| Deposit ID | 10159184 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 6020350020 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Great Australia |
| Point of reference | Town |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 140.49886, -20.68005 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Queensland(province)
Australia(country)
Australia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Australia | Queensland |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Cobalt Critical | Tertiary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Town (1) | 140.49886, -20.68005 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Mining method | Open Pit |
| Year of first production | 1996 |
| Plant type | Leach |
| Plant subcategory | Solvent Extraction-Electrowin |
| Milling method | Leach-Solvent-Extract-Electrowin |
| District name | Cloncurry District |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cloncurry Mining Co. Of Australia |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Australia |
| Year | 1994 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1994 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 3300000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 6020350020 |
MINING JOURNAL, 10.21/94, P.289.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | COMPANY HAS STARTED PROJECT DEVELOPMENT STUDIES TO EVALUATE EIGHT YEAR SX-EW OPERATION AT BETWEEN 4,000 AND 5,000 MT/YR. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 07-MAR-1997 | Porter, Kenneth E. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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