| Deposit ID | 10037887 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M045086 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Renison Bell |
| Geographic coordinates: | 145.4318, -41.79611 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 10 KM WEST OF ROSEBERY. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Tasmania(province)
Australia(country)
Australia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Australia | Tasmania |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bismuth | Ore |
| Cassiterite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Ilmenite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Siderite | Ore |
| Stannite | Ore |
| Apatite | Gangue |
| Fluorite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Talc | Gangue |
| Tourmaline | Gangue |
| Model code | 44 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 14c |
| Deposit model name | Replacement Sn |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| Rock unit name | Crimson Creek Formation;Success Creek Group |
| Rock description | Crimson Creek Formation;Success Creek Group |
| (1) | 145.4318, -41.79611 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Broad Antincline |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Normal Faulting |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1890 |
| Discoverer | George Renison Bell |
| District name | Renison Bell District |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Renison Goldfields Consolidated, Ltd. |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1988 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 13700000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M045086 |
REID, A.M., 1921, OS-IR IN TASMANIA: TASMANIAN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 32, P. 80-81
MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987, P. 60.
MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1989, P. 47.
MORLAND, R., 1990, RENISON BELL TIN DEPOSIT, IN HUGHES, F.E., ED., GEOLOGY OF THE MINERAL DEPOSITS OF AUSTRALIA AND PAPUA NEW GUINEA, VOLUME 1: AUSTRALASIAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND METALLURGY MONOGRAPH 14, P. 1249-1251.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 4 MAJOR TYPES OF MINERALIZATION: 1) STRATABOUND ORE-- FLAT-LYING, NEAR-SURFACE, CARBONATE REPLACEMENT ORES, AVERAGE GRADE OF 1.2% SN; 2) FAULTS ORE-- FEEDERS FROM THE TIN SOURCE; 3) STRATAFAULT ORE-- INTERMEDIATE BETWEEN FAULT AND STRATAFOUND ORE TYPES, SN GRADES FROM 0.7-1.6%; 4) FRACTURE ORE-- A MINOR ORE TYPE, SPATIALLY LIMITED, SN GRADES 1.3%. |
| Deposit | THIS RECORD CONTAINS DATA FROM DUPLICATE RECORD W700818 OF D.J. BEOUGHER WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MAIN MRDS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1975 | Blair, Will N. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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