Mine detail: Sherlock Bay, Australia

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

-20.79662, 117.54936

Resource(B)

Primary:	Nickel
Secondary:	Copper
Tertiary:	Iron, Sulfur
Ore:	Chalcopyrite, Magnetite, Pentlandite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite
Gangue:	Calcite, Epidote, Quartz, Stilpnomelane

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	None
Development status:	Occurrence

Geology

Host type:	Gabbro,Gneiss,Rhyolite,Andesite,Basalt,Granite
Structure:	Pilbara Archaean Block

References

MRDS	W029628
DEP	10079592
Reference	{Deposit:: AUSTRALIAN MINERAL INDUSTRY, VOL. 28 NO. 4 (1976) P.108}{Deposit:: MILLER L.J.& SMITH M.E.: SHERLOCK BAY NICKEL-COPPER (ECON. GEOL. OF AUSTRALIA...1975 (1976 B 849)}
Reporter	Saam, Henning G. (Shaffer, Glenn L.)