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8522-9 Seven Mile Iron Ore Deposit

This information has been developed from the publications:

    • Sites of Geological and Geomorphological Significance in Central Gippsland (1981) by Neville Rosengren, M.S McRae-Williams and S.M Kraemers.
    • Sites of Geological and Geomorphological Significance in the Gippsland Lakes Catchment (1984) by Neville Rosengren.
    • Sites of Geological and Geomorphological Significance in East Gippsland, Victoria (1981) by Neville Rosengren, M.S McRae-Williams
Geological heritage sites, including sites of geomorphological interest and volcanic heritage sites, are under regular revision by the Geological Society of Australia, especially in the assessment of significance and values. Reference should be made to the most recent reports. See the Earth Science Heritage section of the Geological Society of Australia website for details of geological heritage reports, and a bibliography.


Location:
994325. 10 kilometres north of Nowa Nowa.

Abstract:
Massive hematite deposit.

Access:
Old Nowa Nowa - Buchan Road.

Ownership:
Crown land.

Geology:
A small quarry near the Seven Mile Road intersection exposes a deposit of massive hematite. The hematite represents a replacement product of magnetite occurring above the water table. The effect of shearing stresses resulting from the faulting of this deposit is apparent as numerous shears of recrystallised iron oxide and slickensides occur in many of the outcropping blocks of hematite.

Significance:
Local. Easily accessible hematite deposit which is representative of the iron mineralization occurring in the Nowa Nowa area.

Management:
The deposit is relatively small and exploitation is unlikely. Small scale extraction would increase the exposures and enhance the significance.

References:
Bell, G. 1959. 'The iron ore deposits of Nowa Nowa, East Gippsland', Bull. geol. Surv. Vict. 57.
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