| Deposit ID | 10158843 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 6040250006 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sapphire & Moresby King Mines |
| Geographic coordinates: | 147.31881, -9.4776 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 150 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Papua New Guinea(country)
| Country |
|---|
| Papua New Guinea |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Secondary |
| Gold | Primary |
| (1) | 147.31881, -9.4776 |
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| Length | 274M | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Width | 213M | ||||||||||||
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| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1909 |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
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| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1977 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Measured | 9000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 9000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 9000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 6040250006 |
YATES, K.R. & DEFERRANTI, R.Z., 1967, GEOLOGY & MINERAL DEPO
PORT MORES BY KEMP WELCH AREA, PAPUA, NEW GUINEA; REPORT NO.
REPORT PNG 1; DEPT. NATIONAL DEV., BUR. MIN. RES., GEOL. & G
PHYSICS, P. 60.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 16-DEC-1991 | Ewsc | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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