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New Broken Hill Zn - Pb - Ag Mine

Producer in New South Wales, Australia with commodities Zinc, Lead, Silver
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  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. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Ownership information
  16. Production statistics
  17. Reserves and resources
  18. Workings at the site
  19. Links to other databases
  20. Bibliographic references
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10073049
MRDS ID W018855
Record type Site
Current site name New Broken Hill Zn - Pb - Ag Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 141.44873, -31.99621 (WGS84)
Relative position ADJACENT SOUTH OF CITY OF BROKEN HILL. 450 KM BY RAIL NE OF PORT PIRIE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

New South Wales(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia New South Wales

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Apatite Gangue
Calcite Gangue
Chalcopyrite Gangue
Feldspar Gangue
Fluorite Gangue
Garnet Gangue
Hedenbergite Gangue
Pyrrhotite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Rhodonite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification, Garnetization Of Wallrock

Analytical data

Result RESERVES - 13.9% ZN, 8.9% PB, 70.1 G/MT AG

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Rock unit name Gneisses, Amphibolite, Banded Iron Formation
    Rock description Gneisses, Amphibolite, Banded Iron Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Amphibolite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Iron Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) 141.44873, -31.99621
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Globe - Vauxhall Fault, Hanging Wall Basin, Broken Hill Anticline, Broken Hill Basin, Associated Drag Folds

Ore body information

  • General form CONCORDANT LENSES
    Strike NE
    Dip 75 DEG NW
    Plunge SW

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Drag Fold Hinges Contain Most Of The Ore

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Discovery year 1883
Discoverer Charles Rasp
Year of first production 1944

Mining district

District name Broken Hill Dist.

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner New Broken Hill Consl Ltd.

Production statistics

  • Year 1969
    Period 1944-1969
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^10.0 % Pb, 13.4 % Zn, 85.7 G Ag/Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Lead Lead 10wt-pct
    Major Ore Silver Silver 86g/mt
    Major Ore Zinc Zinc 13wt-pct
  • Year 1973
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^12.95 % Zn, 8.3 % Pb, 61 G/Mt Ag
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Silver Silver 61g/mt
    Major Ore Lead Lead 8wt-pct
    Major Ore Zinc Zinc 13wt-pct
  • Year 1973
    Material CONC-ZN
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^53 % Zn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Zinc Zinc 53wt-pct
  • Year 1973
    Material CONC-PB
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^76 % Pb
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Lead Lead 76wt-pct

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1973
    Demonstrated 6700000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 13.9 wt-pct Zinc Major 1973
    Lead Pb 8.9 wt-pct Lead Major 1973
    Silver Ag 70.1 g/mt Silver Major 1973
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1973
    Total resources 67000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 13.9 wt-pct Zinc Major 1973
    Lead Pb 8.9 wt-pct Lead Major 1973
    Silver Ag 70.1 g/mt Silver Major 1973

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 964M

Comments on the workings information

  • NEW SHAFT TO 915 M

Comments on development

  • MILL.CAP: 2292 MET TONS ; ECON.YEAR: 1973 ; ECON.COM: 6279 MTPD MILL

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STAFF, 1970, EXPLORATION AND MINING OPERATIONS, THE ZN CORP. LTD, NEW BROKEN HILL CONSL. LTD., BROKEN HILL, AUSTRALIA; IN RAUSCH, D. O., MARIACHER, B. C., AIME SYMP. PB - ZN V. 1 P. 301 - 326.

  • Deposit

    O'DRISCOLL, E. S., 1953, THE ZINC CORP. AND NEW BROKEN HILL CONSL MINES; IN EDWARDS, A. B. ED. GEOL. OF AUSTL. ORE DEPOSITS, EMPIRE MINING AND METALL. CONG., 5TH, V. 1 P. 658 - 673.

  • Production

    SKINNERS MINING INTL. YBK 1975, P. 404. STAFF, 1970, ZN CORP, NBHC IN RAUSCH & MARIACHER, AIME SYMP. PB-ZN, P. 303

  • Reserve-Resource

    SKINNER'S MINING INTL. YBK. 1975, P. 404

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1976 Schruben, Paul G. U.S. Geological Survey

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