A Summary of Major Mineral Resources, Mines and Projects, 2nd Edition |
DUARINGA KAOLIN
490985
5KM SE OF DUARINGA, 155KM WNW OF GLADSTONE.
Latitude -23.7714 Longitude 149.6906
CARE AND MAINTENANCE
AMG Zone 55 774210 mE 7368478 mN
1:100 000 sheet Number and Name: 8850 DUARINGA
18/October/2005
Other Names for Deposit / Mine |
KAOLIN / KAOLINITE
MEDIUM
200 000 - 20 000 000 tonnes KAO
1/07/1998
30/06/1999
KAOLIN / KAOLINITE
5000.0 tonnes
1/07/1999
30/06/2000
KAOLIN / KAOLINITE
7766.1 tonnes
1/07/2000
30/06/2001
KAOLIN / KAOLINITE
2757.0 tonnes
1/07/2001
30/06/2002
KAOLIN / KAOLINITE
447.4 tonnes
Published Reserves/Resources |
PROVED ORE RESERVE
Company Report 24308 Published in 1993
1000000 Tonnes KAOLIN / KAOLINITE
Resource figures listed above have been extracted from Company Annual reports or published literature.
Major Mining Related Events |
OPEN CUT MINING
ML
7453
SUPERSORB MINERALS NL
100.00%
ML
7454
SUPERSORB MINERALS NL
100.00%
ML
80078
AUSTRALIAN DIATOMITE MINING PTY LIMITED
1.00%
ML
80078
SUPERSORB MINERALS NL
100.00%
Host Rock/Cover Sequences |
DUARINGA BASIN
Duaringa Formation / EARLY TERTIARY to EARLY TERTIARY
GENERAL ORE BODY MODEL
RESIDUAL DEPOSIT
DETAILED ORE BODY MODEL
LATERITIC KAOLIN
KAOLIN
LATE TERTIARY
Tertiary sediments of the Duaringa Basin contain tuffaceous horizons which have been lateritised during the Late Tertiary to form the |
kaolin deposits mined near Duaringa. The ore mined contains 30% kaolin cemented by secondary opaline silica. |
The raw material is crushed, screened, dried, and classified into a range of kaolin products for absorption applications which include pet |
litter, oil absorption, potting mix components and hydroponics as well as a range of industrial applications. |