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Deposit Synonyms
ML 5888
Mineral District
Deposit Summary
discontinuous outcrops to 8m wide of massive micaceous hematite rock over 450m strike. Emplaced on fault separating Late Adelaidean metasediment from Cambrian Wallatina Formation. Production 1995-97 77t, resources ~30,000t.
Deposit Description
MOUNT MYSTERY, bold but discontinuous outcrops of massive hematite up to 8 m wide over a strike length of 450m emplaced along a fault separating Late Adelaidean siltstone, sandstone and quartzite from overlying Cambrian Wallatina Formation. Proven reserves were 30,000 tonne, with production of 77 tonne reported from 1995-97.
Discovery Year
< 1995
Commodities
Micaceous Hematite
Ore Minerals
Hematite Micaceous
Gangue Minerals
Quartz
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