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Girilambone

Plant in New South Wales, Australia with commodities Copper, Gold
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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. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10159166
MAS/MILS ID 6020150014
Record type Site
Current site name Girilambone
Alternate or previous names Larson's East, Ben Hur, North East Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 146.88194, -31.2296 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

New South Wales(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia New South Wales

Comments on the location information

  • MINE IS APPROX. 3 KM WEST OF THE TOWN OF GIRILAMBONE AND 46 KM NW OF NYNGAN.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 146.88194, -31.2296
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1989
Mining method Open Pit
Year of first production 1993
Plant type Leach
Plant subcategory Solvent Extraction-Electrowin
Milling method Leach-Solvent-Extract-Electrowin

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Girilambone Copper Co.
    Home office Australia
    Year 1993
  • Type Owner
    Owner Straits Engineers Contracting Pte Ltd.
    Interest 60
    Home office Singapore
    Year 1993
  • Type Owner
    Owner Nord Pacific Ltd.
    Interest 40
    Home office Bermuda
    Year 1993

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Measured 3800000mt ore
    Demonstrated 3800000mt ore
    Total resources 3800000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 2.4 wt-pct Copper Major 1991
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Indicated 1400000mt ore
    Demonstrated 1400000mt ore
    Total resources 1400000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.8 wt-pct Copper Major 1991
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Demonstrated 6700000mt ore
    Total resources 6700000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.9 wt-pct Copper Major 1991
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Demonstrated 8000000mt ore
    Total resources 8000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.35 wt-pct Copper Major 1993
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Demonstrated 700000mt ore
    Total resources 700000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.3 g/mt Gold Minor 1993
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Demonstrated 8000000mt ore
    Total resources 8000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.35 wt-pct Copper Major 1993

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PRODUCTION BEGAN MAY 1993 AT 13,200 MT CATHODE COPPER PER YEAR. CURRENT OPEN PITABLE RESERVES SUFFICENT FOR 5.5 YEARS PRODUC- TION. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES IN THE AREA WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR TREATMENT .

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN MINING, 1994/95, P.217.

  • Reserve-Resource

    REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN MINING, 1992/93, P.186,187.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, 8/10/90, P.105.

  • Deposit

    SKILLINGS', 8/18/90, P.17.

  • Deposit

    MINING RECORD, 8/15/90, P.6.

  • Deposit

    MINING ACTIVITY DIGEST, 8/31/90, V17/N8, P.9.

  • Deposit

    METALS WEEK, 8/6/90, P.9.

  • Deposit

    MINING RECORD, 2/13/91, P.3.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, 2/8/91, P.96.

  • Deposit

    SKILLINGS', 2/9/91, P.13.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, 1/3/92, P.5.

  • Deposit

    MINING ENGINEERING, 3/91, P.291.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 4/91, P.11.

  • Deposit

    REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN MINING, 1991/92, P.184.

  • Deposit

    SKILLINGS', 1/4/92, P.3.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 2/92, P.11.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, 2/92, P.115.

  • Deposit

    SKILLINGS', 2/15/92, P.17.

  • Deposit

    SKILLINGS', 1/2/93, P.7.

  • Deposit

    MINING RECORD, 1/15/92, P.3.

  • Deposit

    AMERICAN MINING CONGRESS JOURNAL, 10/92, P.26.

  • Deposit

    SKILLINGS', 3/6/93, P.3.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, 1/1/93, P.4.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, 2/26/93, P.145.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, 5/21/93, P.370.

  • Deposit

    METALS WEEK, 5/24/93, P.10.

  • Deposit

    SKILLINGS', 5/29/93, P.5.

  • Deposit

    AUSTRALIAN MINING, MODERN TECHNOLOGY BRINGS HISTORIC MINE TO

  • Deposit

    LIFE, JAN./FEB., 1993, P.34,36.

  • Deposit

    AUSTRALIAN MINING, 5/93, P.12.

  • Deposit

    AUSTRALIAN MINING, 5/93, P.44.

  • Deposit

    SKILLINGS', 8/14/93, P.3.

  • Deposit

    SMITH, MARK, FIVE 9S PUT NSW PROJECT IN THE BIG LEAGUE,

  • Deposit

    AUSTRALIA'S MINING MONTHLY, 5/94, P.23,25.

  • Deposit

    METALS WEEK, 5/23/94, P.6.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, 6/17/94, P.454.

  • Deposit

    AUSTRALIAN MINING, GOING NORD FOR GREATER PROFITS, 8/94,

  • Deposit

    P.33,35.

  • Deposit

    AUSTRALIA'S MINING MONTHLY, 10/94, P.10.

  • Deposit

    METALS WEEK, V 66/N 4, 1/23/95, P.7.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-SEP-96 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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