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Muchea

Prospect in Western Australia, Australia with commodity Aluminum
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  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. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10280496
MAS/MILS ID 6020550030
Record type Site
Current site name Muchea
Alternate or previous names Chittering, Muchea Chittering Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 116.09934, -31.39605 (WGS84)
Elevation 300
Location accuracy 1000(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
Aluminum Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Boehmite Unknown
Diaspore Unknown
Gibbsite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 116.09934, -31.39605
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 3.5M
    Depth to top 1.5M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 LATERITE
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #2 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Secondary mode of Origin OXIDATION
    Minimum Depth to Top 1
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. .5
    Date of Last Modification 900920
  • Area 6350HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 6350
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Comments on the geologic information

  • GANGUE MINERALS ARE KAOLINITE, GOETHITE, HEMATITE, QUARTZ, METAHALOYSITE AND ILLITE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1965

Mining district

District name Darling Range

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Pacminex Pty., Ltd. (Subsidiary Of Csr, Ltd.)
    Interest 60
    Year 1981
  • Type Owner
    Owner Hanwright
    Interest 27
    Year 1981
  • Type Owner
    Owner Metals Miniere
    Interest 13
    Year 1981

Comments on the ownership information

  • HANWRIGHT IS ALSO KNOWN AS HANCOCK PROSPECTING PTY., LTD. AND WRIGHT PROSPECTING PTY., LTD.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • THESE ARE GOLDER ASSOCIATES RESERVE/RESOURCES ESTIMATES FROM THE 1981 ALUMINUM CONTRACT, MUCHEA (CHITTERING) DEPOSIT PROFILE REPORT, PAGE 7. THESE ARE THE RESERVE/RESOURCES FOR THE 1987 UPDATE STUDY.
  • GRADE IS UNKNOWN. OTHER OWNER: HANCOCK & WRIGHT.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 1
    Hardness of Ore SAND, GRAVEL
    Capacity 12821
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 312
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1987

Comments on other economic factors

  • MINE RECOVERY IS 84%;
  • THE CRUSHER IS LOCATED AT OR NEAR THE MINE SITE. THE PRODUCT AND YIELD ARE THE SAME, A CRUSHED BAUXITE ORE, READY FOR SHIPPMENT TO THE REFINERY. RECOVERY IS PRESUMED 100%
  • ORE FROM AREA-1 WOULD BE CRUSHED THEN TRUCKED TO THE RAILHEAD AT MIDDLETON JUNCTION; ORE FROM AREA-3 WOULD BE TRUCKED TO A MOBILE CRUSHER WHICH WOULD FEED TO A CONVEYOR BELT TO THE REFINERY.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ALEXANDER, J. AND R. HATTERSLEY, AUSTRALIAN MINING, MINERALS

  • Deposit

    AN OIL, DAVID ELL PRESS, SYDNEY, 1980.

  • Deposit

    AUSTRALIAN MINERAL INDUSTRY ANNUAL REVIEW, 1977.

  • Deposit

    AUSTRALIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1976-1977.

  • Deposit

    BAKER, G.F.U., ORIGON ON DARLING RANGE BAUXITES, WESTERN

  • Deposit

    AUSTRALIA, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, VOL. 67, P. 981-986.

  • Deposit

    INGRAM, J.A., MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT NO. 1 - BAUXITE

  • Deposit

    DEPOSITS, 2ND ED., 1973.

  • Deposit

    INTERNATIONAL BAUXITE ASSOCIATION, QUARTERLY REVIEW, NOV.

  • Deposit

    1978, P.5.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PROPERTY REVIEWED 6/92. NO INFORMATION ADDED.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 29-DEC-1994 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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