Kambalda - St. Ives - Tramway

Producer in Western Australia, Australia with commodities Copper, Nickel, Cobalt
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60001802
MRDS ID W029640
Record type District
Current site name Kambalda - St. Ives - Tramway

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 121.6492, -30.19613 (WGS84)
Relative position KAMBALDA IS SEPARATED FROM ST. IVES BY THE LEFROY LAKE. THE LOCATION GIVEN IS THAT OF THE FISHER MINE.

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
Copper Primary
Nickel Critical Primary
Cobalt Critical Secondary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 11
USGS model code 6a
Deposit model name Komatiitic Ni-Cu

Nearby scientific data

(1) 121.6492, -30.19613

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description KAMBALDA DOME, ANTIKLINALE
Type of structure Regional
Structure description YILGARN ARCHEAN BLOCK OF THE WESTERN AUSTRALIAN SCHIELD

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Discovery year 1965
Year of first production 1967

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner WESTERN MINING CORPORATION LTD.
  • Type Operator
    Owner WESTERN MINING CORPORATION LTD.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    G.WENS: NICKELLAGERSTAETTEN IM PAZIF. RAUM ...(1972)

  • Deposit

    PETERS, D.: NICKEL (1975)

  • Deposit

    AUSTR. MINERAL INDUSTRY VOL. 28 NO. 4 1976 P. 100

  • Deposit

    E/MJ FEBR. 1974 P. 21

  • Deposit

    DEYOUNG AND OTHERS, 1985: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-D, 62 P.

  • Deposit

    CROCKETT AND OTHERS, 1987: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-F, 54 P.

Beyond USGS

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