Spargoville

Producer in Western Australia, Australia with commodity Nickel
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Ownership information
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10207604
MAS/MILS ID 6020552006
Record type Site
Current site name Spargoville

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 121.4492, -31.24608 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(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
Nickel Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 121.4492, -31.24608

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights State Lease

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Amalg Syndicate
    Interest 100
    Home office Australia
    Year 1991

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Measured 200000mt ore
    Demonstrated 200000mt ore
    Total resources 200000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 2.5 wt-pct Nickel Major 1991
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Measured 50000mt ore
    Demonstrated 50000mt ore
    Total resources 50000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 2.5 wt-pct Nickel Major 1991
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Measured 100000mt ore
    Demonstrated 100000mt ore
    Total resources 100000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 2.2 wt-pct Nickel Major 1991

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN MINING, 1991/92, PP. 167.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SPARGOVILLE IS LOCATED NEAR WIDGIEMOOLTHA, WA. AMALG SYNDICATE AQUIRED THE PROPERTY FROM BP MINERALS IN LATE 1989; BP MINERALS RETAINS A PRODUCTION ROYALTY OF UNKNOWN AMOUNT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 11-AUG-92 Bleiwas, Donald U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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