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Dugald River

Prospect in Queensland, Australia with commodities Lead, Silver, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10134386
MAS/MILS ID 6020350031
Record type Site
Current site name Dugald River

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 140.28217, -20.21348 (WGS84)
Elevation 350
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Queensland(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia Queensland

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Secondary
Silver Secondary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Pyrrhotite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 140.28217, -20.21348
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 2450M
    Width 5.3M
    Area 1.3HA
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 STRATABOUND
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Secondary mode of Origin METAMORPHISM
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Total Surface Area (HA) 1.3
    Date of Last Modification 830812

Comments on the geologic information

  • ACCESSORY MINERALS: CHALCOPYRITE, PYRARGYRITE, TETRAHEDRITE ARSENOPYRITE. GANGUE MINERALS: QUARTZ, CARBONATES.
  • STRIKE AND DIP: N00S:73W

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1881
Mining method Open Stope - Other Open Stope Methods

Comments on exploration

  • IN 1981 CONZINC RIO TINTO OF AUSTRALIA, LTD. (CRA) COMPLETED A FEASIBILITY STUDY OF THE PROPERTY. DUE TO HIGH INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS AND MINE DEVELOPMENT COSTS THE PROJECT IS PROBABLY NOT ECONOMICALLY VIABLE AT PRESENT.

Mining district

District name Mount Isa Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Cra Ltd.
    Interest 60
    Home office Australia
    Year 1992
  • Type Owner
    Owner Pasminco Ltd.
    Interest 40
    Home office Australia
    Year 1992

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Indicated 38500000mt ore
    Demonstrated 38500000mt ore
    Total resources 38500000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 13.6 wt-pct Zinc Major 1993
    Lead Pb 2.1 wt-pct Lead Minor 1993
    Silver Ag 37 g/mt Silver Minor 1993
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Indicated 22400000mt ore
    Demonstrated 22400000mt ore
    Total resources 22400000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 14.4 wt-pct Zinc Major 1990
    Lead Pb 2.4 wt-pct Lead Minor 1990
    Silver Ag 44 g/mt Silver Minor 1990
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Indicated 34500000mt ore
    Demonstrated 34500000mt ore
    Total resources 34500000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 13.6 wt-pct Zinc Major 1991
    Lead Pb 2.1 wt-pct Lead Minor 1991
    Silver Ag 42 g/mt Silver Minor 1991

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • REF. CONZINC RIO TINTO OF AUSTRALIA LTD. 1978 ANNUAL REPORT P22
  • 88/89 REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN MINING SHOWS 1.28 MILLION TONS

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OTHER OPEN STOPE METHODS
    Capacity 3205
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 24
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 312
    Year of Information 1981

Comments on the workings information

  • THE PROSPECT IS REACHED VIA UNSEALED, BLACK SOIL ROADS FROM CLONCURRY. DURING SUMMER MONSOON SEASON THESE ROADS CAN BECOME IMPASSABLE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    WHITCHER, T.G. DUGALD RIVER LEAD-ZINC LODE IN ECONOMIC

  • Reserve-Resource

    GEOLOGY OF AUSTRALIA AND PAPUA NEW GUINEA, 1. METALS,

  • Reserve-Resource

    (ED. C.L. KNIGHT), PP. 372-376: AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING AND METALURGY. MELBOURNE, 1975.

  • Reserve-Resource

    SKILLING'S MINING REVIEW, NOVEMBER 10, 1990, P.13

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING MAGAZINE, OCTOBER 1991, P.237

  • Reserve-Resource

    *MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, 1993, P. 140.

  • Deposit

    KNIGHT C.L., LEAD-ZINC LODE AT DUGALD RIVER.

  • Deposit

    AUSTRALIAN ORE DEPOSITS (ED. J. MCANDREW). PP. 247-250.

  • Deposit

    EIGHTH COMMONWEALTH MINING AND METALLURGICAL CONGRESS:

  • Deposit

    MELBOURNE, 1965.

  • Deposit

    LOUTHEAN R. (ED.), REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN MINING, 1980. ROSS

  • Deposit

    LOUTHEAN PUBLISHING. 1980.

  • Deposit

    NIGHTINGALE, W.C. (ED.) FINANCIAL TIMES MINING INTERNATION-

  • Deposit

    AL YEARBOOK. 1980. LONGMAN, LONDON.

  • Deposit

    PINCOCK, ALLEN & HOLT, INC. PERSONAL CONVERSATIONS WITH

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERS AT AUSTRALIAN MINING AND SMELTING (AM&S), A

  • Deposit

    SUBSIDIARY IN CHARGE OF THE DUGALD RIVER PROJECT FOR

  • Deposit

    CONZINC RIO TINTO OF AUSTRALIA. MARCH 24, 1981

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 29-DEC-1994 Difrancesco, Carl A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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