Mt. Todd

Prospect in Northern Territory*, 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. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Ownership information
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10183343
MAS/MILS ID 6020250028
Record type Site
Current site name Mt. Todd
Alternate or previous names Batman, Tollis/Golf West, Zapopan

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: 132.01576, -14.09717 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Northern Territory*(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia Northern Territory*

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) 132.01576, -14.09717

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Zapopan Nl
    Interest 100
    Home office Australia
    Year 1995

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Measured 36800000mt ore
    Demonstrated 36800000mt ore
    Total resources 36800000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.5 g/mt Gold Major 1992
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1995
    Indicated 105000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 105000000mt ore
    Total resources 105000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.1 g/mt Gold Major 1995
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1995
    Indicated 8000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 8000000mt ore
    Inferred 89000000mt ore
    Total resources 97000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1 g/mt Gold Major 1995

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    NORTHERN MINER, APR 10, 1995, P 20.

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING ENGINEERING, MAY 95, P 408.

  • Reserve-Resource

    REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN MINING, 1992/93, P. 121.

  • Deposit

    THE MINING RECORD, "PEGASUS, MT. TODD CONSTRUCTION APROVED;

  • Deposit

    ZORTMAN ACTIVIATIES ARE PROGRESSING". VOL., 106, #35, P1,

  • Deposit

    AUGUST, 1995.

  • Deposit

    THE MINING RECORD, VOL., 107, #34, AUGUST, 21, 1996, P19.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PHASE I COMPLETED BY 1QT 96, PHASE II STARTING NOW, TO BEGIN PRODUCTION UP TO 260,000 OZ AU FROM 80,000 OZ BY 1997. PHASE I DESIGNED TO HANDLE 6.6M MT ORE ANNULAY. PHASE II WILL ADD 2.2 M MT ORE ANNUALY, FOR TOTAL OF 8.8 M MT/YR. TOTAL COST PHII OF $149MIL. CONSIST OF MILLING CIRCUIT: (FLOTATION, REGRINDING, LEACH), AND PARALLEL CRUSHING TO TO HANDLE THE 2.2 M MT ADDITION. TOTAL AU RECOVERY EST AT 84%

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 31-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.