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Hellyer

Producer in Tasmania, Australia with commodities Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Production statistics
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Workings at the site
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10118422
MAS/MILS ID 6020450020
Record type Site
Current site name Hellyer

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 145.34848, -41.56281 (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 Secondary
Gold Secondary
Lead Primary
Silver Secondary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 145.34848, -41.56281
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Open Stope
Year of first production 1989
Milling method Flotation

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Aberfoyle Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Australia
    Year 1989
  • Type Owner
    Owner Cominco
    Interest 46.3
    Year 1992
  • Type Owner
    Owner Cominco
    Year 1992
    First year 1993
  • Type Owner
    Owner Variety Of Institutional Investors
    Interest 46.3
    Year 1992
    First year 1992

Production statistics

  • Year 1988
    Description Lead Metal Production 32664 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Lead Lead 32664mt
  • Year 1989
    Description Lead Metal Production 40662 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Lead Lead 40662mt
  • Year 1989
    Description Bulk Conc. (25.4%Zn 24.5%Pb 326 G/Mt Ag) 46948 Mt Conc/Yeat
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Lead Lead 25wt-pct
    Major Zinc Zinc 25wt-pct
    Trace Silver Silver 326g/mt
  • Year 1989
    Description Pb Conc. (58.0% Pb, 656g/Mt Ag) 17626 Mt Conc/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 656g/mt
    Major Lead Lead 58wt-pct
  • Year 1989
    Description Zn Conc. (49.3% Zn) 74448 Mt Conc/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc Zinc 49wt-pct
  • Year 1990
    Description Lead Metal Production 50967 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Lead Lead 50967mt
  • Year 1991
    Description Lead Conc. Production 60112 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Lead Lead 60112mt
  • Year 1991
    Description Zinc Conc. Produced 220757 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc Zinc 220757mt
  • Year 1991
    Description Ore Treated 1200000 Mt
  • Year 1995
    Description Contained Zinc In Concentrate 137300 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc Zinc 137300mt
  • Year 1996
    Description Contained Zinc In Concentrate 144200 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc Zinc 144200mt

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Demonstrated 12800000mt ore
    Total resources 12800000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 12 wt-pct Zinc Major 1993
    Lead Pb 6 wt-pct Lead Major 1993
    Copper Cu 0.3 wt-pct Copper Minor 1993
    Silver Ag 150 g/mt Silver Minor 1993
    Gold Au 2.2 g/mt Gold Minor 1993
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Demonstrated 10200000mt ore
    Total resources 10200000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 12 wt-pct Zinc Major 1993
    Lead Pb 6 wt-pct Lead Major 1993
    Silver Ag 140 g/mt Silver Minor 1993

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PRODUCTION BEGINNING IN LATE 1989
  • RESERVES: 15 MILLION MT FROM REG. OF AUST. MNG 88/89

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method OPEN STOPE
    Percent Recovery 90
    Number of Shafts 1
    Avg. Length of Adits (m) 1100
    Number of Adits 1
    Capacity 3000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 333
    Year of Information 1989

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    *CRU MONITOR, LEAD, OCT. 1992, P.8.

  • Production

    *MBM, JUNE 1991, P. 33.

  • Reserve-Resource

    ABERFOYLE LTD. 1989 ANNUAL REPORT

  • Reserve-Resource

    *MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, 1993, P. 140.

  • Reserve-Resource

    AME MINERAL ECONOMICS QUARTERLY MINE ANALYSIS, JUN 93, P.

  • Reserve-Resource

    38, 43, 46.

  • Deposit

    CRU ZINC MONITOR-AUGUST 1996

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TOTAL OUTPUT FOR 95/96 = DOWN BY 3.2%-ZN CONCENTRATE TOTAL OUTPUT OF ZINC FROM ZINC AND BULK CONCENTRATE=DOWN BY 4.8%

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 13-SEP-1996 Difrancesco, Carl A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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