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Torrington Mine

Producer in New South Wales, Australia with commodities Tungsten, Tin, Bismuth, Gemstone
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Production statistics
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10021644
MRDS ID DE00328
Record type Site
Current site name Torrington Mine
Alternate or previous names Fielders Hill, Fielders Hill North, Carters Group, Burnt Hut

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 151.68192, -29.31309 (WGS84)
Relative position CENTROID

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

New South Wales(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia New South Wales

Comments on the location information

  • APPROXIMATELY 40 WOLFRAMITE DEPOSITS OCCUR IN THE TORRINGTON AREA OF 39 KM2. 1:250,000 MAP SHEET - NO. H-56-06.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary
Tin Critical Primary
Bismuth Critical Primary
Gemstone Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) 151.68192, -29.31309
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Upper Part Of Late Permian To Triassic Mole Granite And Associated Roof Pendant

Comments on the geologic information

  • PRINIPAL MINERAL ASSEMBLAGES: WLFM + BSMT + GOLD + CSTR + TOPZ + QRTZ. WOLFRAMITE OCCURS AS DISSEMINATED GRAINS WITHIN QUARTZ-TOPAZ ROCK (EADINGTON, P.J., 1983).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Discovery year 1883
Year of first production 1883
Year of last production 1980

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Pacific Copper Ltd.

Production statistics

  • Year 1977
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^65% Wo3
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Wo3 Conc. Tungsten Tungsten 65wt-pct
  • Year 1978
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^65% Wo3
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Wo3 Conc. Tungsten Tungsten 65wt-pct
  • Year 1979
    Material CONC
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^65% Wo3
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Wo3 Conc. Tungsten Tungsten 65wt-pct
  • Year 1980
    Period 1890-1980
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^65% Wo3
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Wo3 Conc. Tungsten Tungsten 65wt-pct
  • Year 1980
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^65% Wo3
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Wo3 Conc. Tungsten Tungsten 65wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • NO FIGURES FOR ANNUAL PRODUCTION ONLY TOTAL PRODUCTION FOR PERIOD THAT PACIFIC COPPER MINED THE DEPOSIT. ANNUAL PROD WAS REPORTED AS AN AVERAGE FOR 1977-1980.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Area 3900HA

Comments on development

  • NON-GEOLOGIC CONSTRAINTS ON DEVELOPMENT OR EXPANSION IN 1-5 YRS.: PROCESSING, PRICE OF TUNGSTEN. ACTIVE DEVELOPMENT IN MINE: NO. ACTIVE EXPLORATION IN DISTRICT: NO. ASSESSMENT: UNLIKELY TO RESUME PRODUCTION UNLESS PRICE OF TUNGSTEN RISES CONSIDERABLY, I.E. TO OVER $100/MTU.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1985 Knight, Nerida D. Bureau of Mineral Resources, Canberra, Australia

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