A Summary of Major Mineral Resources, Mines and Projects, 2nd Edition |
WEIPA BAUXITE MINE
38244
5.7KM WNW OF WEIPA AIRSTRIP, 575KM NW OF CAIRNS.
Latitude -12.6681 Longitude 141.8722
OPERATING, ACTIVE PROSPECT
AMG Zone 54 594700 mE 8599400 mN
1:100 000 sheet Number and Name: 7272 WEIPA
23/January/2006
Other Names for Deposit / Mine |
Comalco
BAUXITE
LARGE
>200 000 000 tonnes BX
KAOLIN / KAOLINITE
LARGE
>20 000 000 tonnes KAO
1/01/1960
31/12/1996
BAUXITE
223115000.0 tonnes
KAOLIN / KAOLINITE
971200.0 tonnes
1/07/1996
30/06/1997
BAUXITE
8885553.0 tonnes
BAUXITE
263481.0 tonnes
KAOLIN / KAOLINITE
47771.0 tonnes
1/07/1997
30/06/1998
BAUXITE
9038627.0 tonnes
BAUXITE
208518.0 tonnes
1/07/1998
30/06/1999
BAUXITE
211762.0 tonnes
BAUXITE
10549230.0 tonnes
1/07/1999
30/06/2000
BAUXITE
11396160.0 tonnes
BAUXITE
149544.0 tonnes
1/07/2000
30/06/2001
BAUXITE
11540555.0 tonnes
BAUXITE
190931.0 tonnes
1/07/2001
30/06/2002
BAUXITE
11090000.0 tonnes
1/07/2002
30/06/2003
BAUXITE
11703000.0 tonnes
1/07/2004
30/06/2005
BAUXITE
13634927.0 tonnes
BAUXITE
162786.0 tonnes
Published Reserves/Resources |
INDICATED MINERAL RESOURCE
3300000000 tonnes Ore @
BR 7018 Published in 2002
3300000000 Tonnes BAUXITE
100.00 % BAUXITE
MEASURED MINERAL RESOURCE
301000000 tonnes Ore @
BR 7018 Published in 2002
301000000 Tonnes BAUXITE
100.00 % BAUXITE
PROBABLE ORE RESERVE
457000000 tonnes Ore @
BR 7018 Published in 2002
457000000 Tonnes BAUXITE
100.00 % BAUXITE
PROVED ORE RESERVE
273000000 tonnes Ore @
BR 7018 Published in 2002
273000000 Tonnes BAUXITE
100.00 % BAUXITE
PROBABLE ORE RESERVE
BR 5921 Published in 1998
KAOLIN
36000000 Tonnes KAOLIN / KAOLINITE
PROVED ORE RESERVE
BR 5921 Published in 1998
KAOLIN
12000000 Tonnes KAOLIN / KAOLINITE
Resource figures listed above are NOT JORC compliant.