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Lady Annie/Lady Jane

Prospect in Queensland, Australia with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
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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. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Reserves and resources
  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 10304546
MAS/MILS ID 6020350008
Record type Site
Current site name Lady Annie/Lady Jane
Alternate or previous names Lady Annie and Lady Jane, Lady Annie, Lady Jane

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 139.1656, -19.66351 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Queensland(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia Queensland

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Apatite Unknown
Collophane Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 139.1656, -19.66351
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 5.5M
    Length 26000M
    Width 5000M
    Area 13000HA
    Depth to top 5.5M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 UNKNOWN
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Secondary Ore Control BEDDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 13000
    Date of Last Modification 830404

Comments on the geologic information

  • STRIKE IS NORTH-SOUTH WITH UNSPECIFIED DIP. AVG. THICKNESS OF MINERAL ZONE GIVEN IS FOR LADY ANNIE; AVG. THICKNESS FOR LADY JANE IS 4.0 METERS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1967
Mining method Strip-Level
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Georgina Basin

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Western Mining Corp. Holdings Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Australia
    Year 1985

Production statistics

  • Year 1973
    Description Pilot Plant With 100 Ton/Day Capacity Mt Ore

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1980
    Measured 486000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 486000000mt ore
    Total resources 486000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P2O5 17 wt-pct Phosphorus Major 1980
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Measured 323000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 323000000mt ore
    Total resources 323000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P2O5 17 wt-pct Phosphorus Major 1990

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 13000HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method STRIP-LEVEL
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 5.5
    Primary Material Cover SAND, SILT
    Secondary Material Cover HARDPAN
    Hardness of Ore M-HARD ROCKS
    Capacity 26143
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 360
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1985

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    NOTHOLT, A. J. G. PROTEROZOIC AND CAMBRIAN PHOSPHORITES-

  • Reserve-Resource

    INAUGURAL FIELD WORKSHOP AND SEMINAR IN AUSTRALIA.

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING MAGAZINE, NOV. 1978, P. 497.

  • Reserve-Resource

    WALKER, GRAHM S., "PROCESSING OPTIONS FOR LOW-GRADE

  • Reserve-Resource

    PHOSPHATE ORES", PAPER PRESENTED AT NINTH INDUSTRIAL

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINERALS CONGRESS, 25-28 MARCH 1990, INDUSTRIAL

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINERALS, PP 16-22.

  • Deposit

    COOK, P. J., PETROLOGY AND GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE PHOSPHATE

  • Deposit

    DEPOSITS OF NORTHWEST QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA: ECON. GEOL.,

  • Deposit

    VOL. 67, 1972, PP. 1193-1213.

  • Deposit

    EARTH SCIENCES, INC., URANIFEROUS PHOSPHATE RESOURCES OF THE

  • Deposit

    FREE WORLD; U.S. DEPT. ENERGY CONTRACT, GJBX-110 (79),

  • Deposit

    GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO, PP. 13-20.

  • Deposit

    HOWARD, P. F., EXPLORATION FOR PHOSPHORITE IN AUSTRALIA --

  • Deposit

    A CASE HISTORY: ECON. GEOL., VOL. 67, 1972, PP. 1180-1192.

  • Deposit

    REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN MINING, 1980, PP. 76-77.

  • Deposit

    ROGERS, J. K. AND KEEVERS, R. E., LADY ANNIE-LADY JANE

  • Deposit

    PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, GEORGINA BASIN, QUEENSLAND INC. KNIGHT,

  • Deposit

    C. L. (ED), ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF AUSTRALIA AND PAPUA,

  • Deposit

    NEW GUINEA, 4. IND. MINES AND ROCKS, AUST. MIN. METALL.

  • Deposit

    MONOGRAPH, SER.8: 251-265.

  • Deposit

    THOMSON, L. D., AND RUSSELL, R. T., DISCOVERY, EXPLORATION

  • Deposit

    AND INVESTIGATIONS OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS IN QUEENSLAND:

  • Deposit

    PROC. AUST. INST. MIN. MET., NO. 240, DEC. 1971.

  • Deposit

    ANONYMOUS, THE PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS OF AUSTRALIA, PHOSPHORUS

  • Deposit

    AND POTASSIUM, NO. 110, NOV/DEC. 1980 P. 21.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, FEB. 8, 1974, DEVELOPMENT AT DUCHESS.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE MARCH 1976, PHOSPHATE PLANS.

  • Deposit

    REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN MINING, 1988/89, P. 374.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EVALUATION OF TWO DEPOSITS: LADY JANE & LADY ANNIE. LADY ANNIE 110 KM NORTH-NW OF MT. ISA; LADY ANNIE 125 KM. NORTH-NW OF MT. ISA; DEPOSITS 15 KM APART. PREVIOUS EVALUATION: AUG. 17, 1982

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 24-SEP-96 Fantel, Richard J. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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