Mine detail: Carnilya Hill

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: -31.02942, 121.78252

Resource(M)

Primary: Nickel
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: PGE, Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite, Chromite, Magnetite, Millerite, Pentlandite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite
Discovery year: 1977

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Yes
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1980

Geology

Host rock:Carnilya Hill Ultramafics
Host type:Peridotite
Associated type:Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Tectonic:Ocean Floor

References

MRDSM046757
DEP10039193
Reference{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}
ReporterBlair, Will N., Orris, Greta J.