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Molyhil Mine

Producer in Northern Territory*, Australia with commodities Tungsten, Molybdenum
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Workings at the site
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10021641
MRDS ID DE00324
Record type Site
Current site name Molyhil Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 135.73227, -22.7466 (WGS84)
Relative position PIT

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Northern Territory*(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia Northern Territory*

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary
Molybdenum Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Hornfels
    Rock unit name Metasomatised Jinka Granite
    Rock description Metasomatised Jinka Granite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) 135.73227, -22.7466
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Contact Aureole Of Early Proterozoic Jinka Granite

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1971
Year of first production 1974
Year of last production 1981

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Petrocarb Exploration N.L.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 100HA

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BARRACLOUGH, D., 1979, GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS AT THE MOLYHIL SCHEELITE MINE, CENTRAL AUSTRALIA, NORTHERN TERRITORY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, TECHNICAL REPORT G.S. 79/16 (OPEN FILE).

  • Deposit

    PETROCARB EXPLORATION LTD., ANNUAL AND QUARTERLY REPORTS, 1980-1984.

  • Deposit

    KNIGHT, N.D., TUNGSTEN, IN AUSTRALIAN MINERAL INDUSTRY ANNUAL REVIEW, CANBERRA, B.M.R.

  • Production

    ANNUAL AND CUMM: BARRACLOUGH, D., 1979 AND KNIGHT, N.D.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1985 Knight, Nerida D. Bureau of Mineral Resources, Canberra, Australia

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

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