Mine detail: Middle Flat Diatomite Deposit

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

-36.17343, 149.17712

Resource(N)

Primary:	Diatomite
Ore:	Diatomite
Gangue:	Kaolinite, Quartz
Orebody form:	STRATIFORM

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1907
Last production ended:	1980

Geology

Host rock:	Bonnie Doon Member;Bunyan Formation
Host type:	Clay, Mud,Lake Sediments,Diatomite

References

MRDS	I001008
DEP	10023631
Reference	{Deposit:: HOLMES, G.G., STANLEY, C., AND SWEENEY, V., 1989, DIATOMITE IN NEW SOUTH WALES: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NEW SOUTH WALES MINERAL RESOURCES 46, 161 P}{Production:: HOLMES AND OTHERS, 1989.}
Reporter	Orris, Greta J.