Grants Patch

Prospect in Australia with commodities Nickel, Copper, Chromium, Zinc, Palladium, Iridium, Gold
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. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10097126
MRDS ID M046779
Record type Site
Current site name Grants Patch

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 121.16588, -29.99612 (WGS84)
Relative position 45 KM NW OF KALGOORLIE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Australia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Primary
Copper Secondary
Chromium Critical Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Palladium Critical Tertiary
Iridium Critical Tertiary
Gold Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Chromite Ore
Magnetite Ore
Pentlandite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore

Analytical data

Result NICKEL GOSSAN : PD = 26 PPB AVG., IR = 1.5 PPB AVG., AU = 7 PPB AVG., NI = 3210 PPM AVG., CU = 2812 PPM AVG.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)

Nearby scientific data

(1) 121.16588, -29.99612

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: YILGARN BLOCK, PRE-CAMB SHIELD, W. AUST.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Yilgarn Block

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TRAVIS, KEAYS AND DAVISON, 1976 , EVALUATION OF PD AND IR IN NICKEL GOSSANS, W. AUST. : ECON. GEOL. V. 71 , N.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1977 Blair, Will N. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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