| Deposit ID | 10096174 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W002736 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Weebo-Nickel Deposit-Australia |
| Geographic coordinates: | 121.4992, -30.7461 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Western Australia(province)
Australia(country)
Australia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Australia | Western Australia |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Nickel Critical | Primary |
| (1) | 121.4992, -30.7461 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1973 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 15000000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W002736 |
METALS WEEK-METALS SOURCE BOOK 7/30/73, ITEM # A3611
METALS WEEK-METALS SOURCEBOOK 7/16/73, ITEM # A3454
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FOUND BY NEWMONT MINING. DEPOSIT MAY BE MARGINAL BUT CLOSENESS TO AGNEW DEPOSIT MAY CUT STRUCTURAL AND METAL. TESTING TO MAKE DEPOSIT VIABLE. NEAR AGNEW NICKEL DEPOSIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1974 | Shaffer, Glenn L. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.