| Deposit ID | 10255840 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 6020550006 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Koolyanobbing |
| Alternate or previous names | Koolyanobbing Hills |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 119.57925, -30.80609 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 523 |
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Western Australia(province)
Australia(country)
Australia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Australia | Western Australia |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Hematite | Unknown |
| Limonite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | 119.57925, -30.80609 |
|---|
| Strike | N00W | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 60N | ||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1916 |
| Year of first production | 1950 |
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Dampier Mining Co Ltd |
| Home office | Australia |
| Year | 1976 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Portman Mining |
| Interest | 60 |
| Home office | Australia |
| Year | 1993 |
| First year | 1993 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Anshan Iron And Steel Complex(Angang) |
| Interest | 40 |
| Home office | China Pr |
| Year | 1993 |
| First year | 1993 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1965 | ||||||||||||||
| Measured | 53000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 53000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 53000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 6020550006 |
SOUTH-EAST ASIA MINING LETTER, "ANGANG SIGNS JV DEAL FOR
IRON ORE", 29 OCT 93, V. 5 N. 20, P. 6.
SOUTH-EAST ASIA MINING LETTER, "CHINESE JV DEAL APPROVED",
12 NOV 93, V. 5 N. 21, P. 3.
CANAVAN F 1965 IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF AUSTRALIA IN GEOLOGY OF
IAN ORE DEPOSITS VOL I 1965 EDITED BY JOHN MCANDREW 8TH COMM
H MINING AND METALLURGICAL CONGRESS P 13-23
MILES KEITH R 1953 KOOLYANOBBING IRON ORE IN GEOLOGY OF AUST
ORE DEPOSITS VOL 1 5TH EMPIRE MINING AND METALLURGICAL CONGR
AUSTRALIAN MINERAL INDUSTRY, 1969 REVIEW BUREAU OF MINERAL R
S, GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS, 1970 P143
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 13-FEB-1995 | West, B.J. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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