| Deposit ID | 10159075 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 6020550097 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Greenbushes |
| Alternate or previous names | Aberfoyle Tin Company |
| Geographic coordinates: | 115.99933, -33.99595 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Western Australia(province)
Australia(country)
Australia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Australia | Western Australia |
| (1) | 115.99933, -33.99595 |
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1889 |
| Mining method | Open Pit |
| Year of first production | 1964 |
| Plant type | Beneficiation (Mill) |
| Plant subcategory | Gravity |
| Milling method | Gravity |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Gwalia Consolidated |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Australia |
| Year | 1993 |
| Year | 1967 |
|---|---|
| Description | Mt Ore/Yr 500000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1968 |
|---|---|
| Description | Mt Ore/Yr 1485000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1969 |
|---|---|
| Description | Mt Ore/Yr 1595000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1970 |
|---|---|
| Description | Mt Ore/Yr 1815000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1971 |
|---|---|
| Description | Mt Ore/Yr 1540000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1972 |
|---|---|
| Description | Mt Ore/Yr 4235000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1973 |
|---|---|
| Description | Mt Ore/Yr 2906000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1974 |
|---|---|
| Description | Mt Ore/Yr 2784000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1975 |
|---|---|
| Description | Mt Ore/Yr 2240000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1976 |
|---|---|
| Description | Mt Ore/Yr 2578000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1977 |
|---|---|
| Description | Mt Ore/Yr 2530000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1978 |
|---|---|
| Description | Mt Ore/Yr 2684000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1979 |
|---|---|
| Description | Mt Ore/Yr 2926000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1980 |
|---|---|
| Description | Mt Ore/Yr 3300000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1981 |
|---|---|
| Description | Mt Ore/Yr 3326000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1985 |
|---|---|
| Description | Mt Ore/Yr 1880000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1986 |
|---|---|
| Description | Mt Ore/Yr 1550000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1987 |
|---|---|
| Description | Mt Ore/Yr 1270000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1988 |
|---|---|
| Description | Mt Ore/Yr 1430000 Mt Ore |
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Measured | 11500000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 11500000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 11500000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 6020550097 |
"GWALIA CONSOLIDATED STARTS UP GREENBUSHEDS TANTALUM
EXPANSION", METALS BULLETIN MONTHLY, FEBRUARY 1993,
P. 71.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | IN 1992, AN EXPANSION ON THE TREATMENT PLANT WAS COMPLETED. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 23-SEP-1996 | Sager, Ron | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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