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Koolpin Creek Mine

Producer in Northern Territory*, 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. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Production statistics
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10107877
MRDS ID D003117
Record type Site
Current site name Koolpin Creek Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 132.5435, -13.525 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Northern Territory*(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia Northern Territory*

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pitchblende Ore
Chalcopyrite Gangue
Galena Gangue
Pyrite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) 132.5435, -13.525
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Near Contact With The Unconformably Overlying Carpentarian Sandstone.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name South Alligator River Area

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner United Uranium N.L.
    First year 1968

Production statistics

  • Year 1965
    Period Through 1965
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^Ave. Grade 0.12 % U3o8
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    U3O8 Ore Uranium Uranium 0wt-pct
  • Year 1972
    Period Through 1972
    Material U
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^U3o8 , 3.02 Lb/Ton
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    U3O8 Uranium Uranium 1528g/mt

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WALPOLE, B. P., CROHN, P. W., DUNN, P. R., AND RANDALL, M. A., 1968 , GEOLOGY OF THE KATHERINE-DARWIN REGION, NORTHERN TERRITORY: AUSTRALIA BUR. MINERAL RESOURCES, GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS BULL. 82 , V. 1 , 304 P.; V. 2 , 5 MAPS.

  • Deposit

    LIDDY, J. C., 1972 , URANIUM POTENTIAL OF AUSTRALIA: AUST. MINING 64 NO. 5 , P. 24 - 33

  • Production

    ITEM 1 , WALPOLE AND OTHERS, 1968 ; ITEM 2 , LIDDY, 1972

Reporter information

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

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