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Gabanintha Mine

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. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Ownership information
  15. Production statistics
  16. Reserves and resources
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10107453
MRDS ID W700729
Record type Site
Current site name Gabanintha Mine
Alternate or previous names Includes: Gabanintha, Terrells, Kavanagh, Yagahong, Canterbury

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 118.64374, -26.91987 (WGS84)
Relative position 45 KM SE OF MEEKATHARRA AND 760 KM N OF PERTH..

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
Chalcopyrite Ore
Gold Ore
Malachite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Biotite Gangue
Chlorite Gangue
Phlogopite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Talc Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Regional Metamorphism, , Silicification, Deep Weathering

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Komatiite (Ultramafite)

Nearby scientific data

(1) 118.64374, -26.91987
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Nnw- To N-Trending Shear Zone
Type of structure Local
Structure description E- To Ese-Trending Faults

Ore body information

  • Name TERRELLS
    Strike NW TO NNW}NW TO WNW}NW}NNW
    Dip 50-60E}SHALLOW TO EAST}MODERATE-STEEP TO EAST}VERTICAL TO EAST
    Thickness 50M
    Length 250M
  • Name KAVANAGH
    Strike NW TO NNW}NW TO WNW}NW}NNW
    Dip 50-60E}SHALLOW TO EAST}MODERATE-STEEP TO EAST}VERTICAL TO EAST
    Thickness 10M
    Length 400M
  • Name YAGAHONG
    Strike NW TO NNW}NW TO WNW}NW}NNW
    Dip 50-60E}SHALLOW TO EAST}MODERATE-STEEP TO EAST}VERTICAL TO EAST
    Length 100M
  • Name CANTERBURY
    Strike NW TO NNW}NW TO WNW}NW}NNW
    Dip 50-60E}SHALLOW TO EAST}MODERATE-STEEP TO EAST}VERTICAL TO EAST
    Length 600M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1897
Year of first production 1987

Mining district

District name Gabanintha District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Joint Venture:
  • Type Joint Venture Partner
    Owner Dominion Mining Ltd.
    Interest 50
  • Type Joint Venture Partner
    Owner Southern Ventures Nl
    Interest 25
  • Type Joint Venture Partner
    Owner Black Swan Gold Mines Ltd.
    Interest 25
  • Type Operator
    Owner Dominion Mining Ltd.
    First year 1988

Production statistics

  • Year 1914
    Period 1897-1914
    Material AU
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^18.7 G Au/Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Gold Gold 19g/mt
  • Year 1914
    Period 1897-1914
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^18.7 G Au/Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Gold Gold 19g/mt
  • Year 1988
    Period 1987-1988
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^2.47 G Au/Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Gold Gold 2g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • THE MINE IS A 350,000 TPA OPEN-PIT OPERATION PRODUCING 35,000 OZ AU/YR.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1988
    Total resources 1910000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 3.5 g/mt Gold Major 1988

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVES AT THE BEGINNING OF 1988 WERE SUFFICIENT FOR 4 YEARS, BUT EXPLORATION INDICATED POTENTIAL TO INCREASE MINE LIFE SIGNIFICANTLY. GEOLOGICAL RESOURCE FIGURE IN 4 PITS TO AN AVERAGE DEPTH OF 55 M BELOW SURFACE; MINERALIZATION IS OPEN AT DEPTH IN ALL 4 PITS.

Comments on the workings information

  • EARLY WORKINGS WERE LARGELY UNDERGROUND. TODAY (1990) DEPOSITS ARE MINED BY 4 OPEN PITS.

Comments on development

  • DRILLING 1980-1985.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY 1989, P. 47.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 1988, FEBRUARY, P. 14-15.

  • Deposit

    KAVANAGH, M.E., AND WALKER, I.W., 1990, GABANINTHA GOLD DEPOSITS, MEEKATHARRA, 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.

  • Production

    KAVANAGH AND WALKER, 1990

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GOLD OCCURS IN SEVERAL FORMS: AS ORE SHOOTS IN METAVOLCANICS AND SCHISTS (TERRELLS, KAVANAGH); IN QUARTZ VEINS AND STOCKWORKS (TERRELLS, YAGAHONG, CANTERBURY); IN SAPROLITE AND LATERITE DEVELOPED BY SURFACE WEATHERING (YAGAHONG, KAVANAGH); IN QUARTZ-CARBONATE-GOLD VEINS (CANTERBURY)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-89 Beougher, Dee (Spanski, Gregory T.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-APR-84 Orris, Greta J. (Preston, W.) U.S. Geological Survey

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