| Deposit ID | 10073054 |
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| MRDS ID | W018860 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hilton Zn - Pb - Ag Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | 139.28222, -20.54675 (WGS84) |
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| Relative position | 19 KM NORTH OF MT. ISA MINE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Queensland(province)
Australia(country)
Australia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Australia | Queensland |
| Commodity | Importance |
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| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
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| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Result | PRIMARY ORE GRADES 180 G/MT AG, 7.7% PB, 9.6% ZN. SECONDARY ORE GRADES 62 G/MT AG, 7.5% PB, 0.3% ZN |
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| Host or associated | Host | ||||
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| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale | ||||
| Rock unit name | Urquhart Formation Shale | ||||
| Rock description | Urquhart Formation Shale | ||||
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| (1) | 139.28222, -20.54675 |
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| Type of structure | Local |
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| Structure description | Mt. Isa Fault; On W. Limb Of N. Plunging Anticline, Many Small Folds. |
| General form | STEEPLY DIPPING EN ECHELON BEDS |
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| Strike | N |
| Dip | 60 - 65 DEG |
| Development status | Producer |
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| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1955 |
| Discoverer | Mount Isa Mines |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
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| Owner | Mount Isa Mines Ltd |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 37000000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 400000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 37000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 4000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground |
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| Overall depth | 1036M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W018860 |
BENNETT, E. M., 1970, HISTORY, GEOLOGY AND PLANNED EXPANSION OF MOUNT ISA MINES PROPERTIES; IN RAUSCH, D. O., MARIACHER, B. C. EDS., AIME SYMP. PB - ZN, V. 1 P. 139 - 170
E/MJ 12 - 75 P. 125
SKINNER'S MINING INTL. YBK. 1975, P. 395
| Subject category | Comment text |
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| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1950'S |
| Deposit | ORE OCCURS THROUGH A STRATIGRAPHIC THICKNESS OF 305 M. ORE IS MINEABLE WHEN CONCORDANT BANDS ARE GROUPED IN SUFFICIENT DENSITY TO BE ECONOMIC. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1976 | Schruben, Paul G. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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