A Summary of Major Mineral Resources, Mines and Projects, 2nd Edition |
CHEETHAM SALT
493647
PORT ALMA, 9 KM NORTH-EAST OF BAJOOL, 60KM NW OF GLADSTONE.
Latitude -23.6125 Longitude 150.7228
OPERATING
AMG Zone 56 267650 mE 7386815 mN
1:100 000 sheet Number and Name: 9050 BAJOOL
4/January/2006
Other Names for Deposit / Mine |
Abc
Cheetham Salt Port Alma
Port Alma
BRINE SALT
1/07/1996
30/06/1997
BRINE SALT
87013.0 tonnes
1/07/1997
30/06/1998
BRINE SALT
210000.0 tonnes
1/07/1998
30/06/1999
BRINE SALT
30000.0 tonnes
1/07/1999
30/06/2000
BRINE SALT
132840.0 tonnes
1/07/2000
30/06/2001
BRINE SALT
245393.0 tonnes
1/07/2001
30/06/2002
BRINE SALT
160122.0 tonnes
1/07/2002
30/06/2003
BRINE SALT
273109.0 tonnes
1/07/2003
30/06/2004
SALT
186579.0 tonnes
1/07/2004
30/06/2005
SALT
99482.0 tonnes
Published Reserves/Resources |
Resource figures listed above have been extracted from Company Annual reports or published literature.
Major Mining Related Events |
SURFACE MINING METHODS
ML
5783
CHEETHAM SALT LIMITED
100.00%
ML
5784
CHEETHAM SALT LIMITED
100.00%
ML
5787
CHEETHAM SALT LIMITED
100.00%
ML
5790
CHEETHAM SALT LIMITED
100.00%
ML
5796
CHEETHAM SALT LIMITED
100.00%
ML
5798
CHEETHAM SALT LIMITED
100.00%
Host Rock/Cover Sequences |
EVAPORITE
Sea water is pumped into ponds and gravity fed through evaporation pads to concentrate salt. Saline bore water is used sparingly to adjust |
salinity. Salt produced for ICI is shipped to Botany Bay in NSW for the manufacture of caustic soda and chlorine. |
Cheetham Salt holds all the mining leases in the Port Alma area for salt production and operate an extensive series of evaporative salt |
ponds covering approximately 100 square kilometres. |