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Barrambie

Prospect in Western Australia, Australia with commodities Iron, Titanium, Vanadium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10159108
MAS/MILS ID 6020550100
Record type Site
Current site name Barrambie
Alternate or previous names No Alternate Names

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 119.09928, -27.36294 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

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
Iron Secondary
Titanium Critical Primary
Vanadium Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Ilmenite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Martite Unknown
Rutile Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 119.09928, -27.36294
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 22000M
    Width 400M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 STRATIFORM
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 LATERITE
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Date of Last Modification 840828
  • Area 880HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 880
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE BARRAMBIE TITANIUM-VANADIUM-IRON COMPLEX INTRUDES A METAMORPHOSED ARCHAEN GREENSTONE BELT, CONTAINING SEDIMENTARY AND MAFIC VOLCANIC ROCKS, AND ALMOST COMPLETELY SURROUNDED BY GRANITOID OR GNEISSIC TERRAIN. MAGNETITE AND ILMENITE ARE THE PRIMARY ORE MINERALS, OCCURRING BOTH AS EXSOLUTIONS WITHIN ALTERED MAGNETITE (MARTITE), OR AS COURSE GRAINS AND BLEBS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1960
Mining method Open Pit
Milling method Magnetic

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Ferrovanadium Corp., N. L.
    Interest 100
    Home office Australia
    Year 1982

Comments on the production information

  • THE PRODUCT FROM THE BARRAMBIE CONCENTRATOR IS A SLURRY CONTAINING TIO2, FE AND V2O5 CONCENTRATES WHICH IS SENT TO GERALDTON VIA A 480KM. PIPELINE. AT GERALDTON, A SMELTER WILL BE CONSTRUCTED TO FURTHER CONCENTRATE THE SLURRY. FROM THE SMELTER, TIO2 (SOREL SLAG), VANADIUM, AND PIG IRON WILL

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Demonstrated 27433000mt ore
    Total resources 27433000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Titanium TiO2 15 wt-pct Titanium Major 1990
    Iron FeO 26 wt-pct Iron Minor 1990
    Vanadium V 0.5 wt-pct Vanadium Minor 1990

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Primary Material Cover SAND, GRAVEL
    Hardness of Ore SAND, GRAVEL
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 6
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 45
    Capacity 5080
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 3.03
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1982

Comments on other economic factors

  • AT GERALDTON, APPROXIMATELY 420KM. SW OF BARRAMBIE, A PROPOSED SMELTER WILL BE CONSTRUCTED AT A COST OF $26,494,667 (1981 US$) EVERY YEAR FROM 1981 TO 1984. THE COST OF CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTAINING THE 480KM. PIPELINE FROM BARRAMBIE TO GERALDTON IS CONTAINED IN THE MILL OPERATION COST.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WARD, H.J.,"THE BARRAMBIE VANADIFEROUS TITANOMAGNETITE

  • Deposit

    COMPLEX", PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIFTH QUADRENNIAL IAGOD

  • Deposit

    SYMPOSIUM, STUTTGART, GERMANY, 1980.

  • Deposit

    WARD, H.J.,"THE EFFECTS OF LATERITISATION AT BARRAMBIE,

  • Deposit

    WESTERN AUSTRALIA", IN LATERITISATION PROCESSES, PROCEEDINGS

  • Deposit

    OF THE INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON LATERITISATION PROCESSES,

  • Deposit

    INDIA, OXFORD & IBH PUBLISHING, 1979.

  • Deposit

    "AUSTRALIAN MINERAL SANDS PROCESSING INDUSTRY- POTENTIAL

  • Deposit

    FOR EXPANSION", COMMONWEALTH/ STATE JOINT STUDY GROUP ON RAW

  • Deposit

    MATERIALS PROCESSING, AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING

  • Deposit

    SERVICE, CANBERRA, 1981.

  • Deposit

    "REFERENCE PAPERS: EXPLOITATION OF MINERAL SANDS",

  • Deposit

    AUSTRALIAN DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE BUREAU & THE W.A. SCHOOL

  • Deposit

    OF MINES, KALGOORLIE, PUBLISHED BY ADAB, 1982.

  • Deposit

    "MINERALS AND THE STATE, FIRST MINERAL SANDS SYMPOSIUM-

  • Deposit

    MAY 1981", PUBLISHED BY THE MINERAL SANDS PRODUCERS'

  • Deposit

    ASSOCIATION.

  • Deposit

    "SCOPE OF WORK- COMPUTER ANALYSIS OF THE BARRAMBIE

  • Deposit

    TITANIUM-VANADIUM-IRON DEPOSIT, WESTERN AUSTRALIA", PREPARED

  • Deposit

    BY MINING AND PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGY CENTER, CONTROL DATA

  • Deposit

    AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD., AUGUST 1982.

  • Deposit

    JAFFEE, R.I.,"AN OVERVIEW OF TITANIUM DEVELOPMENT AND

  • Deposit

    APPLICATION", PAPER PRESENTED AT THE FOURTH INTERNATIONAL

  • Deposit

    CONFERENCE ON TITANIUM, KYOTO, JAPAN 1980.

  • Deposit

    "TITANIUM", METAL BULLETIN MONTHLY, AUGUST 1981.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-JAN-95 Fantel, Richard J. / Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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