Maggie Hays

Prospect 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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10231870
MAS/MILS ID 6020552022
Record type Site
Current site name Maggie Hays

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 119.28254, -32.32933 (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

Ore Body (1) 119.28254, -32.32933

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • ROCK TYPES IN THE AREA FORM PART OF THE LAKE JOHNSTON GREEENSTONE BELT AND ARE COMPRISED OF SERPENTINIZED DUNITIC ULTRABASIC INTRUSIVES, AND ACID TO INTERMEDIATE SCHISTS. MASSIVE AND DISSEMINATED NI-SULFIDES ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE ULTRABASICS. LOCATED 80 KM EAST OF FORRESTANIA, WA. PROPERTY IS ANTICIPATED TO COME ON LINE IN 1997. 15,000 MT/YR NICKEL AT LOW COST-6/24/95 NICKEL NEWS PROPERTY COULD USE A NEW BIO LEACH TEC. CALLED BIONIC TO RECOVER THE NICKEL. SEE BIBLI MI001-002.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights State Lease

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Gencor
    Interest 100
    Home office Australia
    Year 1995

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Indicated 10000000mt ore
    Inferred 10000000mt ore
    Total resources 10000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 3 wt-pct Nickel Major 1991

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RANDOL INTERNATIONAL'S MINING OPPORTUNITY BULLETIN, SPR, 95.

  • Deposit

    VOL.2 #1. P18.

  • Reserve-Resource

    REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN MINING, 1991/92, PP. 164.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 09-JUL-96 Bleiwas, Donald U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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