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Mount Saddleback

Producer in Western Australia, Australia with commodity Aluminum
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10079690
MRDS ID W029777
Record type Site
Current site name Mount Saddleback
Alternate or previous names Alwest

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 116.09932, -32.92932 (WGS84)
Relative position NE OF BUNBURRY

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
Aluminum Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bauxite Ore
Boehmite Ore
Gibbsite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result 44.5% AL2O3
Result 35.7% AL2O3 AVAILABLE
Result 2.1% TOTAL SIO2
Result 1.0% REACTIVE SIO2
Result 26.9% FE2O3
Result 2.1% TIO2
Result 24.3 LOI.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 111
USGS model code 38b
Deposit model name Bauxite, laterite type

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) 116.09932, -32.92932
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description N-S Striking Darling Range Fault

Ore body information

  • General form BLANKET, LENSES

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Hill Slopes; Altitude Between 240 And 440 M Asl

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Alwest Pty. Ltd.

Comments on development

  • ALWEST OWNED BY BAUXITE HOLDINGS PTY. LTD. WHICH IN TURN IS CONTROLLED BY NEWS LTD. (NEWSPAPER.CO.) THE BALANCE IS OWNED BY DAMPIER MINING CO. (OWNER SHIPS NOT YET CLEAR)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Analytical Data

    SRC.REF: INTERNAL INFO. BGR 1977

  • Deposit

    INGRAM, J.A. 1973: MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT NO.1 BAUXITE DEPOSITS.- DEPT. OF MINERALS AND ENERGY CANBERRA

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, JAN., 1987, P. 60.

  • Reserve-Resource

    INTERNAL INFO BGR., TN 1.8.72

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LATERITES CONTAINING BAUXITE DEPOSITS GENERALLY CONSIST OF A HARD CAP AVERAGING 1 M, UNDERLAIN BY A FRIABLE ZONE WHICH IN TURN PASSES ABRUPTLY INTO DECOMPOSED BEDROCK (GRANITES)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1978 Krauss, Ulrich H. U.S. Geological Survey

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