| Deposit ID | 10073053 |
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| MRDS ID | W018859 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mc Arthur Pb - Zn - Ag Deposit |
| Alternate or previous names | H.Y.C. Deposit |
| Geographic coordinates: | 136.0823, -16.49701 (WGS84) |
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| Relative position | 128 KM FROM GULF OF CARPENTARIA. 592 KM NW OF MT ISA. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Northern Territory*(province)
Australia(country)
Australia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Australia | Northern Territory* |
| Commodity | Importance |
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| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Gangue |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Covellite | Gangue |
| Illite | Gangue |
| Kaolin | Gangue |
| Marcasite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | ORE IS TOO FINE GRAINED. BEST RECOVERIES TO DATE HAVE BEEN 55% FOR ZN, 45% FOR PB IN LAB TESTS. ORE IS 9.5% ZN, 4.2% PB |
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| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
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| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Tuffites | ||||||||
| Rock description | Tuffites | ||||||||
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| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Rock unit name | Bituminous Shales |
| Rock description | Bituminous Shales |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff |
| (1) | 136.0823, -16.49701 |
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| Type of structure | Local |
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| Structure description | Bulburra Depression, Bald Hills Fault, Emu Fault. |
| General form | TABULAR |
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| Development status | Prospect |
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| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1955 |
| Discoverer | Mt. Isa Mines |
| District name | Mc Arthur River Area |
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1975 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 190000000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W018859 |
CROXFORD, N.J.W., JEPHCOTT, S., 1972, THE MC ARTHUR LEAD - ZINC - SILVER DEPOSIT, N. T.; AUST. INST. MIN. MET. NO. 243, SEPT. 1972, P 1 - 26
CROXFORD, N.J.W. ET AL, 1975, THE MC ARTHUR DEPOSIT: A REVIEW OF THE CURRENT SITUATION; MINERALIUM DEPOSITA, V 10 NO 4 P 302 - 304
MINING MAGAZINE 11-75 P. 335
| Subject category | Comment text |
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| Deposit | AT LEAST HALF OF THE ORE IS ACCESSIBLE BY OPEN PIT. MC ARTHUR RIVER MUST BE DIVERTED BEFORE MINING CAN START. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1976 | Schruben, Paul G. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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