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Galtee More Mine

Past Producer in Western Australia, Australia with commodity Gold
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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. Geologic structures
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10085178
MRDS ID W700730
Record type Site
Current site name Galtee More Mine
Alternate or previous names Spearmont Orebody, Galtee Orebody, Brooklyn West, North West Galtee, Banker, Dunboyne, Yuletide, Empress

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 117.82792, -28.00788 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Western Australia(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia Western Australia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Magnetite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore
Chlorite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoarchean
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoarchean
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Iron Formation
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt

Nearby scientific data

(1) 117.82792, -28.00788
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Shearing, Folding, Faulting

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1897
Year of first production 1897
Production years 1897-1915, 1922-1924, 1938-1952

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Brunswick Nl
    First year 1987

Production statistics

  • Year 1952
    Period To 1952
    Material AU
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^10.3 G Au/Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 10g/mt
  • Year 1952
    Period To 1952
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^10.3 G Au/Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 10g/mt

Comments on development

  • ORE PRODUCTION CAPACITY BETWEEN 300,000 AND 500,000 TONNES/YEAR-- PROJECTED TO PRODUCE 1200 KG AU/YR.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY 1989, P. 47.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, JUNE, 1987, P. 9-10.

  • Deposit

    BROMLEY, G.J., 1990, GALTEE MORE GOLD DEPOSITS, MOUNT MAGNET, IN HUGHES, F.E., ED., GEOLOGY OF THE MINERAL DEPOSITS OF AUSTRALIA AND PAPUA NEW GUINEA, VOLUME 1: AUSTRALASIAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND METALLURGY MONOGRAPH 14, P. 243-247.

  • Production

    BROMLEY, 1990.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINERALIZATION IS LARGELY RESTRICTED TO THE CHERT. 60% OF THE TONNAGE AND 47% OF THE GOLD PRODUCED HAS COME FROM OXIDIZED SAPROLITE ZONE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-89 Beougher, Dee (Spanski, Gregory T.) U.S. Geological Survey }CORRECTED LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE AND CURRENT STATUS
Updater 01-MAY-94 Preston, W. U.S. Geological Survey

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