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Paraburdoo Mine

Producer in Western Australia, Australia with commodity Iron
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10084917
MRDS ID W700163
Record type Site
Current site name Paraburdoo Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 117.58268, -23.2298 (WGS84)
Relative position 56.3 KM SOUTH-WEST OF TOM PRICE

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
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Goethite Ore
Hematite Ore
Limonite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Iron Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) 117.58268, -23.2298
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Hamersley Iron Province

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Total resources 411000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 63.6 wt-pct Iron Major 1975
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Total resources 108000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 62.9 wt-pct Iron Major 1975
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Total resources 181000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 60 wt-pct Iron Major 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987, P. 60.

  • Deposit

    BALDWIN, J. T., 1975, PARABURDOO AND KOODAIDERI IRON ORE DEPOSITS, AND COMPARISONS WITH TOM PRICE IRON ORE DEPOSITS, HAMERSLEY IRON PROVINCE, IN KNIGHT, C. L., ED., ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF AUSTRALIA AND PAPUA NEW GUINEA, 1. METALS, MONOGRAPH SERIES NO. 5: AUSTRALASIAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND METALLURGY, P. 898-905.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1988 Paidakovich, Matthew E. U.S. Geological Survey

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