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Carnilya Hill

Plant in Western Australia, Australia with commodity Nickel
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  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 10231927
MAS/MILS ID 6020552037
Record type Site
Current site name Carnilya Hill

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 121.78249, -31.04609 (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

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED 25 KM NE OF KAMBALDA, WA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 121.78249, -31.04609
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Flotation
Milling method Flotation

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights State Lease

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Western Mining Corp. Holdings Ltd.
    Interest 56
    Home office Australia
    Year 1991
  • Type Owner
    Owner Dampier Mining Co. Ltd.
    Interest 44
    Home office Australia
    Year 1991

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Indicated 290000mt ore
    Inferred 290000mt ore
    Total resources 290000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 2.6 wt-pct Nickel Major 1991
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Demonstrated 150000mt ore
    Total resources 150000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 2.6 wt-pct Nickel Major 1993

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • AME MINERAL ECONOMICS, JUNE 1993, SHOWED THE THE RESERVES AT 150000 MT OF PROVEN AND PROBABLE RESOURCES, BUT SHOWED NO PRODUCTION IN THE SAME YEAR. MOST PROBABLY THE RESOURCES ARE ALREADY DEPLETED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    AME MINERAL ECONOMICS QUARTERLY MINE ANALYSIS, JUNE, 1993,

  • Reserve-Resource

    P. 40.

  • Reserve-Resource

    REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN MINING, 1991/92, PP. 160.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-APR-1995 Bleiwas, Donald U.S. Bureau of Mines

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