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Lake Maitland

Occurrence in Western Australia, Australia with commodity Uranium
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  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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10090751
MRDS ID D003118
Record type Site
Current site name Lake Maitland

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 120.79924, -27.11294 (WGS84)
Relative position ABOUT 60 MILES ( 96 KILOMETERS ) EAST OF YEELIRRIE

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
Uranium Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Carnotite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) 120.79924, -27.11294
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form MORE OR LESS TABULAR
    Length 5000M
    Width 50M

Comments on the geologic information

  • HR.AGE.MV: POST PLIO CALCRETE (CALICHE ZONE) OR A CONGLOMERATE OF CALCIUM MAGNESIUM CLAYS, SAND, GRAVEL CEMENTED INTO A HARD MASS BY CALCIUM CARBONATE PRECIPITATED FROM SOLUTION AND REDEPOSITED THROUGH THE AGENCY OF INFILTRATING WATERS. MOSTLY DERIVED FROM ARCHEAN GRANITE OR GNEISS WITH SOME META - VOLCANICS AND META-SEDIMENTS ("GREENSTONES" WHICH SOME PEOPLE THINK IS PRIMITIVE OCEANIC CRUST), BASIC VOLCANICS. POST-PLIOCENE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, 1974 , V. 131 , NO. 1 , P. 11 - 23

  • Deposit

    WARREN, R. G., 1972 , A COMMENTARY ON THE METALLOGENIC MAP OF AUSTRALIA AND PAPUA NEW GUINEA: AUSTRALIA BUR. MINERAL RESOURCES, GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS BULL. 145 , 85 P.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1974 Byers, Virginia P. U.S. Geological Survey

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