| Deposit ID | 10066396 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC42568 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Currajong Lead |
| Geographic coordinates: | 148.18192, -33.09626 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
New South Wales(province)
Australia(country)
Australia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Australia | New South Wales |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Model code | 119 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 39a |
| Deposit model name | Placer Au-PGE |
| Mark3 model number | 54 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel | ||
| |||
| (1) | 148.18192, -33.09626 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC42568 |
BOWMAN, H.N., 1977, MINEDATA SHEETS TO ACCOMPANY METALLOGENIC MAP FORBES 1:250,000 SHEET: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NEW SOUTH WALES, P. 296.
ORRIS, G.J., AND BLISS, J.D., 1985, GEOLOGIC AND GRADE-VOLUME DATA ON 330 GOLD PLACER DEPOSITS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 85-213, 172 P.
BOWMAN, 1977.
ORRIS AND BLISS, 1985.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | TERTIARY BURIED PLACER. GRAVELS WERE GRANULE AND PEBBLE SIZE (>2 MM TO 64 MM), COMPOSED LARGELY OF QUARTZ AND ANDESITE CLASTS, AND CEMENTED. GRAVEL LAYER WAS 0.5 TO 0.8 M THICK. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1995 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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