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Sandy Mitchell REE Project, Mareeba Shire, Queensland, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Sandy Mitchell REE Project | Project (Planned Future Operation) |
| Mareeba Shire | Shire |
| Queensland | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
16° 18' 55'' South , 143° 55' 53'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Project (Planned Future Operation) - last checked 2024
Köppen climate type:
The project covers an area of approximately 147km2 with a further 138km2 of sub-blocks under application.
From a presentation of Ark Mines Ltd. (2024):
"We are excited to announce that Ark Mines Ltd (ASX: AHK) has recently completed the acquisition of the ‘Sandy Mitchell’ rare earths project, a valuable opportunity situated in Far North Queensland, Australia. This project, well-advanced and particularly promising, uniquely boasts both light and heavy rare earths, the latter of which includes several high-value elements.
A vast amount of historical work has been conducted at the ‘Sandy Mitchell’ site, owing to its sandy nature that hosts the Rare Earths Elements. Over 100 augur drill holes have been completed, accompanied by sediment and stream sampling, and a great deal of pan concentrates. These collective efforts have granted us a clear picture of the project’s grade.
In 2010, the Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC) carried out an in-depth mineral analysis using Qemscan, which concluded that the Rare Earths at ‘Sandy Mitchell’ were derived from Monazite and Xenotime. This historical work, along with the results from drilling and sampling, is currently being meticulously reviewed by our team at Ark to formulate a first-time mineral resource estimate for the project."
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 |
| ⓘ 'Monazite Group' Formula: REE(PO4) |
| ⓘ Rutile Formula: TiO2 |
| ⓘ 'Xenotime' References: |
| ⓘ Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
| ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Monazite Group' | - | REE(PO4) |
| ⓘ | 'Xenotime' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| O | ⓘ Monazite Group | REE(PO4) |
| O | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Monazite Group | REE(PO4) |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Ti | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- North Australian ElementCraton
- Queensland
- Cook Shire
- Cape York PeninsulaPeninsula
- Etheridge ProvinceGeologic Province
- Cook Shire
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
- Delamerian Orogen
- Georgetown and Coen InliersOrogenic Belt
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