Queensland Minerals
A Summary of Major Mineral Resources, Mines and Projects, 2nd Edition
SLOPEAWAY
491755
10KM SOUTH OF MARLBOROUGH, 170KM NW OF GLADSTONE.
Date Recorded:
Descriptive Location:
Grid Reference:
Latitude  -22.9400 Longitude  149.8294
MINERAL OCCURRENCE, ACTIVE PROSPECT
AMG Zone 55  790182 mE  7460309 mN
1:100 000 sheet Number and Name: 8852 MARLBOROUGH
20/January/2006
Other Names for Deposit / Mine
South Slopeaway
Marlborough Nickel Project
Commodities
Size
Size Definition
COBALT
LARGE
>20 000 tonnes CO
NICKEL
MEDIUM
25 000 - 500 000 tonnes NI
Production Details
Published Reserves/Resources
INDICATED MINERAL RESOURCE
37700000 tonnes Ore @
BR 6122 Published in 1999
FOR
297830 Tonnes NICKEL
0.79 % NICKEL
FOR
22620 Tonnes COBALT
0.06 % COBALT
Comments/Cut Off Factor:
Ni equivalent cutoff of 0.7% Ni.
INFERRED MINERAL RESOURCE
16100000 tonnes Ore @
BR 6122 Published in 1999
FOR
115920 Tonnes NICKEL
0.72 % NICKEL
FOR
8050 Tonnes COBALT
0.05 % COBALT
Comments/Cut Off Factor:
Ni equivalent cutoff of 0.7% Ni.
Resource figures listed above have been extracted from Company Annual reports or published literature.
Year 
Author
Published Reference  ID
1999
PRESTON RESOURCES LIMITED
BR 6122
ANNUAL REPORT 1999
PRESTON RESOURCES LIMITED
Comments
Year Completed
Year Commenced
Major Mining Related Events 
Mining Operations
Tenure Type/Number
Company Name/Surname
SHARE
ML
80057
MARLBOROUGH NICKEL PTY LTD
100.00%
Host Rock/Cover Sequences
Structural Unit
Formation Name/Age
MARLBOROUGH BLOCK
Princhester Serpentinite / NEOPROTEROZOIC to EARLY PALAEOZOIC
Deposit Model
GENERAL ORE BODY MODEL
RESIDUAL DEPOSIT
DETAILED ORE BODY MODEL
LATERITIC NICKEL
Mineralisation Age
ORE
CAINOZOIC
Comments
This resource forms part of the Marlborough Preston Nickel Project.
Web Page
http://www.prestonres.com.au