 | Taylor, D., Dalstra, H. J., Harding, A. E., Broadbent, G. C., Barley, M. E. (2001) Genesis of High-Grade Hematite Orebodies of the HamersleyProvince, Western Australia. Economic Geology, 96 (4) 837-873 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.96.4.837 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Hematite Orebodies of the Hamersley Province, Western Australia D. TAYLOR, A.C.T. Exploration Consultants...Limited, 106 Duffy Street, Ainslie, A.C.T. 2602, Australia H. J. DALSTRA, A. E. HARDING,† Rio Tinto Iron...Perth, Western Australia 6000 G. C. BROADBENT, Rio Tinto Exploration, P.O. Box 175, Belmont, Western Australia...Geophysics, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia 6906 Abstract The Hamersley...Hamersley iron ore province of Western Australia contains world-class high-purity hematite orebodies hosted |  | Barley, M. E., Pickard, A. L., Hagemann, S. G., Folkert, S. L. (1999) Hydrothermal origin for the 2 billion year old Mount Tom Price giant iron ore deposit, Hamersley Province, Western Australia. Mineralium Deposita, 34 (8) 784-789 doi:10.1007/s001260050238 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | billion year old Mount Tom Price giant iron ore deposit, Hamersley Province, Western Australia Received: 16...those in the Hamersley Province of northwestern Australia, may contain more than a billion tonnes of almost...formation of iron ore at one of those deposits, Mount Tom Price, involved initial high temperature crystallisation...hydrothermal origin for mineralisation at Mount Tom Price is in con¯ict with previously proposed supergene...Introduction The Hamersley Province in northwestern Australia contains some of the world's largest deposits |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | formations and iron ores of the Hamersley Basin, Western Australia P.W, Schmidt, D.A. Clark CSIR O Division of...Mining, P.O. Box 136, North Ryde, N.S. V~. 2113, Australia Received July 21, 1992; revised version accepted...of the Palaeoproterozoic Hamersley Group, Western Australia, and Proterozoic BIF-derived iron ores have...younger than 2500 Ma. At Paraburdoo, Mount Tom Price and Mount Newman iron ore formation was completed...before 1850 Ma. Sampling was mainly from the Mount Tom Price and Paraburdoo mining areas and for the first |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Deposits of the Central Hamersley Province, Western Australia: Constraints on the Evolution of Hydrothermal...Sciences, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia of Mineralogy and Geochemistry...Queensland 4811, Australia Abstract The Hamersley province of northwest Western Australia is one of the...high-grade iron ore were analyzed from the Mount Tom Price, Paraburdoo, and Channar iron ore deposits...original BIF. Late-stage talc-bearing ore at the Mount Tom Price deposit formed in the presence of a pulse of |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Iron ore genesis and post-ore metasomatism at Mount Tom Price R . C. M orris About 90% of the pre-mining...Hamersley Province of Western Australia is of the Phanerozoic supergene martite–goethite type. The remaining...Southern Batter and North deposits of the Mount Tom Price mine. The authors proposed that during Stage...porous martite–microplaty hematite ores of the Tom Price–Whaleback type. However, evidence of both microplaty...ore, shows that the hydrothermal activity at Mount Tom Price is a post-ore event. Neither the pyrite nor |  | Sheppard, Stephen, Krapež, Bryan, Zi, Jian-Wei, Rasmussen, Birger, Fletcher, Ian R. (2017) Young ores in old rocks: Proterozoic iron mineralisation in Mesoarchean banded iron formation, northern Pilbara Craton, Australia. Ore Geology Reviews, 89. 40-69 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2017.06.003 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | banded iron formation, northern Pilbara Craton, Australia Stephen Sheppard, Bryan Krapež, Jian-Wei Zi, Birger...banded iron formation, northern Pilbara Craton, Australia, Ore Geology Reviews (2017), doi: http://dx.doi...banded iron formation, northern Pilbara Craton, Australia Stephen Shepparda*, Bryan Krapeža,b, Jian-Wei...Curtin University, Kent St, Bentley WA 6102, Australia b College of Earth Sciences, Guilin University...their economic importance to Australia. Iron ore production in Western Australia (the bulk of which came from |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | formation-hosted iron ores in the Hamersley Province of Western Australia J. M. F. Clout* Iron formation-hosted iron...formation with typically 25 to 45 wt-%Fe; martite–goethite ore formed by supergene processes, with abundant...Mt. In the Hamersley province of Western Australia, martite– goethite ores are largely developed in the...Ranges at the Christmas Creek, Cloud Break and Mount Nicholas prospects. Petrographic studies have identified...formation with typically 25 to 45 wt-%Fe (ii) martite–goethite ore formed by supergene processes, with abundant |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | high-grade iron ore deposits, Hamersley Province (Australia) Mathias S. Egglseder a,⇑, Alexander R. Cruden...VIC 3800, Australia Rio Tinto Exploration, 37 Belmont Avenue, Belmont, WA 6104, Australia c Rio Tinto...152-158 St. Georges Terrace, Perth, WA 6000, Australia b a r t i c l e i n f o Article history: Received... a b s t r a c t The Hamersley Province (Western Australia) hosts some of the world’s largest iron ore...investigation of the structural evolution of the Mount Tom Price deposit combines microtectonic, field geology |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | From Mount Goldsworthy to Area C – reflections on forty years of iron ore exploration in the Pilbara...Ltd, 200 St George’s Terrace, Perth, WA 6000, Australia (mal.kneeshaw@ bhpbilliton.com). Based on a contribution...2002, organised by AusIMM and CSIRO in Perth, Australia on 9–11 September 2002. ©2003 IoM Communications...company to start iron ore mining in the Pilbara* at Mount Goldsworthy in 1966 through Goldsworthy Mining Limited...Goldfields Australia, Cyprus Mines and Utah†). Operations later started at Newman on Mount Whaleback in |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | , Ltd., 37 Belmont Avenue, Belmont, Western Australia, Australia AND SERGIO GUEDES CVRD, Cia Vale do...magnetite-carbonate and hematite-carbonate assemblages (Mt. Tom Price), and the shallowest deposits are characterized...province in Brazil and the Hamersley province in Western Australia account for the bulk of the world’s resources...the different deposit types. addition to Mount Tom Price, magnetite and/or hematitecarbonate protores...been recognized at the Giles Mini, Channar, and Mount Wall high-grade iron ore deposits in the Hamersley |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | HEMATITE OREBODIES OF THE HAMERSLEY PROVINCE, WESTERN AUSTRALIA—A REPLY D. TAYLOR, A.C.T Exploration Consultants...2602, Australia H. J. DALSTRA, Rio Tinto Exploration, 37 Belmont Avenue, Belmont,Western Australia AND...Ore, 152-158 St. George’s Terrace, Perth, Western Australia 6000 Sir: R.C. Morris, in his discussion...disagreement with his model as applied to Mount Tom Price and by extension to other similar orebodies...conglomerates at the base of the Middle Wyloo Group Mount McGrath Formation indicates that surface enrichments |  | | Journal (volume) | | Exploration Targeting (CET), University of Western Australia Paleoproterozoic Mineralization Research...Iron Ore Deposits of the Hamersley Province, Western Australia Warren Thorne, Steffen Hagemann, Adam Webb...the CSIRO in roles including science adviser for mine processing. He previously advised companies such...exploration projects in Sweden, Italy, Greenland, Australia, and Mali. From 2001 to 2003 he worked on the...gold deposits at The University of Western Australia in Perth, Australia, and graduated with “special congratulations” |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | hematite ores in the Hamersley Province of Western Australia are associated with hydrothermal magnetite–apatite...Exploration, 37 Belmont Avenue, Belmont, WA 6984, Australia (hilke.dalstra@expl.riotinto.com.au), Tony Harding...152–158 St George’s Terrace, Perth, WA 6000, Australia, Tarni Riggs is in Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd, 152–158...152–158 St George’s Terrace, Perth, WA 6000, Australia, and Dennis Taylor is in ACT Exploration Consultants...Limited, 106 Duffy Street, Ainslie, ACT 2602, Australia. Based on a contribution to the conference Iron |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | of the Upper Mount McRae Shale beneath the martite-microplaty hematite ore deposit at Mount Whaleback,... Western Australia Received: 20 February 2004 / Accepted: 5 August 2004 / Published online: 4 September...martite-microplaty hematite ore deposits in northwest Australia remains a contentious topic in part because important...found along normal faults below ore at the Mount Tom Price and Giles Mini deposits, which suggests an...martite-microplaty hematite deposit, Mount Whaleback. In this study, samples of the Mount McRae Shale are examined |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Ore District, eastern Hamersley Province, Western Australia Matthew C. Brown a,∗ , Nicholas H.S. Oliver...James Cook University, Townsville, Qld 4811, Australia b Department of Earth Sciences, Rice University...of Western Australia contains several world-class iron ore deposits (e.g. Mt. Whaleback, Mt. Tom Price...importance of fluids in mass transfer. Numerous martite/goethite ore bodies consisting of martite (hematite pseudomorphs...Precambrian Research 128 (2004) 441–474 martite-goethite ores most likely have a supergene origin (Morris |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | atmosphere transition, e.g. M ount G oldsworthy, Mount Tom Price, Middleback Ranges. G eological evidence for...awke and M . F. Flis The Hamersley Basin of Western Australia holds significant tonnages of detrital iron...economic targets as they are near surface and easy to mine. The relatively high density of iron detritals,...Veining and fluid flow in the area surrounding the Mount Whaleback microplaty hematite ore deposit – constraints...been identified within the area surrounding the Mount Whaleback microplaty hematite deposit. These veining |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | alteration of the Upper Mount McRae Shale at Mount Whaleback, Western Australia – implications for iron...genesis of giant hematite ore deposits in northwest Australia remains a contentious topic in part because key...found below ore and along normal faults at the Mount Tom Price and Giles Mini deposits. However, until recently...hematite deposit, Mount Whaleback. In the present study, samples of the upper Mount McRae Shale are examined...area immediately beneath ore along the Mount Whaleback fault at Mount Whaleback. Compared with unaltered |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Engineering (CESRE), ARRC, Kensington, WA 6151, Australia. Secondary microplaty hematite (mplH) occurs...hematite (M–mplH) ore type of Mt Whaleback, Mt Tom Price and Paraburdoo (ca 2000 Ma) from the newly exploited...exploited, prolific supergene martite–goethite (M–G) ores (ca Cretaceous–Paleocene). The latter, with the...by mplH growth in the supergene goethite. The conversion of goethite to hematite involves a *27% reduction...‘protore’ preserved in two locations in the Mt Tom Price deposits. This postulated ‘protore’ had earlier |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | hematite ores and supergene upgrading for the martite–goethite ores. Despite a high level of ore texture knowledge... microplaty hematite–goethite, martite–goethite, goethite–martite and goethite-rich. Each group can be...ore martite and microplaty hematite by vitreous goethite. The hydrated zone is underlain by 0·2–6 m thick...deposits examined. INTRODUCTION and martite–goethite ores are the most important BIFderived ores.7...hematite ores and supergene upgrading for the martite–goethite ores.7,12–15 There have also been a number of |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | BandedIron-Formation in theHamersley Iron Province of Western Australia R. C. MORRIS Abstract Microscope studies...leading to the formation of martite-(hematite)-goethite ores which form the bulk of the reserves of the...commonlyis altered by hydration to goethite. Subsequentleaching of this goethite in preferenceto martitc leads...carbonates,and silicates are either replaced by goethite or leached froin the system, resulting in thinning...the goethite has converted to fine-grained hematite in some of these martite-(hematite)-goethite ores |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | constraints from across the Hamersley Province, Western Australia Adam D. Webb a,*, Gerald R. Dickens a,b, Nicholas...James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia b Department of Earth Sciences, Rice University...deformed regions of the Hamersley Province, Western Australia, where banded ironformation (BIF) of the Dales...type section near Wittenoom and the Mt. Whaleback mine near Newman. Profound chemical and mineralogical...complicated because rocks previously described at Mt. Tom Price show a stage involving carbonate replacement of |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | environments. For example, the transformation of goethite and/or hematite (primary precipitates) to magnetite...ironformations were mostly ferric (hydr)oxides (goethite and/or hematite). Some researchers (e.g., Perry...ores in the Hamersley district, Australia (e.g., the Tom Price and the Mount Whaleback deposits), has been...weathering under an oxygenated atmosphere to form goethite-rich ores; they were subsequently buried to a...termed “the Christmas Tree structure” in the Tom Price mine in the Hamersley district (e.g., Taylor et |  | Egglseder, Mathias S., Cruden, Alexander R., Tomkins, Andrew G., Wilson, Siobhan A., Dalstra, Hilke J., Rielli, Andrea, Li, Chenghao, Baumgartner, Jens, Faivre, Damien (2019) Tiny particles building huge ore deposits – Particle-based crystallisation in banded iron formation-hosted iron ore deposits (Hamersley Province, Australia) Ore Geology Reviews, 104. 160-174 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2018.10.001 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | formation-hosted iron ore deposits (Hamersley Province, Australia) Mathias S. Egglseder, Alexander R. Cruden, Andrew...formation-hosted iron ore deposits (Hamersley Province, Australia), Ore Geology Reviews (2018), doi: https:// doi...formationhosted iron ore deposits (Hamersley Province, Australia) Authors Mathias S. Egglseder1,2,*, Alexander...Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria 3800, Australia 2 Department of Biomaterials, Max Planck Institute...Exploration, 37 Belmont Avenue, Belmont, WA 6104, Australia * Corresponding author: egglseder.mathias@gmail |  | Haruna, Makoto, Hanamuro, Takahiro, Uyeda, Kaoru, Fujimaki, Hirokazu, Ohmoto, Hiroshi (2003) Chemical, Isotopic, and Fluid Inclusion Evidence for the Hydrothermal Alteration of the Footwall Rocks of the BIF-Hosted Iron Ore Deposits in the Hamersley District, Western Australia. Resource Geology, 53 (2) 75-88 doi:10.1111/j.1751-3928.2003.tb00160.x | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Iron Ore Deposits in the Hamersley District, Western Australia Makoto HARUNA1, Takahiro HANAMURO*, 2, Kaoru...for the shale samples of the Mount McRae Shale collected from the Tom Price, Newman, and Paraburdoo mines...mines in the Hamersley Basin, Western Australia. The Mount McRae Shale at these mines occurs as a footwall...ores (Taylor et al., 2001). The Rb-Sr age for the Mount McRae Shale is 1,952 ± 289 Ma and at least 200 million...secondary iron ore formation and the alteration of the Mount McRae Shale. Keywords: banded iron formations (BIFs) |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | enriched in magnetite, martite and hematite rarely goethite and SiO2 mainly in the form of quartz. These mineral...magnetite) and its subsequent recrystallization. Goethite is the youngest Fe-mineral which originated either...also without martite and/or magnetite relics), goethite, amphibole (grunerite – cummingtonite; ferroactinolite)...samples Australia The investigated iron-formations are mainly from the Mount Tom Price Mine of the Hamersley...000 km2. The Archaean granite-gneiss complex of Australia is discordantly overlain by three Proterozoic |
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Mount Tom Price Mine, Tom Price, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia