| Deposit ID | 10134086 |
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| MAS/MILS ID | 6020350014 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Yaamba |
| Geographic coordinates: | 150.33198, -23.11339 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Queensland(province)
Australia(country)
Australia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Australia | Queensland |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Magnesite | Primary |
| (1) | 150.33198, -23.11339 |
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| Thickness | 6.3M | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 23000M | ||||||||||||||
| Width | 4000M | ||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Peabody Australia Pty Ltd |
| Interest | 83.3 |
| Home office | Australia |
| Year | 1987 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Southern Pacific Minerals |
| Interest | 8.3 |
| Year | 1988 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Central Pacific Minerals |
| Interest | 8.3 |
| Year | 1988 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1986 | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 460000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 460000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 6020350014 |
INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, JAN. 1987, P. 8-9.
MINING JOURNAL, LONDON; AUG. 19, 1988.
INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, DEC. 1988, P. 77.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE YAAMBA DEPOSIT IS A SUBHORIZONTAL DIAGENETIC-SEDIMENTARY MAGNESITE (MGCO3) ORE BODY COMPOSED OF NODULAR MAGNESITE IN A MAGNESITE-CLAY MATRIX OVERLYING A SERPENTINITE BASEMENT COVERING AN AREA OF ABOUT 27 SQUARE KM AND AVERAGING 6.3 M IN THICKNESS. AS OF 1986, THE PROVEN RESERVES REPRESENT ROUGHLY 40% OF THE RESOURCE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 19-MAR-1992 | Wilburn, David R. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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