 | 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) | | 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...pyrrhotite-pentlanditeBlock of Western Australia (Ewers and Hudson, chalcopyrite+ pyrite -----spinels. Petrologicaland |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | ultramarie host rocks of 14 nickel sulfide depositsin Western Australia. The depositsrange from low-grade...total preciousmetal tenor of typical Western Australian nickel sulfide ore is similar to that of average...Palladiumand iridium correlatestrongly with the nickel sulfidecontent of the rocks. Deviations from perfect...talc-carbonatealteration in the upgrading of low-grade nickel ores. The evidencein handindicatesthat althoughsucha...redistribution of nickel, it is not responsible for large-scale mobilizationof nickel. However,it may release |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Study of a Nickel-Iron Sulfide Ore Intersection, Lunnon Shoot, Kambalda, Western Australia W. E. EWERS...INTERSECTION USED IN FROM LUNNON THE STUDY OF AN ORE SHOOT, KAMBALDA C. E. S. DAws Abstract A...Archeart nickel-iron sulfide mineralization of Western Mining Corporation'sLunnon Shoot,Kambalda,consistsof...pentlandite(with minor alteration to violarite), pyrite and chalcopyrite. The pyrite is concentratednear the top of the...competedfavorably with lateforming pyrite for available cobalt. Nickel is low in the early-formed pyrite but concentratedin |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Mobility in Fe-Ni-Cu SulfideOres at Lunnon and Juan Main Shoots,Kambalda' Textural and Sulfur Isotopic Evidence...Universityof Newcastle,Newcastle,New SouthWales2308, Australia D. I. GROVES,R. J. MARSTON,*AND 17.M. BARRETT**...GeologyDepartment, Universityof Western Australia,Nedlands,Western Australia6009, Australia Abstract Sulfur isotopedata...rangeof ore typesat Lunnonand JuanMain shoots,Kambalda, have beendeterminedin an attempt to constrainmodelsfor...parameterssuchasfo2 at the Perth, Western Australia 6000, Australia ** Presentaddress:Afmeco Pty. Ltd |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Precious Metals in Volcanic Peridotitc-Associated Nickel SulfideDeposits in WesternAustralia. II: Distribution...Distribution withinthe Oresand Host Rocks at Kambalda REID R. KEA¾S, Departmentof Geology, University of...of Melbourne, Parkville,Victoria3052,Australia JAMESR. Ross, WesternMiningCorporation Ltd., Exploration...Division,P.O.Box91,Belmont6104,WesternAustralia, Australia AND PAUL WOOLRICH Department of Geology, Chelsea...WOOLRICH Introduction Individual ore shoots at Kambalda consist of a zone of contact mineralization which |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Platinum-GroupMinerals from the KambaldaNickel Deposits,Western Australia D. R. HUDSON CSIRO Division of Minerals and...Geochemistry,Floreat Park, WesternAustralia 6014, Australia Abstract The relative abundance,compositional...natureanddistributionof platinum-group mineralsat Kambalda. Themajorplatinummineralsaresperryliteandmoncheite...abundantin oresthat are rich in chalcopyrite. A highproportionof the Pt in the Kambalda nickeldepositsis believedto...magnesianultramaficflows (komatiites)of Archcan THE Kambalda nickel sulfide ores have been mined age. The geologyof |  | | 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) | | 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...assemblage is pyrrhotite-pentlandite-pyrite-(chalcopyrite), but millerite is locallysignificant.The massiveoresin...Introduction tralia (seeFrontispiece).Nickel sulfideswere discovTHE Kambalda nickel sulfide depositsoccur in the |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Metasediments at Kambalda and Their Broad Relationshipswith AssociatedUltramarie Rocksand Nickel Ores O. A...A. BAVINTON •' Western Mining CorporationLimited, ExplorationDivision, P.O. Box 409, Unley, SouthAustralia5061...genetic model. Lusk (1976) suggested that both nickel oresand the interflow sedimentswere formed by the...ultra- mafic sequenceat Kambalda. In doing so, it relies 1606 KAMBALDA SULFIDIC METASEDIMENTS heavilyon...Despitethis,sedimentary Ni-Cu ore environmentsin Western Australia (see horizonsare almostexclusivelyabsentfrom |  | | 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...pyrrhotite-pentlandite-pyrite-chalcopyrite; (2) pentlandite-pyrite-millerite-chalcopyrite; (3) pyritemillerite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Pyrrhotite-Pentlandite Ore at Kambalcla,WesternAustralia E. H. NICKEL,J. R. Ross,ANDM. R. TI•OR•BER Abstract The mineralogicaland...violarite, accompanied by the releaseof iron and nickel. This nickel reactswith the pyrrhotite, convertingsomeof...sulfurspeciesderivedfrom the Oxide Zone,are redeposited as nickel-rich pyrite andmarcasite. The new assemblage v...of this zone,presumablythroughexchangewith the nickel-richsolutionsmigratingdownwardfrom the overlyingOxide...by cathodic reactions, theydecompose, releasing nickel and ionic sulfur speciesthat are transporteddownwardsby |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Komatiite-HostedFe-Ni-Cu SulfideDepositsat Kambalda,Western Australia A. COWDEN,M. J. DONALDSON,* Geologic...WesternMining Corporation,Ltd., Kambalda, WesternAustralia 6442, Australia A. J. NALDRETr,AND I. H. CAMPBELL**....Averagevaluesfrom a typicalmediumNi tenor ore shoot(10% Ni in 100% sulfides)are: Os, 480; Ir, 230; Ru...most intenselystudiedof any komatiite-associated nickel deposit, but detailed studiesof the abundanceand...Corporation,24 RyanRoad, Mt. Isa, Queensland4825, Australia. ** Present address: Research School of Earth |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | and Iridium in the Evaluation of Nickel Gossans in Western Australia G. A. TRAVIS,REIDR. I•EAYS,ANDR....iridium show a strong positive correlation with nickel in Western Australiannickel sulfidedeposits,and their...non-nickeliferoussulfideassemblages permit distinctionfrom true nickel gossans. Material with 15 to 30 ppb Pd and 5 to...to 10 ppb Ir indicatesa possibleminor original nickel sulfidecomponent(a0.6% Ni), and at higher levelsthe...levelsthe former presenceand approximate grade of nickel sulfidescan be confidentlypredictedfrom the precious-metalvalues |  | | 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 |  | Keays, Reid R., Nickel, E. H., Groves, D. I., McGoldrick, Peter J. (1982) Iridium and palladium as discriminants of volcanic-exhalative, hydrothermal, and magmatic nickel sulfide mineralization. Economic Geology, 77 (6) 1535-1547 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.77.6.1535 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Volcanic-Exhalative, Hydrothermal,and Magmatic Nickel SulfideMineralization REID R. KEAYS, Department...3052, Australia E. H. NICKEL, CSIRO, Division of Mineralogy, Private Bag, P.O. Wembly, Western Australia...Australia 6014, Australia D. I. GROVES, Department of Geology,Universityof WesternAustralia,Nedlands,WesternAustralia6009...WesternAustralia6009, Australia AND PETERJ. MCGOLDRICK Department of Geology, University of Melbourne,... Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia Abstract Neutronactivationof Pd, Au, andIr in samples from (1) |  | | Report (issue) | | Geology, University of Western Australia. ^B.H.P. Minerals, Perth, Western Australia. ^Geological Survey...F or G + F where A B C D E F G = = = = = = = nickel or cobalt or platinum or pentlandite mineralization...with potential. The bibliography on nickel deposits of Western Australian includes all relevant references...Survey of Western Australia Mineral Resource Bulletin 14, "Nickel Mineralization in Western Australia," by...short articles are contained in University of Western Australia Geology Department and Extension Service Publication |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | FLEET Department of Earth Sciences, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 5B7, Canada (Received...Ontario (Barnes and Naldrett, 1986) and Lunnon shoot, Kambalda (Keays et al., 1981 ). New values for the...of about 50% pyrrhotite, 20% pentlandite, 20% chalcopyrite, and 10% pyrite will have a real S content of...34.9 wt%, corresponding to the S content of chalcopyrite. The effect of variation in S content over the... 3 is Trojan deposit, 4 is Alexo mine, 5 is Lunnon shoot: Sudbury distriet and Insizwa complex- solid |  | Collins, J. E., Barnes, S. J., Hagemann, S. G., McCuaig, T. C., Frost, K. M. (2012) Postmagmatic Variability in Ore Composition and Mineralogy in the T4 and T5 Ore Shoots at the High-Grade Flying Fox Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit, Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia. Economic Geology, 107 (5) 859-879 doi:10.2113/econgeo.107.5.859 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Flying Fox Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit, Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia Jane E. Collins,1,† Stephen J. Barnes,2 Steffen...University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia 2CSIRO ...26 Dick Perry Avenue, Kensington, Western Australia 6151, Australia 3Newexco Services Pty. Ltd., 15...15 Joel Terrace, East Perth, Western Australia 6004, Australia Abstract The high-grade Flying Fox komatiite-hosted...greenstone belt of the Archean Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia, is hosted in a deformed and metamorphosed |  | Collins, J. E., Hagemann, S. G., McCuaig, T. C., Frost, K. M. (2012) Structural Controls on Sulfide Mobilization at the High-Grade Flying Fox Ni-Cu-PGE Sulfide Deposit, Forrestania Greenstone Belt, Western Australia. Economic Geology, 107 (7) 1433-1455 doi:10.2113/econgeo.107.7.1433 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Sulfide Deposit, Forrestania Greenstone Belt, Western Australia J. E. Collins,1,† S. G. Hagemann,1 T. C. McCuaig...University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia 2Newexco...Ltd, 15 Joel Terrace, East Perth, Western Australia 6004, Australia Abstract The Flying Fox komatiite-hosted...greenstone belt of the Yilgarn craton in Western Australia. The host volcanosedimentary succession has...magmatic processes, control the distribution of nickel sulfide ore at the mine scale. There are relatively |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | oriented sili- cates, sulfide segregations (chalcopyrite-or pentlanditc-richlayers),andorientedpyrrh...alterationandreverse quartz, albite, carbonate,chalcopyrite,minor pyr- net-texturedsulfidesenvelopcalcite-richveinsin...serpentine rite, pentlanditc,chalcopyrite,minor pyrite, sphalor chalcopyrite-richmarginsand sulfide-carbonateerite...replaced pyroxene oikocrysts. The locationof chalcopyrite-richveins, mostlyat the contactsbetweensulfidetexturaltypes...sulfides(disseminatedand net-textured) to the massivelayer at Lunnon shootcould accountfor the higher Ni contentof the |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 1597-1605 Nickel-CopperSulfide-RichProterozoicDikes at Cowarna Rocks, Western Australia A. C. PuRvIs...and Associates,P.O. Box 91, Norwood,South Australia, Australia AND P. G. MOESKOPS AustralianMineral D...es,ConynghamStreet,Frewville, SouthAustralia,Australia Abstract Membersof the Widgiemoolthadike suitein...static environment.Similar textural featuresin other nickel depositshave been consideredto be evidencefor the...prehnite) are rare; the only sulfidesare pyrite and chalcopyrite. The quartz gabbro-quartz dolerite zone is more |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | IMPLICATIONS BETWEEN IMMISCIBLE SULFIDE FOR GENESIS OF KAMBALDA KEVIN M. FROST AND DAVID AND KOMATIITE SULFIDE...Universityof WesternAustralia, Nedlands, Western Australia 6009, Australia Introduction in equilibriumcond...sulfide ores comprisepyrrhotite-pentlanditeFor Kambalda, therewasinitiallysomecontroversychalcopyrite...al., 1984), thermally eroded At the Foster shoot, Kambalda, there are delicate lava channels(Huppert et...Deformationis particularlycomplexaround sulfidecontactsat Kambalda(CowdenandArchibald, sulfideorebodies(Cowdenand |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | the Mt. Sholl Intrusion,Pilbara Region, Western Australia CHARTER I. MATHISON GeologyDepartment,Universityof...Universityof WesternAustralia,Nedlands6009,Australia AND ALAN E. MARSHALL Getty Oil DevelopmentCompanyLimited...westernPilbararegion,is oneof severalgabbroid bodiesexploredfor nickel sulfidedepositsby Whim Regional Geology Creek...major -• • //• Western ARCHEAN volcamc per•dot•te + ?-•'] • Perlr Australia NI-CU SULFIDES...Kriewaldt, 1968; updatedby GeologicalSurveyof Western Australia,1979). 1584 C. 1. MATHISON AND A. E. MARSHALL |
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