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Ora Banda, Australia

Occurrence in Western Australia, Australia with commodities Nickel, Cobalt, Iron
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10079591
MRDS ID W029629
Record type Site
Current site name Ora Banda, Australia

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 121.06588, -30.44611 (WGS84)
Relative position NORTH WEST OF KALGOORLIE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Western Australia(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia Western Australia

Comments on the location information

  • 50 TO 80 KM NNW OF KALGOORLIE ARCHAEAN GRANITE GREENSTONE SEQUENCE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Primary
Cobalt Critical Secondary
Iron Tertiary

Analytical data

Result THE NICKEL-RICH MATERIAL HAS THE FOLLOWING GENERAL COMPOSITION: 16 % FE, 8 % MGO, 44 % SIO2, 1.4 % NI, 0.08 % CO

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite > Dunite
    Rock unit name Dunite
    Rock description Dunite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoarchean
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoarchean
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud

Nearby scientific data

(1) 121.06588, -30.44611
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Yilgarn Archaean Block Of Western Australian Shield
Type of structure Local
Structure description Nickel Is Concentrated In A Clay Rich Zone Developed Over Archaean Dunite

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE SILICATE LATERITE DEPOSITE WAS FORMED BY THE WEATHERING OF ULTRABASIC ROCKS. THE NICKEL IN COMBINATION WITH THE RE-PRECIPITATED SILICA FORMED SECONDARY SILICATE MINERALS DURING THE LATERITIZATION PROCESS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Wmc International Ltd. (Western Mining Corp Hold Ltd)

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1971
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 1 wt-pct Nickel Major 1971

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    COGHILL (1971), AUSTRALIA'S MINERAL WEALTH

  • Deposit

    AUSTRALIAN MINERAL INDUSTRY, VOL. 28 NO. 4 (1976)

  • Deposit

    WOODALL R., NICKEL RECOURCES OF AUSTRALIA

  • Deposit

    WENS G. (1972), NICKELERZLAGERSTAETTEN IM PAZIFISCHEN RAUM...

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1977 Saam, Henning G. U.S. Geological Survey

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