Nimary

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. Mining district
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Ownership information
  11. Production statistics
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10305075
MAS/MILS ID 6020550071
Record type Site
Current site name Nimary

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 121.08253, -27.54625 (WGS84)
Elevation 1500
Location accuracy 100(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

Town (1) 121.08253, -27.54625

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1994
Year of first production 1996

Mining district

District name Yandal

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Eagle Mining Corp Nl. (Ownes 88% Of Hunter Resources)
    Interest 51
    Home office Australia
    Year 1995
    First year 1995
  • Type Owner
    Owner Hunter Resources (Ownes 78.5% Of Matlock Mining)
    Interest 29
    Home office Australia
    Year 1995
    First year 1995
  • Type Owner
    Owner Matlock Mining
    Interest 20
    Home office Australia
    Year 1995
    First year 1995
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Wiluna Joint Venture (Includes The 3 Above)
    Interest 100
    Home office Australia
    Year 1995
    First year 1995

Production statistics

  • Year 1995
    Ore mined 10000mt
    Description Gold Production 10000 Mt/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 10000mt

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1995
    Inferred 3500000mt ore
    Total resources 3500000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 6.7 g/mt Gold Major 1995
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1995
    Measured 3400000mt ore
    Demonstrated 3400000mt ore
    Total resources 3400000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 6.4 g/mt Gold Major 1995

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, 08/95, P99, "NIMARY GOLD PROJECT W.A. TO GO

  • Deposit

    AHEAD".

  • Reserve-Resource

    SEE MI REF 001, MINING MAGAZINE, 08/95, P99.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 07-MAR-97 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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