| Deposit ID | 10022553 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DE03152 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Weipa-Andoom |
| Point of reference | Approximate |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 144.54695, -22.57045 (WGS84) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Queensland(province)
Australia(country)
Australia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Australia | Queensland |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Boehmite | Ore |
| Gibbsite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Approximate (1) | 144.54695, -22.57045 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Cape York Peninsula |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Comalco, Cons. Zinc. Ltd, Commonwealth Aluminum Corp. |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1977 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 1000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DE03152 |
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES MINERALS YEARBOOK 1956
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-AUG-1995 | Mosier, Dan | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.