| BLAIR Project |
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BLAIR |
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Australia
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Western australia |
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Kalgoorlie |
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PRODUCTION
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Surface |
225 km² / 55,598 acres |
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Latitude / Longitude |
30 S 46 / 121 E 41 |
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| Risk and valuation analysis of the BLAIR Project |
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| Title(s) of the BLAIR Project |
 | Australian Mines Ltd
Owner: 100% |
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 | Pioneer Resources |
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| Location of the BLAIR Project |
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The Blair nickel sulphide mine is located 30 km south east of Kalgoorlie and 32 km north of WMC's Kambalda nickel operations in Western Australia.
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| History of the BLAIR Project |
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Operations were commenced in 1989 by WMC to mine a North-South trending ore surface called the Ø1 Surface. Subsequent exploration and development led to the discovery of a continuation of the ore surface in an East-West direction called the Ø3 Surfac more...
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| Geology of the BLAIR Project |
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Ore on the main Blair shoots is typically found on the contact between the footwall basalt and the hanging wall ultra-mafic. The ore-bodies are a typical komatiite flow-type contacts with the nickel sulphide mineralisation occurring as narrow shoots more...
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| Production history |
| Metal | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 |
| NICKEL (lbs) | | | | 3,441,415 | 1,102,311 |
| NICKEL (oz) | | | 47,830 | | |
| NICKEL (lbs) | 2,577,314 | 2,409,652 | | | |
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Data last updated on : 6/30/2007
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Disclaimer
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All information on this page comes from internal and external sources deemed reliable. This information might not be up to date, so please perform due diligence before making any conclusion or making any action. Do contact us should any information be missing or incorrect.
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