| Deposit ID | 10037851 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M045041 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Waria River |
| Alternate or previous names | Bowutu Mountains |
| Geographic coordinates: | 147.5227, -7.99771 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | NORTH OF IOMA-BORDER OF PAPUA AND NEW GUINEA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Papua New Guinea(country)
| Country |
|---|
| Papua New Guinea |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Osmium | Primary |
| Iridium Critical | Primary |
| Ruthenium Critical | Primary |
| Platinum Critical | Primary |
| Rhodium Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Iridosmine | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel | ||
| |||
| (1) | 147.5227, -7.99771 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Papua Ultramafic Belt |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M045041 |
HARRIS, D.C., AND CABRI, L.J., 1973, CANADIAN MINERAL; V. 12, P. 104-112
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LOCALITY MAY BE WRONG-MINERALOGY COULD REFER TO YODDA GOLD FIELD |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1974 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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