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Ora Banda

Prospect in Western Australia, Australia with commodity Nickel
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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. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10183476
MAS/MILS ID 6020550091
Record type Site
Current site name Ora Banda

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 121.06591, -30.44611 (WGS84)
Elevation 350
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
Nickel Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chlorite Unknown
Garnierite Unknown
Limonite Unknown
Magnesite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 121.06591, -30.44611
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 80M
    Length 25000M
    Width 600M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 OTHER
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Minimum Depth to Top 80
    Date of Last Modification 830627
  • Area 1500HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 1500
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Comments on the geologic information

  • DEPOSIT FORMED THROUGH SERPENTINIZATION AND LATERIZATION

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1966
Milling method Pyrometallurgy Unspecified

Mining district

District name Ora Banda

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Western Mining Corp., Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Year 1981

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Capacity 833
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 12
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Year of Information 1981

Comments on other economic factors

  • MINOR AMOUNTS OF SILICEOUS ORE CONTAINING NICKEL AND COBALT HAVE BEEN MINED FOR SMELTER FLUX AT KALGOORLIE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ORA BANDA LATERITE NICKEL DEPOSITS, W.A.G.D. LOFTUS-HILLS

  • Deposit

    (1975). ECON. GEOL. OF AUSTRALIA AND PAPUA NEW GUINEA

  • Deposit

    1;1010

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

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