Fisher

Past Producer in Western Australia, Australia with commodity Nickel
Sections on this page
  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. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10134754
MAS/MILS ID 6020552039
Record type Site
Current site name Fisher

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 121.66589, -31.57937 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

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
Nickel Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 121.66589, -31.57937

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights State Lease

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Western Mining Corp. Holdings Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Australia
    Year 1991

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • KNOWN RESOURCES WERE VIRTUALLY MINED OUT IN LATE 1987, AND PRODUCTION CEASED AT THAT TIME. THE PROJECT WILL REMAIN MOTHBALLED UNTIL HIGH NICKEL PRICES MAKE REMNANT MINING WORTHWHILE. LOCATED JUST WEST OF THE ORIGINAL KAMBALDA TOWNSHIP, WA.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN MINING, 1991/92, PP. 160.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-APR-95 Bleiwas, Donald U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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