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Mt. Tom Price

Producer in Western Australia, Australia with commodity Iron
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10158935
MAS/MILS ID 6020550004
Record type Site
Current site name Mt. Tom Price

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 117.75934, -22.7465 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(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
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chert Unknown
Clay Unknown
Dolomite Unknown
Hematite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 117.75934, -22.7465
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 53M
    Length 6400M
    Width 800M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Secondary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Secondary Ore Control FAULTING
    Date of Last Modification 860609

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE OREBODY OCCURS IN THE BASAL MEMBER OF THE BROCKMAN IRON FORMATION, IN THE DALES GORGE MEMBER. HEMATITE ENRICHMENT HAS OCCURRED IN THE BEDS OF BANDED IRON-STONE TO THE ALMOST COMPLETE EXCLUSION OF THE ORIGINAL SILICEOUS MINERALS. SHALES BANDS WITHIN THE SEQUENCE HAVE NOT BEEN MINERALIZED, BUT PARTIAL REPLACEMENT OF THE ALUMINO SILICATE CLAY MINERALS BY IRON OXIDES HAS SLIGHTLY INCREASED THE IRON CONTENT. GOETHITE HAS BEEN FORMED BY GROUNDWATER LEACHING AND HYDRATION OF THE IRON OXIDES ON THE SURFACE OF THE OREBODY. MAJOR IMPURITIES IN THE OREBODY ARE SILICA, ALUMINA AND PHOSPHORUS, ALL OF WHICH ARE CONTROLLED DURING MINING AND PROCESSING BY ORE GRADE CONTROL TECHNIQUES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1962
Year of first production 1967

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Hamersley Iron Pty. Ltd.
    Year 1982
  • Type Owner
    Owner Hamersley Holdings Ltd
    Interest 100
    Year 1982

Comments on the ownership information

  • OWNERS: COLONIAL SUGAR, METAL CLIMAX CO., HAMERSLEY IRON PTY LTD., MT. NEWMAN IRON ORE CO. (OPERATOR).

Comments on the production information

  • THE FINAL PRODUCT DISTRIBUTION IS AS FOLLOWS: JAPAN 63%, EUROPE 20%, AND KOREA 17%. PELLETS WERE PRODUCED UNTIL 1979.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1981
    Measured 750000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 750000000mt ore
    Total resources 750000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 62.1 wt-pct Iron Major 1981
    Iron Fe 62.1 wt-pct Iron Major 1981

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 390HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Percent Waste Rock 37
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 14
    Capacity 90500
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 2.27
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 365
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1982

Comments on other economic factors

  • MT. TOM PRICE AND PARABURDOO SHARE RAIL AND PORT FACILITIES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SKILLINGS' MINING REVIEW, HAMERSLEY'S LOW GRADE IRON ORE

  • Deposit

    CONCENTRATION PROJECT, NOVEMBER 19, 1977, PP 10-13.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING, NEW HMS-WHIMS CONCENTRATOR WILL RAISE PRO-

  • Deposit

    DUCTION AT MT. TOM PRICE, FEBRUARY, 1978, PP 53-55.

  • Deposit

    TURNER, R.E. ETAL, COMPUTER ASSISTED CONTROL OF PELLET

  • Deposit

    INDURATION, PRESENTED AIME ANNUAL MEETING, LAS VEGAS,

  • Deposit

    FEBRUARY 24-28, 1980, 13 P.

  • Deposit

    E/MJ, HAMERSLEY IRON STARTS, NOVEMBER, 1970, PP 147-149,

  • Deposit

    256, 258.

  • Deposit

    MADIGAN, R.T., THE HAMERSLEY IRON PROJECT, AUSTRALIAN

  • Deposit

    MINING, NOVEMBER 15, 1966, PP 27-61.

  • Deposit

    ARMSTRONG, G.J., LYNCH, K.S., AND STREET, R.P., PROCESS AND

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING IMPROVEMENTS INCREASE PRODUCTION AT HAMERSLEY

  • Deposit

    IRON'S PELLET PLANT, THE AUS. I.M.M. CONFERENCE, WESTERN

  • Deposit

    AUSTRALIA, MAY, 1973, PP 543-552.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING, HAMERSLEY IRON PTY. LTD, SEPTEMBER, 1966,

  • Deposit

    PP 20-24.

  • Deposit

    HAMILTON, J.K., WARD, T.A., ROGERS, J.M., THE MINING AND

  • Deposit

    PRODUCTION OPERATIONS OF HAMERSLEY IRON PTY. LIMITED,

  • Deposit

    PP 89-107.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 09-JAN-1995 Bolis U.S. Bureau of Mines

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