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Perseverance, Australia

Occurrence in Western Australia, Australia with commodities Nickel, Copper
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  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. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10079601
MRDS ID W029641
Record type Site
Current site name Perseverance, Australia

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 120.69924, -27.8129 (WGS84)
Elevation 500
Relative position 330 KM N OF KALGOORLIE, 30 KM NE OF AGNEW, 65 KM S OF MT.KEITH MINE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Western Australia(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia Western Australia

Comments on the location information

  • THE DEPOSIT IS LOCATED ON THE SAME LINEAMENT AS MT.KEITH MINE AND SIX MILLEMINE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Primary
Copper Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • PYRRHOTITE, PENTLANDITE PRODUCED A SUPERGENE PYRITE-VIOLARITE ASSEMBLAGE THAT HAS BEEN REPLACED BY GOETHITE, CARBONATES AND QUARTZ TOWARD THE SURFACE.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pentlandite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore
Goethite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) The Depth Of Supergene Alteration Is Controleed By Electronic Conductivity In The Massive Sulfides And By Groundwater Permeability In The Disseminated Sulfides.

Analytical data

Result PENTLANDITE-PYRRHOTITE RATIO 1:3 NICKEL-COPPER RATIO 25:1

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite > Dunite
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Amphibolite
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite > Dunite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Amphibolite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite

Nearby scientific data

(1) 120.69924, -27.8129
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Yilgarn Archaean Block; Near The 200 Km Long Keith-Kilkenny Lineament
Type of structure Local
Structure description Part Of The Keit-Kilkenny Lineament, Localy The Perseverance Fault

Ore body information

  • General form THREE ORE SHOOTS ARE DEFINED BY A 1 % NI CUT-OFF GRADE
  • General form THREE ORE SHOOTS ARE DEFINED BY A 1 % NI CUT-OFF GRADE

Comments on the geologic information

  • WHERE THE SULFIDES OCCUR, THE ULTRAMAFIC BODY IS WIDER THAN ELSEWHERE FORMING A LENS APPROXIMATELY 3 KM LONG AND MAXIMUM 650 M WIDE. THE DISSEMINATED SULFIDES OCCUR AT OR CLOSE TO THE CONTACT IN THE WESTERN EMBAYMENT. THE ORE SHOOTS CONTAIN 15 TO 20 PER CENT SULFIDESAND A VERAGE ABOUT 1.9 % NI. MASSIVE SULFIDES OCCUR AS PLANAR SHEETLIKE BODIES WITHIN FAULTS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1971

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Western Selcast/Mim Holdings

Comments on development

  • THE PROJECT IS ISOLATED AND WILL BE EXPENSIVE TO DEVELOP. THE PROJECT WILL BE BUILT ON A SMALLER SCALE THAN FIRST PROPOSED.

Reference information

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General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THREE ORE SHOOTS ARE DEFINED BY A 1 % NI CUT-OFF GRADE; NEAR SURFACE STRIKE LENGHT OF HIGHT GRADE ZONE ABOUT 530 M AND HAS BEEN TRACED TO DEPTH OF 100 M.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1977 Saam, Henning G. U.S. Geological Survey

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