Pyrites Hill Iron-Cobalt Prospect-Australia

Occurrence in New South Wales, Australia with commodities Iron, Cobalt
Sections on this page
  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. Reserves and resources
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10069374
MRDS ID W006846
Record type Site
Current site name Pyrites Hill Iron-Cobalt Prospect-Australia

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: 147.01159, -32.16647 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

New South Wales(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia New South Wales

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Cobalt Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) 147.01159, -32.16647

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1971
    Total resources 50000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Cobalt Co 0.5 wt-pct Cobalt Major 1971

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING ENGINEERING, 1/71, VOL. 23

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CENTRAL AUSTIN PTY., LTD. IS CONTINUING FEASIBILITY STUDIES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1975 Shaffer, Glenn L. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.