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Kookaburra Gully Graphite Deposit, Koppio, District Council of Tumby Bay, South Australia, Australiai
Regional Level Types
Kookaburra Gully Graphite DepositClaim
Koppio- not defined -
District Council of Tumby BayLocal Government Area
South AustraliaState
AustraliaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 24' 53'' South , 135° 53' 34'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Louth Bay409 (2018)13.3km
Tumby Bay1,791 (2016)19.5km
Wanilla258 (2018)21.4km
Cummins1,138 (2015)22.7km
North Shields446 (2014)23.9km
Mindat Locality ID:
257441
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:257441:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Mining claim MC 4373 and MC 4372.

From the website of Lincoln Minerals, the company planning to mine this deposit:
"The Kookaburra Graphite Project has been assessed to contain Measured, Indicated and Inferred Resources of 12.8Mt at 7.6% TGC. (refer ASX release: 15 April 2024).

The Kookaburra Graphite Project area includes:

-The Kookaburra Gully Graphite Deposit
-The historic Koppio Graphite Mine and associated deposit
-The Kookaburra Gully Extended (KGE) Prospects

The April 2024 MRE includes holes drilled in 2017 after Lincoln’s 2017 MRE was announced. Twenty-five (25) holes for 2,110m were drilled in 2017 which were not included in the MRE announced on 17th May 2017.

Lincoln completed an additional 26 holes for 2569m over December 2023-January 2024 in the northeast portion of ML6460. Eight holes within the boundaries of the designed pit intersected high-grade graphite and were included in the upgraded MRE for Kookaburra Gully.
"

https://lincolnminerals.com.au/projects/kookaburra-gully-graphite/

Select Mineral List Type

Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Detailed Mineral List:

'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Graphite
Formula: C
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Sillimanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Description: Given the comments and description by Collins, A.R., et al, this may be Dravite, however further testing has not yet been done on specimens form this locality.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Graphite1.CB.05aC
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
Sillimanite9.AF.05Al2(SiO4)O
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
BBoron
B TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
C GraphiteC
OOxygen
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
O TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
FFluorine
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
NaSodium
Na Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
AlAluminium
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Al Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Si Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
KPotassium
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
TiTitanium
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
FeIron
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2

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