Goldsworthy

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. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Ownership information
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10280762
MAS/MILS ID 6020550010
Record type Site
Current site name Goldsworthy
Alternate or previous names Mt. Goldsworthy

Comments on the site names

  • FORMERLY MT. GOLDSWORTHY. SMALL RESERVES.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 119.52431, -20.35496 (WGS84)
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
Iron Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 119.52431, -20.35496

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Year of first production 1966

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Goldsworthy Mining Ltd
    Home office Australia
    Year 1976

Comments on the production information

  • 1973-74 PRODUCTION = 7.62 MILLION TONS. ANNUAL PRODUCTION TO INCREASE TO 9 MILLION TONS.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1976
    Measured 72000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 72000000mt ore
    Total resources 72000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 60 wt-pct Iron Trace 1976
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Demonstrated 200000000mt ore
    Total resources 200000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 62 wt-pct Iron Trace 1993

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    AME MINERAL ECONOMICS QUARTERLY MINE ANALYSIS, JUN 93,P. 36.

  • Deposit

    E/MJ NOV 1970, MT GOLDSWORTHY-FIRST PRODUCER.

  • Deposit

    THE MINING JOURNAL, MAR 2, 1962 MT. GOLDSWORTHY IRON ORE, P.

  • Deposit

    E/MJ INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING 1975, P. 205.

  • Deposit

    SKINNER, W.R., 1976, MINING INTERNATIONAL YEAR BOOK, PUBLISH

  • Deposit

    THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD. P. 188-189.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 09-JAN-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.