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Osborne

Producer in Queensland, Australia with commodities Copper, Gold
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  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 10280486
MAS/MILS ID 6020350025
Record type Site
Current site name Osborne
Alternate or previous names Trough Tank

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 140.63215, -22.19666 (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
Copper Primary
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 140.63215, -22.19666
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1990
Year of first production 1995
Milling method Flotation

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Placer Pacific Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Australia
    Year 1994

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Demonstrated 36000000mt ore
    Total resources 36000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 2 wt-pct Copper Major 1992
    Gold Au 1 g/mt Gold Major 1992
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1994
    Demonstrated 12500000mt ore
    Total resources 12500000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 3.3 wt-pct Copper Major 1994
    Gold Au 1.5 g/mt Gold Major 1994
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1994
    Demonstrated 11400000mt ore
    Total resources 11400000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 3.04 wt-pct Copper Major 1994
    Gold Au 1.28 g/mt Gold Major 1994
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1995
    Demonstrated 11357000mt ore
    Total resources 11357000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 3.04 wt-pct Copper Major 1995
    Gold Au 1.3 g/mt Gold Major 1995
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1994
    Demonstrated 12500000mt ore
    Total resources 12500000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 3.3 wt-pct Copper Major 1994
    Gold Au 1.5 g/mt Gold Major 1994

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    PLACER PACIFIC LTD., 1991 ANNUAL REPORT, P.23.

  • Reserve-Resource

    PLACER DOME INC., 1993 ANNUAL REPORT, P.13,14.

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING JOURNAL, 6/17/94, P.449.

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING RECORD, 6/22/94, P.1.

  • Reserve-Resource

    PLACER DOME INC., 1994 ANNUAL REPORT, P.16,17.

  • Deposit

    PLACER PACIFIC LTD., 1990 ANNUAL REPORT, P.21.

  • Deposit

    PLACER PACIFIC LTD., 1991 ANNUAL REPORT, P.22,23.

  • Deposit

    PLACER PACIFIC LTD., 1992 ANNUAL REPORT, P.22.

  • Deposit

    PLACER PACIFIC LTD., 1993 ANNUAL REPORT, P.23.

  • Deposit

    MINING ACTIVITY DIGEST, 10/31/90, P.11.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, 5/92, P.322.

  • Deposit

    INTERNATIONAL MINING, 11/90, P.42.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, 1/24/92, P.56.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, 3/27/92, P.218.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, 9/2/94, P.449.

  • Deposit

    SKILLINGS', 7/9/94, P.21.

  • Deposit

    PLACER DOME INC., PRESS RELEASE, 7/27/94, 2PP.

  • Deposit

    MINING RECORD, V 106/N 32, 8/9/95, P.5.

  • Deposit

    AMERICAN METAL MARKET, V 103/N 147, 8/2/95, P.1.

  • Deposit

    PLACER DOME INC., PRESS RELEASE, 2/24/95, 5PP.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 07-MAR-1997 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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