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Durkin Mine (Durkin Shoot), Kambalda Nickel mines, Kambalda, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Durkin Mine (Durkin Shoot) | Mine |
| Kambalda Nickel mines | Group of Mines |
| Kambalda | Town |
| Coolgardie Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 9' 58'' South , 121° 39' 46'' East
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Stoneville | 2,841 (2016) | 34.7km |
| Boulder | 5,178 (2017) | 45.7km |
| Williamstown | 161 (2018) | 49.3km |
| Kalgoorlie | 31,107 (2014) | 50.0km |
| Coolgardie | 802 (2016) | 53.2km |
A nickel mine located a few km NE of Kambalda. East of the Juan Complex.
Outcropped as a few small Ni rich gossans. Production began 1969, from two shafts and 8 levels by the early 1980's, when the mine closed once the ore available had been exhausted.
Host is dark green antigoric serpentine, with relict igneous olivine to the east, and talc-carbonate rocks to the west. Locally shows quartz, talc, and carbonate veinlets. The Footwall is metabasalt, with thin layers of amphibolite, and thin layers of metabasalt with hornblende prisms.
The Durkin shoot is 1500 metres long, dipping north north-east by 40 degrees. A large intrusive granitoid truncates the shoot to the east. Sources have divided the shoot into three structures, named West, Central, and East.
The near surface ore is supergene violarite-pyrite, with relict chalcopyrite. The underlying transition zone contains pyrrhotite, pentlandite, violarite, pyrite, chalcopyrite, and rare cubanite. Primary ore grades at 16% Ni. Some blebby ore is found in the deposit, of pentlandite, millerite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, magnetite, and chromite.
See also Durkin Shaft.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
13 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| โ Anhydrite Formula: CaSO4 References: Ben GrguricIdentified by Ben Grguric: XRD, SEM-EDS |
| โ Antigorite Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| โ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| โ 'Chlorite Group' References: Ben GrguricIdentified by Ben Grguric: XRD, SEM-EDS |
| โ Chromite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| โ Cubanite Formula: CuFe2S3 |
| โ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' |
| โ 'Hornblende Root Name Group' Formula: ◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| โ Magnesite Formula: MgCO3 References: Ben GrguricIdentified by Ben Grguric: XRD, SEM-EDS |
| โ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| โ Millerite Formula: NiS |
| โ Pentlandite Formula: (NixFey)ฮฃ9S8 |
| โ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| โ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
| โ 'Serpentine Subgroup' Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| โ Talc Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| โ Violarite Formula: Fe2+Ni3+2S4 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| โ | Pentlandite | 2.BB.15 | (NixFey)ฮฃ9S8 |
| โ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| โ | Cubanite | 2.CB.55a | CuFe2S3 |
| โ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| โ | Millerite | 2.CC.20 | NiS |
| โ | Violarite | 2.DA.05 | Fe2+Ni3+2S4 |
| โ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| โ | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| โ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| โ | Magnesite | 5.AB.05 | MgCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| โ | Anhydrite | 7.AD.30 | CaSO4 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| โ | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| โ | Antigorite | 9.ED.15 | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| โ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| โ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
| โ | 'Hornblende Root Name Group' | - | โปCa2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| โ | 'Serpentine Subgroup' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Western Australia
- Kambalda Nickel Metallogenic ProvinceGeologic Province
- West Australian ElementCraton
- Yilgarn CratonCraton
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
- West Australian Craton
- Eastern Yilgarn CratonCraton
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References
Marston, R. J. (1984) Nickel mineralization in Western Australia. Mineral Resources Bulletin 14. Geological Survey of Western Australia
Durkin Mine, Kambalda Nickel mines, Kambalda, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia