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Agnew Mine

Producer in Western Australia, Australia with commodities Nickel, Copper, Cobalt, PGE
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  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. Ownership information
  15. Production statistics
  16. Reserves and resources
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10069212
MRDS ID W002717
Record type Site
Current site name Agnew Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 120.69924, -27.8129 (WGS84)
Relative position 340 KM NORTHWEST OF KALGOORLIE.

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 Secondary
Cobalt Critical Secondary
PGE Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Chromite Ore
Magnetite Ore
Pentlandite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 12
USGS model code 6b
Deposit model name Dunitic Ni-Cu

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite > Dunite

Nearby scientific data

(1) 120.69924, -27.8129
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description In Wiluna - Norseman Trend

Ore body information

  • General form EN ECHELON SHOOTS
    Depth to top 935M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Yilgarn Block

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Agnew Mining Co.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Ownership Distribution-- 60% Western Selcast, 40% Mt. Isa Mines Ltd.

Production statistics

  • Year 1976
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^2. % Ni
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Nickel Nickel 2wt-pct
  • Year 1976
    Material NI
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^Ni In Matte, Est. 90% Recovery From Ore Est. Made 1975
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Nickel Nickel 90wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • THE PROJECTED PRODUCTION RATE IS 300000 MTPY ORE WITH ABOUT 4 % NI CONTENT. IN 1988, ORE PRODUCTION CAPACITY WAS BETWEEN 500,000 AND 1,000,000 MET TONS PER YEAR.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1974
    Total resources 44000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 2.2 wt-pct Nickel Major 1974
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Total resources 45000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 2 wt-pct Nickel Major 1975

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • DEPOSIT IS OPEN AT DEPTH, RESERVE/RESOURCES CALCULATED TO 1150 METERS.
  • DEPOSIT IS OPEN AT DEPTH, RESERVE/RESOURCES CALCULATED TO 1150 METERS. BLAIR REPORTS ONE SOURCE CLAIMS THAT 300,00 MT/Y MASSIVE SULFIDE ORE BODY CONTAINS 3.5-5% NI.

Comments on the workings information

  • UNDERGROUND MINING WILL FIRST TAP A ZONE OF MASSIVE SULFIDE MINERALIZATION LYING RELATIVELY NEAR SURFACE

Comments on development

  • AN EXPLORATION SHAFT IS BEING SUNK TO A DEPTH OF 895M TO PROVIDE ACCESS FOR AN EXAMINATION OF THE DEEPER ZONES. IN MINING THESE OREBODIES, ORE WILL BE HOISTED TO THE SURFACE AT INITIAL RATE OF 700000 MTPY. OPERATIONS WERE SUSPENDED IN 1988. ; ECON.COM: TOTAL PREPRODUCTION EXPENDITURE, INCLUDING EXPLORATION, EVALUATION, CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT IS ESTIMATED AT A$102 MILLION

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    METALS WEEK-METALS SOURCEBOOK 9/30/74 ITEM # B4401

  • Deposit

    ENG. MINING JOUR. 8/73 P. 144

  • Deposit

    ENG. MINING JOUR. 6/73 P. 282

  • Deposit

    ENG. MINING JOUR. 9/72, P. 270.

  • Deposit

    ENG. MINING JOUR. 6/72, P. 324.

  • Deposit

    ENG. MINING JOUR. 5/72, P. 174.

  • Deposit

    AM. MET. MKT., 4/28/72.

  • Deposit

    ENG. MINING JOUR., 3/72.

  • Deposit

    ENG. MINING JOUR., 9/71.

  • Deposit

    AM. MET. MKT., 2/10/71.

  • Deposit

    ENG. MINING JOUR., 7/72, P. 91.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 1977, AGNEW NICKEL: MAY, 1977, P. 37.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, 1975, JANUARY, P. 5.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 1975, FEBRUARY, P. 22.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 1975, JANUARY, P. 24.

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1974, MINERAL TRADE NOTES: U.S. DEPT. OF INTERIOR 11/74, P. 13.

  • Deposit

    THE MINING JOURNAL, 1974: JULY 12, P. 36.

  • Deposit

    THE MINING JOURNAL, 1975, SEPTEMBER 26, P. 233.

  • Deposit

    MINING ENGINEERING, 1974, OCTOBER, P. 30.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1989, P. 47.

  • Other Database

    ISMI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ORE WILL BE MILLED AT THE MINE TO PRODUCE NI CONCENTRATE AT A PLANNED RATE OF 85000 MT/Y, CONTAINING 10000 MT OF NI. THE CONCENTRATE WILL BE SENT BY RAIL TO WESTERN MINING CORPORATION'S SMELTER NEAR KALGOOLIE FOR TOLL SMELTING INTO A HIGH GRADE MATTE PRODUCT. AS OF 11-87, THIS RECORD INCLUDES DATA FROM RECORDS M046843, W700809, AND M046831 WHICH HAVE BEEN DELETED FROM MAIN MRDS.
Deposit NEAR SURFACE THERE IS MASSIVE SULFIDIC ORE AND THE DEEPER OREBODIES ARE DISSEMINATED, CONSTITUTING THE MAJOR PART OF THE RESERVES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-74 Shaffer, Glenn L. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-APR-76 Foose, Michael P. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-FEB-78 Blair, Will N. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAR-78 Saam, Henning G. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JAN-94 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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