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A Summary of Major Mineral Resources, Mines and Projects, 2nd Edition |
COBRA'S CAMP ML 5780
493556
15KM SOUTH OF MARLBOROUGH, 170KM NW OF GLADSTONE.
Latitude -22.9531 Longitude 149.8319
ABANDONED, ACTIVE PROSPECT
AMG Zone 55 790406 mE 7458868 mN
1:100 000 sheet Number and Name: 8852 MARLBOROUGH
18/June/2004
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Other Names for Deposit / Mine |
Intrepid Mining
Cobra North Pit
Cobra'S Marlborough Nickel Project
Cobra'S South Slopeaway
CHRYSOPRASE
MEDIUM
10 - 100 tonnes CHRY
NICKEL
MEDIUM
25 000 - 500 000 tonnes NI
COBALT
SMALL
10 - 1 000 tonnes CO
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Published Reserves/Resources |
INFERRED MINERAL RESOURCE
20000000 tonnes Ore @
BR 6048 Published in 1998
BHP-INCO DRILLING
200000 Tonnes NICKEL
1.00 % NICKEL
1-1.2% Ni equivalent cutoff.
INFERRED MINERAL RESOURCE
BR 6048 Published in 1998
CHRYSOPRASE
50 Tonnes CHRYSOPRASE
This resource is open along strike.
INFERRED MINERAL RESOURCE
545000 tonnes Ore @
BR 6048 Published in 1998
SOUTHERN SECTION OF ML 5780
4905 Tonnes NICKEL
0.90 % NICKEL
218 Tonnes COBALT
0.04 % COBALT
0.90%Ni and 0.04%Co or a nickel equivalent grade of 1.10% cutoff.
Resource figures listed above have been extracted from Company Annual reports or published literature.
1998
COBRA RESOURCES NL
BR 6048
ANNUAL REPORT 1998
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Major Mining Related Events |
OPEN CUT MINING
ML
5780
CANDALA PTY LTD
100.00%
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Host Rock/Cover Sequences |
MARLBOROUGH BLOCK
Princhester Serpentinite / NEOPROTEROZOIC to EARLY PALAEOZOIC
GENERAL ORE BODY MODEL
RESIDUAL DEPOSIT
DETAILED ORE BODY MODEL
LATERITIC NICKEL
LATERITE
CAINOZOIC
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Chrysoprase has been produced locally from the mid 1960's. It commonly occurs as boudins in the clay-serpentinite shears above the |
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basal magnesite bearing shear. The chrysoprase intersected by drilling varied from pale to a rich dark green colour. |