| Deposit ID | 10066754 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC43051 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mount Hope Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Mt. Hope Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | 145.83196, -32.91291 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
New South Wales(province)
Australia(country)
Australia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Australia | New South Wales |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) | ||
| |||
| (1) | 145.83196, -32.91291 |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Cobar Basin Deposits |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC43051 |
SOLOMON, M., AND GROVES, D.I., 1994, THE GEOLOGY AND ORIGIN OF AUSTRALIA'S MINERAL DEPOSITS: OXFORD, OXFORD MONOGRAPHS ON GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS 24, 951 P.
ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, JUNE, 1988, P. 45.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SULFIDE DEPOSITION TOOK PLACE AFTER COMMENCEMENT AND BEFORE COMPLETION OF A MAJOR PERIOD OF DEFORMATION. THE DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF IRREGULAR ZONES OF SULFIDE-QUARTZ VEINLETS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 18-APR-1995 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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