| Deposit ID | 10009842 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D003081 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Burke River Area |
| Alternate or previous names | Duchess |
| Geographic coordinates: | 140.24885, -22.49664 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | ABOUT 200 KILOMETERS SOUTH - SOUTHEAST OF MOUNT ISA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Queensland(province)
Australia(country)
Australia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Australia | Queensland |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Uranium | Primary |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Phosphorite | ||
| |||
| (1) | 140.24885, -22.49664 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1966 |
| Discoverer | Continental Oil Corp. |
| District name | Georgina Basin, Burke River Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Broken Hill South Ltd. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D003081 |
BROOKS, J. H., 1971 , URANIUM EXPLORATION IN QUEENSLAND, 1967 - 71 : QUEENSLAND GEOLOGICAL SURVEY REPT. 69 , 22 P.
DE FERRANTI, R. Z., 1971 , URANIUM, IN AUSTRALIAN MINERAL INDUSTRY, 1970 REVIEW ( INCLUDING INFORMATION TO JUNE 1971 ): AUSTRALIA BUR. OF MINERAL RESOURCES, GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS REPT., P. 297 - 302
WARREN, R. G., 1972 , A COMMENTARY ON THE METALLOGENIC MAP OF AUSTRALIA AND PAPUA NEW GUINEA: AUSTRALIA BUR. MINERAL RESOURCES, GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS BULL. 145 , 85 P.
5) WOODMANSEE, W. C., 1970 , URANIUM, IN BUREAU OF MINES MINERALS YEARBOOK, 1970 , U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, 23 P.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1974 | Byers, Virginia P. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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