUSTRY: THE MINERAL DEPOSITS), BULL. NO. 72, 29 P., ILLUS.

  • Deposit

    COGHILL, IAN, 1972, AUSTRALIA'S MINERAL WEALTH: SORETT PUBLISHING CO., MELBOURNE, 208 P.

  • Deposit

    4) AUSTRALIAN MINING, 1967, THE BAUXITE OF WEIPA: AUSTRALIAN MINING, VOL. 59, NO. 8, P. 33-51.

  • Deposit

    4) AUSTRALIAN MINING, 1969, MINING BAUXITE AT WEIPA: AUST. MINING, V. 61, NO. 12, P 46-49.

  • Deposit

    4) LOUGHNAN, F.C., AND BAYLISS, PETER, 1961, THE MINERALOGY OF THE BAUXITE DEPOSITS NEAR WEIPA, QUEENSLAND: AM. MINERALOGIST, V. 46, P. 209-217.

  • Deposit

    4) EVANS, H.J., 1959, GEOLOGY AND EXPLORATION OF THE CAPE YORK PENINSULA BAUXITE DEPOSITS IN NORTHERN QUEENSLAND: CHEM. ENG. AND MINING REV.(MELBOURNE), V. 51, NO. 11, P. 48-57; ALSO PUB. IN QUEENSLAND GOVT. MINING JOUR., 1959, V. 60, NO. 697, P. 679-688; SUMM. IN MINING JOUR.(LONDON), 1959, V. 253, NOS. 6469, 6470, P. 141-143, 164.

  • Deposit

    4) RAGGATT, H.G., 1968, MOUNTAINS OF ORE: MELBOURNE, LANSDOWNE PRESS, 406 P.

  • Production

    GEN. REF. F4, F2

  • Reserve-Resource

    GEN REF F5

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1973 Bannigan, Jane L. U.S. Geological Survey

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