A Summary of Major Mineral Resources, Mines and Projects, 2nd Edition |
OLIVE RIVER DUNEFIELD
44304
SOUTH OF SHELBOURNE BAY, 55KM NNW OF CAIRNS.
Latitude -12.0506 Longitude 143.0761
MINERAL OCCURRENCE, ABANDONED PROSPECT
AMG Zone 54 726000 mE 8667000 mN
1:100 000 sheet Number and Name: 7573 TEMPLE BAY
16/January/2006
Other Names for Deposit / Mine |
Temple Bay Dunefield
SILICA SAND
LARGE
>2 500 000 tonnes SIS
Published Reserves/Resources |
PROBABLE ORE RESERVE
BR 5685 Published in 1995
40000000 Tonnes SILICA SAND
PROVED ORE RESERVE
BR 5685 Published in 1995
CONICAL AND SADDLE HILLS
8760000 Tonnes SILICA SAND
Resource figures listed above have been extracted from Company Annual reports or published literature.
1995
DENARO, T.J. & EWARS, G.R.
BR 5685
MINERAL RESOURCE ASSESSMENT - CAPE YORK PENINSULA LAND USE STRATEGY.
QUEENSLAND MINERALS AND ENERGY REVIEW SERIES, DEPARTMENT OF MINERALS AND ENERGY, |
QUEENSLAND. |
Major Mining Related Events |
Currently untenured mineral deposit |
Host Rock/Cover Sequences |
MODERN COASTAL DEPOSITS
GENERAL ORE BODY MODEL
DUNE DEPOSIT
DETAILED ORE BODY MODEL
DUNE DEPOSIT SILICA SAND
SAND
QUATERNARY
The Olive River dunefield extends from the Olive River north to Shelburne Bay and inland for up to 15 km.
It is characterised by active parabolic and elongate parabolic dunes aligned parallel to the prevailing south-east winds and by older, |
stabilised and lateritised dunes. |
The dunes consist almost entirely of quartz sand, with a heavy mineral content of 0.024 to 0.206% (mainly ilmenite and zircon).