| Deposit ID | 10081081 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W032781 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Christmas Island Operations |
| Alternate or previous names | Cipc, Pmci |
| Geographic coordinates: | 105.71547, -10.41932 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Territory of Christmas Island(province)
Australia(country)
Australia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Australia | Territory of Christmas Island |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) |
| (1) | 105.71547, -10.41932 |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1887 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | British Phosphate Commissioners |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W032781 |
ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 1978
MINING MAGAZINE, 1980
WAR MINERALS REPORT 1976-1977
MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987.
KRAUSS AND OTHERS, 1984: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-C, 41 P.
KRAUSS AND OTHERS, 1984
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | A-GRADE ORE IS PRINCIPALLY FINE-GRAINED APATITE OVERLYING LIMESTONE. C-GRADE ORE IS AN ALUMINUM AND PHOSPHATE-RICH SUBSOIL DERIVED BY WEATHERING AND PHOSPHATIZATION OF CARBONATE AND VOLCANIC ROCKS. B-GRADE ORE IS A MIXTURE OF A-GRADE AND C-GRADE ORE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1980 | Gassaway, Judith, S. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-1988 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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