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A Summary of Major Mineral Resources, Mines and Projects, 2nd Edition |
DUARINGA KAOLIN
490985
5KM SE OF DUARINGA, 155KM WNW OF GLADSTONE.
Latitude -23.7714 Longitude 149.6906
CARE AND MAINTENANCE
AMG Zone 55 774210 mE 7368478 mN
1:100 000 sheet Number and Name: 8850 DUARINGA
18/October/2005
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Other Names for Deposit / Mine |
KAOLIN / KAOLINITE
MEDIUM
200 000 - 20 000 000 tonnes KAO
1/07/1998
30/06/1999
KAOLIN / KAOLINITE
5000.0 tonnes
1/07/1999
30/06/2000
KAOLIN / KAOLINITE
7766.1 tonnes
1/07/2000
30/06/2001
KAOLIN / KAOLINITE
2757.0 tonnes
1/07/2001
30/06/2002
KAOLIN / KAOLINITE
447.4 tonnes
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Published Reserves/Resources |
PROVED ORE RESERVE
Company Report 24308 Published in 1993
1000000 Tonnes KAOLIN / KAOLINITE
Resource figures listed above have been extracted from Company Annual reports or published literature.
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Major Mining Related Events |
OPEN CUT MINING
ML
7453
SUPERSORB MINERALS NL
100.00%
ML
7454
SUPERSORB MINERALS NL
100.00%
ML
80078
AUSTRALIAN DIATOMITE MINING PTY LIMITED
1.00%
ML
80078
SUPERSORB MINERALS NL
100.00%
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Host Rock/Cover Sequences |
DUARINGA BASIN
Duaringa Formation / EARLY TERTIARY to EARLY TERTIARY
GENERAL ORE BODY MODEL
RESIDUAL DEPOSIT
DETAILED ORE BODY MODEL
LATERITIC KAOLIN
KAOLIN
LATE TERTIARY
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Tertiary sediments of the Duaringa Basin contain tuffaceous horizons which have been lateritised during the Late Tertiary to form the |
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kaolin deposits mined near Duaringa. The ore mined contains 30% kaolin cemented by secondary opaline silica. |
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The raw material is crushed, screened, dried, and classified into a range of kaolin products for absorption applications which include pet |
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litter, oil absorption, potting mix components and hydroponics as well as a range of industrial applications. |