Rum Jungle Creek South Mine, Rum Jungle, Batchelor, Coomalie Shire, Northern Territory, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Rum Jungle Creek South Mine | Mine |
| Rum Jungle | - not defined - |
| Batchelor | - not defined - |
| Coomalie Shire | Shire |
| Northern Territory | Territory |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
13° 2' 31'' South , 130° 59' 54'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Adelaide River | 435 (2011) | 24.7km |
| Acacia Hills | 440 (2015) | 30.8km |
| McMinns Lagoon | 5,025 (2018) | 55.6km |
| Lambells Lagoon | 266 (2015) | 57.7km |
Mindat Locality ID:
257519
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:257519:6
GUID (UUID V4):
111b452f-2df5-4fb3-b66b-0985c0784e94
The Rum Jungle Creek South deposit which was the largest of the Rum Jungle uranium deposits is located 4 miles south of Whites deposit. The orebody was a elongated tabular mass of maximum dimensions 245 metre long, 60 metre wide and 50 metre deep. The weathered rock from 25 to 30 metre thick overlaid the orebody was barren of uranium mineralization except for three small near surface pods of saleeite. The deposit was mined by open cut from August 1961 to August 1963.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Saléeite Formula: Mg(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10H2O |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| ⓘ Uraninite Formula: UO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Uraninite | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Saléeite | 8.EB.05 | Mg(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Saléeite | Mg(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Saléeite | Mg(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10H2O |
| O | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Saléeite | Mg(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10H2O |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Saléeite | Mg(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | ⓘ Saléeite | Mg(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10H2O |
| U | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- North Australian ElementCraton
- Northern Territory
- Pine Creek OrogenOrogen
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
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