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Deposit Synonyms
Eyre Highway Cc#3; Transport Sa
Mineral District
Deposit Summary
single bench quarry of ~6,500m2 x 1-3m deep on Pleistocene calcrete overlying Tertiary Nullabor Limestone, and worked for road fill and road seal aggregate.
Deposit Description
YANGOONABIE, single bench quarry of ~6,500m2 x 1-3m deep on Pleistocene calcrete overlying Tertiary Nullabor Limestone, and worked for road fill and road seal aggregate. The rock unit underlies the area generally from the border eastwards to the Head of the Bight. The calcrete profile provides a suitable source for road-base material when combined with the limestone. Almost all of the area falls within the Nullarbor National Park or the Yalata Land. recorded production is ~20,000 tonne aggregate and crushed rock. Material is suitable for the production of sealing aggregates but presumably requires modified processing similar to that utilised at the more recent Nullarbor crushing operations, ie additional crushing process to remove softer components. The crushed rock suitability benefits from inclusion of the surface calcrete profile in the crushing process. The rock has nil abrasion when crushed.
Discovery Year
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Commodities
Limestone
Ore Minerals
Gangue Minerals
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