Meekatharra

Producer in Western Australia, Australia with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  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. Mining district
  9. Ownership information
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10133885
MAS/MILS ID 6020550013
Record type Site
Current site name Meekatharra
Alternate or previous names Grants, Golden Bar, Wanganui, Consols, Allon, Gabanintha, Globe, Commodore, Prohibition/Red Spider, Phar Lap, Mickey Doolan, Halcyon, Gibralter, Fenian, Marmont, Vivian, Sabbath, Lukes, Alberts

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: 118.6493, -26.92956 (WGS84)
Elevation 1000
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Western Australia(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia Western Australia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) 118.6493, -26.92956

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Milling method Unspecified

Mining district

District name West Australia

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Dominion Mining Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Australia
    Year 1992

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Measured 22315000mt ore
    Demonstrated 22315000mt ore
    Total resources 22315000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.94 g/mt Gold Major 1992
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Measured 9070000mt ore
    Demonstrated 9070000mt ore
    Total resources 9070000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.9 g/mt Gold Major 1992

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN MINING, 1992/93, P. 81.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 28-AUG-1996 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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