| Deposit ID | 10280247 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 6020350051 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sherrin Creek/Lily Creek |
| Alternate or previous names | Engine, Sherrin Creek / Lily Creek |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 138.7322, -20.16347 (WGS84) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Queensland(province)
Australia(country)
Australia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Australia | Queensland |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | 138.7322, -20.16347 |
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| Strike | N01W | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dip | 01S | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 27M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 22500M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 5500M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 46M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Strike | N01W | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 01S | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 27M | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 22500M | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 5500M | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1966 |
| District name | Georgina Basin |
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| Type of mineral rights | Other |
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| Ownership category | Unknown |
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| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Australian Fertilizers, Ltd |
| Home office | Australia |
| Year | 1985 |
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Imc Development Corp. |
| Year | 1985 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1978 | ||||||||||||||
| Inferred | 233000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 233000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1987 | ||||||||||||||
| Inferred | 212000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 212000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 6020350051 |
REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN MINING, 1987, PP. 325-326.
AUSTRALIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1977/78.
COOK, P. J. AND SHERGOLD, J. H., PROTEROZOIC-CAMBRIAN
PHOSPHORITES: PROJECT 156 UNESCO-IUGS, WORKSHOP, AUGUST
1978, REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN MINING, 1980.
HOWARD, P. F., EXPLORATION FOR PHOSPHORITE IN
AUSTRALIA--A CASE HISTORY: ECON. GEOL., VOL. 67, 1972,
P. 1180-1192.
HOWARD, P. F. AND HOUGHT, M. J., ON THE GEOCHEMISTRY &
ORIGIN OF THE D TREE, WONARAH AND SHERRIN CREEK PHOSPHORITE
DEPOSITS OF THE GEORGINA BASIN, NORTHERN AUSTRALIA: ECON.
GEOL., VOL. 74, 1979, P. 260-284.
REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN MINING, 1980.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LOCATION OF SHERRIN CREEK IS LAT S 20 10 00 LON E 138 44 00. LOCATION OF LILY CREEK IS LAT S 20 11 00, LON E 138 38 00. BASED ON SIMILARITIES WITH THE NEARBY D TREE AND DUCHESS DEPOSITS IT IS ASSUMED THAT SHERRIN CREEK AND LILY CREED WOULD BE MINED BY SURFACE PROCEDURES. DEPOSIT ELEVATIONS ARE NOT RECORDED IN REPORT. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT $150,000 WAS SPENT ON EXPLORATION (ZWI). AUG. 13, 1982 TYPE OF MINERAL HOLDINGS IS GOVERNMENT LEASE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 02-OCT-1992 | Rmt | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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