Unnamed

Producer in Tasmania, Australia with commodities Copper, Nickel, Silver, Platinum, Palladium, Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10037911
MRDS ID M045116
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: 146.62883, -41.96921 (WGS84)
Relative position NEAR 5 MILE, ZEEHAN, WEST OF DUNDAS ON BADGER RIVER

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tasmania(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia Tasmania

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Nickel Critical Primary
Silver Primary
Platinum Critical Secondary
Palladium Critical Secondary
Gold Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pentlandite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro > Norite

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) 146.62883, -41.96921

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 1.22M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Occur At Contact Of Slates And Serpentine

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • 7= A FEW THOUSAND TONS MINED (O'NEILL AND GUNNING, 1934)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS WITHIN BASIC ROCKS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-74 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey SOURCES & UPGRADES EDITS
Editor 01-DEC-74 Beougher, Dee (Spanski, Gregory T.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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