Pajingo Gold Deposits

Producer in Queensland, Australia with commodities Gold, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Ownership information
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10056349
MRDS ID TC00007
Record type Site
Current site name Pajingo Gold Deposits
Alternate or previous names Scott

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 146.44876, -20.53013 (WGS84)
Relative position 44 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CHARTERS TOWERS AND APPROXIMATELY 120 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TOWNSVILLE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Queensland(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia Queensland

Comments on the location information

  • LAT/LONG FROM LES VAN DYKE, BATTLE MOUNTAIN GOLD.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Electrum Ore
Gold Ore
Hematite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Propylitic, Phyllic

Analytical data

Result AVERAGE GRADE OF ORE IS 0.32 TOZ AU/ST AND 1.17 TOZ AG/ST.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian

Nearby scientific data

(1) 146.44876, -20.53013

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Drummond Basin
Type of structure Regional
Structure description Drummond Basin

Ore body information

  • Strike CHANGES FROM EAST-WEST TO NORTH-EAST IN CENTRAL SECTION
    Dip SOUTHEAST AT 70 TO 80 DEGREES
    Thickness 118.87M
    Length 548.64M
    Width 5.49M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Discovery year 1983
Discoverer Battle Mountain Gold Co.
Year of first production 1987

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Battle Mountain Gold Co.
    Home office 333 Clay St, Houston, Tx 77002
    First year 1990
  • Type Owner
    Owner Battle Mountain Gold Co.
    Home office 333 Clay St, Houston, Tx 77002
    First year 1990

Comments on the production information

  • FIRST POUR SEPTEMBER 30, 1987; CASH PRODUCTION COSTS EST: 1988- $125/EQUIVALENT AU OZ, 1989- $146/EQUIVALENT AU OZ. GOLD OUTPUT IS PLANNED TO INCREASE TO 80,000 TR OZ/YR BY THE EARLY 1990S.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1987
    Total resources 1290000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 10 g/mt Gold Major 1987
    Silver Ag 42.1 g/mt Silver Minor 1987

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • CUT-OFF GRADE WAS O.052 OZ/T

Comments on the workings information

  • PLANS FOR UNDERGROUND MINING OF DEEPER MINERALIZATION SUBJECT TO FUTURE COST ANALYSIS. STRIPPING RATIO OF THE MINE IS ABOUT 15:1 IN THE FIRST 2 YEARS AND IS EXPECTED TO AVERAGE ABOUT 21.4:1 OVER THE ESTIMATED 7 YEAR MINE LIFE.

Comments on development

  • DEV$: A9.6 ; TOTAL$: $A96

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, APRIL 17, 1987, P. 291.

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1988-89.

  • Deposit

    SEC FORM 10-K, DECEMBER 31, 1987.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING & MINING JOURNAL, 1988, BATTLE MOUNTAIN'S PAJINGO GOES ON STREAM IN AUSTRALIA: V. 189, NO. 1, P. 15.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1989, P. 47.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, JUNE, 1987, P. 10-13.

  • Deposit

    PORTER, R.R.G., 1990, PAJINGO GOLD DEPOSITS, IN HUGHES, F.E., ED., GEOLOGY OF THE MINERAL DEPOSITS OF AUSTRALIA AND PAPUA NEW GUINEA, VOLUME 2: AUSTRALASIAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND METALLURGY MONOGRAPH 14, P. 1483-1487.

  • Production

    SEC FORM 10-K, DECEMBER 31, 1987

  • Reserve-Resource

    E/MJ, 1987.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE PAJINGO MINE IS CENTERED ON THE SCOTT LODE, A QUARTZ VEIN COMPLEX OCCURRING WITH THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE 2500 M LONG JANET "A" VEIN. THE SCOTT LODE FORMS A BOOMERANG SHAPE WITH A STRIKE LENGTH OF 560 M, A MAX. WIDTH OF 23 M (DEFINED BY 1.0 G AU/T CUTOFF)
Deposit THIS RECORD CONTAINS DATA FROM DUPLICATE RECORD W700767 OF D.J. BEOUGHER WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MAIN MRDS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE IN PORTER, 1990. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1989 Marcus, Sue U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-APR-1994 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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