Laverton

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. Ownership information
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10135120
MAS/MILS ID 6020550183
Record type Site
Current site name Laverton
Alternate or previous names Reichelt Find, Duketon, Baneygo, McKenzie Well

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: 122.41589, -28.81289 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(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) 122.41589, -28.81289

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Open Pit
Milling method Hydrometallurgy Unspecified

Ownership information

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

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Measured 577000mt ore
    Demonstrated 577000mt ore
    Total resources 577000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 2.9 g/mt Gold Major 1992
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Measured 205000mt ore
    Demonstrated 205000mt ore
    Total resources 205000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 2.4 g/mt Gold Major 1992
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Measured 3000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 3000000mt ore
    Total resources 3000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 0.8 g/mt Gold Major 1992
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Measured 3000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 3000000mt ore
    Total resources 3000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 2.6 g/mt Gold Major 1992

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN MINING, 1992/93, P. 78.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-OCT-1992 Slater, Linda C. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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