Greenbushes

Plant in Western Australia, Australia with commodities Tantalum, Tin
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. Production statistics
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Workings at the site
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10159075
MAS/MILS ID 6020550097
Record type Site
Current site name Greenbushes
Alternate or previous names Aberfoyle Tin Company

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 115.99933, -33.99595 (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
Tantalum Critical Primary
Tin Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 115.99933, -33.99595

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1889
Mining method Open Pit
Year of first production 1964
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Gravity
Milling method Gravity

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Gwalia Consolidated
    Interest 100
    Home office Australia
    Year 1993

Production statistics

  • Year 1967
    Description Mt Ore/Yr 500000 Mt Ore
  • Year 1968
    Description Mt Ore/Yr 1485000 Mt Ore
  • Year 1969
    Description Mt Ore/Yr 1595000 Mt Ore
  • Year 1970
    Description Mt Ore/Yr 1815000 Mt Ore
  • Year 1971
    Description Mt Ore/Yr 1540000 Mt Ore
  • Year 1972
    Description Mt Ore/Yr 4235000 Mt Ore
  • Year 1973
    Description Mt Ore/Yr 2906000 Mt Ore
  • Year 1974
    Description Mt Ore/Yr 2784000 Mt Ore
  • Year 1975
    Description Mt Ore/Yr 2240000 Mt Ore
  • Year 1976
    Description Mt Ore/Yr 2578000 Mt Ore
  • Year 1977
    Description Mt Ore/Yr 2530000 Mt Ore
  • Year 1978
    Description Mt Ore/Yr 2684000 Mt Ore
  • Year 1979
    Description Mt Ore/Yr 2926000 Mt Ore
  • Year 1980
    Description Mt Ore/Yr 3300000 Mt Ore
  • Year 1981
    Description Mt Ore/Yr 3326000 Mt Ore
  • Year 1985
    Description Mt Ore/Yr 1880000 Mt Ore
  • Year 1986
    Description Mt Ore/Yr 1550000 Mt Ore
  • Year 1987
    Description Mt Ore/Yr 1270000 Mt Ore
  • Year 1988
    Description Mt Ore/Yr 1430000 Mt Ore

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Measured 11500000mt ore
    Demonstrated 11500000mt ore
    Total resources 11500000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Tantalum Ta2O5 0.0415 wt-pct Tantalum Major 1993
    Tin Sn 0.093 wt-pct Tin Major 1993

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method ALLUVIAL MINING
    Capacity 3300
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 11.33
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 312
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1989
  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method SHRINKAGE METHODS
    Swell Factor 9.9
    Percent Waste Rock .3
    Percent Recovery 100

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    "GWALIA CONSOLIDATED STARTS UP GREENBUSHEDS TANTALUM

  • Reserve-Resource

    EXPANSION", METALS BULLETIN MONTHLY, FEBRUARY 1993,

  • Reserve-Resource

    P. 71.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit IN 1992, AN EXPANSION ON THE TREATMENT PLANT WAS COMPLETED.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-SEP-1996 Sager, Ron U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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