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Barrytown

Prospect in New Zealand with commodities Gold, Titanium, Zirconium
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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. Ownership information
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10231790
MAS/MILS ID 6140450001
Record type Site
Current site name Barrytown

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 171.3223, -42.2362 (WGS84)
Elevation 10
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

New Zealand(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
New Zealand

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Secondary
Titanium Critical Primary
Zirconium Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Unknown
Ilmenite Unknown
Monazite Unknown
Rutile Unknown
Zircon Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 171.3223, -42.2362
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 5.2M
    Width 500M
    Depth to top 1.4M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 PLACER
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 1.4
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 840117
  • Area 100HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 100
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Dredging
Milling method Magnetic And Electrostatic

Mining district

District name Grey County,S.I

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner North Broken Hill
    Interest 100
    Year 1993

Comments on the ownership information

  • FLETCHER CHALLENGE LTD. OWNS THE MINERAL RIGHTS ONLY AND IN 1989, FLETCHER CHALLENGE SOLD ILMENITE RESERVES AND PILOT PLANT TO NORTH BROKEN HILL.

Comments on the production information

  • IN ADDITION TO ILMENITE (THE MAJOR ORE COMPONENT), THE SOUTH ISLAND SANDS CONTAIN VERY SIGNIFICANT CONCENTRATIONSD OF GOLD WHICH COULD GREATLY ADD TO THE VALUE OF THE CONCEN- TRATES RECOVERED. HOWEVER, THE GOLD OCCURS IN SUCH SMALL AMOUNTS (0.002 OZ/TON OF SAND) THAT A GREAT OUTPUT IS NOT EXPECTED. THE GOLD IS SOLD AS BULLION CUBES. 1989 INFORMATION PUTS EXPECTED PRODUCTION OF ILMENITE AT 350000 TPA WITH 25000 TPA OF ACCESSORY MINERALS.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • INCLUDES SYNTHETIC RUTILE PLANT.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 100HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 1.38
    Primary Material Cover SAND, SILT
    Hardness of Ore SAND, SILT
    Capacity 11650
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 3.53
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 350
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1989

Comments on other economic factors

  • IN THE FIRST PHASE OF THE OPERATION THE COMPANY WOULD PRODUCE A SYNTHETIC RUTILE. THIS WOULD BE SOLD FOR THE MAN- UFACTURE OF HIGH QUALITY PIGMENT. THE SECOND PHASE INVOLVES A PLANT FOR THE PRODUCTION OF TITANIUM SPONGE. IT IS ESTIMATED THE TOTAL MINE LIFE WILL BE APPROX. 110 YRS.
  • A PATENTED HYDROCHLORIC ACID LEACHING PROCESS FOR MAKING T102, DEVELOPED BY NEW ZEALAND DSIR, IS BEING PRESENTLY EV- ALUATED FOR FLETCHER-CHALLENGE BY BATTELLE INSTITUTE AND ISHIHARA, JAPAN. IN ACTUALITY, THERE IS TWO CONCENTRATORS THAT THE ORE IS FED 70; A WET CONCENTRATOR ATTACHED TO THE DREDGE AND A DRY CONCENTRATOR NEARBY. HOWEVER, THEY ARE TREATED AS ONE (K1)."K2" IS THE SYNTHETIC RUTILE PLANT. FLETCHER-CHALLENGE PLANS ON REPLACING THIS PLANT WITH ONE THAT PRODUCES TITAIUM SPONGE METAL. THE METHOD USED IN K2 IS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE FLUID BED CHLORINATOR PROCESS USED IN THE SYNTHETIC RUTILE PLANT
  • THE REFINERY CUSTOM CHARGE IS FOR THE SYNTHETIC RUTILE PLANT. THE OP.COST FOR KI IS FOR BOTH THE WET ANO DRY CONCERN- TRATORS COMBINED. THE COSTS FOR "K2" ARE FOR THE SYNTHETIC RUTILE PLANT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, FEB 1989, P 13.

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, JUNE 1990, P28.

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, JULY 1988, P82.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BARRYTOWN DEPOSITS ARE CONCENTRATED OVER ABOUT 20 KM WITH A WIDTH VARYING FROM 400 TO 600 METERS. FLETCHER CHALLENGE LTD. OF NEW ZEALAND CONTROLS PROSPECT- IS JUST A PERSPECTIVE OPERATOR OF THE BARRYTOWN DEPOSIT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-SEP-96 Fantel, Richard J. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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