A Summary of Major Mineral Resources, Mines and Projects, 2nd Edition |
MARBLE ISLAND
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MARBLE ISLAND IN DUKE ISLAND CHAIN WHICH IS PART OF THE NORTHUMBERLAND GROUP, 220KM NNW OF GLADSTONE.
Latitude -21.9750 Longitude 150.1511
ABANDONED
AMG Zone 56 205800 mE 7567200 mN
1:100 000 sheet Number and Name: 8954 PERCY ISLES
16/January/2006
Other Names for Deposit / Mine |
LIMESTONE
SMALL
100 000 - 2 000 000 tonnes LST
MARBLE
VERY SMALL
<100 000 tonnes MARB
1/01/1904
MARBLE
3048.0 tonnes
Published Reserves/Resources |
INFERRED MINERAL RESOURCE
BR 5640 Published in 1955
121920 Tonnes LIMESTONE
Resource figures listed above have been extracted from Company Annual reports or published literature.
1955
SHEPHERD, S.R.L.
BR 5640
LIMESTONE ON DUKE ISLANDS - BROAD SOUND.
QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT MINING JOURNAL, 56, 926-931.
Major Mining Related Events |
OPEN CUT MINING
Currently untenured mineral deposit |
Host Rock/Cover Sequences |
MOUNT HOLLY SUBPROVINCE
Erebus beds / SILURIAN to EARLY DEVONIAN
GENERAL ORE BODY MODEL
SEDIMENT-HOSTED DEPOSIT
DETAILED ORE BODY MODEL
LIMESTONE DEPOSIT
DETAILED ORE BODY MODEL
MARBLE DEPOSIT
MARBLE
SILURIAN to DEVONIAN
LIMESTONE
SILURIAN to DEVONIAN
Limestone varies form pink to mottled blue.