A Summary of Major Mineral Resources, Mines and Projects, 2nd Edition |
ESCAPE RIVER AREA
45383
39.0 KM SE OF CAPE YORK, 670KM NW OF CAIRNS.
Latitude -10.9861 Longitude 142.7206
MINERAL OCCURRENCE, ABANDONED PROSPECT
AMG Zone 54 688000 mE 8785000 mN
1:100 000 sheet Number and Name: 7476 CAPE YORK
16/January/2006
Other Names for Deposit / Mine |
BAUXITE
LARGE
>200 000 000 tonnes BX
SILICA SAND
LARGE
>2 500 000 tonnes SIS
Published Reserves/Resources |
INFERRED MINERAL RESOURCE
230000000 tonnes Ore @
Company Report 163 Published in 1957
230000000 Tonnes BAUXITE
PROBABLE ORE RESERVE
30000000 tonnes Ore @
Company Report 6180 Published in 1977
30000000 Tonnes SILICA SAND
99.70 % SILICA SAND
Resource figures listed above have been extracted from Company Annual reports or published literature.
Major Mining Related Events |
Currently untenured mineral deposit |
Host Rock/Cover Sequences |
KARUMBA BASIN
Helby beds / LATE JURASSIC to EARLY CRETACEOUS
GENERAL ORE BODY MODEL
RESIDUAL DEPOSIT
DETAILED ORE BODY MODEL
LATERITIC BAUXITE
GENERAL ORE BODY MODEL
DUNE DEPOSIT
DETAILED ORE BODY MODEL
DUNE DEPOSIT SILICA SAND
BAUXITE
CAINOZOIC