Lake Cowal

Prospect in New South Wales, 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. Mining district
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10183494
MAS/MILS ID 6020150020
Record type Site
Current site name Lake Cowal

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 147.3153, -33.59624 (WGS84)
Elevation 500
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

New South Wales(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia New South Wales

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 147.3153, -33.59624

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1990

Mining district

District name North S. Wales Aus

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner North Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Australia
    Year 1996
    First year 1995

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1995
    Measured 49600000mt ore
    Demonstrated 49600000mt ore
    Total resources 49600000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.53 g/mt Gold Major 1995

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, 06/95/P373, "NORTH LTD SEEKS TO DEVELOP

  • Deposit

    LAKE COWAL".

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 28-AUG-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.