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Mclaughlins Creek Workings

Past Producer in Papua New Guinea with commodities Gold, Platinum, Osmium, Iridium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mining district
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10103715
MRDS ID M046368
Record type Site
Current site name Mclaughlins Creek Workings
Alternate or previous names Mambare River

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 147.66548, -8.68099 (WGS84)
Relative position 30 MILES EAST OF WOLTAPE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Papua New Guinea(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Papua New Guinea

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Platinum Critical Secondary
Osmium Secondary
Iridium Critical Secondary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 147.66548, -8.68099
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • HR.AGE.MV: ALLUVIAL GRAVELS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Production years 1900 - 1931

Mining district

District name Yodda Gold Field

Comments on the production information

  • MOST PRODUCTION 1900 - 1923

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GRAINGER AND GRAINGER, 1974, NOTES ON 1:2,500,000 MINERAL DEPOSIT MAP PAPUA - NEW GUINEA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PAPUA - NEW GUINEA BULL. 148, P. 5

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1975 Blair, Will N. U.S. Geological Survey

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