| Deposit ID | 10084918 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W700164 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Robe River Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | 116.34382, -21.68267 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | ON ROBE RIVER, 129 KM SOUTH-WEST OF ROEBOURNE, 113 KM EAST OF ONSLOW |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Western Australia(province)
Australia(country)
Australia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Australia | Western Australia |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Goethite | Ore |
| Hematite | Ore |
| Limonite | Ore |
| Model code | 241 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 34a |
| Deposit model name | Superior Fe (BC name is Lake Superior & Rapitan types iron-formation) |
| (1) | 116.34382, -21.68267 |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Hamersley Iron Province |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W700164 |
MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987, P. 60.
ADAIR, D. L., 1975, MIDDLE ROBE RIVER IRON ORE DEPOSITS, IN KNIGHT, C. L., ED., ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF AUSTRALIA AND PAPUA NEW GUINEA, 1. METALS, MONOGRAPH SERIES NO. 5: AUSTRALASIAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND METALLURGY, P. 943-945.
MCLEOD, I.R., ED., AUSTRALIAN MINERAL INDUSTRY: AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF MINERAL RESOURCES, GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS BULLETIN 72, 690 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT AS MESA CAPPINGS AND TERRACE DEPOSITS ALONG VALLEY SIDES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1988 | Paidakovich, Matthew E. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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