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Scotia Second Nickel Mine

Producer in Western Australia, Australia with commodities Nickel, Copper, PGE
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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. Production statistics
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10039361
MRDS ID M047017
Record type Site
Current site name Scotia Second Nickel Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 121.4992, -30.32945 (WGS84)

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
Nickel Critical Primary
Copper Primary
PGE Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 121.4992, -30.32945
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Production statistics

  • Year 1973
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^2.44 % Ni
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Nickel Nickel 2wt-pct

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1974
    Demonstrated 401000mt ore
    Total resources 1030000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 1.76 wt-pct Nickel Major 1974

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ENG. MIN. JOUR. - MINING ACTIVITY DIGEST, 10/7/74 , P. 8

  • Deposit

    AMER. METAL MARKET, 8/4/72

  • Deposit

    SKINNER, WALTER R., 1973 , MINING INT. YEARBK.: THE FINANCIAL TIMES, P. 280

  • Deposit

    WYCHE, CHARLIE, 1972 , THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF AUSTRALIA: PREPRINT FROM THE 1972 BUREAU OF MINES MINERALS YEARBK., P. 15 . 5) METALS WEEK - METALS SOURCEBK., 11/25/74 , ITEM #B5214 . 6) MANIFILE, THE UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA FILE OF NONFERROUS METAL DEPOSITS OF THE WORLD, 1973 : UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA, WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, INDEX NO. H10020400 . 7) ENG. MIN. JOUR. MINING ACTIVITY DIGEST, 3/12/76 , P. 10

  • Reserve-Resource

    RECORD W002728

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GREAT BOULDER LTD. AND NORTH KALGOORLIE LTD. INDICATED MINE LIFE TO BE ABOUT 10 YEARS. COPPER CONTENT IS LOW. NEAR SCOTIA ABOUT 50 MILES NORTH OF KALGOORLIE. EMJ/MAD, 10/7/74 , BREAKS RESERVE DOWN TO: PROVEN - 401,000 MT, 2.44 % NI; PROBABLE - 103,000 MT, 1.63 % NI; INDICATED - 175,000 MT, 2.50 % NI; AND 350,000 MT OF 0.64 % NI IN DISSEMINATED SULPHIDES. IN 1972 , NI PRODUCTION WAS 2,600 MT FROM 136,000 MT OF ORE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1979 Saso, Jerri L. U.S. Geological Survey

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