Name
Blythe River Haematite
Parent Deposit
N/A
Type
Mine or Prospect
Operational Status
Abandoned
Status Date
Unknown
Main Commodity Type
Metals
Description
A stream cuts through a huge outcrop of iron ore - this is a large deposit of haematite.
Locality
Blythe River
Deposit Size
Large: 1 000 000 t - 10 000 000 t
Host Rock Ages
Ordovician
Cambrian
Cambrian
Mineralisation Ages
Ordovician
Cambrian
Cambrian
Uses
Form
Replacement
Rock Type
sandstone
slate
slate
Commodities
Iron
Ochre
Hematite
Ochre
Hematite
Gangue
Quartzite
Exploration
Geochemical surveys
Geological mapping
Geophysical surveys
Prospecting
Geological mapping
Geophysical surveys
Prospecting
Structures
| Dip | Strike | Comments |
| - | 40 | - |
References