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Rosebery Mine

Producer in Tasmania, Australia with commodities Copper, Gold, Sulfur-Pyrite, Lead, Silver, 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. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10231975
MAS/MILS ID 6020450010
Record type Site
Current site name Rosebery Mine
Alternate or previous names Farrell Mine, West Coast Operations, Hercules Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 145.54847, -41.77941 (WGS84)
Elevation 900
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tasmania(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia Tasmania

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Primary
Sulfur-Pyrite Primary
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Arsenopyrite Unknown
Barite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Chlorite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Sericite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown
Tetrahedrite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 145.54847, -41.77941
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N20W
    Dip 45E
    Thickness 6M
    Length 1700M
    Area 4HA
    Depth to top 900M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 STRATABOUND
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 MASS SULFIDE
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Secondary mode of Origin METAMORPHISM
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control FOLDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SERICITIC
    Strike And Dip N20W:45E
    Total Surface Area (HA) 4
    Date of Last Modification 830728

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE VARIOUS GEOLOGICAL AND GEOCHEMICAL FEATURES OF THIS DEPOSIT ARE CONSISTENT WITH A VOLCANIC-SEDIMENTARY ORIGIN.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1893
Mining method Open Stope
Year of first production 1936
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Read Roseberry

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Pasminco Ltd.
    Home office Australia
    Year 1989
  • Type Owner
    Owner North Broken Hill Peko Ltd.
    Interest 40
    Home office Australia
    Year 1989
  • Type Owner
    Owner Cra Ltd
    Interest 40
    Home office Australia
    Year 1989

Production statistics

  • Year 1992
    Description Zn Production 45500 Mt Zn Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc Zinc 45500mt
  • Year 1992
    Description Jan.-Sept. Zn Production 36000 Mt Zn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc Zinc 36000mt
  • Year 1993
    Description Zn Prod. 50300 Mt Zn Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc Zinc 50300mt
  • Year 1993
    Description Jan.-Sept. Zn Prod. 40000 Mt Zn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc Zinc 40000mt
  • Year 1995
    Description Zinc In Concentrates 56000 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Zinc Zinc 56000mt
  • Year 1995
    Description Ore Throughput 579000 Mt

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Measured 4500000mt ore
    Demonstrated 4500000mt ore
    Total resources 4500000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 3.5 wt-pct Lead Major 1993
    Zinc Zn 11.3 wt-pct Zinc Major 1993
    Silver Ag 129 g/mt Silver Major 1993
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1988
    Measured 4350000mt ore
    Indicated 3531000mt ore
    Demonstrated 7881000mt ore
    Total resources 7881000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.54 wt-pct Copper Major 1988
    Gold Au 2.5 g/mt Gold Major 1988
    Lead Pb 4 wt-pct Lead Major 1988
    Zinc Zn 13.2 wt-pct Zinc Major 1988
    Silver Ag 119 g/mt Silver Major 1988
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Demonstrated 4800000mt ore
    Total resources 4800000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 3.5 wt-pct Lead Major 1993
    Zinc Zn 11.1 wt-pct Zinc Major 1993
    Silver Ag 129 g/mt Silver Major 1993
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1995
    Indicated 9400000mt ore
    Demonstrated 9400000mt ore
    Total resources 9400000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.6 wt-pct Copper Major 1995
    Gold Au 2.6 g/mt Gold Major 1995
    Lead Pb 4.3 wt-pct Lead Major 1995
    Zinc Zn 14.1 wt-pct Zinc Major 1995
    Silver Ag 140 g/mt Silver Major 1995

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • COLUMN 2 REPRESENTS ROSEBERY MINE RESERVES. COLUMN 3 REPRESENTS HERCULES MINE RESERVES. COLUMN 1 REPRESENTS TOTAL RESERVES. M1C1=M1C1+M1C3.
  • FROM 1987 NBHH ANNUAL REPORT AS SHOWN IN REG. OF AUST MNG 88/89 ARE 4.445 MT PROVEN & 3.131 PROBABLE
  • INCLUDES HERCULES AND FARRELL DEPOSITS. GRADES SHOWN ARE WEIGHTED AVERAGE OF PROVEN & PROBABLE

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method OPEN STOPE
    Capacity 3150
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 270
    Year of Information 1989

Comments on other economic factors

  • PYRITE CONCENTRATES ARE SOLD TO NORTH WEST ACID PTY LTD AT BURNIE FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF SULPHURIC ACID.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    *CRU MONITOR, ZINC, DEC. 1993, P. 8.

  • Reserve-Resource

    EZ INDUSTRIES LTD. 1980 ANNUAL REPORT.

  • Reserve-Resource

    NORTH BROKEN HILL PEKO LTD. 1988 ANNUAL REPORT

  • Reserve-Resource

    *MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, 1993, P. 139.

  • Reserve-Resource

    AME MINERAL ECONOMICS QUARTERLY MINE ANALYSIS, JUN 1993,

  • Reserve-Resource

    P. 38, 43, 48.

  • Deposit

    BRATHWAITE, R.L. 1974 THE GEOLOGY AND ORIGIN OF THE ROSEBERR

  • Deposit

    EPOSIT, TASMANIA, ECON GEOL, VOL. 69, P. 1086-1101

  • Deposit

    BRATHWAITE R.L. 1972 THE STRUCTURE OF THE ROSEBERRY ORE DEPO

  • Deposit

    MANIA, AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND METALURGY PROCEEDI

  • Deposit

    241, SERIES 3, P. 1-13

  • Deposit

    E/MJ INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING, 1975, P. 204

  • Deposit

    AUSTRALIAN MINERAL INDUSTRY, 1969 REVIEW, 1970 BUREAU OF MIN

  • Deposit

    SOURCES, GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS, CANBEFRA

  • Deposit

    MINING INTERNATIONAL YEARBOOK 1976, PUBLISHED BY THE FINANCI

  • Deposit

    S P. 228-229

  • Deposit

    BURTON, C.C.J. "ROSEBERY LEAD-ZINC-COPPER ORBODY",

  • Deposit

    ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF AUSTRALIA AND PAPUA NEW GUINEA, 1. ME-

  • Deposit

    TALS. AIMM, MONOGRAPH SERIES, NO. 5, MELBOURNE, 1975.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF

  • Deposit

    MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING OPERATIONS MCGRAW HILL, 1980

  • Deposit

    EZ INDUSTRIES LTD. ANNUAL REPORTS 1976-1980.

  • Deposit

    HALL, G., COTTLE, V.M., ET AL. "LEAD-ZINC DEPOSITS OF READ

  • Deposit

    ROSEBERY". GEOLOGY OF AUSTRALIAN ORE DEPOSITS (ED. J. MC-

  • Deposit

    ANDREW). PP. 485-489. (8TH COMMONWEALTH MINING AND METALL-

  • Deposit

    URGICALL CONGRESS) MELBOURNE, 1965.

  • Deposit

    LOUTHEAN, R. (ED.), REGISTER OF AUSTRAILIA MINING, 1980 EDN.

  • Deposit

    ROSS LOUTHEAN PUBLISHING, 1980.

  • Deposit

    NIGHTINGALE, W.G. (ED.) FINANCIAL TIMES MINING INTERNATIONAL

  • Deposit

    YEARBOOK, 1980. LONGMAN, LONDON.

  • Deposit

    PINCOCK, ALLEN AND HOLD, INC. PROFILE DEPOSIT REPORT:

  • Deposit

    ROSEBERY, TASMANIA, AUSTRALIA, 1981.

  • Deposit

    RIDGE, J.D., ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHIES OF MINERAL DEPOSITS

  • Deposit

    AFRICA, ASIA (EXCLUSIVE OF THE USSR) AND AUSTRALIA. PEN-

  • Deposit

    SYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, PERGAMON PRESS, NY. 1976.

  • Deposit

    SOLOMAN, M. AND GREEN, G.R. EXCURSION GUIDE, NO. 31AC-ORE

  • Deposit

    DEPOSITS OF WESTERN TASMANIA, 25TH INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGIC-

  • Deposit

    AL CONGRESS, CAMBERRA., 1976.

  • Deposit

    SPOONER, J., ET AL (EDS.), MINING ANNUAL REVIEW. MINING

  • Deposit

    JOURNAL PUBLISHERS, JUNE 1980. LONDON.

  • Deposit

    CRU ZINC MONITOR-SEPTEMBER 1996.

  • Deposit

    CRU ZINC MONITOR AUGUST 1996

  • Deposit

    1995 PASMINCO LTD. ANNUAL REPORT

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit HERCULES AND FARRELL MINES USE THE CENTRALLY LOCATED CONCENTRATOR AT ROSEBERY. THE HERCULES MINE CLOSED IN 1986. PYRITE CONCENTRATES WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS EVALUATION (1989). HERCULES MINE OPENED IN OCT. 1996.-50K ORE 1ST YEAR, 80K 2ND YR ORE WILL BE SENT TO ROSEBERRY MILL

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-SEP-96 Difrancesco, Carl A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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