Ernest Henry

Plant in Queensland, Australia with commodities Cobalt, Copper, 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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10257194
MAS/MILS ID 6020350016
Record type Site
Current site name Ernest Henry

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: 140.68216, -20.39677 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Queensland(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia Queensland

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Cobalt Critical Secondary
Copper Primary
Gold Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) 140.68216, -20.39677

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Open Pit
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Flotation
Milling method Flotation

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Ernest Henry Mining Pty. Ltd.
    Home office Australia
    Year 1995
  • Type Owner
    Owner Mim Holdings Ltd.
    Interest 51
    Home office Australia
    Year 1995
  • Type Owner
    Owner Savage Resources Ltd.
    Interest 49
    Home office Australia
    Year 1995

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1994
    Indicated 9000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 9000000mt ore
    Total resources 9000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.8 wt-pct Copper Major 1994
    Gold Au 0.7 g/mt Gold Minor 1994
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1994
    Indicated 76000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 76000000mt ore
    Total resources 76000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.36 wt-pct Copper Major 1994
    Gold Au 0.7 g/mt Gold Minor 1994
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1995
    Demonstrated 125000000mt ore
    Total resources 125000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.16 wt-pct Copper Major 1995
    Gold Au 0.54 g/mt Gold Minor 1995
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1994
    Indicated 85000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 85000000mt ore
    Total resources 85000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.4 wt-pct Copper Major 1994
    Gold Au 0.7 g/mt Gold Minor 1994

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    POTTER WARBURG SECURITIES, ERNEST HENRY, 9/29/93, P.6.

  • Reserve-Resource

    REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN MINING, 1994/95, P.213.

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINMAG, 6/95, P.14,15. (MIM COMPANY MAGAZINE)

  • Deposit

    AME MINING WEEKLY, 12/4/92, P.2.

  • Deposit

    METAL BULLETIN, 12/7/92, P.6.

  • Deposit

    METAL BULLETIN, 4/1/93, P.6.

  • Deposit

    METAL BULLETIN, 4/19/93, P.11.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, 4/23/93, P.301.

  • Deposit

    METAL BULLETIN, 4/26/93, P.4.

  • Deposit

    METAL BULLETIN, 7/22/93, P.7.

  • Deposit

    AMERICAN METAL MARKET, 7/27/93, P.2.

  • Deposit

    METAL BULLETIN, 7/29/93, P.5.

  • Deposit

    METAL BULLETIN, 9/2/93, P.5.

  • Deposit

    METAL BULLETIN, 8/16/93, P.5.

  • Deposit

    METAL BULLETIN, 10/18/93, P.5.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 11/93, P.91.

  • Deposit

    ERNEST HENRY PROJECT DRAFT IMPACT ASSESSMENT STUDY, 1/95,

  • Deposit

    VOLUME 1, 21PP.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 24-SEP-1996 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.