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Kunwarara

Plant in Queensland, Australia with commodity Magnesite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10304761
MAS/MILS ID 6020350052
Record type Site
Current site name Kunwarara

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 150.16539, -22.66341 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Queensland(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia Queensland

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Magnesite Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 150.16539, -22.66341
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N90E
    Dip 00W
    Thickness 6.4M
    Area 2540HA
    Depth to top 4.2M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Strike And Dip N90E:00W
    Total Surface Area (HA) 2540
    Date of Last Modification 920124

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1985
Mining method Open Pit
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Calcination/Dead Burn

Mining district

District name Queensland

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Queensland Metals Corp. N. L.
    Interest 50
    Home office Australia
    Year 1990
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Pancontinental Mining Ltd.
    Interest 40
    Home office Australia
    Year 1990
  • Type Owner
    Owner Radex Heraklith Industriebetellgungs Ag
    Interest 10
    Year 1990

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1987
    Demonstrated 550000000mt ore
    Total resources 550000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Magnesite MgO 45.6 wt-pct Magnesium Major 1987

Comments on other economic factors

  • PUBLISHED CAPACITY IS 700000 MT ORE. PUBLISHED RESOURCES ARE 800,000,000 MT OF IN-SITU MATERIAL WHICH CONTAIN AN ESTIMATED 400,000,000 MT OF HIGH-PURITY LOW IRON CRYPTOCRYSTALLINE, RAW MAGNESITE NODULES IN A CLAY AND MAGNESITE MATRIX.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, DEC. 1987, P. 39, 40.

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, AUG. 1990.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL METALS AND MINERALS ANNUAL REVIEW 1990,

  • Deposit

    P. 72-75.

  • Deposit

    AUSTRALIA'S MINING MONTHLY, APRIL 1991, P. 45.

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, JUNE 1991, P. 9.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, LONDON, SEPT. 6, 1991.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, NOV. 15, 1985, P. 379.

  • Deposit

    THE MINER, VOL. 8, NO. 25, DEC. 16-29, 1985.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, DEC. 1985, P. 488.

  • Deposit

    MINING ACTIVITY DIGEST, VOL. 12, NO. 8, JAN. 24, 1986, P. 5.

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, FEB. 1986, P. 8, 9.

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, MAY 1986, P. 8.

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIALL MINERALS, JULY 1986, #226.

  • Deposit

    MINING MONTHLY, SEPT. 1986.

  • Deposit

    MINING MONTHLY, MAY 1987, P. 12.

  • Deposit

    SCHMID, HANS; TURKEY'S SALDA LAKE - A GENETIC MODEL FOR

  • Deposit

    AUSTRALIA'S NEWLY DISCOVERED MAGNESITE DEPOSITS.

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, AUG. 1987, P. 19-31.

  • Deposit

    AUSTRALILAN JOURNAL OF MINING, SEPT. 1987, P. 67.

  • Deposit

    AUSTRALIAN MINERAL INDUSTRY ANNUAL REVIEW FOR 1987, P. 168-

  • Deposit

    172.

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, MAR. 1988, P. 66.

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, JAN. 1989, P. 11.

  • Deposit

    QUEENSLAND DEPT. OF MINES ANNUAL REPORT 1989, P. 20.

  • Deposit

    AUSTRALIAN MINING, NOV. 1989, P. 15-18.

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, DEC. 1989.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, APRIL 1990, P. 240.

  • Deposit

    THE MINER, JUNE 1990, P. 14-15.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-JAN-1995 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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