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Wainivesi Zinc Property,Tailevu,

Prospect in Fiji with commodities Copper, Lead, 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. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10159201
MAS/MILS ID 6860050004
Record type Site
Current site name Wainivesi Zinc Property,Tailevu,
Alternate or previous names Veti Levu,Fiji

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 178.5485, -17.26393 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fiji(country)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country
Fiji

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Unknown
Chalcocite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Covellite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Hematite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown
Tetrahedrite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 178.5485, -17.26393
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N20E
    Dip 20E
    Thickness 8M
    Length 1609.3M
    Width 6M
    Depth to top 6M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 MASSIVE
    Type of Orebody #2 FISSURE VEIN
    Primary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. INTENSE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 PROPYLITIC
    Strike And Dip N20E:20E
    Minimum Depth to Top 4
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 9999
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 9999
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1935
Year of first production 1937

Mining district

District name Wainivilimi

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Federal Lease

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1963
    Measured 8400mt ore
    Demonstrated 8400mt ore
    Total resources 8400mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 9.6 wt-pct Zinc Trace 1963
    Copper Cu 1.8999 wt-pct Copper Trace 1963
    Lead Pb 3.1 wt-pct Lead Trace 1963

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RODDA, P.1963, WAINIVESI ZINC PROPERTY, TAILEVU DIAMOND DRIL

  • Deposit

    961-1962, GEOL. SURV. DEPT. SUVA,FIJI; ECONOMIC INVESTIGATIO

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SPHALERITE IS MAIN SULPHIDE MINERAL. A SUBECONOMIC OREBODY I TO EXTEND NORTHWARD 140 FT FROM OPEN CUT;IT IS 40 FT BELOW

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Curtis, J.L. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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