Taramakau River

Producer in New Zealand with commodities Platinum, Silver

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
General comments
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10109546
MRDS ID	M045499
Record type	Site
Current site name	Taramakau River
Alternate or previous names	Teremakau River

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	171.18753, -42.57067 (WGS84)
Relative position	15 MILES S. OF GREYMOUTH

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

New Zealand(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
New Zealand

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Platinum Critical	Primary
Silver	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Pyrite	Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1)	171.18753, -42.57067	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Producer
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No

Comments on the production information

AG TOPT = 7:1

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	M045499

Bibliographic references

Deposit

BELL, J.M., 1906, ECON. GEOL., V. 1, NO. 8 P. 749-750

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	QUARTZ VEINS IN ULTRAMAFIC-SERPENTINIZED DUNITE

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-DEC-1974	Page, Norman J.	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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