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Woodlawn Mine

Producer in New South Wales, Australia with commodities Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Ownership information
  11. Production statistics
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10183297
MAS/MILS ID 6020150023
Record type Site
Current site name Woodlawn Mine
Alternate or previous names Woodlawn Deposit, Currawang, Complex Ore, Copper Ore

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 149.56543, -35.06313 (WGS84)
Elevation 800

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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Secondary
Lead Primary
Silver Secondary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 149.56543, -35.06313
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N01W
    Dip 45W
    Thickness 15M
    Length 420M
    Width 330M
    Depth to top 80M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 SHEAR ZONE
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #2 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #3 SEDIMENTARY
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Secondary mode of Origin METAMORPHISM
    Primary Ore Control FOLDING
    Secondary Ore Control BEDDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 POTASSIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 SERICITIC
    Strike And Dip N01W:45W
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 10
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 810813
  • Strike N01W
    Dip 45W
    Thickness 15M
    Length 420M
    Width 330M
    Depth to top 80M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 2
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 SHEAR ZONE
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #2 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #3 SEDIMENTARY
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Secondary mode of Origin METAMORPHISM
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 POTASSIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 SERICITIC
    Strike And Dip N01W:45W
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 10
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 810813

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1970
Mining method Filled Stopes - Inclined Cut and Fill
Year of first production 1979
Milling method Flotation

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Denehurst Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Australia
    Year 1991

Production statistics

  • Year 1988
    Description Lead Metal Production 11044 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Lead Lead 11044mt
  • Year 1989
    Description Lead Metal Production 9848 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Lead Lead 9848mt
  • Year 1990
    Description Lead Metal Production 12900 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Lead Lead 12900mt
  • Year 1996
    Description Ore Treated 505000 Mt
  • Year 1996
    Description Zinc In Concentrate 44812 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc Zinc 44812mt

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Measured 3900000mt ore
    Demonstrated 3900000mt ore
    Total resources 3900000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.7 wt-pct Copper Major 1993
    Lead Pb 4.2 wt-pct Lead Major 1993
    Zinc Zn 10.5 wt-pct Zinc Major 1993
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 0
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.8999 wt-pct Copper Major 0
    Lead Pb 0.1 wt-pct Lead Major 0
    Zinc Zn 0.5 wt-pct Zinc Major 0
    Silver Ag 8 g/mt Silver Minor 0
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Demonstrated 3290000mt ore
    Total resources 3290000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 9.83 wt-pct Zinc Major 1993
    Lead Pb 3.51 wt-pct Lead Major 1993
    Silver Ag 65 g/mt Silver Minor 1993
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Demonstrated 3140000mt ore
    Total resources 3140000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 10.3 wt-pct Zinc Major 1993
    Lead Pb 3.68 wt-pct Lead Major 1993
    Copper Cu 1.71 wt-pct Copper Major 1993
    Silver Ag 67 g/mt Silver Minor 1993
    Gold Au 0.4 g/mt Gold Minor 1993
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Demonstrated 153000mt ore
    Total resources 153000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 1.5 wt-pct Zinc Major 1993
    Lead Pb 0.34 wt-pct Lead Major 1993
    Copper Cu 3.08 wt-pct Copper Major 1993
    Silver Ag 18 g/mt Silver Minor 1993
    Gold Au 0.2 g/mt Gold Minor 1993
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Demonstrated 253000mt ore
    Total resources 253000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 13.12 wt-pct Zinc Major 1993
    Lead Pb 2.42 wt-pct Lead Major 1993
    Copper Cu 1.74 wt-pct Copper Major 1993
    Silver Ag 37 g/mt Silver Minor 1993
    Gold Au 0.1 g/mt Gold Minor 1993
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Demonstrated 3546000mt ore
    Total resources 3546000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 10.12 wt-pct Zinc Major 1993
    Lead Pb 3.45 wt-pct Lead Major 1993
    Copper Cu 1.77 wt-pct Copper Major 1993
    Silver Ag 63 g/mt Silver Minor 1993
    Gold Au 0.4 g/mt Gold Minor 1993

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVES ARE DIVIDED AS FOLLOWS: COMPLEX ORE 5,633,000 MT AT 1.7%CU,5.5%PB,14.4%ZN, AND 89 G AG/MT. COPPER ORE 3,367,000 MT AT 1.9%CU,0.1%PB,0.5%ZN AND 8 G AG/MT REF:E&MJ FEB 1980,P65-69/TOO SMALL FOR COPPER.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method INCLINED CUT AND FILL 10-65
    Percent Recovery 90
    Capacity 500000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Year of Information 1989

Comments on other economic factors

  • DEPOSIT WAS PREVIOUSLY MINED BY OPEN PIT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    *MBM, JUNE 1991, P. 33.

  • Reserve-Resource

    AME MINERAL ECONOMICS QUARTERLY MINE ANALYSIS, JUNE 1993,

  • Reserve-Resource

    P. 38, 43, 48.

  • Reserve-Resource

    REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN MINING, 1991/92, P.200.

  • Reserve-Resource

    REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN MINING, 1994/95, P.251.

  • Deposit

    ST.JOE MINERALS CORP.1975 ANNUAL RPT.,TIMETABLE OF MAJOR

  • Deposit

    PROJ.&DEVELOP.,PP.16-17

  • Deposit

    AUST.MINING,JOINT VENTURE FOR WOODLAWN,SEPT.1976,P.6

  • Deposit

    PETERSON,M.D.& I.B.LAMBERT,GEOL.&MINERAL.IN THE S.LACHLAN

  • Deposit

    FOLD BELT,GEOCHEM-PETROGRAPH.INVEST.OF ROCKS FROM AROUND THE

  • Deposit

    WOODLAWN CU-PB-ZN ORE BODY,SE.NSW.,AUST.SOCIETY OF EXPLOR.

  • Deposit

    GEOPHYS.BULL.,VOL.7,NO.1,APRIL 1976,P.37.

  • Deposit

    MIN.JOURNAL,AUST.MIN.& SMELTING,MARKED INCREASE IN NET

  • Deposit

    EARNINGS,SEPT.24,1976,P.241

  • Deposit

    MIN.JOURNAL,NEW PARTNER FOR WOODLAWN,AUG.6,1976,P.95

  • Deposit

    MIN.MAGAZINE,AUST.PARTICIPATION FOR WOODLAWN PROJ.,SEPT.

  • Deposit

    1976,PP.189,256

  • Deposit

    MALONE,E.J.,F.OLGERS,F.G.CUCCHI,T.NICHOLAS & W.J.MCKAY,WOOD-

  • Deposit

    LAWN CU-PB-ZN DEP.,ECON.GEOL.OF AUST.& PAPUA NEW GUINEA,

  • Deposit

    1.METALS,1975,PP.701-710

  • Deposit

    AUST.MIN.YEARBOOK,ORE RESERVES OF AUST.MINES & PROSPECTS,

  • Deposit

    1976,PP.24,29.

  • Deposit

    ENG/MIN.JOURNAL,AUST.& OCEANIA,JAN.1977,P.63

  • Deposit

    AUSTALIAN MINING,LEAD,SILVER,& ZINC,JUNE 1975,P.18.

  • Deposit

    AYRES,D.E.,I.B.LAMBERT & M.D.PETERSON,GEOCHEM.& MINER.

  • Deposit

    SETTING OF THE WOODLAWN ZN-PB-CU ORE BODY & NATURE DISTRIB.

  • Deposit

    & RELATION.OF THE WOODLAWN DEP.NSW.,25TH INTER.GEOL.CONG.

  • Deposit

    ABSTRACTS,VOL.1,SECT.4A,B,PP.150-151,174.

  • Deposit

    AUST.MINER.IND.ANN.REV.,WOODLAWN,1973,P.334.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING YEARBOOK,JUNE 25,1976,P.137

  • Deposit

    AUST.MINER.INDUST.ANN.REV.,WOODLAWN,1972,P.344

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING,JOINT VENTURE FORMED TO DEVELOP WOODLAWN ZN-PB-

  • Deposit

    MARCH,1977,P.93

  • Deposit

    AUST.MINER.INDUST.ANN.REV.,1971,PP.134,341

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING,JUNE,1976,P.124

  • Deposit

    ENG/MIN.JOURNAL,JULY,1977,P.163

  • Deposit

    METAL WK.,AUG.16,1976,P.2

  • Deposit

    THE INTERNATIONAL ATLAS,E.AUST.,RAND MCNALLY,1969,P.157.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 1/82, P.47,123.

  • Deposit

    AUSTRALIA'S MINING MONTHLY, 11/84, P.37.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, 11/11/88, P.379.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, 11/8/85, P.357.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, 10/5/90, P.259.

  • Deposit

    MINER NEWS, 10/90, P.3.

  • Deposit

    AUSTRALIAN BASE METALS REPORT, 10/25/91, P.?

  • Deposit

    CRU ZINC MONITOR-SEPTEMBER 1996.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit "POTENTIAL MINERALIZED AREAS HAVE BEEN FOUND TO THE WEST OF THE MAIN WOODLAWN MINE; AS OF 1979 EXPLOR. DRILLING HAS INDICATED INFERRED ORE ESTIMATED AT SEVERAL MILLION TONNES AT GRADES COMPARABLE WITH THE MAIN ORE BODY, HOWEVER, AT A DEPTH OF 500M BELOW SURFACE (UG EXTRACTION REQUIRED). FEASIBILITY FOR FUTURE PROCESSING YET TO BE DETERMINED. UNITS OF CAPACITY ARE IN MT/YEAR. FOR 1996-ORE TREATED WAS 15% LOWER AND ZINC OUTPUT = 23.4% LOWER

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 07-MAR-1997 Difrancesco, Carl A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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