Queensland Minerals
A Summary of Major Mineral Resources, Mines and Projects, 2nd Edition
QUEENSLAND BENTONITE
493995
36KM NW OF MILES AND 6KM WEST OF GURULMUNDI, 320 KM WEST OF BRISBANE.
Date Recorded:
Descriptive Location:
Grid Reference:
Latitude  -26.4067 Longitude  149.9956
CARE AND MAINTENANCE
AMG Zone 55  798832 mE  7075793 mN
1:100 000 sheet Number and Name: 8845 WANDOAN
22/December/2005
Other Names for Deposit / Mine
Commodities
Size
Size Definition
BENTONITE
MEDIUM
200 000 - 20 000 000 tonnes BENT
Production Details
Period:
1/07/1996
30/06/1997
to
BENTONITE
2456.0 tonnes
Period:
1/07/1997
30/06/1998
to
BENTONITE
1636.0 tonnes
Period:
1/07/1998
30/06/1999
to
BENTONITE
1260.0 tonnes
Period:
1/07/2000
30/06/2001
to
BENTONITE
2501.0 tonnes
Period:
1/07/2001
30/06/2002
to
BENTONITE
11158.0 tonnes
Period:
1/07/2002
30/06/2003
to
BENTONITE
18784.0 tonnes
Period:
1/07/2003
30/06/2004
to
BENTONITE
10425.0 tonnes
Published Reserves/Resources
PROBABLE ORE RESERVE
10000000 Tonnes BENTONITE
PROVED ORE RESERVE
2000000 Tonnes BENTONITE
Resource figures listed above have been extracted from Company Annual reports or published literature.
Year 
Author
Published Reference  ID
Comments
Year Completed
Year Commenced
Major Mining Related Events 
Mining Operations
Comments
OPEN CUT MINING
Tenure Type/Number
Company Name/Surname
SHARE
ML
50179
PHOSLOCK PTY LTD
100.00%
Host Rock/Cover Sequences
Structural Unit
Formation Name/Age
SURAT BASIN
Orallo Formation / JURASSIC to JURASSIC
Deposit Model
GENERAL ORE BODY MODEL
RESIDUAL DEPOSIT
Mineralisation Age
CLAY
JURASSIC
Comments
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