| Deposit ID | 10304912 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 6020550089 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Silver Swan |
| Alternate or previous names | Black Swan, Swan River ? |
| Point of reference | Town |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 121.79919, -30.72941 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1000 |
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Western Australia(province)
Australia(country)
Australia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Australia | Western Australia |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Nickel Critical | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Town (1) | 121.79919, -30.72941 |
|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1995 |
| District name | West Ausatralia |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Minerals Project Inverstors Ltd. |
| Interest | 50 |
| Home office | Australia |
| Year | 1995 |
| First year | 1995 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Outokumpu Metals And Resources Oy |
| Interest | 50 |
| Home office | Finland |
| Year | 1996 |
| First year | 1995 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 6020550089 |
AMERICAN METAL MARKET, 11/27/95, CHECK UNDER THE NAME OF
SWAN RIVER.
"STUNNING WA NICKEL FIND", THE AGE (MELB), 1ED, 11/21/95.
THIS ARTICAL WAS FOUND IN NICKEL NEWS, DATE UNK.
METAL BUL., "PLANNED PROJECTS BOOST NI PRODUCTION", 11/23/95
PAGE ??.
MINING JOURNAL, 11/24/95, "AUSTRALIAN NICKEL FEVER", PAGE 1.
METAL BUL., 12/07/95, "SILVER SWAN SPARKS SEEN NICKEL
INTEREST".
FINANCIAL TIMES, 12/22/95, "OUTOKUMPU PLANS MID-1997, START-
UP FOR NICKEL PROJECT".
MINING JOURNAL, 01/12/96, PAGE 31, "A NEW GENERATION?".
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 04-MAR-96 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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