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Otter Shoot

Past Producer in Australia with commodities Nickel, Copper, Palladium, Iridium, Gold
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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. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10098415
MRDS ID M046775
Record type Site
Current site name Otter Shoot
Alternate or previous names Kambalda

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 121.59919, -31.19609 (WGS84)
Relative position 40 KM N. OF WIDGIEMOOLTHA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Australia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Primary
Copper Secondary
Palladium Critical Tertiary
Iridium Critical Tertiary
Gold Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore
Magnetite Ore
Pentlandite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore

Analytical data

Result NI SULFIDES, PD = 1790 PPB, AU = 108 PPB, IR = 703 PPB, CU = 5600 PPM, NI = 17.3 %, NI GOSSAN, PD = 3580 PPB, IR = 1,930 PPB, AU = 101 PPB

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) 121.59919, -31.19609
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: YILGARN BLOCK PRE CAMB. SHIELD W. AUST.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KEAYS, R. R. AND DAVISON, R. M., 1976 , PD, IR AND AU IN NICKEL SULFIDE DEPOSITS, WEST. AUSTRALIA : ECON. GEOL., V. 71 , P. 1214 - 1228

  • Deposit

    TRAVIS, KEAYS, AND DAVISON, 1976 , EVALUATION OF PD AND IR IN NI GOSSANS, W. AUSTRALIA : ECON. GEOL., V. 71 , P. 1229 - 1243

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1977 Blair, Will N. U.S. Geological Survey

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

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