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Bounty

Producer in Western Australia, Australia with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10066759
MRDS ID TC43057
Record type Site
Current site name Bounty

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 119.99924, -31.99604 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position Estimated Location, Very Approximate.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Western Australia(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia Western Australia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) 119.99924, -31.99604
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Forrestania District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Aztec Mining
    Interest 62
    Last year 1990
  • Type Owner
    Owner Forrestania Gold NL
    Interest 38
    Last year 1990

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Total resources 1600000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 7.9 g/mt Gold Major 1990

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • A MINIMUM MINING WIDTH OF 3.5 M AND CUTOFF GOLD GRADES OF 2.5 AND 30 G/MT HAVE BEEN APPLIED TO THE MINERALIZATION BELOW THE BASE OF THE OPEN PITS.

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN-PIT, BUT IN 1990 WORK STARTED ON A DECLINE FROM THE NORTHERN END OF THE BOUNTY PIT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, 3/23/90, P. 231

  • Production

    MINING JOURNAL, 1990.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-APR-95 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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