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Western Australia, WA, Australia
Main commodities: Ni Cu




The most recent source geological information used to prepare this description was dated: 2024.     Record last updated: 25/06/2024
This description is a summary from published sources, the chief of which are listed below.
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Kambalda Dome

Widgiemooltha Dome

    Selected References
Barnes S J, Heggie G J and Fiorentini M L  2013 - Spatial Variation in Platinum Group Element Concentrations in Ore-Bearing Komatiite at the Long-Victor Deposit, Kambalda Dome, Western Australia: Enlarging the Footprint of Nickel Sulfide Orebodies : in    Econ. Geol.   v. 46 pp. 913-933
Barnes, S.J., Beresford, S.W. and Le Vaillant, M.,  2016 - Interspinifex Ni Sulfide Ore from the Coronet Shoot, Kambalda: Characterization Using Microbeam X-Ray Fluorescence Mapping and 3-D X-Ray Computed Tomography: in    Econ. Geol.   v.111, pp. 1509-1517
Begg, G.C., Hronsky, J.A.M., Arndt, N.T., Griffin, W.L., O Reilly, S.Y. and Hayward, N.,  2010 - Lithospheric, Cratonic, and Geodynamic Setting of Ni-Cu-PGE Sulfide Deposits: in    Econ. Geol.   v.105, pp. 1057-1070.
Beresford S, Stone W E, Cas R, Lahaye Y and Jane M,  2005 - Volcanological Controls on the Localization of the Komatiite-Hosted Ni-Cu-(PGE) Coronet Deposit, Kambalda, Western Australia: in    Econ. Geol.   v100 pp 1457-1467
Cowden A  1988 - Emplacement of Komatiite lava flows and associated Nickel Sulfides at Kambalda, Western Australia: in    Econ. Geol.   v83 pp 436-442
Cowden A, Donaldson M J, Naldrett A J, Campbell I H  1986 - Platinum-group elements and Gold in the Komatiite-hosted Fe-Ni-Cu Sulfide deposits at Kambalda, Western Australia: in    Econ. Geol.   v81 pp 1226-1235
Cowden A, Roberts D E  1995 - Komatiite Hosted Nickel Sulphide Deposits, Kambalda: in Hughes F E (Ed),  Geology of the Mineral Deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea, The AusIMM, Melbourne   v1 pp 567-581
Gresham J J, Loftus-Hills G D  1981 - The geology of the Kambalda Nickel Field, Western Australia: in    Econ. Geol.   v76 pp 1373-1416
Hill R E T, Barnes S J, Gole M J, Dowling S E  1990 - Komatiites in the Kambalda Area: in   Physical Volcanology of Komatiites, A Field Guide to the Komatiites of the Norseman-Wiluna Greenstone Belt, Eastern Goldfields Province, Yilgarn Block, Western Australia Excursion Guide Book No. 1, GSA (WA Division), Perth    pp 20-24
Johnson, D.M. Sheppard, S., Paggi, J. and Coggon, J.,  2010 - Discovery of the Moran massive nickel sulphide deposit using down-hole transient electromagnetic surveying: in    ASEG 2010 Conference - Sydney, Australia,   ASEG Extended Abstracts, 4p.
Mamuse A, Porwal A, Kreuzer O and Beresford S,  2010 - Spatial Statistical Analysis of the Distribution of Komatiite-Hosted Nickel Sulfide Deposits in the Kalgoorlie Terrane, Western Australia: Clustered or Not?: in    Econ. Geol.   v105 pp 229-242
Marston R J, Kay B D  1980 - The distribution, petrology and genesis of nickel ores at the Juan Complex, Kambalda, Western Australia: in    Econ. Geol.   v75 pp 546-565
Marston, R.J., Groves, D.I., Hudson, D.R. and Ross, J.R.,  1981 - Nickel sulfide deposits in Western Australia: a review: in    Econ. Geol.   v.76, pp. 1330-1363.
Naldrett A J  1999 - World Class Ni-Cu-PGE Deposits: Key Factors in their Genesis: in    Mineralium Deposita   v34 pp 227-240
Ross J R, Hopkins G M F  1975 - Kambalda Nickel Sulphide deposits: in Knight C L, (Ed.), 1975 Economic Geology of Australia & Papua New Guinea The AusIMM, Melbourne   Mono 5 pp 100-121
Song, X., Wang, Y. and Chen, L.,  2011 - Magmatic Ni-Cu-(PGE) deposits in magma plumbing systems: Features, formation and exploration: in    Geoscience Frontiers   v.2, pp. 375-384.
Staude, S., Martin, L.A.J., Aleshin, M., Fiorentini, M.L. and Markl, G.,  2024 - The multiple sulfur isotope architecture of the Kambalda nickel camp, Western Australia: in    Mineralium Deposita   v.59, pp. 505-518. doi.org/10.1007/s00126-023-01223-6.
Staude, S., Oelze, M. and Markl, G.,   2022 - Multi-stage sulfide evolution of the Moran Ni sulfide ore, Kambalda, Western Australia: insights into the dynamics of ore forming processes of komatiite-hosted deposits: in    Mineralium Deposita   v.57, pp. 889-909.
Stone W E, Archibald N J,  2004 - Structural controls on nickel sulphide ore shoots in Archaean komatiite, Kambalda, WA: the volcanic trough controversy revisited: in    J. of Structural Geology   v26 pp 1173-1194
Stone W E, Beresford S W and Archibald N J,  2005 - Structural Setting and Shape Analysis of Nickel Sulfide Shoots at the Kambalda Dome, Western Australia: Implications for Deformation and Remobilization: in    Econ. Geol.   v100 pp 1441-1455
Stone W E, Masterman E E  1998 - Kambalda Nickel Deposits: in Berkman D A, Mackenzie D H (Eds),  Geology of Australian and Papua New Guinean Mineral Deposits The AusIMM, Melbourne    pp 347-356
Straude, S., Barnes, S.J. and Markl, G.,  2021 - Interspinifex Ni sulfide ore from Victor South-McLeay, Kambalda, Western Australia: in    Mineralium Deposita   v.56, pp. 125-142.


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