| Deposit ID | 10100223 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W029638 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Wannaway |
| Geographic coordinates: | 121.54919, -31.61274 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | ABOUT 18 KM SSW OF WIDGIEMOOLTHA. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Western Australia(province)
Australia(country)
Australia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Australia | Western Australia |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Nickel Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Palladium Critical | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Iridium Critical | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chromite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Millerite | Ore |
| Pentlandite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Result | NICKEL-COPPER RATIO IS 20 TO 1 AND 10 TO 1. NI SULFIDES: PD = 126 PPB, AU = 7.1 PPB, IR = 15.9 PPB, CU = 948 PPM, NI = 1.47% |
|---|---|
| Result | NI GOSSANS: PD = 52 PPB, IR = 15 PPB, AU = 0.2 PPB. |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Amphibolite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone |
| (1) | 121.54919, -31.61274 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Is Located On The West Flank Of The Widmooltha Dome |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | The Deposit Is Associated With The Basalt Ultramafic Contact. In The Upper 250 M The Mineralization Is Off-Contact And Separated From The Footwall Amphibolite By Up To 12 M Of Barren Serpentinite. At Depth, It Occurs At The Basal Contact And Massive Sulfides Locally Enter Footwall Structures. |
| General form | LENS, IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Dip | 65 DEG.W |
| Thickness | 18M |
| Length | 400M |
| Width | 21M |
| Depth to top | 370M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1969 |
| District name | Widgiemooltha Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Multiple Ownership: |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Anaconda Co. |
| Interest | 60 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Zinc Rio Tinto Of Australia |
| Interest | 26.67 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | New Broken Hill Consolidated Ltd. |
| Interest | 13.33 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1975 | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1975 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 45000000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W029638 |
MINING JOURNAL, V. 275, MARCH 7, 1970, P. 15.
WENS, G., 1972, NICKELERZLAGERSTAETTEN IM PAZIFISCHEN RAUM...
KNIGHT, 1975, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF AUSTRALIA.
TRAVIS, KEAYS, AND DAVISON, 1976 , EVALUATION OF PD AND IR IN NI GOSSANS, W. AUSTRALIA: ECON. GEOL., V. 71 , P. 1229 - 1243.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIS RECORD CONTAINS DATA FROM DUPLICATE RECORD M046762 OF W.N. BLAIR WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MAIN MRDS. |
| Deposit | THICKNESS OF THE MINERALIZED INTERVAL IS UP TO 18 M AND THE MAIN ZONE IS MORE THAN 9 M THICK. THE SOUTHERN END IS IRREGULAR AND PATCHES OF MINERALIZATION UP TO 1.5 M WIDE OCCUR 200-250 M SOUTH OF MAIN DEPOSIT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1974 | Shaffer, Glenn L. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-OCT-1977 | Saam, Henning G. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-APR-1994 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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