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Balcooma Project

Plant in Queensland, Australia with commodities Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc
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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 10304727
MAS/MILS ID 6020350070
Record type Site
Current site name Balcooma Project
Alternate or previous names The Conjuboy and Balcooma Claims, Balcooma, Surveyor 1, Dry River, South, and Boyd's Extension., Contain the Following Deposits:

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 144.49881, -18.86359 (WGS84)

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 Secondary
Lead Secondary
Silver Secondary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 144.49881, -18.86359
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1979
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Flotation
Milling method Flotation

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Lachlan Resources Nl
    Interest 100
    Home office Australia
    Year 1992

Comments on the ownership information

  • PLUTONIC RESOURCES LTD. OWNS 60% OF LACHLAN RESOURCES NL.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1988
    Indicated 483000mt ore
    Demonstrated 483000mt ore
    Total resources 483000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 19.7 wt-pct Zinc Major 1988
    Lead Pb 7.3 wt-pct Lead Minor 1988
    Copper Cu 0.8 wt-pct Copper Major 1988
    Silver Ag 146 g/mt Silver Minor 1988
    Gold Au 1 g/mt Gold Minor 1988
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1988
    Indicated 230000mt ore
    Demonstrated 230000mt ore
    Total resources 230000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 6.9 wt-pct Zinc Major 1988
    Lead Pb 2 wt-pct Lead Minor 1988
    Copper Cu 1.6 wt-pct Copper Major 1988
    Silver Ag 89 g/mt Silver Minor 1988
    Gold Au 0.8 g/mt Gold Minor 1988
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1994
    Total resources 326000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 0.3 wt-pct Zinc Major 1994
    Lead Pb 3.2 wt-pct Lead Minor 1994
    Copper Cu 4.72 wt-pct Copper Major 1994
    Silver Ag 47 g/mt Silver Minor 1994
    Gold Au 0.99 g/mt Gold Minor 1994
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1994
    Total resources 214000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 6.2 wt-pct Zinc Major 1994
    Lead Pb 1.8 wt-pct Lead Minor 1994
    Copper Cu 2.26 wt-pct Copper Major 1994
    Silver Ag 31 g/mt Silver Minor 1994
    Gold Au 0.53 g/mt Gold Minor 1994
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1994
    Total resources 1439000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 0.4 wt-pct Zinc Major 1994
    Lead Pb 0.1 wt-pct Lead Minor 1994
    Copper Cu 3.05 wt-pct Copper Major 1994
    Silver Ag 16 g/mt Silver Minor 1994
    Gold Au 0.41 g/mt Gold Minor 1994
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1994
    Total resources 960000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 9.3 wt-pct Zinc Major 1994
    Lead Pb 3.7 wt-pct Lead Minor 1994
    Copper Cu 0.6 wt-pct Copper Major 1994
    Silver Ag 55 g/mt Silver Minor 1994
    Gold Au 0.4 g/mt Gold Minor 1994
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1994
    Total resources 1190000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 2.65 wt-pct Copper Major 1994
    Silver Ag 14 g/mt Silver Minor 1994
    Gold Au 0.35 g/mt Gold Minor 1994

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING JOURNAL, MARCH 17, 1989, P.212

  • Reserve-Resource

    REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN MINING, 1994/95, P.212.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, 3/17/89, P.212.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, 11/89, P.365.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 11/90, P.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-DEC-1994 Difrancesco, Carl A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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