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Pine Creek

Producer in Northern Territory*, Australia with commodities Gold, Lead
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10084830
MRDS ID W700043
Record type Site
Current site name Pine Creek

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 131.99908, -13.7472 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Northern Territory*(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia Northern Territory*

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Lead Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone
    Rock unit name Finniss River Group
    Rock description Finniss River Group

Nearby scientific data

(1) 131.99908, -13.7472
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Renison (60%) And Enterprise Gold Mines N. L.(40%)

Comments on the production information

  • THERE WAS PRODUCTION IN THE 1920'S.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1984
    Total resources 6700000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 3.3 g/mt Gold Major 1984

Comments on development

  • MILL.CAP: 1.4 MT/YR (1988)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, 1984, MAY, P. 12

  • Deposit

    WALPOLE, B.P., AND CROHN, P.W., 1965, KATHERINE-DARWIN METALLIFEROUS PROVINCE, IN MCANDREW, JOHN, AND MADIGAN, R.T., EDS., GEOLOGY OF AUSTRALIAN ORE DEPOSITS: COMMONWEALTH MINING AND METALLURGICAL CONGRESS, 8TH, V. 1, P. 168-175.

  • Deposit

    BIRD, DAVID, 1988, AUSTRALIAN GOLD: MINING MAGAZINE, NOVEMBER, P. 347-349.

  • Production

    BIRD, 1988.

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING MAGAZINE, 1984.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SMALL ORESHOOTS IN A SHEAR ZONE SUBPARALLEL TO BEDDING OF HOST ROCKS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1988 Mosier, Dan U.S. Geological Survey

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