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Groote Eylandt

Producer in Northern Territory*, Australia with commodities Aluminum, Iron, Manganese, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Workings at the site
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10134148
MAS/MILS ID 6020250009
Record type Site
Current site name Groote Eylandt

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 136.83227, -13.99719 (WGS84)
Elevation 50
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Northern Territory*(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia Northern Territory*

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Tertiary
Iron Tertiary
Manganese Critical Primary
Phosphorus-Phosphates Tertiary
Silica Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 136.83227, -13.99719
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 3M
    Depth to top 12.5M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 6
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 910613

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1960
Year of first production 1966
Milling method Washing

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Groote Eylandt Mining Co. Pty Ltd.
    Home office Australia
    Year 1988
  • Type Owner
    Owner Bhp Minerals
    Interest 51
    Home office Australia
    Year 1993
  • Type Owner
    Owner Elkem Mangan Ks
    Interest 49
    Home office Norway
    Year 1993

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1988
    Indicated 156000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 156000000mt ore
    Inferred 241000000mt ore
    Total resources 397000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Manganese Mn 40 wt-pct Manganese Major 1988
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P 0.075 wt-pct Phosphorus Trace 1988
    Iron Fe 4 wt-pct Iron Trace 1988
    Silica SiO2 5 wt-pct Silica Trace 1988
    Aluminum Al2O3 4 wt-pct Aluminum Trace 1988

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • GROOTE EYLANDT MINING CO (OPERATOR) MELBOURNE OFFICE VISIT; BEKKALA--AUGUST 1988
  • COMPANY DATA, 1988.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Percent Waste Rock 75
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 5
    Primary Material Cover SAND, GRAVEL
    Hardness of Ore M-HARD ROCKS
    Capacity 15000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Year of Information 1990

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NATIONAL MATERIALS ADVISORY BOARD. NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL

  • Deposit

    -NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. MANGANESE RESERVES AND

  • Deposit

    RESOURCES OF THE WORLD AND THEIR INDUSTRIAL IMPLICA-

  • Deposit

    TIONS. NMAB-374, WASHINGTON DC, 1981, PP. 253-260;

  • Deposit

    NTIS, PB 82-117615.

  • Deposit

    AUSTRALIAN MINING. MINING AND TREATMENT OF MANGANESE ORES AT

  • Deposit

    GROOTE EYLANDT. DEC. 1976.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE. GROOTE EYLANDT. MARCH 1981, PP. 216-225.

  • Deposit

    MATHESON, G.H., BERGLIN, C.I.K., AND TAYLOR, R.K.A. PROCES-

  • Deposit

    -SING OF GROOTE EYLANDT MANGANESE ORES. PRES. AT 1ST

  • Deposit

    AUST. INST. OF MIN. AND MET. (IMM) PERTH, W.A. MAY 1973

  • Deposit

    PP. 497-510.

  • Deposit

    SMITH, W.C. MANGANESE ORE DEPOSITS AT GROOTE EYLANDT. BHP

  • Deposit

    TECHNICAL BULLETIN NO. 24. 1965, 5 PP.

  • Deposit

    AUSTRALIAN MINING. MANGANESE ORE PRODUCTION ON GROOTE EYLANT

  • Deposit

    OCT. 15 1968, PP. 13-15.

  • Deposit

    OSWALD, J. MINERALOGY OF MANGANESE OXIDES AT GROOTE EYLANDT.

  • Deposit

    MINERAL DEPOSITA (BERL.). SPRINGER VERLAG, 1975, 9 PP.

  • Deposit

    LIDDY, J. C. MANGANESE IN AUSTRALIA. AUSTRALIAN MINING. JUNE

  • Deposit

    1972, 9 PP.

  • Deposit

    FRAZER, FRANK W. AND C. B. BELCHER. MINERLOGICAL STUDIES OF

  • Deposit

    THE GROOTE EYLANDT MANGANESE ORE DEPOSITS. PROC. OF THE

  • Deposit

    AUST. INST. OF MIN. AND MET.(IMM). NO. 254, JUNE 1975,

  • Deposit

    PP. 39-36.

  • Deposit

    INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF IRON AND STEEL(ISSI). IISI PAPER

  • Deposit

    ON MANGANESE(AUSTRALIAN MANGANESE ORE AND FERROALLOYS).

  • Deposit

    1980, 7 PP.

  • Deposit

    MINERAL SYSTEMS INC. GROOTE EYLANDT MANGANESE DEPOSIT. PRE-

  • Deposit

    -PARED FOR THE U.S. BUREAU OF MINES UNDER CONTRACT

  • Deposit

    NO. JO100120. FEB. 1981, 33 PP.

  • Deposit

    VAN OS, JOHN. MANGANESE RIDES ON BACK OF STEEL BOOM. AUSTRA-

  • Deposit

    -LIAN MINING. SEPT. 1989, PP. 19-22.

  • Deposit

    BERGLIN, C.I.K., K. W. CAINE, AND D. I. NICHOLS. MANGANESE

  • Deposit

    ORE MINING IN GROOTE EYLANDT MINING CO. PTY LTD, GROOTE

  • Deposit

    EYLANDT N. T. (IN) MINING AND METALLURGICAL PRACTICES

  • Deposit

    IN AUSTRALASIA. (DATE?), PP. 620-622.

  • Deposit

    BERGLIN, C. I. K., K. W. CAINE, AND L. C. CARTER. MANGANESE

  • Deposit

    ORE BENEFICIATION AT GROOTE EYLANDT MINING CO. PTY LTD,

  • Deposit

    GROOTE EYLANDT, N.T. (IN) MINING AND METALURGICAL PRAC-

  • Deposit

    TICES IN AUSTRALASIA. (DATE?), PP622-624.

  • Deposit

    BHP-UTAH INTERNATIONAL. WRITTEN COMM., JUNE 17, 1988. COPY

  • Deposit

    ON FILE AT U.S. BUREAU OF MINES MINERALS AVAILIBILITY

  • Deposit

    FIELD OFFICE, DENVER, CO 80225.

  • Deposit

    PRATT,R. SENIOR COMMODITY SPECIALST, BUREAU OF MINERAL RE-

  • Deposit

    SOURCES,GEOLOGY, AND GEOPHYSICS,CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA.

  • Deposit

    WRITTEN COMM. OCT. 7 1988. COPY ON FILE AT U.S. BUREAU

  • Deposit

    OF MINES MINERALS AVAILIBILITY FIELD OFFICE, DENVER,

  • Deposit

    CO 80225.

  • Deposit

    GROOTE EYLANDT MINING CO LTD. MANGANESE MINING AND QUALITY

  • Deposit

    CONTROL OPERATION AT GROOTE EYLANDT. MARCH 1990, 67 PP.

  • Deposit

    COPY ON FILE AT U.S. BUREAU OF MINES MINERALS

  • Deposit

    AVAILABILITY FIELD OFFICE. DENVER, CO 80225.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-APR-1995 Palencia, Cesar M. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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