| Deposit ID | 10304496 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 6020350005 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Heberton Tinfield |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 145.3788, -17.367 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 840 |
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Queensland(province)
Australia(country)
Australia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Australia | Queensland |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Tin Critical | Tertiary |
| Titanium Critical | Tertiary |
| Tungsten Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cassiterite | Unknown |
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Galena | Unknown |
| Silver | Unknown |
| Wolframite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | 145.3788, -17.367 |
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| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1880 |
| Year of first production | 1883 |
| District name | Mount Garnet |
|---|
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Tableland Tin Dredging No Liability,Div. Eric Newham Ltd. |
| Home office | Australia |
| Year | 1975 |
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ravenshoe Tin Dredging Ltd |
| Home office | Australia |
| Year | 1975 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1975 | ||||||||||||||
| Inferred | 150000000mt commodity | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 150000000mt commodity | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1975 | ||||||||||||||
| Measured | 40000000mt commodity | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 40000000mt commodity | ||||||||||||||
| Inferred | 100000000mt commodity | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 140000000mt commodity | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1975 | ||||||||||||||
| Measured | 10000000mt commodity | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 10000000mt commodity | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 10000000mt commodity | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 6020350005 |
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| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Erikson | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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