A Summary of Major Mineral Resources, Mines and Projects, 2nd Edition |
SKARDON RIVER
38268
83KM NORTH OF WEIPA, 630KM NW OF CAIRNS.
Latitude -11.8803 Longitude 141.9853
OPERATING, ACTIVE PROSPECT
AMG Zone 54 607300 mE 8686500 mN
1:100 000 sheet Number and Name: 7274 MAPOON
6/January/2006
Other Names for Deposit / Mine |
KAOLIN / KAOLINITE
MEDIUM
200 000 - 20 000 000 tonnes KAO
1/07/1998
30/06/1999
KAOLIN / KAOLINITE
150.0 tonnes
1/07/2002
30/06/2003
KAOLIN / KAOLINITE
979.6 tonnes
1/07/2003
30/06/2004
KAOLIN / KAOLINITE
1348.2 tonnes
1/07/2004
30/06/2005
KAOLIN / KAOLINITE
1590.2 tonnes
Published Reserves/Resources |
INDICATED MINERAL RESOURCE
900000 tonnes Ore @
BR 7722 Published in 2005
CLAYSTONE
702000 Tonnes KAOLIN / KAOLINITE
78.00 % KAOLIN / KAOLINITE
78% in situ grade
INFERRED MINERAL RESOURCE
10400000 tonnes Ore @
BR 7722 Published in 2005
CLAYSTONE
6760000 Tonnes KAOLIN / KAOLINITE
65.00 % KAOLIN / KAOLINITE
> 65% in situ grade
PROVED-PROBABLE ORE RESERVE
2800000 tonnes Ore @
BR 7722 Published in 2005
CLAYSTONE
2604000 Tonnes KAOLIN / KAOLINITE
93.00 % KAOLIN / KAOLINITE
93% in situ grade, 64% recovery
Resource figures listed above are JORC compliant.
2005
MINERALS CORPORATION LIMITED
BR 7722
QUARTERLY REPORT ON MINING AND EXPLORATION ACTIVITIES FOR THE QUARTER ENDED 31 MARCH 2005
STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT, 11 APRIL 2005
Major Mining Related Events |
Operating Mine Life: 2003 to 2103 As at May 2001 the resource base (in ML 6025) from recent drilling gives a mine life of |
100 years at a production rate of 150,000t/year kaolin product. |
OPEN CUT MINING
ML
6025
AUSTRALIAN CHINA CLAYS LIMITED
100.00%
ML
40069
AUSTRALIAN CHINA CLAYS LIMITED
100.00%
ML
40082
AUSTRALIAN CHINA CLAYS LIMITED
100.00%
Host Rock/Cover Sequences |
KARUMBA BASIN
Bulimba Formation / TERTIARY to TERTIARY
GENERAL ORE BODY MODEL
RESIDUAL DEPOSIT
DETAILED ORE BODY MODEL
LATERITIC KAOLIN
KAOLIN
CAINOZOIC
This deposit comprises lenses of sandy kaolin within the pallid zone of a laterite weathering profile and are underlain by a weakly |
kaolinitic aquifer. The aluminium and iron contents are reportedly lower than in the Weipa deposits. |