RB 37/00005 Magnesite from Hundred of Davenport. Metallurgical report no. 61, 11/1/1954.
Published: 01 Jan 1956 Created: 04 Nov 2024 Revised: 04 Nov 2024

Magnesite of suitable grade for manufacture of Sorrel Cement was submitted from Hundred of Davernport 2. The best temperature of calcination was 950°C. 3. The estimated cost of a plant for calcining 800 tons per annumm is £36,000. 4. The cost in...

  1. Magnesite of suitable grade for manufacture of Sorrel Cement was submitted from Hundred of Davernport 2. The best temperature of calcination was 950°C. 3. The estimated cost of a plant for calcining 800 tons per annumm is £36,000. 4. The cost in Adelaide of the fine ground magnesium oxide would be approximately £41 per ton.

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Record No rb3700005
Topic Geoscientific Information
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Document Type External Publication - Laboratory Analyses
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    Commodity magnesite
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    Notes: Published by SADM in: Mining Review, Adelaide. No. 100 (1956); p: 103-104
    Geographic Locality: Port Augusta;Hd Davenport
    Doc No: RB 37/00005

    Notes: Published by SADM in: Mining Review, Adelaide. No. 100 (1956); p: 103-104 Geographic Locality: Port Augusta;Hd Davenport Doc No: RB 37/00005

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    Persistent identifier https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/rb3700005
    Citation Jackson, N. 1956. RB 37/00005 Magnesite from Hundred of Davenport. Metallurgical report no. 61, 11/1/1954. External Publication - Laboratory Analyses
    https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/rb3700005

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