Mine detail: Burke River Area

Previously called 'Duchess'

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Location: Queensland, Australia, Oceania
Lat / long: -22.49664, 140.24885
dep_id: 10009842
mrds_id: D003081
Commodity type: metallic and nonmetallic
Major mineral: Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
Reporter: Byers, Virginia P.
hrock_type: Phosphorite
disc_yr: 1966
discr: Continental Oil Corp.
References:
  • Deposit:: BROOKS, J. H., 1971 , URANIUM EXPLORATION IN QUEENSLAND, 1967 - 71 : QUEENSLAND GEOLOGICAL SURVEY REPT. 69 , 22 P.
  • Deposit:: DE FERRANTI, R. Z., 1971 , URANIUM, IN AUSTRALIAN MINERAL INDUSTRY, 1970 REVIEW ( INCLUDING INFORMATION TO JUNE 1971 ): AUSTRALIA BUR. OF MINERAL RESOURCES, GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS REPT., P. 297 - 302
  • Deposit:: HOWARD, P. F., 1972 , EXPLORATION FOR PHOSPHORITE IN AUSTRALIA - A CASE HISTORY: ECON. GEOLOGY, V. 67 , P. 1180 - 1192
  • Deposit:: WARREN, R. G., 1972 , A COMMENTARY ON THE METALLOGENIC MAP OF AUSTRALIA AND PAPUA NEW GUINEA: AUSTRALIA BUR. MINERAL RESOURCES, GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS BULL. 145 , 85 P.
  • Deposit:: 5) WOODMANSEE, W. C., 1970 , URANIUM, IN BUREAU OF MINES MINERALS YEARBOOK, 1970 , U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, 23 P.
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