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Wolfram Camp

Producer in Queensland, Australia with commodities Tungsten, Molybdenum, Bismuth
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10106698
MRDS ID DE00330
Record type Site
Current site name Wolfram Camp
Alternate or previous names Leisner's Mine, German Bill, Victory

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 144.91548, -17.08034 (WGS84)
Relative position CENTROID

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Queensland(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia Queensland

Comments on the location information

  • 50 KM WEST SOUTHWEST OF CAIRNS. 1:250000 MAP SHEET NO. E55-05

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary
Molybdenum Primary
Bismuth Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Elizabeth Creek Granite
    Rock description Elizabeth Creek Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) 144.91548, -17.08034
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Roof Zone And Margin Of Late Carboniferous - Early Permian Granite Intrusion.

Comments on the geologic information

  • PRINCIPAL MINERAL ASSEMBLAGES: WLFM + MLBD + BSMT + BSMN. ASSOCIATED MINERALS = PYRT + CLCP + ARPR + PYTT + GLEN + SPRL + FLRT + SCLT. SOURCE OF MINERALIZATION APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN THE VOLCANICS WHICH ARE CO-MAGMATIC WITH THE HOST ROCK. OREBODIES CONSISTS OF UPWARD-BRANCHING QUARTZ PIPES WHICH ARE SEVERAL CENTIMETRES TO 6 M ACROSS AND UP TO 200 M HIGH. WOLFRAMITE DISTRIBUTION IS PATCHY AND GENERALLY DECREASES WITH DEPTH (PLIMER, I., 1975).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1894
Year of first production 1894
Year of last production 1984

Mining district

District name Herberton

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Mount Arthur Molybdenum N.L.

Production statistics

  • Year 1971
    Period 1894-1971
    Material CON
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^65% Wo3
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    WO3 Conc. Tungsten Tungsten 65wt-pct
  • Year 1979
    Material CON
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^67% Wo3 97 Mt Contained W
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    WO3 Conc. Tungsten Tungsten 67wt-pct
  • Year 1980
    Material CON
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^68% Wo3 73 Mt Contained W
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    WO3 Conc. Tungsten Tungsten 68wt-pct
  • Year 1981
    Material CON
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^55% Wo3 43 Mt Contained W
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    WO3 Conc. Tungsten Tungsten 55wt-pct
  • Year 1982
    Period 1974-1982
    Material CON
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^64% Wo3
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    WO3 Conc. Tungsten Tungsten 64wt-pct
  • Year 1982
    Material CON
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^67% Wo3 53 Mt Contained W
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    WO3 Conc. Tungsten Tungsten 67wt-pct
  • Year 1983
    Material CON
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^69% Wo3 24 Mt Contained W
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    WO3 Conc. Tungsten Tungsten 69wt-pct
  • Year 1984
    Period 1983-1984
    Material CON
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^67% Wo3
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    WO3 Conc. Tungsten Tungsten 67wt-pct
  • Year 1984
    Material CON
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^70% Wo3 24 Mt Contained W
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    WO3 Conc. Tungsten Tungsten 70wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • 1972-1973, NO PRODUCTION. CUM ITEM 5: 410 TONNES CONTAINED W. CUM ITEM 6: 65 TONNES CONTAINED W.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Area 325HA

Comments on development

  • NON-GEOLOGIC CONSTRAINTS ON DEVELOPMENT OR EXPANSION IN 1-5 YRS.: PRICE OF TUNGSTEN IS LIMITING FACTOR. ACTIVE DEVELOPMENT IN MINE: NO. ACTIVE EXPLORATION IN DISTRICT: NO. ASSESSMENT: BY MARCH 1984, PAYABLE UNDERGROUND ORE HAD RUN OUT. SINCE THAT DATE PLANT HAS BEEN TREATING ELUVIUM. AS THE PRICE OF TUNGSTEN IMPROVES FURTHER UNDERGROUND EXPLORATION WILL TAKE PLACE. IT IS BELIEVED ONLY ABOUT 25 M OF DRIVING IS NECESSARY TO CUT ANOTHER PIPE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PLIMER, I., 1975, WOLFRAM CAMP WOLFRAMITE - MOLYBDENITE - BISMUTH - QUARTZ PIPES, NORTH QUEENSLAND, IN C.L. KNIGHT (ED.), ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF AUSTRALIA AND PAPUA NEW GUINEA, 1. METALS, AUSTRALASIAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND METALLURGY, MONOGRAPH SERIES NO. 5, P. 760-2.

  • Deposit

    MCLEOD, I.R., 1964, TUNGSTEN, IN AUSTRALIAN MINERAL INDUSTRY: MINERAL DEPOSITS, BUREAU OF MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 72, P. 636.

  • Deposit

    CARRUTHERS, D.S., 1965, GEOLOGY AND MINERALIZATION OF EASTERN QUEENSLAND, IN J. MCANDREW (ED.), GEOLOGY OF AUSTRALIAN ORE DEPOSITS, VOL. I, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALASIAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND METALLURGY, P. 352-360.

  • Deposit

    KNIGHT, N.D., TUNGSTEN, IN AUSTRALIAN MINERAL INDUSTRY ANNUAL REVIEW, 1974-1984, CANBERRA, B.M.R.

  • Deposit

    CONNAH, T.H., 1965, TUNGSTEN, MOLYBDENUM AND BISMUTH ORE DEPOSITS OF QUEENSLAND, IN J. MCANDREW (ED.), GEOLOGY OF AUSTRALIAN ORE DEPOSITS, VOL. I, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALASIAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND METALLURGY, P. 386-387.

  • Production

    MCLEOD, I.R., 1964 AND KNIGHT, N.D.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1985 Knight, Nerida D. Bureau of Mineral Resources, Canberra, Australia

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