Lake Mcleod

Plant in Western Australia, Australia with commodities Gypsum-Anhydrite, Salt
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. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Production statistics
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10158861
MAS/MILS ID 6020550067
Record type Site
Current site name Lake Mcleod

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 113.74943, -24.84636 (WGS84)
Elevation 200
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

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
Gypsum-Anhydrite Primary
Salt Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 113.74943, -24.84636

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Mining method Dredging
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Crystallization
Milling method Leach-Precipitation

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Production statistics

  • Year 1997
    Description Gypsum (Prod In 1997) 1000000 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gypsum-Anhydrite Gypsum-Anhydrite 1000000mt

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, 01/96, PAGE 70, NEW GYPSUM PORJECT FOR

  • Deposit

    DAMPIER SALT.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit COMPANY TO BUILD A $A25M PLANT TO RECOVER GYPSUM FOR THE ASIA WALLBOARD AND CEMENT INDUSTRIES. COMPANY ALSO PRODUCES SALT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-MAR-96 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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