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Emperor

Producer in Fiji with commodities Gold, Silver, Tellurium, Arsenic, Lead, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10084825
MRDS ID W700038
Record type Site
Current site name Emperor

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 177.85072, -17.49722 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fiji(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Fiji

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Tellurium Critical Tertiary
Arsenic Critical Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Coloradoite Ore
Galena Ore
Hessite Ore
Petzite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Sylvanite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Dolomite Gangue
Krennerite Gangue
Melanite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 84
USGS model code 22b
Deposit model name Alkaline Au-Te (Au-Ag-Te veins)
Mark3 model number 80

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Ba Series
    Rock description Ba Series
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt

Nearby scientific data

(1) 177.85072, -17.49722
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shattered Wedge Of Basalt, Fractures, Flat-Dipping Structures

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Emperor Gold Mining Co. Ltd.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: ORE PRODUCTION CAPACITY REPORTED IN 1989 TO BE BETWEEN 300,000 AND 500,000 TONNES/YEAR.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DENHOLM, L.S., 1967, LODE STRUCTURES AND ORE SHOOTS AT VATUKOULA, FIJI: AUSTRALASIAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND METALLURGY, PROCEEDINGS, NO. 222, P. 73-83.

  • Deposit

    LAZNICKA, PETER, 1973, MANIFILE-- THE UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA FILE OF NON-FERROUS METAL DEPOSITS OF THE WORLD: WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA, RECORD NO. 2884, P. 560.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY 1989, P47

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1987 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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