Western Australia Atlas of Mineral Deposits and Petroleum Fields 2013
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112° 114° 116° 118° 120° 122° 124° 126° 128° WEST TIMOR SUMBA EAST TIMOR 10° 10° ( JOINT PETROLEUM ( Laminaria DEVELOPMENT AREA Corallina Laminaria East ( MINERAL DEPOSITS AND PETROLEUM FIELDS( ( Buller ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( Western( ( Australia( — 2013( ( ( ( NORTHERN TERRITORY ( WESTERN AUSTRALIA ( ( ( ( ( ( ( Age (Ma) Ashmore Reef West I 12° 0 East I 5 Alluvial, shoreline, and eolian deposits PRECIOUS MINERAL ENERGY Middle I Marine limestone, sandstone, and continental valley-fill deposits 12° 100 Aga .............. Agate Coal ............. Coal — undifferentiated Marine and continental sedimentary rocks Brle .............. Beryl — emerald Lignite .......... Lignite TERRITORY OF ASHMORE Marine and continental sedimentary rocks Clc ................Chalcedony — undifferentiated Gas .............. Gas AND CARTIER ISLANDS Chert ............ Chert U ..................Uranium T I M O R S E A Marine and continental sedimentary and volcanic rocks INDONESIA Chrp ............. Chrysoprase ................ Gas 500 PHANEROZOIC AUSTRALIA Dmd ............. Diamond — undifferentiated ................ Oil ................ Jasp ............. Jasper Oil and gas Prometheus/Rubicon Lapid–Rock .. Lapidary rock Petrel Sandstone Mal ............... Malachite Opalc ............Opal — common INDUSTRIAL MINERAL 1000 Opalg ............Opal — gem Alu ............... Alunite Prh ............... Prehnite And .............. Andalusite COMMONWEALTH 'ADJACENT AREAS' BOUNDARY Gneiss Frigate Qtzr .............. Quartz — rose Ath ............... Anthophyllite Tern Granite and gneiss Metavolcanic rocks TiEye ............Tiger eye Ath ............... Anthophyllite Metasedimentary rocks Tur ................Tourmaline Asbs ............ Asbestos — chrysotile (serpentine) Holothuria Reef Vrs ................Variscite Asbr ............. Asbestos — crocidolite (riebeckite) Trochus I Basic and ultrabasic intrusive rocks Concerto/Ichthys Echuca Shoals Otway Bank Zeb .............. Zebra rock Atta .............. Attapulgite Mimia Cornea Brt ................ Barite Prelude Troughton I Cape Londonderry Ichthys West SIR GRAHAM Cape PROTEROZOIC Ba................. Barium Ichthys Talbot PRECIOUS METAL Parry HarbourTroughton Passage MOORE Is Lesueur I Bent ............. Bentonite Eclipse Is Au unless otherwise indicated Sandy Islet Cassini I Cape Rulhieres Mary I Brl ................ Beryl — undifferentiated Torosa Oyster Rock Passage NAPIER Browse I Blacktip 2000 Au ................ Gold Cal ............... Calcite Vansittart BROOME Montesquieu Is Bay BAY Pd ................ Palladium Cali .............. Calcrete — caliche Scott Reef Yankawinga I Cape Bougainville 14° ! Sandstone and shaleSandstone Sandstone Kingsmill Is Ashmore Pt ................. Platinum Cydo ........... Clay — dolomitic RIVER JOSEPH BONAPARTE Basalt Basalt Cone Mountain Dmd Granite and gneiss PGE ............. Platinum group elements Cyfi .............. Clay — fireclay Metasedimentary rocks and basicand intrusive rocks Metamorphosed volcanic Metamorphosed Brecknock 14° MONTAGUE ADMIRALTY Beta Creek GULF Rh ................ Rhodium Diat .............. Diatomite Maret Is Prudhoe Is Dmd Turbin I SOUND GULF Reveley I Ag ................ Silver Dol ............... Dolomite Gwydion Calliance Warrender Hill " ! RIVER Carson River Seppelt Buckle Head Fel ................ Feldspar GEORGE Brecknock South ! Mt Connelly ! Dmd BIGGE I LAWLEY RIVERMt Connor and shale and Turtle Fl .................. Fluorite KING Iron formation Iron ARCHIPELAGO RIVER Pteropus STEEL ALLOY METAL Jussieu I MITCHELL Grt ................ Garnet Mitchell Plateau Dmd Lamarck I ! Mt Nicholls Cr .................Chromium Glt ................ Glauconite Cape Dussejour Kartja I " Theda Rocky I EDWARD Lacrosse I Basalt, dacite, and sandstone and Co ................ Cobalt YORK Gr ................. Graphite BONAPARTE Gale I Pelican I SOUND ! Mt Anderson 3000 ! Mn ................Manganese Gp ................ Gypsum Mt Burns CAMBRIDGE d instrusive rocks RIVER RIVER ultrabasic Mo ................Molybdenum Hem–MIO ..... Hematite — micaceous iron oxide CORONATION IS GULF ! DRYSDALE Utting Gap Ni ................. Nickel Kln ............... Kaolin BERKELEY ! Mt Mongona I N D I A N O C E A N BRUNSWICK RIVER and acid and volcanic rocks ARCHEAN BAY FORREST Metamorphosed basic and basic Metamorphosed Ti ..................Titanium Lst ................ Limestone CARSON Granite and gneiss Champagny Is Oombulgurri volcanic an Metamorphosed sedimentary Metamorphosed RIVER " W ................. Tungsten MgCO3 ......... Magnesite MORAN RIVER KING ! Mt Connection St George " Ningbing V .................. Vanadium Ky ................ Kyanite " Doongan Basin Sorby Hills Mica ............. Mica Adele I Wyndham Pb Zn Ag Wailgwin I Ochre ........... Ochre CAMDEN SOUND ! Nulla Nulla Wyndham 3700 Mt Batten PRINCE REGENT RIVER " Carlton Hill Deception Bay ! SPECIALITY METAL Mt King " " Peat ............. Peat Durack River " ORD HM unless otherwise indicated Phos ............ Phosphate Guda Guda RIVER " Drysdale River Kimberley Research Station Bismuth Proto–Ord ! Bi .................. K2O............... Potash Conway I " Home Valley Ivanhoe " KING Dmd Mt Cecil Major road .................................................................... King I PENTECOST MONTGOMERY IS Nullywah Mirima ! Dy .................Dysprosium K .................. Potassium SHELF " ! MacLeay I Shangri La " Mt Septimus " R Pb Au Ag Brt Cu Formed road ................................................................. 5000m Pantijan Ga .................Gallium Qtza ............. Quartz — amethyst Bathurst I RIVER RIVER ROAD 3000m Caffarelli I ARCHIPELAGO Cockatoo Island Cockatoo Is KINGFISHER IS Doubtful " – WYNDHAM KUNUNURRA HM ............... Heavy minerals Qtz ............... Quartz — undifferentiated KOOLAN I ! Track ............................................................................ Irvine Island GIBB " Bandicoot 4000m Bay Ellenbrae Wuggun Sheba Hill Lpd ...............Lepidolite Salt ...............Salt Yampi Sound El Questro " RIVER Railway, operating ........................................................ Scaddan I Eagle Point R Yampi Sound COLLIER BAY CHARNLEY HANN 16° Li .................. Lithium Spn .............. Saponite Cu Koolan Island 2000m Traverse I GIBB Kingston Rest Darbs Folly Strickland Bay RIVER " Railway, proposed ........................................................ BUCCANEER Secure CALDER Slate MgCO3 ......... Magnesite SiO2 ............. Silica Edward Peak ! Cape Leveque Bay " Old Mt Elizabeth RIVER RIVER ( Walcott Inlet " Pentecost Downs 16° Gas pipeline ................................................................. Mg ................Magnesium Sisd .............. Silica Sand " Bardi Cone Bay ( Wulalam I Speewah V Ti Mag DUNHAMHIGHWAY" Woolah Lake Argyle Djarindjin ! Spon ............ Spongolite " Lombadina Mt Elizabeth " Zeb Nb ................ Niobium ( ( " Dodnun Gibb River RIVER Doon Doon Gas pipeline, proposed ................................................ Lombadina Point Skeleton Point ( ( ( ( V Ti Mag St ................. Staurolite 1000m Cygnet Bay Grants Find Ngallagunda REE ............. Rare earth elements Cu ( ISDELL ROAD Speewah LAKE ARGYLE RIVER ( RIVER Fl Oil pipeline ................................................................... ! Smoke Creek /BEHM Venus RIVER Sc .................Scandium S .................. Sulfur Cape Borda Cunningham Point Kimbolton Mt Disaster Dmd " ( BARNETT R " Pender Bay Wilsons Reward " SALMOND Glen Hill Tlc ................ Talc Oobagooma ROBINSON Cu Mt Barnett City ............................................................................... PERTH Ta .................Tantalum Emeriau Point Goodenough Bay " Beverley Springs " CHAPMAN Durack Laterite Beagle Bay ! U " Sam–Ridges Bow River Saddle Hill ( Kupungarri Dmd Th ................ Thorium Vrm ...............Vermiculite KING SOUND Oobagooma RIVER " Carson 9 " Townsite Lacepede Is RIVER Mt Hart Matsu Sn ................ Tin Disaster Bay Stuarts Cu Lissadell Mica ( Argyle Village Argyle " Grt RIVER Aries Dmd population 10 000 – 15 000 KARRATHA Beagle Bay " Billard Stokes W Sn Dmd RIVER Dmd Spring Creek Y ...................Yttrium Point Torment Cu Ni Au Ag PGE " Bay RIVER Bow River " CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL Point Torment Hawkestone CreekRIVER ( HANN Niobe RIVER Zr ................. Zirconium Spring Hill ! 1000 – 10 000 CARNARVON Cape Baskerville Valentine I St " Dmd RIVER ( Mt House DURACK Dimension stone only BARKER Texas Downs ! DERBY – GIBB CHAMBERLAIN WILSON Carnot Bay Wagon Pass Gran A " " Mt Close less than 1000 Wiluna Zn Pb Ag Cu Wombarella Creek " DCOCK Warmun ( BlackGran .... Black Granite DERBY CHEDDA CLIFFS BOW " Country Downs BlackGran Imintji " ! Yarrada Hill NORTHERN Mt Deception( ! Homestead ................................................................... Carnegie BASE METAL FRASER Derby " Narlarla Gran Kimberley Black Granite Gran .............Granite Coulomb Point RIVER Karmulinunga MEDA Zn Pb Cu Ag BlackGran Mabel Downs " Mt( John ! ! ( Bedford Downs Mt Jowlaenga " Napier Downs Mt Broome " ( Mowanjum " Meda Mt Marmion Tableland " " Mt Elder Aboriginal community ................................................... " Warmun Sb ................ Antimony Marb .............Marble "! LENNARD RIVER Cor Core Wurrenranginy Osmond Valley ! James Price Point Lloyd Kimberley ( " Glenroy " Dampier Hill ! Turtle–Richenda RIVER Eskimo Knoll John Galt ! James Price Point " ( ( Glass Hill 200m Boundary