 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | withMetamorphosed Volcanic-Type Iron-Nickel Sulfide Ores from Western Australia D. I. G•ovEs,F. M. B^•ETz, R...spinels in Archcan Fe-Ni sulfide ores from Western Australia must be revised in view of widespreadmetamorphiceffects...Irvine, 1965, 1967; Jackson,1969) and from Western Australia occur in amphibolitefacies in metamorphicsituations...sulfidesin igneousrocks, where immiscibilitybe- Western Australia, namely those occurring in extweensilicateand...assemblagesof pyrrhotite-pentlanditeBlock of Western Australia (Ewers and Hudson, chalcopyrite+ pyrite -----spinels |  | Barrett, F. M., Binns, R. A., Groves, D. I., Marston, R. J., McQueen, K. G. (1977) Structural history and metamorphic modification of Archean volcanic-type nickel deposits, Yilgarn Block, Western Australia. Economic Geology, 72 (7) 1195-1223 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.72.7.1195 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Volcanic-Type NickelDeposits, YilgarnBlock, Western Australia F. M. BARRETT, JR.A. B•NNS,D. I. GROVES, R...Arcbean volcanic-typeFe-Ni sulfide ores of Western Australia occur at the base of relatively small, lenslike...commonlyof dynamic style, although the important Kambalda depositsoccur in a static-style environment. The...of deposits(Juan and Lunnon shoots,Kambalda; Windarra, Redross,and Nepean mines). All ores have undergonea...Introduction THz ArchcanFe-Ni sulfidedepositsof Western Australiaare associated with two main typesof ultramariehost |  | | Report (issue) | | NICKEL MINERALIZATION IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA An oblique aerial view, from the south-southwest, ofthe...has been used t o define the broad extent ofthe Lunnon and Hunt shoots which plunge south-southeast under...the lake. In the middleground the township of Kambalda East nestles in hills of the metabasaft which...the Surveyor General, Western Australia. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN...BULLETIN 14 NICKEL MINERALIZATION IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA by R. J. MARSTON PERTH, 1984 Issued under |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | CorporationLtd., Karnbalda,WesternAustralia,6442,Australia Abstract The Kambaldanickelfield containsthe...majorconcentrationof volcanicperidotitc-associated nickel oresin the Archcanof Australia.It occupiesan area...atigraphicsections.Mostoresoccurin the lower (Kambalda)sequence at the baseof the Kambaldaultramaficrocks;the...Introduction tralia (seeFrontispiece).Nickel sulfideswere discovTHE Kambalda nickel sulfide depositsoccur in the...Ltd., P.O. Box 157, Preston, Victoria, $072, Australia. t at 8.28 percent Ni. Annual productionis approximately |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | and komatiites associated with nickel mineralisation in Western Australia: Implications for dunite genesis...1 1 Western Mining Corporation Limited, Kambalda Nickel Operations, Kambalda, Western Australia 6442...Department of Geology, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia 6009 Abstract. The two important...of Archean Fe-Ni-Cu sulphide deposits in Western Australia are those hosted by (1) coarse-grained adcumulate...Agnew, Mount Keith) and (2) komatiitic lavas (e.g. Kambalda). Close similarities in compositions of relict |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Petrology,andGenesisof NickelOres at the JuanComplex,Kambalda,WesternAustralia R. J. MARSTONAND B. D. KAY Abstract...Introduction and Geological Setting (Table 1). Tn• Kambalda nickel depositsoccur in a northWith the exceptionof...at the Otter shoot this belt at Kambalda is 4 to 5 km wide and is com(Keele and Nickel, 1974), most publisheddata...tholeiiticand komatiiticaffinities (Fig. 1). Lunnon shoot. The Juan complexof shootsis of Rossand Hopkins...than 3 km in thickness(Table 1), inories for Kambalda nickel ores. The complex occurs trudedby later felsicto |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | MineralogicalVariationsin the Nickel Mineralization Associatedwith the Kambalda Dome, Western Australia P. WOOLRICH, A...Abstract The volcanicperidotitc-associated nickel depositsat Kambalda,WesternAustralia,consist of a number...Greshamand Loftus-Hills, 1981); this THe: Kambalda nickel field is located 60 km south of Minor intercalated...ng Corp. Ltd., Kambalda Nickel Operations,Kambalda, Western Australia 6442, Australia. mineralization...mineralizationat Kambalda occursas assemblage (1). The secondhasbeen documented by Keele and Nickel (1974) from |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Talc-Carbonate Alteration of Some Archcan Dunites, Western Australia M. J. DONALDSONø Department of Geolog{I,Universit{Iof...WesternAustralia,Nedlands,WesternAustralia6009, Australia Abstract Serpentinization of barrenand weakly...MOSTworkersaccept the fact that the majority of Western AustralianArchcan Ni sulfidedepositswere formed...severelyhampered,particularlyasmostviableNi deposits in Western Australiaoccur in amphibolitefaciesmetamorphic...address:Geological Research Laboratory, Western Mining Corporation Ltd., Kambalda Nickel Operations, Kam- onstratedby |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Swan, Western Australia D. I. Gi•ov•.s,D. R. HuDsoN, ^ND T. B.C. H^c•z Abstract Disseminated nickel-iron...and concentrationof nickel and sulfur. Whether larger scale mobilization of nickel and sulfur resultedin...sulfidesis problematical, although sufficientsilicate nickel does appear to have been releasedduring carbonation...carbonation to provide the observedconcentrationof nickel in the mineralizedserpentinite. During an early-...near-barren serpentinite. Progressive release of silicate nickel and extensive textural modification of sulfide |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | EconomicGeolog•t Vol. 76, 1981, pp. 1880-1868 Nickel SulfideDepositsin WesternAustralia.A Review R.... GROVES, GeologyDepartment, Universityof Western Australia,Nedlands,Australia6009 D. R. HUDSON, Com...Australia6014 AND J. R. Ross Western Mining Corporation,Belmont, Australia 6104 Abstract The nickelsulfidedeposits... and someother rare types.Some96 percentof the nickel metal resourceis containedin depositsconcentratedin...sedimentation, later tectonometamorphic styles, and nickel mineralization. Intrusivedunitc-associated deposits |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 150•3-1528 The Langmuir VolcanicPeridotitc-Associated Nickel Deposits:Canadian Equivalentsof the WesternAustralianOccurrences...nickelsulfidedeposits associated with volcanicperidotitesin Western Australia.A magmaticorigin is supportedby the localizationof...Introduction SINCEthe Kambaldanickeldiscoveryin 1966, nickel Hudson, 1972; Naldrett, 1973; Rossand Hopkins...deposits By the mid-1970sfurther studiesof the Western and as a majorsourceof nickel.While studiesof the...ultramafic memberscan be equated with the Munro nickel sulfidedeposits?, (2) Do thesenickel sulfide Group |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | The Nickel SulfideMineralizationand MetamorphicSettingof the Forrestania Area, Western Australia DAVID...PORTER' Universityof Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia AND KEITH G. MCKAY"...ThomasStreet, West Perth, WesternAustralia6005, Australia Abstract The Forrestaniagroupof nickelsulfideoccurrences...lessimportance than the basalmineralizationbecauseof lower nickel tenor. Massivepyrrhotite-richsulfides occurwithin...developmentof pyrite-, violarite-,and magnetite-richores. Nickel valuesand Ni/Cu ratiosvary for differenttypesof |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Spinifex-textured komatiites at Honeymoon Well, Western Australia, show evidence of partial melting and recrystallization...Agnew-Wilunagreenstonebelt, Yilgarn Block, Western Australia (Fig. 1). Within the Upper Greenstone sequence...lizardite-magnetite-stichtite-brucite and minor antigorite-carbonate and talc-carbonate assemblages. Tremolite...rocks from the hanging-wall ore zone at Lunnon shoot, Kambalda (Groves et al. /986). Underground exposures...exposures leave no doubt that the Lunnon Shoot rocks have been partially melted by an overlying komatiite |  | Dowling, S. E., Barnes, S. J., Hill, R. E. T., Hicks, J. D. (2004) Komatiites and nickel sulfide ores of the Black Swan area, Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia. 2: Geology and genesis of the orebodies. Mineralium Deposita, 39 (7) 707-728 doi:10.1007/s00126-004-0438-8 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Komatiites and nickel sulfide ores of the Black Swan area, Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia. 2: Geology...Compositions of these chromites match those from Kambalda, Perseverance and other localities, and are inconsistent...Research Centre, PO Box 1130, Bentley, 6102 WA, Australia E-mail: steve.barnes@csiro.au Tel.: +61-8-64368645... D. Hicks MPI Mines Ltd., Level 1, 28 Kings Park Road, West Perth, 6005 WA, Australia The Black Swan...Ni–Fe sulfide ore shoots (Hicks and Balfe Keywords Nickel Æ Komatiite Æ Sulfide Æ Thermal erosion Æ Ground |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | GREENSTONE BELT AND RELATED NICKEL SULFIDE MINERALIZATION AT YAKABINDIE, WESTERN AUSTRALIA A.J. N A L D R E T...CSIRO, Perth, W.A. (Australia) Anaconda Australia Inc., Kalgoorlie, W.A. (Australia) (Received March 11...greenstone belt and related nickel sulfide mineralization at Yakabindie, Western Australia. Precambrian Res.,...Goldfields of Western Australia. The Upper Greenstones, which contain zones of significant nickel sulfide mineralization...centre of the Lawlers--Mt Keith belt, Western Australia, the nickel sulfide mineralization occurs mainly |  | Barnes, Stephen J., Mungall, James E., Le Vaillant, Margaux, Godel, Belinda, Lesher, C. Michael, Holwell, David, Lightfoot, Peter C., Krivolutskaya, Nadya, Wei, Bo (2017) Sulfide-silicate textures in magmatic Ni-Cu-PGE sulfide ore deposits: Disseminated and net-textured ores. American Mineralogist, 102 (3) 473-506 doi:10.2138/am-2017-5754 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 26 Dick Perry Avenue, Kensington, Western Australia 6151, Australia Department of Earth Sciences, University...Toronto, Ontario M5S 3B1, Canada 3 Goodman School of Mines, Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury...understanding of ore-forming systems. Keywords: Nickel deposits, magmatic sulfides, komatiites, layered...accumulations, currently accounting for ~56% of the world’s nickel production and over 96% of supply of platinum,...synonymous terms: “matrix ore,” commonly used in Australia, and “net-textured ore,” used in Canada and elsewhere |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Volcanic-Associated Nickel Depositsfrom around the WidgiemoolthaDome, Western Australia K. G. MCQUEENø Departmentof...WesternAustralia6009, Australia Abstract Volcanicperidotitc-associated nickel sulfidedepositsoccurin...and led to significantsulfidemobilizationand ore shoot distension. After allowingfor the metamorphicimprint...and A NUMBERof volcanic peridotite-associated nickel 1974duringa joint ventureexplorationprograminvolving...AdvancedEducation,P.O. Box 1, Belconnen,A.C.T. 2616, Australia 1417 stronglydeformed.They, therefore,providean |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Division of Mineralogy, CSIRO, Wembley, W.A. 6014 (Australia) (Received December 28, 1977; revised and accepted...most of the base metals released from a weathering nickel sulphide ore are dispersed in solution rather than...h e o r e (Nickel et al., 1 9 7 4 ; T h o r n b e r , 1975a, b; T h o r n b e r and Nickel, 1976). T h...h e m a j o r base metals released f r o m nickel sulphide ores are Fe(II), Ni(II), Cu(II) and Co(II)...occur in the supergene nickel ore of the Lunnon Shoot, Kambalda, Western Australia. Somewhat higher proportions |  | Taranovic, V., Lesher, C. M., Houle, M. G., Bedard, J. H. (2012) Physical Volcanology and Genesis of Komatiite-Associated Ni-Cu-(PGE) Mineralization in the C Zone, Bannockburn Township, Ontario. Economic Geology, 107 (5) 835-857 doi:10.2113/econgeo.107.5.835 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | texturally heterolithic komatiite breccia in the western part. The breccia is composed of subrounded to...zone is similar in many respects to other type I (Kambalda-type) komatiite-associated Ni-Cu-(PGE) deposits...stripped exposure by a thin lava pathway and in the western part by breccias formed via lateral breakout and...and roof collapse. Introduction Most type I (Kambalda-type stratiform basal) komatiiteassociated magmatic...(i.e., Kidd-Munro assemblage) and those in the western part of the 2710 to 2704 Ma volcanic episode (i |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | in the Agnew-Wiluna Belt, Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia Caroline S. Perring† BHP Billiton Iron Ore... 125 St George’s Terrace, Perth, Western Australia 6000, Australia Abstract The Yakabindie area hosts...Kalgoorlie terrane of the Yilgarn craton of Western Australia (Fig. 1). The Kalgoorlie terrrane is unusually...exploration effort by several different companies since nickel mineralization was first identified at Mount Keith...2005 and this has been continued by BHP Billiton Nickel West and extended to the regional scale. The results |  | | Report (issue) | | pits in the background. Courtesy of Great Central Mines Limited. ii GEOLOGY OF AUSTRALIAN AND PAPUA NEW...Level 3, 15-31 Pelham Street, Carlton Victoria Australia 3053 iii © The Australasian Institute of Mining...knowledge and understanding of the mineral wealth of Australia and Papua New Guinea. v vi Committees MONOGRAPH...Organisation Northern Territory Department of Mines and Energy Australian Mineral Industries Research...Resources Tasmania Tenement Administration Services Mines and Energy SA Victorian Department of Natural Resources |  | | Report (issue) | | MONOGRAPH 17 of Somepats oe ilar ce| + in Australia mail iii DOOO38J0754 oA., eet OF ROME prhge...DEPOSITS IN AUSTRALIA Cover Picture—The Argyle Diamond mine Photo by courtesy of Ashton Mines Limited ...DISCOVERY OF SOME IMPORTANT MINERAL DEPOSITS IN AUSTRALIA Editors K. R. GLASSON J. H. RATTIGAN INCORPORATED...House, 191 Royal Parade, Parkville, Victoria, Australia 3052 1990 © Copyright By THE AUSTRALASIAN ...any of its publications | National Library of Australia Card No. ISBN 6 949106 57 7 Typeset by Abb-typesetting |  | | Journal (volume) | | Geology, geochemistry and mineralogy of two Archean nickel-copper deposits in Suomussalmi, eastern Finland...GEOLOGY, GEOCHEMISTRY AND MINERALOGY OF TWO ARCHEAN NICKEL-COPPER DEPOSITS IN SUOMUSSALMI, EASTERN FINLAND...Geology, geochemistry and mineralogy of two Archean nickel-copper deposits in Suomussalmi, eastern Finland...sulphu risation. K ey words: Economic geology, nickel, copper, sulphides, mineralogy, greenstone belt...queneh textures. Analogous textures were found in Australia during prospecting for Ni deposits. They were |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | O. R. ECKSTRAND Abstract Various distinctive nickel-rich minerals are commonly encountered in barren...that serpentinization,by converting some silicate nickel into a sulfideform, may be economicallysignificantin...presentmineralogyand its relationshipto conventional nickel The Dumont ultramaficbody is locatedin northsulfidedeposits...northsulfidedeposits.Early progressreportsconcerning western Quebec, 60 km northeast of the towns of bothobjectives...Adapted in partfrom informationsuppliedby Dumont Nickel Corporation. i1 30Ore. IOO0 ft Surface Overburden |  | | Report (issue) | | international collection of authors from both western and eastern affiliations. At about this time the...Finland Chicoutimi, Québec Perth, Australia Ottawa, Ontario Sydney, Australia Durham, North Carolina Cape Town...Andy Miller, Jim Mitrofanov, Felix Naldrett, Tony Nickel, Ernie Nielsen, Troels Oberthür, Thomas Pretoria...Minnesota Apatiti, Russia Toronto, Ontario Perth, Australia Copenhagen, Denmark Hanover, Germany Ohnenstetter...Washington, D.C. Slansky, Ervin Frenchs Forest, Australia Sutcliffe, Richard Tolstykh, Nadezda Toronto |
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