Yeelirrie

Prospect in Western Australia, Australia with commodities Uranium, Vanadium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Geologic structures
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000758
MRDS ID ISM0590
Record type District
Current site name Yeelirrie
Alternate or previous names Yeelirrie Uranium Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 119.89927, -27.17956 (WGS84)
Relative position LOCATED 150 KM SOUTHEAST OF MEEKATHARRA, 1 KM NORTH OF 12-MILE BORE.

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
Uranium Primary
Vanadium Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 119.89927, -27.17956

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description DRAINANGE CHANNEL INCISED INTO CRETACEOUS PENEPLANE SURFACE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Discovery year 1971

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner YEELIRRIE DEVELOPMENT CO. PTY. LTD.
    Interest 90
    Year 1982
  • Type Owner
    Owner URANGESELLSCHAFT AUSTRALIA PTY LTD.
    Interest 10
    Home office PERTH, AUSTRALIA
    Year 1982
  • Type Operator
    Owner YEELIRRIE DEVELOPMENT CO. PTY. LTD.
    Interest 90
    Year 1982
  • Type Operator
    Owner URANGESELLSCHAFT AUSTRALIA PTY LTD.
    Interest 10
    Home office PERTH, AUSTRALIA
    Year 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WESTERN MINING CORP. LTD, 1978, YEELIRRIE URANIUM PROJECT WA DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME.

  • Deposit

    WESTERN MINING CORP. LTD, EXPLORATION DIVISION, 1975, A GENERAL ACCOUNT OF THE YEELIRRIE URANIUM DEPOSIT, UNPUBLISHED PAPER.

  • Deposit

    WESTERN MINING CORP. HOLDINGS LTD, ANNUAL REPORT, 1983.

  • Deposit

    WESTERN MINING CORP. HOLDINGS LTD, ANNUAL REPORT, 1984.

Beyond USGS

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