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Jarrahdale

Producer in Western Australia, Australia with commodity Aluminum
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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. Production statistics
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10207403
MAS/MILS ID 6020550011
Record type Site
Current site name Jarrahdale

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 116.05763, -32.32931 (WGS84)
Elevation 300
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
Aluminum Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gibbsite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 116.05763, -32.32931
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 4.5M
    Depth to top 0.5M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 3
    Type of Orebody #1 LATERITE
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #2 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Secondary mode of Origin OXIDATION
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. .5
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 900920

Comments on the geologic information

  • INDIVIDUAL ORE BODIES RANGE IN SIZE FROM 1 TO 25 HECTARES. THE STRIKE IS N00E:07W

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1957
Year of first production 1962
Milling method Washing

Mining district

District name Darling Range

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Alcoa Of Australia Ltd. (Subsidary Of Alcoa)
    Interest 51
    Home office Australia
    Year 1987
  • Type Owner
    Owner Western Mining Corp. Holding Ltd.
    Interest 30
    Home office Australia
    Year 1987
  • Type Owner
    Owner North Broken Hill Holdings Ltd.
    Interest 12
    Home office Australia
    Year 1987
  • Type Owner
    Owner Other
    Interest 7
    Year 1987

Production statistics

  • Year 1980
    Description Bauxite Ore 4940000 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Aluminum Aluminum 4940000mt
  • Year 1981
    Description Bauxite Ore 4800000 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Aluminum Aluminum 4800000mt
  • Year 1982
    Description Bauxite Ore 5000000 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 5000000mt
  • Year 1983
    Description Bauxite Ore 4800000 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 4800000mt
  • Year 1984
    Description Bauxite Ore 500000 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Aluminum Aluminum 500000mt
  • Year 1986
    Period 1985-1986
    Description Bauxite Ore Production 1985, 1986 4600000 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Aluminum Aluminum 4600000mt
    Gold Gold 15g/mt
    Silver Silver 2g/mt
  • Year 1995
    Period 1987-1995
    Description Bauxite Ore Production 1987, 1995 5000000 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Aluminum Aluminum 5000000mt
  • Year 1996
    Description Bauxite Ore Last Year 1260000 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Aluminum Aluminum 1260000mt

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1968
    Total resources 370000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Aluminum Al2O3 44 wt-pct Aluminum Major 1968
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1973
    Total resources 50000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Aluminum Al2O3 35 wt-pct Aluminum Major 1973
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1987
    Indicated 700000mt ore
    Demonstrated 700000mt ore
    Total resources 700000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Aluminum Al2O3 32.35 wt-pct Aluminum Major 1987

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • Q-MATRIX 1 COULNM 1 EQUALS Q-MATRIX 9 COLUMN 2. 1986 ESTIMATED RESERVE/RESOURCES, FROM 1987 EVALUATION/ETD BACKUP NOTES. Q-MATRIX 1 COLUMN 3 EQUALS Q-MATRIX 9 COLUMN 4. 1987 RESERVE/RESOURCES ESTIMATE, SEE 1987 EVALUATION NOTES.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Avg. Overburden Thickness .5
    Primary Material Cover SAND, GRAVEL
    Percentage 100
    Hardness of Ore SAND, GRAVEL
    Capacity 20921
    Operating Days per Year 239
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1987

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING MAGAZINE, SEPTEMBER 1968, MINING COMPANIES: BAUXITE,

  • Reserve-Resource

    VOL. 119, NO. 3, P. 175.

  • Reserve-Resource

    INGRAM, J.A., 1973, MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT NO. 1, BAUXITE

  • Reserve-Resource

    DEPOSITS, 2ND EDITION, P. 15.

  • Reserve-Resource

    REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN MINING, 1987 P 312.

  • Deposit

    ALCOA OF AUSTRALIA LTD., ANNUAL REPORTS 1975-1979.

  • Deposit

    ALLEN, R.C., 1980, WESTERN MINING CORP. HOLDINGS LTD.,

  • Deposit

    POTTER PARTNERS, MELBOURNE.

  • Deposit

    MINERALS YEAR BOOK, 1971, THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF AUSTRALIA,

  • Deposit

    P. 107.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, AUGUST 1976, ALCOA USED

  • Deposit

    PORTABLE CRUSHERS AT NEW MINING SITE IN WESTERN

  • Deposit

    AUSTRALIA, P. 31.

  • Deposit

    BUREAU OF MINERAL RESOURCES, GEOLOGY, AND GEOPHYSICS,

  • Deposit

    MINERAL ECONOMICS SECTION, 1977, AUSTRALIAN MINERAL

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIES: CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA, VOL. 29, NO. 3-4,

  • Deposit

    P. 86-91.

  • Deposit

    ALCOA OF AUSTRALIA LTD., 1978, WAGERUP ALUMINA PROJECT,

  • Deposit

    ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND MANAGEMENT PORGRAMME.

  • Deposit

    BAKER, G.F.U., 1975, DARLING RANGE BAUXITE DEPOSITS, W.A.,

  • Deposit

    ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF AUSTRALIA AND PAPUA NEW GUINEA:

  • Deposit

    AUSTRALASIAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND METALLURGY,

  • Deposit

    MELBOURNE.

  • Deposit

    BAKER, S.R., 1973, BAUXITE MINING WITH A MOBILE CRUSHER AND

  • Deposit

    OVERLAND CONVEYORS AT PINJARRA, WESTREN AUSTRALIA:

  • Deposit

    WESTERN AUSTRALIA CONFERENCE, 1973, THE AUSTRALASIAN

  • Deposit

    INSTITUTE OF MINING & METALLURGY, MELBOURNE.

  • Deposit

    ERICKSON, 1976, PRINCIPAL BAUXITE DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHWEST

  • Deposit

    PACIFIC REGION: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES.

  • Deposit

    NOTE: NONE OF THE ABOVE REFERENCES COULD BE LOCATED IN THE

  • Deposit

    PROPERTY FILE.

  • Deposit

    ALCOA'S JARRAHDALE BAUXITE MINING, WORLD MINING, FEB. 1972,

  • Deposit

    PAGE 37.

  • Deposit

    GRUBB, PL L. C., MINERALOGICAL ANOMALIES IN THE DARLING

  • Deposit

    BAUXITE AT JARRAHDALE, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, ECONOMIC

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGY, VOL. 66, 1971, PP 1005-1016.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINE IS LOCATED IN DARLING RANGES, WESTERN AUSTRALIA. NEARBY MINES INCLUDE HUNTLY-DEL PARK AND MT. WILLIAM.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 10-JAN-1995 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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