Sunday Hill manganese prospect, Ripon Hills District, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Sunday Hill manganese prospect | Prospect |
| Ripon Hills District | Mining District |
| East Pilbara Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
22° 3' 16'' South , 120° 32' 53'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Nullagine | 215 (2014) | 48.6km |
Mindat Locality ID:
247508
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:247508:3
GUID (UUID V4):
9ccbb091-524c-4b5a-b49d-c8fbb9c5f40a
The Sunday Hill manganese prospect is a few kilometres north-west of Ant Hill, which has seen limited mining for manganese. Both are 70 kilometres south-east of Nullagine.
Sunday Hill itself is a remnant mesa, only 20-30 metres above the surrounding plain, with moderate to gentle slopes, and barren except for spinifex. The surface is composed of skeletal soils and some colluvium, and its geology is similar to Ant Hill.
Sediments cover a 5 kms x 5kms area surrounding the mesa, and form a broad north-west plunging syncline, overlying the Fortescue Group banded iron formations and shale units.
The manganese is found on the north-east side of Sunday Hill, as a 1200 metre outcrop, north-west to south-east striking, ferruginous manganese mineralisation. The outcrop averages 25 metres wide, but ranges from 20-70 metres, and is overlain by the Pinjian Chert Breccia and ferruginous sandstone that has some pebbly bands of the Coondoon Formation. The outcrop dips south-west at 30-70 degrees.
While it has been explored for manganese, no mining information was found.
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Western Australia
- Fortescue BasinBasin
- Pilbara CratonCraton
- Warakurna Large Igneous ProvinceGeologic Province
- West Australian ElementCraton
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
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