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Occurrence in New South Wales, Australia with commodities Platinum, Osmium, Iridium
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10037859
MRDS ID M045052
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 149.42774, -33.08045 (WGS84)
Relative position MACQUARIE AND TURON RIVERS-NEAR ORANGE-110 MILES NW SYDNEY

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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Platinum Critical Primary
Osmium Primary
Iridium Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • A FEW GRAINS

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) 149.42774, -33.08045
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1851
Discoverer S. Stutchbury

Mining district

District name Richmond River District

Comments on the production information

  • A FEW GRAINS OF PLATINUM GROUP METALS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    IMPERIAL INST. GR. BRITIAN, 1936, PLATINUM AND ALLIED METALS, P. 74

  • Deposit

    MORRISON, M., 1928, MINERAL INDUSTRY OF NEW SOUTH WALES, P. 119

  • Production

    MERTIE (1969)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1974 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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