Mt. Gibson

Producer in Western Australia, Australia with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  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. Ownership information
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10133815
MAS/MILS ID 6020550138
Record type Site
Current site name Mt. Gibson
Alternate or previous names Forsayth/Reynolds

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 117.16602, -29.74612 (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

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 117.16602, -29.74612

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Milling method Leach-Precipitation

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Forsayth Nl
    Interest 50
    Home office Australia
    Year 1992
  • Type Owner
    Owner Reynolds Australia Metals Ltd.
    Interest 50
    Home office Australia
    Year 1992

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Measured 1501000mt ore
    Demonstrated 1501000mt ore
    Total resources 1501000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 2.38 g/mt Gold Major 1992

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ORIGINAL ADIT LISTING 4/28/87 START OF PRODUCTION IN 1986. A.C. GOODE EXPECTS 44,000 OZ IN 1987. PRODUCED 55,400 OZ IN 1988 AND 86,390 OZ AU FROM TREATMENT OF 1,267,000 MT ORE IN 1989. EXPECTED PROD.OF 110,000 OZ /YR AFTER TREATMENT CAPACITY INCREASE COMPLETE IN 1990. HAS POTENTIAL FOR INCLUSION IN THE 1992 AU AVAILABILITY STUDY.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN MINING, 1992/93, P. 83.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MT. GIBSON ORES CONSIST OF VERY FINE GRAINED GOLD, EVENLY DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT A SURFACE LATERITIC HOST ROCK, ORIGINATING FROM SURROUNDING GREENSTONE SOURCE ROCKS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 07-OCT-1992 Slater, Linda C. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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