Deposit Synonyms
Rl 97
Mineral District
Leigh Creek-Willouran Magnesite
Deposit Summary
6 magnesite beds outcropped for 2.5km strike, thickness up to 2m. Tested in 13 drill holes for resource ~20Mt @ 42.7%MgO.
Deposit Description
PUG HILL, 6 high-grade (> 42% MgO) magnesite beds outcropped over a 2.5 km strike length, dip at 55-60 SW, and ranged in thickness up to 2 m. The most economic parts of these beds were located on the northern limb of the west-plunging Pug Hill Syncline. During late 1998, 13 holes for a total of 984.9 m were completed. Indicated + inferred resource of Pug Hill deposit was estimated at 20 million tonne at 42.7% MgO.
Discovery Year
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Commodities
Magnesite, Magnesium Oxide
Ore Minerals
Magnesite
Gangue Minerals
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