Mine detail: Carnilya Hill

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Location: Western Australia, Australia, Oceania
Lat / long: -31.02942, 121.78252
dep_id: 10039193
mrds_id: M046757
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Nickel
Minor mineral: Copper
Trace mineral: PGE, Gold
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Chalcopyrite, Chromite, Magnetite, Millerite, Pentlandite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite
model: 11: Komatiitic Ni-Cu
Reporter: Blair, Will N., Orris, Greta J.
hrock_unit: Carnilya Hill Ultramafics
hrock_type: Peridotite
arock_type: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
tectonic: Ocean Floor
Year first produced: 1980
disc_yr: 1977
References:
  • Deposit:: KEAYS, R. R., AND DAVISON, R. M., 1976 , PD, IR, AND AU IN NICKEL SULFIDE DEPOSITS, WEST AUSTRALIA : ECON. GEOL. V. 71 , P. 1214 - 1228
  • Deposit:: TRAVIS, KEAYS AND DAVISON, 1976 , EVALUATION OF PD AND IR IN NI GOSSANS, W. AUSTRALIA : ECON. C
  • Deposit:: MARSTONE AND OTHERS, 1981, NICKEL SULFIDE DEPOSITS IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA-- A REVIEW: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 76, NO. 6, P. 1330-1363.
  • Deposit:: DEYOUNG AND OTHERS, 1985: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-D.
  • Other Database:: ISMI
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