A Summary of Major Mineral Resources, Mines and Projects, 2nd Edition |
MARY KATHLEEN
493659
53 KM WEST OF CLONCURRY
Latitude -20.7469 Longitude 140.0106
ABANDONED
AMG Zone 54 397000 mE 7705545 mN
1:100 000 sheet Number and Name: 6956 MARRABA
20/January/2006
Other Names for Deposit / Mine |
URANIUM
MEDIUM
10 000 - 40 000 tonnes U
RARE EARTHS
SMALL
1 - 1 000 tonnes RE
COPPER
VERY SMALL
<500 tonnes CU
2,947,000
1/01/1958
31/12/1963
tonnes ore
URANIUM OXIDE
4080.0 tonnes
0.15 percent
6,300,000
1/01/1975
31/12/1982
tonnes ore
URANIUM OXIDE
4802.0 tonnes
0.10 percent
Published Reserves/Resources |
TOTAL CONTAINED METAL (PRODUCTION + RESOURCES)
9483000 tonnes Ore @
BR 5739 Published in 1975
12422 Tonnes URANIUM
0.13 % URANIUM
Resource figures listed above are NOT JORC compliant.
1975
HAWKINS, B.W.
BR 5739
MARY KATHLEEN URANIUM DEPOSIT.
IN KNIGHT, C.L. (EDITOR): ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF AUSTRALIA AND PAPUA NEW GUINEA, 1. METALS. THE |
AUSTRALASIAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND METALLURGY, MELBOURNE, 398-402. |
Major Mining Related Events |
OPEN CUT MINING
Currently untenured mineral deposit |
Host Rock/Cover Sequences |
WONGA SUBPROVINCE
Corella Formation / PALAEOPROTEROZOIC to |
PALAEOPROTEROZOIC |
GENERAL ORE BODY MODEL
HYDROTHERMAL VEINS/PIPE/STOCKWORK
DETAILED ORE BODY MODEL
SHEAR ZONE-HOSTED HYDROTHERMAL
ORE
PROTEROZOIC