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A U S T R A L I A Q U E E N S L A N D

N E W S O U T H W A L E S

V I C T O R I A

A U S T R A L I AW E S T E R N

N O R T H E R N T E R R I T O R Y

S O U T H A U S T R A L I A

T A S M A N I A

GAWLER

McARTHUR

HALLSCREEK

ARUNTA

BIRRINDUDU

SAVORY

NABBERU

FRASER

YILGARN

BANGEMALL

HAMERSLEY

ADELAIDE

STUART

KANMANTOO

MT ISA

TORRES STRAIT

COEN

CAIRNS

CHARTERSTOWERS

BOWEN

LACHLANSYDNEY

GIPPSLAND

ROCKY CAPENORTH EAST TASMANIA

DUNDAS

TYENNA

ASHBURTON

GASCOYNE

SYLVANIABRESNAHAN

MARYMIA

PILBARA

PINECREEK

MURPHY

SOUTH NICHOLSON

PROSERPINE

MT PAINTER

MUSGRAVE

WINNECKE

TANAMI

PATERSON

ARNHEM

KIMBERLEY

NEW ENGLAND

ANAKIE

DRUMMOND

GEORGETOWNTENNANT CREEK

DAVENPORT

BROKEN HILL

LEEUWIN

ALBANY

NORTHAMPTON

LITCHFIELD

KING LEOPOLD

VICTORIA RIVER

NONGRA

CLARKERIVER

Argyle MineArgyle Mine

Ellendale 9Ellendale 9Ellendale 4Ellendale 4

Launfal NorthLaunfal NorthGarethGarethLaunfalLaunfalSacramoreSacramorePalomidesPalomides

Ayr

Hay

Bega

Eden

Cook

York

Cobar

Scone

Tumut

Bowen

Tully

Wagin

Weipa

Nhill

Moree

Quorn

Clare

Moora Eucla

Kimba

Cleve

Cooma

Ouyen

Derby

Tambo

Bourke

Echuca

Jurien

Onslow

Broome

Cairns

Mackay

Deakin

Marree

Ingham

Taroom

Madura

Boulia

Winton

Ceduna

Albany

Geelong

Walgett

Ivanhoe

Qui lpie

Grafton

Benalla Narooma

Mossman

Elliott

Warwick

Wynyard

Horsham

Mildura

Kempsey

Northam

Whyal la

Woom era

Dongara

Exmouth

Bunbury

Papunya

Renmark

Karumba

Bal lina

Ngukurr

Wyndham

Tamworth

Shay Gap

Mitchell

Manj imup

Pingel ly

Por tland

Ather ton

Windorah

Kingaroy

Rawlinna

Corrigin

Yuendumu

Norsem an

Narrabri

Cooktown

Kambalda

Hamilton

Menindee

Maitland

Coonamble

Wonthaggi

Carnarvon

Burketown Normanton

Ulladulla

Wilcannia

Camooweal

NumbulwarKatherine

Kowanyam a

Bundaberg

Gladstone

Mount IsaHughenden

Busselton

Longreach

Esperance

Geraldton

Kununurra

Nhulunbuy

Wittenoom

Balranald

Kingscote

Millicent

Swan Hill

Katanning

Warburton

Cloncurry

Barca ldine

Denil iqu in

Birdsville

Daly RIver

Milingimbi

Border town

Coolgardie

Pine Creek

Georgetown

Chinchilla

Townsville

Oodnadatta

Lake Grace

Brewarr ina

Wollongong

Dalwallinu

Bal ladonia

Por t P irie

Goomal ling

Naracoorte

Maningrida

Cunnamulla

Broken Hill

Warrnambool

Ju lia Creek

Dirranbandi Goondiwind i

Wagga Wagga

Halls Creek

Char leville

Maroochydore

Ravensthorpe

Mount Barker

West WyalongPort Lincoln

Peterborough

Mount Gambier

Por t Hedland

Batem ans Bay

Por t Augusta

Coonabarabran

Coffs Harbour

Por t Macquarie

Margaret River

Southern Cross

Forster-Tuncurry

Fi tzroy Crossing

Leigh Creek South

Kalgoorlie-Boulder

Mt SurpriseMt Surprise

AnakieAnakie

ProstonProston

TibooburraTibooburra

KayrunerraKayrunerra

EchungaEchungaTruroTruro

WaikerieWaikerie

Pine CreekPine Creek

AngastonAngaston

WonnaWonnaNackaraNackara

OrrorroOrrorroCalcutterooCalcutteroo

Springfield BasinSpringfield BasinEl AlameinEl Alamein

BangorBangorCleveCleveEllistonElliston

WallowayWalloway

Great Australian Bight

OCEAN

INDIAN

TIMOR SEA TORRES STRAIT

SEA

TASMAN

SEA

BASS STRAIT

Joseph

Bonaparte

GulfGulf

Carpenteriaof

Yulara

Coober Pedy

Docker River Blackall

OaklandsOaklands

BullenmerriBullenmerriMeredithMeredith

DelegateDelegateBombalaBombala

BeechworthBeechworthCosgroveCosgroveHorshamHorsham

Murray BasinMurray Basin

JugiongJugiong

CobarCobar AbercrombieAbercrombieCaperteeCapertee

CudgegongCudgegongWellingtonWellington

ByrockByrock

Bokhara RiverBokhara River

BingaraBingaraBingaraBingara

CopetonCopeton

GloucesterGloucester

WalchaWalcha

Mt BrownMt Brown

NorsemanNorseman

Ponton Creek (Cundeelee)Ponton Creek (Cundeelee)

LeonoraLeonoraMt WeldMt Weld

Turkey 01Turkey 01

MillroseMillrose

JewillJewillBulljahBulljah

NabberuNabberu

Edell 1Edell 1

WandageeWandagee Gifford CreekGifford Creek

Barlee RangeBarlee Range

ShawShawNullagineNullagine

Brockman CreekBrockman Creek

Phillips RangePhillips RangeAriesAries

Maude CreekMaude Creek

East KimberleyEast Kimberley

Eastern Lennard ShelfEastern Lennard Shelf

NoonkanbahNoonkanbah

Fitzroy ValleyFitzroy ValleyCalwynyardahCalwynyardahMt NoreenMt Noreen Oscar RangeOscar Range

Cummins RangeCummins Range

Bow River AlluvialsBow River Alluvials

Timber CreekTimber Creek

RoperRoper

Stow 1Stow 1

Abner RangeAbner Range

CoanjulaCoanjula

Tennant CreekTennant Creek

Mud TankMud Tank

McDonaldMcDonald

Shell LakesShell Lakes

Fohn 1Fohn 1

Diamonds from Ellendale 9, West Kimberley, W.A.(Photo courtesy of Kimberley Diamond Company NL).

CANBERRA

SYDNEY

A.C.T.

BRISBANE

DARWIN

PERTH

ADELAIDE

MELBOURNE

HOBART

Gilgandra

Bendigo

Alice Springs

Launceston

Yanyare 2Yanyare 2Blacktop 1 ,2Blacktop 1 ,2

Diamond deposits

KimberliteLamprophyre

Lamprophyre

Alkali basaltKimberlite

Alkali basaltPERMIANKimberliteDEVONIANLamprophyreORDOVICIANCarbonatite

NEOPROTEROZOIC

KimberliteLamproiteLamprophyre

Alkali basalt

KimberliteCarbonatite

LamprophyreARCHAEANLamprophyre

PALAEOPROTEROZOIC

Carbonatite

MESOPROTEROZOIC

PIPE Mine - operatingMine - undeveloped

Mine - operatingMine - closedMine - historicOccurrence

ALLUVIAL

IntrusionsAlkali basaltRECENT

KimberliteLamprophyre

MESOZOIC

MIOCENE

Alkali basaltTERTIARY

Carbonatite

JURASSIC

Note: Alkali basalt locations are restricted to those wheregarnet-peridotite xenoliths or xenocrysts have beenreported in the literature

LamproiteLeucititeAlkali basalt

Known diamondiferous fields and locations on themain map are labelled in italic type

RobertstownRobertstown

HogbackHogback

MordorMordor

Smoke CreekSmoke Creek

Big SpringBig Spring

Radium HillRadium Hill

APRIL 2008 EDITION

Rio Tinto's Argyle diamond mine in the East Kimberley region of W.A. has producedapproximately 20% of the world's supply of natural diamonds since 1996 whenmining at the Argyle AK1 pipe commenced. Rio Tinto is developing an undergroundmine to extend the mining operations to 2018. (Photo courtesy of Argyle Diamonds).

Compiled by: A.L. Jaques Cartography by: G.A. Young Commonwealth of Australia, 2008 This work is copyright. Apart from any fair dealings for the purposes of study,research, criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright Act, no partmay be reproduced by any process without written permission. Inquiries shouldbe directed to the Communications Unit, Geoscience Australia, GPO Box 378, Canberra City, ACT, 2601 Geoscience Australia has tried to make the information in this product as accurate as possible. However, it does not guarantee that the information is totally accurate or complete. THEREFORE YOU SHOULD NOT RELY SOLELY ONTHIS INFORMATION WHEN MAKING A COMMERCIAL DECISION Published by Geoscience Australia, Department of Resources, Energy andTourism, Canberra, Australia. Issued under the authority of the Minister forResources, Energy and Tourism Copies of this map can be obtained from: Sales Centre, Geoscience Australia GPO Box 378, Canberra, ACT, 2601 Ph (02) 6249 9519, Fax (02) 6249 9982 The magnetic image was derived from the Magnetic Anomaly Map of Australia grid(Tarlowski, C., Mill igan, P.R., and Mackey, T.E., 1996. Magnetic Anomaly Map ofAustralia, Second Edition, 1:5 000 000 scale map, Geoscience Australia; Canberra).It is a grey-scale total magnetic intensity image of Australia enhanced using a sunangle illumination from the northeast. The permission of the Northern TerritoryDepartment of Mines and Energy, New South Wales Department of PrimaryIndustries, Department of Mines and Energy Queensland, Primary Industries andResources South Australia, Mineral Resources Tasmania, Department of PrimaryIndustries Victoria, and Department of Industry and Resources WesternAustralia for the incorporation of their data in the magnetic image is gratefullyacknowledged. Major outcropping regions, labelled in brown text and translucentlycoloured, are taken from GA's Geological Regions of Australia dataset Locational and other information for the diamond deposits and kimberlites,lamproites, ultramafic lampropyhyres and garnet-peridotite facies alkali basaltsis taken from published information, and unpublished information generously providedby Rio Tinto Ltd (formerly CRA Exploration Pty Ltd), De Beers Australia ExplorationLtd, North Australian Diamonds Ltd (formerly Striker Resources NL) and KimberleyDiamond Company NL, data from the WADME Minedex website (as of 4/9/2001), theNTGS Modat database (preliminary first edition1999), and the Queensland Departmentof Natural Resources and Mines It is recommended that this map be referred to as: Jaques, A. L., 2008. 1:5 000 000 scale map, Geoscience Australia, Canberra Geocat No 65809

Australian diamond deposits, kimberlites, and related rocks

World Natural Diamond Production 2006 (M carat)

World Natural Diamond Production 2006 (US$M)

Botswana, 34.3, 19%

Russia, 35.0, 20%Canada, 13.2, 8%

South Africa, 15.2, 9%

Angola, 9.3, 5%

Congo (DRC), 32.0, 18%

Namibia, 2.1, 1%

Australia, 29.1, 17%

Others, 4.8, 3%

Total: 175 M carats

Australia, $480, 4%Namibia, $750, 6%

Others, $900, 7%

Botswana, $3,360, 27%

Russia, $2,330, 19%

Canada, $1,360, 11%

South Africa, $1,310, 10%

Angola, $1,450, 12%

Congo (DRC), $540, 4%

Total: US$12,500 millionOthers: Ghana, Brazil, Central African Republic,Sierra Leone, Guinea, Tanzania

Source: Bram Janse (Mining Journal August 31, 2007)

PercevalPerceval

PitcairnPitcairnFranklynFranklyn

Australian Diamond Deposits, Kimberlites, and Related RocksAustralian Diamond Deposits, Kimberlites, and Related RocksScale

LAMBERT CONFORMAL CONIC PROJECTIONCentral Meridian : 134̀ E Standard Parallels : 18`S, 36`SGeocentric Datum of Australia 1994

1:5 000 000

Inset D

Inset A

Inset B

EmuEmuInset C

Total Magnetic IntensityHigh (nT)

Low (nT)

0 100 200 300 400 500 600 Kilometers

MerlinMerlin

North KimberleyNorth KimberleySeppelt PipesSeppelt Pipes

Ashmore PipesAshmore Pipes

Orroroo (Eurelia) 9Orroroo (Eurelia) 11 - 14Orroroo (Eurelia) 7, 8Orroroo (Eurelia) 1 - 6Walloway 1 - 7

ORROROO FIELD

CALCUTTEROO FIELDNackara 1 - 5

PitcairnFranklyn 1, 2

Calcutteroo 1 - 7Pine Creek 1 - 4

Wonna Gorge 3 - 7Wonna Gorge 8 - 11Wonna Gorge 1, 2

BKGB 2Jump Up Skerring

NORTH KIMBERLEY FIELD

Cyprus NorthWishywashy, Wishywashy SouthRameses, HadfieldsBanksiaAshmore 1 - 4

Lower BulgurriDioro 1WhipsmakeB90 (Yarndil 2)B46 (Yarndil 1)

Seppelt 1Seppelt 5 Seppelt 4Seppelt 2Lepanu 1

Pteropus 1, 2 Berkeley 2Berkeley 4

Berkeley 1

Berkeley 3Oswaldo 1

Delancourt 2Delancourt 1 NorthDelancourt 1 South

Delancourt 3

D

Emu 1 Emu 2MERLIN FIELD

BedevereYwain, TristamGareth, Kay, EctorGawain, PercevalPalomides, Sacramore, Launfal, Excalibur

C

ELLENDALE FIELD

Kim 6, 14, 13 17, 12, 16 Ellendale 17 Napier 2, 3 ACarpenter GapNapier 1Ellendale 46EL 26EL 25EL 41, 42, 43EL 44, 24EL 37

Kim 7, 8 EL 22EL 23EL 15, 15aEL 35, 12, Kim 22

Kim 24

Kim 3EL 18, 18bEL 19 Prima 3Prima 2Kim 10

9 411El 16

5 27 El 40El 21, 21aKim 25 El 8El 13 El 34

El 27bW, 27bEMt NorthKimberley 21, 23, El 36

Ellendale 39

Ellendale 38Ellendale 4, 4aEllendale 6

81 Mile Vent (Ellendale 5)El 2W, 2E, 2SE

Ferdies Well

Kimberley 20Kimberley 27Kimberley 1, 2Kimberley 15

Water Reserve,Sill a, Pipe

El 31W, 31EEl 32, 45Kim 30El 14, 14a

El 17El 33 El 3 Mt Percy

El 10, Kim 31, 36Kimberley 28, 34, El 11Kimberley 29, 19Prima 1

El 9