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Razorback Tin Mine

Producer in Tasmania, Australia with commodities Copper, Nickel, Silver, Tin
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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. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Ownership information
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255915
MAS/MILS ID 6020450023
Record type Site
Current site name Razorback Tin Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 145.41517, -41.89611 (WGS84)

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 Tertiary
Nickel Critical Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Tin Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

(1) 145.41517, -41.89611
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 360M
    Width 15M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin UNKNOWN
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Comments on the geologic information

  • IRREGULAR VEINS OF SULPHIDES WITH QUARTZ AND CASSITERITE CUT E AND DOLOMITIC ZONES. OXIDATION EXTENDS TO A DEPTH OF 36M I FRIABLE LIMONITE GOSSAN.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1909

Mining district

District name Dundas

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Apallo International Minerals Nl
    Interest 67
    Home office Australia
    Year 1976
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Amalgamated Petroleum Nl
    Year 1976

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1976
    Measured 289000mt ore
    Demonstrated 289000mt ore
    Total resources 289000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Tin Sn 0.74 wt-pct Tin Trace 1976
    Silver Ag 99 g/mt Silver Trace 1976
    Copper Cu 0.75 wt-pct Copper Trace 1976
    Nickel Ni 0.88 wt-pct Nickel Trace 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RAZORBACK TIN, MINING MAGAZINE, APRIL 1973 P. 319

  • Deposit

    BLISSETT A.H., ZEENAN, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY EXPLANATORY REPORT,

  • Deposit

    LE GEOLOGICAL MAP SERIES K 55-5-50, 1962, P. 127-128

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Pernstein U.S. Bureau of Mines

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