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Greenvale Nickel Mine (Greenvale Laterite Mine), Greenvale, Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australiai
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
18° 58' 41'' South , 144° 55' 26'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-18.97806,144.92389
GeoHash:
G#: rhxh1c4kg
GRN:
S13E97
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Cwa : Monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate
Mindat Locality ID:
233061
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:233061:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Nickel laterite 376 KM SSE of Conjuboy Homestead, 5KM W of Greenvale Township, 190 km WNW of Townsville.

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FLETCHER, K., AND COUPER, J., 1975, GREENVALE NICKEL LATERITE, NORTH QUEENSLAND, IN KNIGHT, C.L., ED., ECONOMIC GE-OLOGY OF AUSTRALIA AND PAPUA NEW GUINEA, V. 1, METALS: AUSTRALASIAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND METALLURGY, MONOGRAPH 5, P. 995--1001.
BURGER, P. A., 1979, THE GREENVALE NICKEL LATERITE OREBODY, IN EVANS, D. J. I., SHOEMAKER, R.S., AND VELTMA, H., E-DS., INTERNATIONAL LATERITE SYMPOSIUM: NEW YORK, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, P. 24--37.
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