Pyke River

Occurrence in New Zealand with commodity Asbestos
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10091776
MRDS ID DE02604
Record type Site
Current site name Pyke River

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 168.28333, -44.37508 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

New Zealand(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
New Zealand

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Asbestos Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Asbestos Ore
Chrysotile Ore

Analytical data

Result FIBR 1.5-2
Result CANADIAN 4-7

Nearby scientific data

(1) 168.28333, -44.37508

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RECOVERABLE RESOURCES--QUANTITIES OF ECONOMIC INTEREST FOR THE NEXT FEW DECADES. KNOWN DEPOSITS--RELIABLE ESTIMATES SUBECONOMIC.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ATLAS OF MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE ESCAP REGION, VOLUME 4, NEW ZEALAND EXPLANATORY BROCHURE, UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC, 1988

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1994 Jenness, Jane E. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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