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Adelaide River Mine

Producer in Northern Territory*, Australia with commodity Uranium
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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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10107874
MRDS ID D003071
Record type Site
Current site name Adelaide River Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 131.10325, -13.26945 (WGS84)
Relative position 2 1/2 MILES SOUTH OF ADELAIDE RIVER TOWNSHIP

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Northern Territory*(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia Northern Territory*

Comments on the location information

  • SOUTH OF RUM JUNGLE AREA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pitchblende Ore
Uraninite Ore
Chalcopyrite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) 131.10325, -13.26945
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Dip EAST
    Plunge direction NORTH

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Katherine - Darwin Region

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1960
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Uranium U3O8 0.22 wt-pct Uranium Major 1960

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ITEMS 1 , 2 , 1960 EST.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 60.96M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WALPOLE, B. P., CROHN, P. W., DUNN, P. R., AND RANDALL, M. A., 1968 , GEOLOGY OF THE KATHERINE - DARWIN REGION, NORTHERN TERRITORY: AUSTRALIA BUR. MINERAL RESOURCES, GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS BULL. 82 , V. 1 , 304 P.; V. 2 , 5 MAPS

  • Deposit

    1960 DIREXPL BUR. MIN. RES.; SEE ITEMS 1 , 2 , RESERVE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1974 Byers, Virginia P. U.S. Geological Survey

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