Mount Clifford

Prospect 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. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10231925
MAS/MILS ID 6020552023
Record type Site
Current site name Mount Clifford

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 121.04923, -28.4629 (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) 121.04923, -28.4629

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights State Lease

Ownership information

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

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ALTHOUGH RESERVES INFORMATION IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THIS DEPOSIT, IT IS SAID TO CONTAIN A SMALL RESERVE OF DISSEMINATED SULFIDES WITH AN AVERAGE GRADE OF 1.5-2.0% NI.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN MINING, 1991/92, PP. 164.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE MINERALIZATION, MAINLY DISSEMINATED, OCCURS AS A SERIES OF LENSES IN SERPENTINIZED PERIDOTITE WHICH FORMS PART OF A LARGER ULTRAMAFIC COMPLEX. LOCATED 54 KM NNE OF LEONORA, WA.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 11-AUG-92 Bleiwas, Donald U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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