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Huntley

Producer in Western Australia, Australia with commodity Aluminum
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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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10111553
MRDS ID W029789
Record type Site
Current site name Huntley
Alternate or previous names Darling Range, Dwellingup

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 115.84933, -32.62933 (WGS84)
Relative position ABOUT 76 KM SE OF PERTH

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Western Australia(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia Western Australia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ORES FROM HUNTLEY AND DELPARK ARE TRANSPORTED ON A CONVEYOR BELT SYSTEM TO PINJARRA-ALUMINA PLANT (11 KM)

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bauxite Ore
Boehmite Ore
Gibbsite Ore
Anatase Gangue
Goethite Gangue
Halloysite Gangue
Hematite Gangue
Muscovite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result AL2O3 AVAILABLE 30-35 %
Result SIO2 REACTIVE 1-2 %

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 111
USGS model code 38b
Deposit model name Bauxite, laterite type

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) 115.84933, -32.62933
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description N-S-Striking Darling Range Fault

Ore body information

  • General form BLANKETS LENSES IN SML. BASINS

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Hill Slopes; Altitude Between 240 And 440 M Asl

Comments on the geologic information

  • BAUXITE DEPOSITS ON HILL SLOPES LENSES RANGE IN SIZE FROM 10000 TO 11 MILLION TONS OF ORE AVERAGE IS 1.5 TO 2 MILLION TONS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1957
Discoverer Western Mining Corp. Ltd.
Year of first production 1963

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Alcoa Of Australia Ltd. (Subsidary Of Alcoa)

Comments on the production information

  • "PINJARRA REFINERY WILL BE SUPPLIED WITH FOUR MILLION TONS A YEAR FROM HUNTLEY BY THE END OF 1976"

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NO SEPERATE DATA AVAILABLE FOR HUNTLEY, RESERVES AND POT. RESOURCES IN THE ALCOA LICENSE AREA ARE PLACED BETWEEN 500 AND 900 MILLION TONS.

Comments on development

  • ALCOA OF AUSTRALIA: ALUMINIUM CO.OF AMERICA 51 %; WESTERN MINING CORP. LTD. 20 %; BROKEN HILL SOUTH LTD. 16.6 % NORTH BROKEN HILL LTD. 12 %; NOMINEES 0.4 %

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit AVERAGE THICKNESS ABOUT 4.5 M, 0.5 M OVERBURDEN SEVERAL,OREBODIES
Deposit LATERITES CONTAINIG BAUXITE DEPOSITS GENERALLY CONSIST OF A HARDCAP AVERAGING 1 M, UNDERLAIN BY A FRIABLE ZONE WHICH PASSES ABRUPTLY INTO DECOMPOSED BEDROCK (GRANITES)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1978 Krauss, Ulrich H. U.S. Geological Survey

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