Mine detail: Carnilya Hill Mine

Previously called 'Carnilya Hill Nickel Mine'

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Location: Western Australia, Australia, Oceania
Lat / long: -31.02942, 121.78252
dep_id: 10024496
mrds_id: ISM0216
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Nickel, Copper
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Producer
Reporter: Pratt C Roger
hrock_unit: Carnilya Hill Ultramafics
hrock_type: Peridotite
tectonic: Ocean Floor
Year first produced: 1980
ylp_ba: >
yr_lst_prd: 1982
disc_yr: 1977
References:
  • Deposit:: MARSTON, R. J., GROVES, D. I., HUDSON, D. R., AND ROSS, J. R., 1981, NICKEL SULFIDE DEPOSITS IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA---A REVIEW: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 76, NO. 6, P. 1330-1363.
  • Deposit:: BHP NEWS REVIEW, OCTOBER, 1980.
  • Deposit:: WESTERN MINING CORP. LTD., 1982, ANNUAL REPORT.
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