Coobina

Past Producer in Australia with commodity Chromium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Production statistics
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10084854
MRDS ID W700070
Record type Site
Current site name Coobina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 120.28261, -23.49646 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Australia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore
Magnetite Ore
Serpentine Ore
Chlorite Gangue
Talc Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoarchean
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoarchean

Nearby scientific data

(1) 120.28261, -23.49646

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1925
Year of first production 1952

Production statistics

  • Year 1957
    Period 1952-1957
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^53.5% Cr2o3
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Cr2O3 Ore Chromium Chromium 54wt-pct

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1978
    Total resources 1965000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Chromium Cr2O3 40 wt-pct Chromium Major 1978

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MORE THAN 200 INDIVIDUAL LENSES/CONCENTRATIONS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1988 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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