A Summary of Major Mineral Resources, Mines and Projects, 2nd Edition |
RAVENSBOURNE
501299
5KM NE OF RAVENSBOURNE, ESK AREA, WEST OF BRISBANE.
Latitude -27.3253 Longitude 152.1819
OPERATING MINE
AMG Zone 56 419069 mE 6977261 mN
1:100 000 sheet Number and Name: 9343 ESK
4/April/2005
Other Names for Deposit / Mine |
KAOLIN / KAOLINITE
SMALL
2 000 - 200 000 tonnes KAO
BRICK CLAY
SAND
LARGE
>2 500 000 tonnes SD
1996
1997
BRICK CLAY
11,000.0 tonnes
1998
1999
BRICK CLAY
14,444.0 tonnes
1999
2000
BRICK CLAY
18,270.0 tonnes
2000
2001
BRICK CLAY
11,606.0 tonnes
2001
2002
BRICK CLAY
12,993.0 tonnes
2002
2003
BRICK CLAY
13,088.0 tonnes
Published Reserves/Resources |
Resource figures listed above have been extracted from Company Annual reports or published literature.
Major Mining Related Events |
OPEN CUT MINING
ML
50126
PIONEER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS PTY LTD
100.00%
Host Rock/Cover Sequences |
Sandstone of the Woogaroo Sub Group is overlain by basalt lavas of the Main Range Volcanics. The sandstone wass deeply weathering |
during the Tertiary period producing a soft, friable and easily excavated sandy material. |
The sandstone is fine to coarse grained, with some variation between different beds.