Weipa

Past Producer in Queensland, Australia with commodity Aluminum
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10022563
MRDS ID DE03166
Record type Site
Current site name Weipa

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: 144.54695, -22.57045 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Queensland(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia Queensland

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) 144.54695, -22.57045

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Comalco

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Total resources 9000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Aluminum Al2O3 50 wt-pct Aluminum Major 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES MINERALS YEARBOOK

  • Production

    USBM MINERALS YEARBOOK.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-AUG-1995 Mosier, Dan U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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