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Western Mining

Past Producer in Australia with commodities Nickel, Platinum
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  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. Mining district
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10039249
MRDS ID M046846
Record type Site
Current site name Western Mining

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 122.16587, -28.32954 (WGS84)
Relative position 160 MILES NORTH OF KALGDORLIE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Australia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Primary
Platinum Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 122.16587, -28.32954
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: YILGARN BLOCK

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Windarra, W. Aust.

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Western Mining Corp.

Comments on the production information

  • EXPECTED TO START PRODUCTION IN 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ENG. MIN. JOUR., 1977 , NEW MINES: ENG. MIN. JOUR. MAY 1977

  • Deposit

    ENG. MIN. JOUR., 1977 , WESTERN MINING CORP: ENG. MIN. JOUR., V. 178 , NO. 9

  • Deposit

    TRAVIS, KEAYS AND DAVISON, 1976 , GOSSANS, W. AUST: ECON. GEOL. V. 71 , NO. 7

  • Deposit

    KEAYS AND DAVISON, 1976 , PGM AU, W. AUST: ECON. GEOL. V. 71 , NO. 7

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1977 Blair, Will N. U.S. Geological Survey

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