Heron Wells Nickel-Copper Claim-Australia

Occurrence in Western Australia, Australia with commodities Nickel, Copper

Sections on this page

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10069218
MRDS ID	W002735
Record type	Site
Current site name	Heron Wells Nickel-Copper Claim-Australia

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	121.33255, -28.99617 (WGS84)

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
Copper	Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1)	121.33255, -28.99617	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	W002735

Bibliographic references

Deposit

ENG. MIN. JOUR., 9/27/71

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	GLOMEX REPORTS DISCOVERY OF MASSIVE NI-CU SULFIDE IN HERON WELLS CLAIMS. 12 MILES SOUTH OF LEONORA. ASSAYS SHOWED 1.12% CU AND 1.32% NI OVER TRUE WIDTH OF 6 FT. HIGHEST SAMPLE WAS 1.91% CU AND 2.21% NI

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-JUN-1974	Shaffer, Glenn L.	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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