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Koolyanobbing

Past Producer in Western Australia, Australia with commodity Iron
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Production statistics
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10084914
MRDS ID W700160
Record type Site
Current site name Koolyanobbing

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 119.49925, -30.82942 (WGS84)
Relative position 400 KM EAST-NORTHEAST OF PERTH.

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
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Goethite Ore
Hematite Ore
Limonite Ore
Magnetite Ore
Siderite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 241
USGS model code 34a
Deposit model name Superior Fe (BC name is Lake Superior & Rapitan types iron-formation)

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Amphibolite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Iron Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) 119.49925, -30.82942
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1950

Production statistics

  • Year 1972
    Period 1967-1972
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^61.4% Fe
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Iron Iron 61wt-pct

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Total resources 40000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 61.4 wt-pct Iron Major 1975
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1958
    Total resources 24036000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 62 wt-pct Iron Major 1958

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987, P. 60.

  • Deposit

    BROKEN HILL PROPRIETARY STAFF, 1975, KOOLYANOBBING IRON ORE DEPOSITS, W.A., IN KNIGHT, C.L., ED., ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF AUSTRALIA AND PAPUA NEW GUINEA, 1. METALS: AUSTRALASIAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND METALLURGY MONOGRAPH SERIES 5, P. 940-942.

  • Deposit

    MCLEOD, I.R., ED., AUSTRALIAN MINERAL INDUSTRY: THE MINERAL DEPOSITS: AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF MINERAL RESOURCES, GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS BULLETIN 72, 690 P.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OPERATIONS WERE SUSPENDED IN 1986. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1988 Paidakovich, Matthew E. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-APR-1988 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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