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Australian Plate. GEMCO Mine, Groote Eylandt, East Arnhem Region, Northern Territory, Australia : Large Mn mine. Owned by GEMCO company. Oolitic and pisolitic lateritic manganese ores. 2-20 m thick deposit over area of 6x22 km.

The Groote Eylandt landscape is typical of the Top End, light woodland savannah country fringed by mangroves on the coast. Alyangula is the main town with a population of 670 and most residents are non-Aboriginal miners, with manganese being mined since 1966. Groote Eylandt is a fantastic spot for fishing, while facilities for visitors are ...

A former public officer of the Groote Eylandt Aboriginal Trust was this year sentenced to five years prison for stealing close to $500,000 in royalty payments between 2011 and 2012. A total of $34 ...

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The deposits in the Northern Basin, pisolitic man- ganese oxides, were produced in shallow water. Manganese sedimentation was limited in time, and associated …

Groote Eylandt lies on the eastern margin of the Proterozoic McArthur Basin (Frakes and Bolton, 1984), a tectonically sta- ble sedimentary platform. The feldspathic sandstone/quartzite basement of the island is largely subhorizontal, and is essentially unde- formed. These "Groote Eylandt Beds" are of middle Proterozoic age, equivalent to other ...

Some 20 different supergene Mn oxide ores and associated secondary rocks from the Groote Eylandt manganese deposit were analyzed for their major, minor, and …

Groote Eylandt Mining Company (GEMCO) is an open-cut strip mining operation, producing high-grade manganese ore and is located in close proximity to Asian export markets. It is one of the largest manganese ore producers in the world. In FY23 South32 approved the Eastern Lease South life extension project, which is expected to extend the …

Groote Eylandt Lodge features a restaurant and a bar where guests can relax at the end of the day with a meal and a drink. There is also a range of breakfast options on offer each morning. Groote Eylandt Lodge is a stone's throw from Alyangula Golf Club. Read more. Photos of Groote Eylandt Lodge. Building. 1/47. Pool. 2/47. Pool. 3/47. Bedroom ...

on Groote Eylandt that will be owned and operated by agreed non-government entities. (c) The Centre will be funded for a trial period of three years. (d) The Centre will be a community operated residential facility based on Anindilyakwa cultural values and leadership. The organisation to operate the Centre will be selected by the Parties.

Mineralogy of manganese oxides from Groote Eylandt. J. Ostwald 1 Mineralium Deposita volume 10, pages 1–12 (1975)Cite this article

It is the largest island of an archipelago of the same name in the Gulf of Carpentaria, 25 miles (40 km) across Warwick Channel. Groote Eylandt is a barren and …

Groote Eylandt is the largest island in the Gulf of Carpentaria and the fourth largest island in Australia. It was named by the explorer Abel Tasman in 1644 and is Dutch for "Large Island" in archaic spelling. The modern Dutch spelling is Groot Eiland.

The mine is operated by the Groote Eylandt Mining Company Pty Ltd (GEMCO), which is majority owned by South 32 Ltd. The ore is mined by shallow open …

People on Groote Eylandt reported a lack of support services and mentoring programs, but that changed in 2019. One program, Gebie Gang, originally supported young people who had come into contact ...

The company said it held quarterly meetings with Groote Eylandt's Aninindilyakwa Land Council to discuss the results of its air-sampling program. The NT's Industry Department, which is responsible ...

Map of Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia, showing the distribution of manganese ores and rock types. Geologic setting The giant Cretaceous sedimentary man- ganese oxide deposit at ...

Groote Eylandt ( Anindilyakwa: Ayangki­dar­rba; mean­ing "is­land" / ˈɡroʊtˌeɪlɑːnt / [2]) is the largest is­land in the Gulf of Car­pen­taria and the fourth largest is­land in Aus­tralia. It was named by the ex­plorer Abel Tas­man in 1644 and is Dutch for "Large Is­land" in ar­chaic spelling. The mod­ern Dutch spelling is ...

Nature and development of supergene manganese deposits, Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia. Ore Geol. Rev., 4: 71-98. Supergene manganese ores occur …

island off the Northern Australian coast. This page was last edited on 22 September 2023, at 14:47. All structured data from the main, Property, Lexeme, and EntitySchema namespaces is available under the Creative Commons CC0 License; text in the other namespaces is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms …

Groote Eylandt is the largest island in the Gulf of Carpentaria in northeastern Australia. It lies approximately 640 km east south east of Darwin and 50 km off the Arnhem Land coast, and was named by Dutch explorer, Abel Tasman in 1644. The traditional owners of this region are the Warnindilyakwa people who have occupied Groote Eylandt for ...

mid-1960s by BHP's Groote Eylandt Mining Co (Gemco) — and also the island's main town of Alyangula. Groote Eylandt lies in the Gulf of Carpentaria in northern Australia. The three QSK60s drive Cummins Newage alternators and are a world apart from the three slow-speed, 36-year-old English Electric diesel generators they replaced.

The two mines are part of the Hotazel Manganese Mines (HMM) consortium, which we hold a 44.4 per cent interest in, and the remaining interest is held by Anglo America Plc and Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment entities. South32 is the world's largest producer of Manganese, which is produced at our Groote Eylandt Mining Company …

Groote Eylandt is a must see distination. It was amazing. Had a wonderful time and the sports fishing experience went way beyond what i was expecting. A BIG THANK YOU to all the staff at the Groote Eylandt Lodge. Property manager Gihan, an exceptional manager, went way above and beyond his job role.

Groote Eylandt (grōōt ī´lənd) [Du.,=large island], 950 sq mi (2,461 sq km), Northern Territory, N Australia. It is the largest island in the Gulf of Carpentaria and part of the Arnhem Land Aboriginal Reserve. Manganese ore is mined there. Source for information on Groote Eylandt: The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. dictionary.

Overprinting primary sedimentation features (e.g. oolitic and pisolitic units), secondary Mn-oxides and gangue minerals nowadays belong to the most important …

These five Groote Eylandt bark paintings are on show there until the end of August as part of a wider exhibition of the university's art collection. The Ian Potter Museum of Art, based at the ...

The following minerals can be obtained from this normalization technique: romanechite, todorokite, cryptomelane, pyrolusite, anatase, quartz, kaolinite, …

Inhabited by Aboriginal islanders for millennia, Groote Eylandt is home to – and owned by – the Anindilyakwa people. Their rock art, depicting mainly the fauna that sustained them, is a glorious and fascinating adornment on an island resplendent with raw tropical beauty – intricate sandstone formations and secluded bays where vast stretches …

Groote Eylandt means 'big island' in Dutch, and is indeed the largest island in the Gulf of Carpentaria. The Dutch were the first Europeans to record the existence of the island, located 630 kilometres by air from Darwin off the east coast of Arnhem Land. Ownership today has been returned to the Anindilyakwa people.