| Deposit ID | 10009863 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D003106 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | George Creek Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | 131.13241, -13.33473 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 9 MILES SOUTH OF ADELAIDE RIVER TOWNSHIP |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Northern Territory*(province)
Australia(country)
Australia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Australia | Northern Territory* |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pitchblende | Ore |
| Torbernite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone | ||
| |||
| (1) | 131.13241, -13.33473 |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Katherine - Darwin Region |
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| Year | 1960 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | To 1960 | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1960 | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D003106 |
WALPOLE, B. P., CROHN, P. W., DUNN, P. R., AND RANDALL, M. A., 1968 , GEOLOGY OF THE KATHERINE-DARWIN REGION, NORTHERN TERRITORY: AUSTRALIA BUR. MINERAL RESOURCES, GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS BULL. 82 , V. 1 , 304 P.; V. 2 , 5 MAPS
ITEM 1 , WALPOLE AND OTHERS, 1968
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1974 | Byers, Virginia P. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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