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Murrin-Murrin

Prospect in Western Australia, Australia with commodities Cobalt, Nickel
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Ownership information
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10134034
MAS/MILS ID 6020550064
Record type Site
Current site name Murrin-Murrin
Alternate or previous names Anaconda Nickel Nl

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 121.19922, -28.5362 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Western Australia(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia Western Australia

Comments on the location information

  • COORDINATES ARE FOR THE CITY OF LEONORA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Cobalt Critical Primary
Nickel Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 121.19922, -28.5362
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1993

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights State Lease

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Anaconda Nickel
    Interest 100
    Home office Australia
    Year 1994
    First year 1994

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1994
    Indicated 50000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 50000000mt ore
    Total resources 50000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Cobalt Co 0.1 wt-pct Cobalt Major 1994
    Nickel Ni 1.2 wt-pct Nickel Major 1994

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • BANKABLE FEAS. STUDY TO BE COMPLETED BY EARLY 1996. MINE TO BE OPEN PIT AND USE A HYDROMET. PROCESS TO RECOVER NICKEL AND COBALT LT. OPERATING COSTS INCLUDING FREIGHT AND ROYALTY,BUT NOT BY- PRODUCT CREDITS ARE ESTIMATED BY THE COMPANY AT $1.60-$1.70/LB NI NICKEL (US$) PROPERTY ALSO CALLED MURRIN-MURRIN CASH COSTS ESTIMATED AT $1.60-$1.70. COBALT CREDITS WILL LOWER COSTS (NICKEL NEWS 6/24/95)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Geology

    AUSTRALIA MINING MONTHLY, APRIL 1994, P-8.

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING JOURNAL, LONDON, APRIL 22, 1994, P-288.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-SEP-96 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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