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East Walhalla Copper and Platinum Mine

Occurrence in Victoria, Australia with commodities Platinum, Gold, Copper, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10037861
MRDS ID M045054
Record type Site
Current site name East Walhalla Copper and Platinum Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 146.45547, -37.93865 (WGS84)
Relative position ON LEONARDS GULLY, BRANCH OF STRINGER CREEK 1/2 MILE FROM WALHALLA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Victoria(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia Victoria

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Platinum Critical Primary
Gold Primary
Copper Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Malachite Ore

Analytical data

Result PT = .0001-.14 OZ/TON, AU = 0-.03 OZ/TON, AG = .04-.19 OZ/TON, CU = TR-0.60%

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Hornblendite

Nearby scientific data

(1) 146.45547, -37.93865
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form PODS
    Strike NW
    Dip E
    Length 27.43M
    Width 4.57M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: DIORITE DIKE CUTTING SILURIAN ROCKS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HOWITT, AM, 1917, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY RECORDS, VICTORIA, AUST., V. 4, PT. 1, P. 74-7

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PODS IN HORNBLENDE DIORITE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1975 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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