Duchess Deposit

Past Producer in Queensland, Australia with commodities Phosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Geologic structures
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000708
MRDS ID ISM0474
Record type District
Current site name Duchess Deposit
Alternate or previous names Rimmer Hill, Mount Murray, Phosphate Hill, Western Zones

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 139.96556, -21.89667 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Queensland(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia Queensland

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary
Uranium Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 139.96556, -21.89667

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description CHERT-SILTSTONE-LIMESTONE LITHOSOME

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Discovery year 1966
Year of first production 1975

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner QUEENSLAND PHOSPHATE LTD.
    Home office MELBOURNE
    Year 1982
  • Type Operator
    Owner QUEENSLAND PHOSPHATE LTD.
    Home office MELBOURNE
    Year 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Beyond USGS

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