Mine detail: Groote Eylandt Manganese Deposits

Location:	Northern Territory*, Australia, Oceania
Lat / long:	-13.99719, 136.49898
dep_id:	10024458
mrds_id:	ISM0174
Commodity type:	metallic
Major mineral:	Manganese
Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Production occurred
Development status:	Producer
Reporter:	Pratt C Roger
hrock_unit:	Mullamen Beds;Groote Eylandt Beds
hrock_type:	Clay, Mud,Sandstone
Structure:	Sheltered Basins With High Ph.
tectonic:	Stable Platform
Year first produced:	1966
ylp_ba:	>
yr_lst_prd:	1982
disc_yr:	1961
References:	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