Alleged wolfram occurrence near Lake Koolymilka

Created 16/10/2025

Updated 19/11/2025

Prospectors J.C. Paul and T.C. Ash claimed to have discovered wolfram near Lake Koolymilka in the area reserved for the Long Range Weapons project. The general geology and working of the area are briefly outlined in this report, and it is shown that no wolfram or any other minerals of economic importance are present.

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Title Alleged wolfram occurrence near Lake Koolymilka
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/en/dataset/18be9f8f-b3b3-4a45-a613-098bf7d12239
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Reference Period 18/11/2025
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Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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This dataset was originally found on Geoscience Australia "Alleged wolfram occurrence near Lake Koolymilka". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://ecat.ga.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/alleged-wolfram-occurrence-near-lake-koolymilka