Koolyanobbing

Producer in Western Australia, Australia with commodity Iron
Sections on this page
  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. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255840
MAS/MILS ID 6020550006
Record type Site
Current site name Koolyanobbing
Alternate or previous names Koolyanobbing Hills

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 119.57925, -30.80609 (WGS84)
Elevation 523
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
Iron Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Unknown
Limonite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 119.57925, -30.80609

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N00W
    Dip 60N
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Type of Orebody #2 REPLACEMENT
    Primary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Strike And Dip N00W:60N
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1916
Year of first production 1950

Ownership information

  • 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

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1965
    Measured 53000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 53000000mt ore
    Total resources 53000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 62 wt-pct Iron Trace 1965

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • CHANGED FROM "F" TO "N" DUE TO SMALL SIZE OF DEPOSIT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    SOUTH-EAST ASIA MINING LETTER, "ANGANG SIGNS JV DEAL FOR

  • Ownership

    IRON ORE", 29 OCT 93, V. 5 N. 20, P. 6.

  • Ownership

    SOUTH-EAST ASIA MINING LETTER, "CHINESE JV DEAL APPROVED",

  • Ownership

    12 NOV 93, V. 5 N. 21, P. 3.

  • Deposit

    CANAVAN F 1965 IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF AUSTRALIA IN GEOLOGY OF

  • Deposit

    IAN ORE DEPOSITS VOL I 1965 EDITED BY JOHN MCANDREW 8TH COMM

  • Deposit

    H MINING AND METALLURGICAL CONGRESS P 13-23

  • Deposit

    MILES KEITH R 1953 KOOLYANOBBING IRON ORE IN GEOLOGY OF AUST

  • Deposit

    ORE DEPOSITS VOL 1 5TH EMPIRE MINING AND METALLURGICAL CONGR

  • Deposit

    AUSTRALIAN MINERAL INDUSTRY, 1969 REVIEW BUREAU OF MINERAL R

  • Deposit

    S, GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS, 1970 P143

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 13-FEB-1995 West, B.J. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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