| Deposit ID | 10056349 |
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| MRDS ID | TC00007 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Pajingo Gold Deposits |
| Alternate or previous names | Scott |
| Geographic coordinates: | 146.44876, -20.53013 (WGS84) |
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| Relative position | 44 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CHARTERS TOWERS AND APPROXIMATELY 120 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TOWNSVILLE. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Queensland(province)
Australia(country)
Australia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Australia | Queensland |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Electrum | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Result | AVERAGE GRADE OF ORE IS 0.32 TOZ AU/ST AND 1.17 TOZ AG/ST. |
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| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||
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| (1) | 146.44876, -20.53013 |
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| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Drummond Basin |
| Type of structure | Regional |
| Structure description | Drummond Basin |
| Strike | CHANGES FROM EAST-WEST TO NORTH-EAST IN CENTRAL SECTION |
|---|---|
| Dip | SOUTHEAST AT 70 TO 80 DEGREES |
| Thickness | 118.87M |
| Length | 548.64M |
| Width | 5.49M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1983 |
| Discoverer | Battle Mountain Gold Co. |
| Year of first production | 1987 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Battle Mountain Gold Co. |
| Home office | 333 Clay St, Houston, Tx 77002 |
| First year | 1990 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Battle Mountain Gold Co. |
| Home office | 333 Clay St, Houston, Tx 77002 |
| First year | 1990 |
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1987 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 1290000000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC00007 |
MINING JOURNAL, APRIL 17, 1987, P. 291.
CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1988-89.
SEC FORM 10-K, DECEMBER 31, 1987.
ENGINEERING & MINING JOURNAL, 1988, BATTLE MOUNTAIN'S PAJINGO GOES ON STREAM IN AUSTRALIA: V. 189, NO. 1, P. 15.
MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1989, P. 47.
ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, JUNE, 1987, P. 10-13.
PORTER, R.R.G., 1990, PAJINGO GOLD DEPOSITS, IN HUGHES, F.E., ED., GEOLOGY OF THE MINERAL DEPOSITS OF AUSTRALIA AND PAPUA NEW GUINEA, VOLUME 2: AUSTRALASIAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND METALLURGY MONOGRAPH 14, P. 1483-1487.
SEC FORM 10-K, DECEMBER 31, 1987
E/MJ, 1987.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE PAJINGO MINE IS CENTERED ON THE SCOTT LODE, A QUARTZ VEIN COMPLEX OCCURRING WITH THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE 2500 M LONG JANET "A" VEIN. THE SCOTT LODE FORMS A BOOMERANG SHAPE WITH A STRIKE LENGTH OF 560 M, A MAX. WIDTH OF 23 M (DEFINED BY 1.0 G AU/T CUTOFF) |
| Deposit | THIS RECORD CONTAINS DATA FROM DUPLICATE RECORD W700767 OF D.J. BEOUGHER WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MAIN MRDS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE IN PORTER, 1990. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1989 | Marcus, Sue | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-APR-1994 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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