Mine detail: Groote Eylandt Manganese Deposits

Previously called 'Groote Eylandt Manganese Mine'

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Location

Lat / long: -13.99719, 136.49898

Resource(M)

Primary: Manganese
Discovery year: 1961

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Yes
Development status: Producer
First production started: 1966
Last production ended: 1982

Geology

Host rock:Mullamen Beds;Groote Eylandt Beds
Host type:Clay, Mud,Sandstone
Structure:Sheltered Basins With High Ph.
Tectonic:Stable Platform

References

MRDSISM0174
DEP10024458
Reference{Deposit:: MCINTOSH, J. L., FARAG. J. S., AND SLEE, K. J., 1975, GROOTE EYLANDT MANGANESE DEPOSITS IN KNIGHT, C. L., ED., 1975, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF AUSTRALIA AND PAPUA-NEW GUINEA, MONOGRAPH 5, V. 1, METALS: AUSTRALASIAN INST. OF MINING AND METALLURGY, P. 815-821.}{Deposit:: AUSTRALIAN MINERAL INDUSTRY ANNUAL REVIEWS, 1966-1980: BUREAU OF MIN. RESOURCES. (PA1, PC1)}{Deposit:: BROKEN HILL PROPRIETARY CO. LTD., MANGANESE ORE, GROOTE EYLANDT, AUSTRALIA.}{Deposit:: BROKEN HILL PROPRIETARY CO. LTD., GROOTE EYLANDT MANGANESE.}{Deposit:: SASSOS, M. P., 1984, MANGANESE--GEMCO MINES HUGE RESOURCES AT GROOTE EYLANDT: ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, MCGRAW-HILL, NEW YORK, V. 185, NO. 1, P. 57-58.}{Production:: PA1: RF2 PC1: RF2}
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