Queensland Minerals
A Summary of Major Mineral Resources, Mines and Projects, 2nd Edition
MILES
493993
5KM SW OF MILES, 300KM WEST OF BRISBANE.
Date Recorded:
Descriptive Location:
Grid Reference:
Latitude  -26.6956 Longitude  150.1492
OPERATING
AMG Zone 56  216325 mE  7044102 mN
1:100 000 sheet Number and Name: 8944 MILES
22/December/2005
Other Names for Deposit / Mine
Commodities
Size
Size Definition
BENTONITE
MEDIUM
200 000 - 20 000 000 tonnes BENT
Production Details
Period:
1/07/1995
30/06/1996
to
BENTONITE
48000.0 tonnes
Period:
1/07/1996
30/06/1997
to
BENTONITE
46000.0 tonnes
Period:
1/07/1997
30/06/1998
to
BENTONITE
2895.0 tonnes
Period:
1/07/1998
30/06/1999
to
BENTONITE
2373.3 tonnes
Period:
1/07/1999
30/06/2000
to
BENTONITE
3666.7 tonnes
Period:
1/07/2000
30/06/2001
to
BENTONITE
3443.0 tonnes
Period:
1/07/2001
30/06/2002
to
BENTONITE
4058.0 tonnes
Period:
1/07/2002
30/06/2003
to
BENTONITE
3974.7 tonnes
Period:
1/07/2003
30/06/2004
to
BENTONITE
2823.0 tonnes
Period:
1/07/2004
30/06/2005
to
BENTONITE
2977.7 tonnes
Published Reserves/Resources
INFERRED MINERAL RESOURCE
BR 5762 Published in 1998
3300000 Tonnes BENTONITE
Resource figures listed above have been extracted from Company Annual reports or published literature.
Year 
Author
Published Reference  ID
1998
NEDLANDS, W.A.
BR 5762
REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN MINING 1998/99.
Comments
Year Completed
Year Commenced
Major Mining Related Events 
Mining Operations
Comments
OPEN CUT MINING
Tenure Type/Number
Company Name/Surname
SHARE
ML
5910
BIOCLAY PTY LTD
100.00%
ML
5911
BIOCLAY PTY LTD
100.00%
ML
6960
BIOCLAY PTY LTD
100.00%
Host Rock/Cover Sequences
Structural Unit
Formation Name/Age
SURAT BASIN
Orallo Formation / JURASSIC to JURASSIC
Deposit Model
GENERAL ORE BODY MODEL
RESIDUAL DEPOSIT
Mineralisation Age
CLAY
JURASSIC
Comments
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