Panton Sill - Lamboo Deposits

Occurrence in Western Australia, Australia with commodities Chromium, Platinum, Nickel
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10039044
MRDS ID M046570
Record type Site
Current site name Panton Sill - Lamboo Deposits

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 127.81163, -17.79188 (WGS84)
Relative position 32 MILES NORTH OF HALLS CREEK - 6 MILES NORTH OF LAMBOO HOMESTEAD

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Western Australia(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia Western Australia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary
Platinum Critical Tertiary
Nickel Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore
Magnesite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Uralitization; Serpentinization

Analytical data

Result 0.02 TOZ/TON PGM (PT)
Result 0.10 TOZ/TON PGM (PT)
Result 0.075 TOZ/TON PGM (PT)

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) 127.81163, -17.79188

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Sill Folded Into Plunging Syncline 7 Mi. Long, 2 Miles Wide, 3300 Ft. Thick.

Ore body information

  • General form LAYERS IN ZONE
    Dip STEEP
    Length 1609.3M
    Width 9.14M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1969
Discoverer Dow And Gemuts

Mining district

District name Kimberly Region

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • DOW AND GEMUTS CLAIM DEPOSITS TOO SMALL AND LOW GRADE TO BE MINED FOR CR BUT DESERVE PROSPECTING FOR PGM METALS

Comments on the workings information

  • CHROMITITE BANDS 1 INCH THICK AND LENSES 2 FEET WIDE AND 300 FEET LONG

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DOW, D. B., AND GEMUTS, I., 1969, GEOLOGY OF THE KIMBERLEY REGION, WESTERN AUSTRALIA: THE EAST KIMBERLY, BUR. OF MIN RESOURCES, GEOL., GEOPHY, AUSTRAILIA BULL. 106, 135 P

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1976 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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