| Lat / long: | -31.61274, 121.54919 |
| Primary: | Nickel |
| Secondary: | Copper |
| Tertiary: | Iron, Gold, Iridium, Palladium |
| Ore: | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chromite, Magnetite, Millerite, Pentlandite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite |
| Orebody form: | LENS, IRREGULAR |
| Discovery year: | 1969 |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Production size: | Small |
| Development status: | Past Producer |
| Host type: | Diorite,Ultramafic Intrusive Rock,Amphibolite,Serpentinite,Siltstone |
| Structure: | Is Located On The West Flank Of The Widmooltha Dome, The Deposit Is Associated With The Basalt Ultramafic Contact. In The Upper 250 M The Mineralization Is Off-Contact And Separated From The Footwall Amphibolite By Up To 12 M Of Barren Serpentinite. At Depth, It Occurs At The Basal Contact And Massive Sulfides Locally Enter Footwall Structures. |
| MRDS | W029638 |
| DEP | 10100223 |
| Reference | {Deposit:: MINING JOURNAL, V. 275, MARCH 7, 1970, P. 15.}{Deposit:: WENS, G., 1972, NICKELERZLAGERSTAETTEN IM PAZIFISCHEN RAUM...}{Deposit:: KNIGHT, 1975, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF AUSTRALIA.}{Deposit:: KEAYS, R.R., AND DAVISON, R.M., 1976 , PD, IR AND AU IN NICKEL SULFIDE DEPOSITS WESTERN 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. GEOL., V. 71 , P. 1229 - 1243.} |
| Reporter | Shaffer, Glenn L., Saam, Henning G., Orris, Greta J. |