A Resume of the Results of Iron Ore Exploration in Western Australia
- Organization:
- The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
- Pages:
- 13
- File Size:
- 407 KB
- Publication Date:
- Jan 1, 1964
Abstract
The results of iron ore exploration in Western Australia between '1961 and 1964 are outlined, with particular.reference to the Hamersley Iron Province. Exploration during: these three years has increased the known resources of the-,Statle from 275 million tons to almost 9,000 million tons of high- grade hematite ore. In addition, reserves of lower-grade .pisolitic limonite ore are-estimated to amount to 6,000 million tons. The origin and characteristics of the different types of ore is discussed,
Citation
APA: (1964) A Resume of the Results of Iron Ore Exploration in Western Australia
MLA: A Resume of the Results of Iron Ore Exploration in Western Australia. The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 1964.