Challenger

Prospect in South 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. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10134156
MAS/MILS ID 6020400006
Record type Site
Current site name Challenger

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 134.1322, -30.32951 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

South Australia(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia South Australia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 134.1322, -30.32951

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1995

Comments on exploration

  • DRILLING RESULTS RANGE FROM 2 G/MT TO 6.7 G/MT GOLD. DRILLING OCCURRED IN BUT ONE OF FIVE ANOMOLIES. DRILLING INTERSECTIONS BEGAN 12 M BELOW SURFACE. THE AEROMAGNETIC SURVEYS WERE DONE AND WILL CONTINUE BEING DONE BY THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN GOVT TO ATTRACT COMPANIES TO THE AREA. THE LEASE IS 20,000 SQ KM.

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights State Lease

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Dominion Mining
    Year 1995
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Resolute Samantha Group Ltd (Earning In 50%)
    Year 1995

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, JUL 14, 1995, P 26

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, AUG 4, 1995, P 80

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE CHALLENGER ANOMALY IS NEAR HALF MOON LAKE, NW OF MULGATHING

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-APR-1996 Clarke, Donald U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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