Bulong

Prospect in Western Australia, Australia with commodities Cobalt, 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. Mining district
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10208042
MAS/MILS ID 6020550003
Record type Site
Current site name Bulong
Alternate or previous names Bulong Laterite

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 120.83252, -30.7461 (WGS84)
Elevation 1000
Location accuracy 10000(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
Cobalt Critical Primary
Nickel Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 120.83252, -30.7461

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1960
Mining method Open Pit
Milling method Thermal Decomposition

Mining district

District name Kalgoorlie

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Resolute Samantha Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Australia
    Year 1995
    First year 1995

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Measured 9800000mt ore
    Demonstrated 9800000mt ore
    Total resources 9800000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 1.31 wt-pct Nickel Major 1991
    Cobalt Co 0.1 wt-pct Cobalt Major 1991
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1995
    Measured 109000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 109000000mt ore
    Total resources 109000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 0.65 wt-pct Nickel Major 1995
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1996
    Demonstrated 40000000mt ore
    Total resources 40000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 1.14 wt-pct Nickel Major 1996
    Cobalt Co 0.09 wt-pct Cobalt Major 1996

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RESOLUTE STUDIES OPTIONS FOR BULONG, METAL BUL., 12/14/95.

  • Deposit

    PLANNED PROJECTS BOOST NI PRODUCTION, METAL BUL., 11/23/95.

  • Deposit

    PAGE 7.

  • Deposit

    "PLANNED PROJECTS BOOST NI PRODUCTION", METAL BULLETIN,

  • Deposit

    11/23/95, PAGE 7.

  • Reserve-Resource

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 1991, V. 192 #2, P.44.

  • Reserve-Resource

    RESOLUTE SAMANTHA LTD., THE BULONG PROJECT, APRIL 1995, 13P.

  • Reserve-Resource

    "RESOLUTE STUDIES OPTIONS FOR BULONG", METAL BULLETIN,

  • Reserve-Resource

    12/14/95.

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING JOURNAL, LONDON, SEPT. 27, 1996, V. 327, #8397,

  • Reserve-Resource

    P1, "BULONG GO-AHEAD".

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-OCT-1996 Bleiwas, Donald U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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