Argyle mine (Argyle AK1 pipe; Smoke Creek lamproite pipe), Lake Argyle area, Kimberley, Wyndham-East Kimberley Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Located a few miles South of Lake Argyle. A diamond-bearing lamproite pipe discovered by Ashton Joint Venture in 1979. Open-pit mining began in 1985.
Argyle's production consists of 5% gem and 70% near-gem stones, with the remaining 25% being industrial diamonds. The mine also produces between 90% and 95% of the world's pink diamonds.

Refs.:
http://www.mining-technology.com/projects/argyle/
http://www.infomine.com/minesite/minesite.asp?site=argyle

Mineral List:

	Anatase

	Chalcopyrite

	Chromite

	Diamond

	Diopside

	Forsterite

	Galena

	'Garnet Group'

	Ilmenite

	Jeppeite

	Lizardite

	Lucasite-(Ce)

	'Olivine'

	Pentlandite

	Phlogopite

	Priderite

	Pyrite

	Pyrrhotite

	Richterite

	Sphalerite

	Spinel

	Talc

	Titanite

	Wadeite

	Zircon

25 entries listed. 23 valid minerals.

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