Dawsonvale

Prospect in Queensland, Australia with commodities Iron, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica
Sections on this page
  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. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10207979
MAS/MILS ID 6020350006
Record type Site
Current site name Dawsonvale

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 150.10866, -25.65656 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Queensland(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia Queensland

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary
Phosphorus-Phosphates Tertiary
Silica Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limonite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 150.10866, -25.65656

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 1.4M
    Depth to top 4.6M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1965
    Indicated 200000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 200000000mt ore
    Total resources 200000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 37.5 wt-pct Iron Trace 1965
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P 1.39 wt-pct Phosphorus Trace 1965
    Silica SiO2 16 wt-pct Silica Trace 1965

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    URQUHART G 1965 IRONSTONE DEPOSITOF DAWSONVALE IN GEOLOGY OF

  • Deposit

    LIAN ORE DEPOSITS VOL I 1965 EDITED BY J MCANDREW 8TH COMMON

  • Deposit

    MINING AND METALLURGICAL CONGRESSP 388-390

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 West, B.J. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.