| Lat / long: | -28.49621, 122.16587 |
| Primary: | Nickel |
| Secondary: | Copper |
| Tertiary: | Platinum, Palladium, Iridium, Chromium, Iron |
| Ore: | Chalcopyrite, Chromite, Millerite, Pentlandite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite |
| Orebody form: | LENSE |
| Discovery year: | 1970 |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Production size: | Small |
| Development status: | Producer |
| Production years: | 1984-1986 |
| Host rock: | Iron Formation; |
| Host type: | Greenstone |
| Associated type: | Ultramafic Intrusive Rock,Komatiite (Ultramafite) |
| Structure: | South Plunging Anticline, The Footwall Of Ore Is Formed By The Banded Ironstone Formation (See Description For Windarra North). Ore Lenses Occur Over An East-West Strike Length Of 1280 M. And Dip To The South At 40 To 45 Deg. The High-Grade Ore Lenses Are More Discontinuous Than At Mount Windarra North And Intrusive Basic And Acidic Rocks Have A More Profound Effect On The Ore Zone. |
| Tectonic: | In Wiluna-Norseman Greenstone Belt |
| Alteration processes: | Violarite - Supergene Alteration |
| MRDS | M047012 |
| DEP | 10039356 |
| Reference | {Deposit:: ENG. AND MIN. JOUR., 2/74, P. 21.}{Deposit:: AMER. MET. MKT., 12/12/72.}{Deposit:: SKINNER, WALTER R., 1973, MINING INT. YRBK.: THE FINANCIAL TIMES, LONDON, P. 471.}{Deposit:: ENG. AND MIN. JOUR., 2/75, P. 53 (DISCOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT).}{Deposit:: ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, MAY, 1986, P. 16.}{Production:: RECORD W002722}{Reserve-Resource:: WOODAL, R., 1974 , NICKEL RESOURCES IN AUST.: UNPUBLISHED MANUSCRIPT. PGM CALCULATED FROM KEAYES DATA GIVEN FOR MT. WINDARRA - SEE MT. WINDARRA NORTH OPERATIONS RECORD} |
| Reporter | Saso, Jerri L. |