Ant Hill Manganese Deposit

Past Producer in Western Australia, Australia with commodity Manganese
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. 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 10304858
MAS/MILS ID 6020550027
Record type Site
Current site name Ant Hill Manganese Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 130.06906, -21.94661 (WGS84)
Elevation 460

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
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 130.06906, -21.94661

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Pilbara Block

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Bell Brothers Quarrying Pty. Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Australia
    Year 1976

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1976
    Inferred 300000mt ore
    Total resources 300000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Manganese Mn 35 wt-pct Manganese Trace 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    COMPANY LETTER FROM BELL BROS. QUARRIES PTY. LTD. MAY 1976

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VERY LITTLE INFORMATION.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-OCT-1983 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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