Westonia

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. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10207906
MAS/MILS ID 6020550147
Record type Site
Current site name Westonia

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: 118.68257, -31.29607 (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) 118.68257, -31.29607

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 Leach-Precipitation

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Acm Gold Ltd. (Subsidiary Of Poseidon Gold Ltd.)
    Interest 100
    Home office Australia
    Year 1992

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Measured 380000mt ore
    Demonstrated 380000mt ore
    Total resources 380000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.5 g/mt Gold Major 1992

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ORIGINAL ADIT LISTING 4/30/87. INITIAL PRODUCTION 1986. EXPECTED FULL CAPACITY OF 55,000-60,000 OZ/YR. 1989 PROD.= 61,039 OZ FROM 1,253,000 MT ORE. SURFACE/HEAP LEACHING AT PRESENT. UG MINE UNDER DEVELOPMENT IN 1990. SHOULD ANALYZE FOR THE 1992 AU AVAILABILITY STUDY. OPEN PIT = 2,812,000 MT AT 2.57 G AU/MT. UG = 1,000,000 MT AT 12.45 G AU/MT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN MINING, 1992/93, P. 103.

  • Reserve-Resource

    AUSTRALASIAN MINERALS QUARTERLY, MARCH 1992, P. G-236.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit WESTONIA WENT ON CARE AND MAINTENANCE IN EARLY 1992.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 08-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.