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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