Reefton

Prospect in New Zealand 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. Mining district
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10183283
MAS/MILS ID 6140450005
Record type Site
Current site name Reefton

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 171.8481, -42.07981 (WGS84)
Elevation 2000
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

New Zealand(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
New Zealand

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 171.8481, -42.07981

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Reefton, New Zealand

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Macraes Mining Co., Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office New Zealand
    Year 1996
    First year 1995

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GOLD GAZETTE, 08/14/95, P5. "REEFTON MINE FINALLY GETS GO-

  • Deposit

    AHEAD."

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ADDED TO MAS, 03/96 AS EXPLORATION PROPERTY. MINE IS LOCATED CLOSE TO THE TOWN OF REEFTON, NZ & THE GLOBE- PROGRESS, AND BLACKWATER MINES. ALL THESE MINES ARE OWNED BY MACRAES MINING COMPANY, LTD.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-MAR-96 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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