Rapid Bay Limestone Quarry, Rapid Bay, District Council of Yankalilla, South Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Rapid Bay Limestone Quarry | Quarry |
| Rapid Bay | Bay |
| District Council of Yankalilla | Local Government Area |
| South Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 31' 26'' South , 138° 10' 35'' East
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Second Valley | 170 (2013) | 4.6km |
| Delamere | 295 (2012) | 6.6km |
| Cape Jervis | 295 (2016) | 10.9km |
| Normanville | 1,107 (2017) | 15.7km |
| Yankalilla | 553 (2012) | 17.4km |
Cape Jervis 6526IV SI5413
Record of Mines Summary Card No:11
States;
"Name: Rapid Bay, Alternative Name: Adelaide Brighton Cement Ltd PM 11 & 12"
"Location: At Rapid Bay."
"Mineral: Limestone."
"Workings: Quarries."
"Geology: Medium to course grained limestone which has recrystallised to marble."
"Production: 1942-1952 3,506,089 tons
1977 308,338 tonnes"
"History: Broken Hill Proprietary Co. began quarrying operation at Rapid Bay in 1938. The first quarry face opened was 170ft. above sea level in a gully below the Olivaster Mine. In 1941 a jetty was constructed and a plant was erected. 130 men were employed working 3 shifts per day. Production was commenced on 13 August 1942 and has continued non strop since then. In 1977 a total of 22 men were employed working a 5 day week of 8 hours per day."
Note: This summary card record was taken from historical records to 1980.
B.H.P. Sold this quarry to Brighton Cement in 1981, at which point it had produced an approx 15,000,000 tonnes.
This quarry continued to be worked until 1988 when work was scaled down in favour of the company's Klein Point Quarry. And even though substantial reserves remain, the ship loading facilities have been dismantled and the quarry now remains unused.
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| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| ⓘ | Native Bismuth | 1.CA.05 | Bi |
| ⓘ | Native Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Smithsonite | 5.AB.05 | ZnCO3 |
| ⓘ | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
| ⓘ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Anglesite | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Native Sulphur | S8 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| Pb | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Bi | Bismuth | |
| Bi | ⓘ Native Bismuth | Bi |
Localities in this Region
- South Australia
- District Council of Yankalilla
- Rapid Bay
- Rapid Bay Limestone Quarry
- Rapid Bay
- District Council of Yankalilla
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