Granny Smith

Plant 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. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Ownership information
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Workings at the site
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255845
MAS/MILS ID 6020550189
Record type Site
Current site name Granny Smith

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: 122.41589, -28.79619 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(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) 122.41589, -28.79619

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1979
Mining method Open Pit
Year of first production 1990
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Precipitation
Milling method Hydrometallurgy Unspecified

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights State Lease

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Placer Pacific Ltd.
    Interest 60
    Home office Australia
    Year 1992
  • Type Owner
    Owner Delta Gold Nl
    Interest 40
    Home office Australia
    Year 1992

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Measured 12600000mt ore
    Demonstrated 12600000mt ore
    Total resources 12600000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.58 g/mt Gold Major 1992

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • WAS TO START PRODUCTION IN 1990; PLANNED CAPACITY OF ABOUT 6,400,000 MTPY ORE FOR 230-235,000 OZ AU/YR. SHOULD INCLUDE IN ANALYSIS FOR THE 1992 AU AVAILABILITY STUDY.
  • OPEN PITTABLE ONLY.
  • TOTAL (PROVED + PROB.) RESERVES AS OF 6/30/91. TOTAL MINEABLE RESERVES AS OF 12/31/91.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Capacity 9620
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 365
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1992

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN MINING, 1992/93, P. 64.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-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.