Maroochydore

Prospect in Western Australia, Australia with commodities Cobalt, Copper, Silver
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. Ownership information
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10256136
MAS/MILS ID 6020550007
Record type Site
Current site name Maroochydore
Alternate or previous names Broadhurst Range, Eva Well Group

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 122.19924, -22.42984 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(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
Cobalt Critical Secondary
Copper Primary
Silver Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 122.19924, -22.42984

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1984

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Mim Holding Ltd.
    Interest 60
    Home office Australia
    Year 1994
  • Type Owner
    Owner Omega Mines Ltd.
    Interest 40
    Home office Australia
    Year 1994

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Inferred 12000000mt ore
    Total resources 12000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.6 wt-pct Copper Major 1993
    Cobalt Co 0.07 wt-pct Cobalt Minor 1993

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN MINING, 1994/95, P.221.

  • Deposit

    ROBINSON, S.H., C.D.KONING AND F.C.M. JOCKEL, THE DISCOVERY

  • Deposit

    OF THE MAROOCHYDORE COPPER DEPOSIT IN THE BROADHURST AREA

  • Deposit

    OF THE PATERSON PROVINCE WA., 1993, PP.5.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-DEC-1994 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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