| Deposit ID | 10280593 |
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| MAS/MILS ID | 6020550146 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sons of Gwalia |
| Point of reference | Pit |
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| Geographic coordinates: | 121.33252, -28.91288 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Western Australia(province)
Australia(country)
Australia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
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| Australia | Western Australia |
| Commodity | Importance |
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| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
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| Arsenopyrite | Unknown |
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Muscovite | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Pyrrhotite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Sericite | Unknown |
| Pit (1) | 121.33252, -28.91288 |
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| Strike | N16E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dip | 45E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
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| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1898 |
| Mining method | Open Pit |
| Year of first production | 1984 |
| Plant type | Beneficiation (Mill) |
| Plant subcategory | Precipitation |
| Milling method | Leach-Precipitation |
| District name | Leonora |
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| Type of mineral rights | State Lease |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
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| Owner | Sons Of Gwalia Nl |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Australia |
| Year | 1992 |
| Year | 1991 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | 810,660 Mt Ore @ 3.5 G/Mt Head Grade. 85098 Oz Fine Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1991 | ||||||||||||||
| Measured | 2550000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 540000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 3090000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 3090000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1991 | ||||||||||||||
| Measured | 2100000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 4000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 6100000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 6100000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1991 | ||||||||||||||
| Measured | 220000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 220000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 220000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 6020550146 |
REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN MINING, 1992/93, P. 98-99.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 23-OCT-1992 | Slater, Linda C. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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