Mount Lyell

Producer in Tasmania, Australia with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver, Sulfur-Pyrite, Zinc, Lead, Tin, Molybdenum
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10084792
MRDS ID W700001
Record type Site
Current site name Mount Lyell

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 145.54846, -42.11278 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tasmania(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia Tasmania

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Secondary
Silver Secondary
Sulfur-Pyrite Secondary
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Tin Critical Tertiary
Molybdenum Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Covellite Ore
Digenite Ore
Enargite Ore
Galena Ore
Hematite Ore
Linnaeite Ore
Magnetite Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Stromeyerite Ore
Apatite Gangue
Barite Gangue
Calcite Gangue
Chlorite Gangue
Fluorite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Rutile Gangue
Sericite Gangue
Siderite Gangue
Zircon Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 184
USGS model code 28a
Deposit model name Massive sulfide, kuroko
Mark3 model number 93

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite

Nearby scientific data

(1) 145.54846, -42.11278

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1884

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1987 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.