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Mitchell Platenau, Australia

Prospect in Western Australia, Australia with commodities Aluminum, Silica, Ferrosilicon
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10079688
MRDS ID W029772
Record type Site
Current site name Mitchell Platenau, Australia
Alternate or previous names Kimberley

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 125.93252, -15.21373 (WGS84)
Elevation 270
Relative position ABOUT 280 KM (AIR LINE DISTANCE) NW OF WYNDHAM, 595 KM SW OF DARWIN

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

  • ADMIRALITY GOLF, AUSTRALIAN NORTH COAST.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary
Silica, Ferrosilicon Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bauxite Ore
Goethite Gangue
Kaolinite Gangue

Analytical data

Result 47.4 % AL2O3
Result 3 % SIO2

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) 125.93252, -15.21373
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Bauxite Deposits Are Confined To The Areas Of Carson Basalts

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1965

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Alumax, Inc.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Total resources 233000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Aluminum Al2O3 47.5 wt-pct Aluminum Major 1975
    Silica, Ferrosilicon SiO2 3 wt-pct Silica Minor 1975

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • THE TOTAL ORE RESERVES ARE ESTIMATED AT MORE THAN 233 MILLION MET. TONS.

Comments on development

  • ALUMAX. INC.= 50 % AMAX INC, 50 % MITSUI AND CO LTD. OF JAPAN. L60: BECHTEL: FEASITILITY STUDY ; ECON.COM: PLANNED OPEN PIT COULD BE LINKED BY RAILWAY (24 KM) TO PORT WARRENDER.

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General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit AVERAGE THICKNESS OF BAUXITE 3.7 M AVERAGE THICKNESS OF OVERBURDEN 0.6 M.DEPOSITS OVER AN AREA OF ABOUT 3937 SQKMN
Deposit ANNUAL PRECIPITATION 1.25 M

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1978 Krauss, Ulrich H. U.S. Geological Survey

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