Kurara

Producer 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. Ownership information
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10280880
MAS/MILS ID 6020550182
Record type Site
Current site name Kurara
Alternate or previous names Reedy

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: 118.28261, -27.02956 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(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) 118.28261, -27.02956

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Milling method Hydrometallurgy Unspecified

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Metana Minerals Nl
    Interest 100
    Home office Australia
    Year 1992

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Measured 310000mt ore
    Demonstrated 310000mt ore
    Total resources 310000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 2.3 g/mt Gold Major 1992

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • START OF PRODUCTION UNKNOWN. 1989 PROD.= 42,700 OZ AU FROM TREATING 544,200 MT ORE. WILL NOT ANALYZE FOR THE 1992 AU AVAILABILITY STUDY (RESERVES TOO SMALL).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN MINING, 1992/93, P. 75-76.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE KURARA PIT CEASED OPERATIONS DUE TO EXHAUSTED RESOURCES, HOWEVER MINING RESTARTED IN MID 1991 AFTER THE METANA PURCHASE WITH THE DELINEATION OF NEW RESERVES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 07-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.