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Kyooma West

Producer in New South Wales, Australia with commodity Diatomite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10106751
MRDS ID I001001
Record type Site
Current site name Kyooma West
Alternate or previous names Bells Mountain Deposits

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 150.59776, -30.29165 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

New South Wales(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia New South Wales

Comments on the location information

  • 100 KM E OF CHUSURO REGIONAL CENTER; 100 KM NW OF KUSHVA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Diatomite Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • DOMINANT DIATOMS IN THE BELLS MOUINTAIN AREA INCLUDE "MELOSIRA GRANULATA" AND "MELOSIRA SP. A". 11 OTHER SPECIES HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Diatomite Ore
Clay Gangue
Feldspar Gangue

Analytical data

Result DEPOSIT CONTAINS 59.7-78.5% SILICA
Result 1.6-27.6% QUARTZ ON AN AIR DRIED BASIS. THE BEST QUALITY RAW MATERIAL IS WHITE WITH A HIGH BRIGHTNESS.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 222
USGS model code 31s
Deposit model name Lacustrine diatomite

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Diatomite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff

Nearby scientific data

(1) 150.59776, -30.29165
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form STRATIFORM
    Dip 0-5 DEG

Comments on the geologic information

  • MAJOR FOLDING; CR-SPNL + OLVN + PXRN; SRPN; 3 SUB-PARALLEL, VEIN-LIKE ORE BODIES FOUND IN GABBRO-PERIDOTITE INTRUSIVE. ALL 3 BODIES HAVE ALMOST MASSIVE CHROMITE ORES. AREA OF COMMERCIAL ORE CONCENTRATIONS: LENGTHS = 910-1200 M, WIDTHS = 3-10 M. THERE ARE ACCOMPANYING LENS-LIKE ORE BODIES OF SMALL THICKNESSES, ABOVE AND BELOW THE COMMERCIAL ORE BODIES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1917
Production years 1917-1970, 1983-PRESENT

Mining district

District name Barraba Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Australian Diatomite Mining Party Ltd.

Comments on the production information

  • UNKNOWN UNKNOWNSARANOVSK PRODUCTION (PA1) IS ESTIMATED AT 10% OF TOTAL 1981 SOVIET PRODUCTION (RF4, P. 1035, 1053). PC3: 5% OF CUMULATIVE PRODUCTION FOR SOVIET UNION.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RR1: 6% OF SOVIET CHROMIUM RESOURCES ARE IN THE URALS. RR1 IS 6% OF THE 25 MIL TONS MEASURED RESERVES REPORTED IN AREAS OF KAZAKHSTANAND URALS (RF3, P. 988).
  • RR25: 6% OF SOVIET CHROMIUM RESOURCES ARE IN THE URALS. RR25 IS 6% OF 75 MIL TONS ADDITIONAL GROSS (EXPLORED) RESERVES REPORTED IN THE USSR (RF3, P. 988).

Comments on the workings information

  • DEPOSITS WERE WORKED EXTENSIVELY BY UNDERGROUND METHODS FROM 1917 TO 1970 AND HAVE BEEN MINED SINCE LATE 1983 BY OPEN CUT METHODS UNDER MINERAL LEASE 1096.

Comments on development

  • NON-GEOLOGIC CONSTRAINTS ON DEVELOPMENT OR EXPANSION IN 1-5 YRS. (). DEVELOPMENT(YES); EXPLORATION(YES); ASSESSMENT(DECLINING SOVIET ORE-GRADE SINCE 1970'S REQUIRES THAT SOME HIGH-GRADE ORE BE IMPORTED (RF5, P. 11).); ACTIVE DEVELOPMENT IN MAIN SARANOVSK MINE (NORTHERN MASSIF) ONLY. ORE HAS LOW CHROMIUM CONTENT AND IS USED FOR REFRACTORY/CHEMICAL PURPOSES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HOLMES, G.G., STANLEY, C., AND SWEENEY, V., 1989, DIATOMITE IN NEW SOUTH WALES: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NEW SOUTH WALES MINERAL RESOURCES 46, 161 P

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit A 9 M THICK "MINE SEQUENCE" IS EXPOSED OVER DISTANCES UP TO 200 M AND HAS A HIGH LEVEL OF CONTINUITY AND CONSISTENCY OF QUALITY. THE MINE LACUSTRINE SEQUENCE IS CONTINUOUS WITH ONLY MINOR VARIATION FOR AT LEAST 1500 M ALONG THE EASTERN MARGINS OF THE KYOOMA HOMESTEAD HILL. THE DIATOMITE IS MIXED WITH CLAYS IN PLACES AND INTERBEDDED WITH CLAY AND MINOR TUFF. THE LACUSTRINE SEQUENCE IS CAPPED BY BASALT.
Deposit THIS RECORD WAS COMPILED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY. THE DATA WERE USED IN PREPARATION OF THE USGS CIRCULAR 930 SERIES OF REPORTS. MINERAL RESOURCE CATEGORIES AND CODES HEREIN ARE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM RECOMMENDED BY THE UNITED NATIONS GROUP OF EXPERTS ON DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGY FOR MINERAL RESOURCES. (SEE NATIONAL RESOURCES FORUM, V. 4, NO. 3, P. 307-313.). UNDERGROUND

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-91 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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