Cookes Creek mine

The Cookes Creek mine is a large open pit mine located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The mine is located 30 km northwest of Nullagine and is owned by Hazelwood Resources.[1]

Cookes Creek mine
Location
Western Australia
CountryAustralia
Production
ProductsTungsten
Owner
CompanyHazelwood Resources

Cookes Creek represents one of the largest tungsten reserves in Australia having estimated reserves of 9.5 million tonnes of ore grading 0.16% tungsten.[2] The largest deposit is called the Big Hill Tungsten Deposit. It consists of clean scheelite which is easy to extract.[1]

Tungsten was first mined in the area in the 1950s.[1]

See also

References

  1. "Cookes Creek Tungsten". Hazelwood Resources. Archived from the original on 17 August 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
  2. "Tungsten deposits" (PDF). masangroup.com. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2013.

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