| Deposit ID | 10097402 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W001898 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bauxite-Australia |
| Geographic coordinates: | 136.83231, -12.33066 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Australia(country)
Australia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Australia |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bauxite | Ore |
| Result | SIO2-3.4%, FE2O3-17.1%, AL2O3-49.6%, TIO2-3.4%, LOI. -26.4% |
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| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| (1) | 136.83231, -12.33066 |
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| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Synclinal Warp |
| General form | BLANKET |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 5.49M |
| Development status | Prospect |
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| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Gove |
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| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Nabalco Pty. Ltd. Et Al |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Government |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W001898 |
DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, BUREAU OF MINERAL RESOURCES, GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS, 1965, ALUMINUM, (EXTRACT FROM AUSTRALIAN MINERAL INDUSTRY: THE MINERAL DEPOSITS), BULL. NO. 72, 29 P., ILLUS.
AUSTRALIAN MINING, 1971, BAUXITE-ALUMINA PROJECT AT GOVE: AUSTRALIAN MINING, DEC., P. 48-53.
GOURLAY, A.J., 1971, ALUMINIUM, AUSTRALIAN MINERAL INDUSTRY: BUR. MINERAL RESOURCES, GEOLOGY, AND GEOPHYSICS, CANBERRY, 1970 REVIEW, P. 49-59.
4) COGHILL, IAN, 1972, AUSTRALIA'S MINERAL WEALTH: SORETT PUBLISHING CO., MELBOURNE, 208 P.
4) AUSTRALIAN MINING, 1969, A GIANT GROWS AT GOVE: AUSTRALIAN MINING, JAN, P. 45-47.
4) MENZIES, HUGH, 1963, AUSTRALIA SHOWS BIG ORE DEPOSITS: NEW YORK TIMES, APR. 21, V. 21, NO. 38438, P. F15.
4) RAGGATT, H.G., 1968, MOUNTAINS OF ORE: MELBOURNE, LANSDOWNE PRESS, 406 P.
GEN. REF. F3
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | BAUXITIZATION BY WEATHERING OF PROTEROZOIC ROCKS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1973 | Bannigan, Jane L. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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