| Deposit ID | 60000939 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M045117 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Heazelwood District |
| Alternate or previous names | Heazelwood, Long Plain, Wilson River, Renison Bell, Dundas, Gordon, Styx, Florentine, Spero, Birch Es Inlet, Boyes, Hamilton Range, 19 Mile Creek |
| Geographic coordinates: | 145.19848, -41.4961 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | Located Nineteen Mile Creek on the map and approximated the location |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Tasmania(province)
Australia(country)
Australia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Australia | Tasmania |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Osmium | Primary |
| Iridium Critical | Primary |
| Platinum Critical | Tertiary |
| Ruthenium Critical | Tertiary |
| Chromium Critical | Tertiary |
| Rhodium Critical | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Palladium Critical | Tertiary |
| (1) | 145.19848, -41.4961 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Discovery year | 1876 |
| Year of first production | 1899 |
| District name | HEAZELWOOD DISTRICT |
|---|
MERTIE, J.B., JR, 1969, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE PLATINUM METALS, USGS PROF. PAPER 630, P. 70-71
REID, A. MCINTOSH, 1921, OSMIRIDIUM IN TASMANIA, TASMANIA DEPT. MINES GEOL. SURV. BULL. NO. 32, P. 123
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