Nifty

Producer in Western Australia, Australia with commodity Copper
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. Ownership information
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10304774
MAS/MILS ID 6020550060
Record type Site
Current site name Nifty

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 121.56596, -21.97986 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(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
Copper Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 121.56596, -21.97986

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Combined Methods
Year of first production 1993
Milling method Leach-Solvent-Extract-Electrowin

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Western Mining Corp.
    Interest 100
    Home office Australia
    Year 1994

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Indicated 6000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 6000000mt ore
    Total resources 6000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 3 wt-pct Copper Major 1993
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Demonstrated 23400000mt ore
    Total resources 23400000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 3.4 wt-pct Copper Major 1993
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Demonstrated 29400000mt ore
    Total resources 29400000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 3.3 wt-pct Copper Major 1993

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN MINING, 1994/95, P.222,223.

  • Reserve-Resource

    WESTERN MINING CORP., 1993 ANNUAL REPORT, P.38,39.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, 5/91, P.282,285.

  • Deposit

    AMC MINING WEEKLY, 10/30/92, P.1.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, 9/11/92, P.179.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, 6/4/93, P.405.

  • Deposit

    CRU INTERNATIONAL LTD., COPPER GREENFIELD MINE PROJECTS FOR

  • Deposit

    THE 1990'S, 1993, P.403-420.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 07-MAR-1997 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.