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Broken Hill North

Producer in New South Wales, Australia with commodities Lead, Silver, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10231657
MAS/MILS ID 6020150008
Record type Site
Current site name Broken Hill North
Alternate or previous names North Mine, No. 1 Shaft Area Open Pit, Fitzpatrick Area, North Broken Hill Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 141.46543, -31.96292 (WGS84)
Elevation 300
Location accuracy 1000(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
Lead Primary
Silver Secondary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Apatite Unknown
Arsenopyrite Unknown
Calcite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Fluorite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Garnet Unknown
Marcasite Unknown
Orthoclase Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Rhodonite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 141.46543, -31.96292
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 850M
    Length 7300M
    Width 250M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 STRATIFORM
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 OTHER
    Primary mode of Origin UNKNOWN
    Primary Ore Control FOLDING
    Secondary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 830714

Comments on the geologic information

  • ORE MINERALS INCLUDE LOLLINGITE; GANGUE INCLUDE, BUSTAMITE, PYROXMANGITE, MANGANHEDENBERGITE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1844
Mining method Filled Stopes - Horiz Cut and Fill W/Waste Rock
Year of first production 1885
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Broken Hills District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Pasminco
    Home office Australia
    Year 1989
  • Type Owner
    Owner North Broken Hill Peko Ltd.
    Interest 40
    Home office Australia
    Year 1989
  • Type Owner
    Owner Cra Ltd.
    Interest 40
    Home office Australia
    Year 1989

Comments on the ownership information

  • PASMINCO IS A COMBINATION OF THE LEAD/ZINC OPERATIONS OF NORTH BROKEN HILL PEKO LTD. AND CRA LTD. FORMED IN 1988.

Production statistics

  • Year 1965
    Description 510107 Mtpy
  • Year 1966
    Description 511433 Mtpy
  • Year 1967
    Description 513808 Mtpy
  • Year 1968
    Description 494159 Mtpy
  • Year 1969
    Description 513691 Mtpy
  • Year 1970
    Description 525013 Mtpy
  • Year 1971
    Description 497756 Mtpy
  • Year 1972
    Description 511171 Mtpy
  • Year 1973
    Description 505164 Mtpy
  • Year 1974
    Description 455296 Mtpy
  • Year 1975
    Description 502352 Mtpy
  • Year 1976
    Description 451579 Mtpy
  • Year 1977
    Description 445891 Mtpy
  • Year 1978
    Description 462232 Mtpy
  • Year 1979
    Description 482481 Mtpy
  • Year 1980
    Description 442558 Mtpy
  • Year 1991
    Description Financial Year Production 234000 Mt Zn Conc
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Zinc Zinc 234000mt

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1976
    Measured 4570000mt ore
    Indicated 1500000mt ore
    Demonstrated 6070000mt ore
    Total resources 6070000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 16.1999 wt-pct Lead Major 1976
    Silver Ag 13.1999 g/mt Silver Minor 1976
    Zinc Zn 0.0166 wt-pct Zinc Major 1976
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1986
    Measured 4632000mt ore
    Indicated 2106000mt ore
    Demonstrated 6738000mt ore
    Total resources 6738000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 11.37 wt-pct Lead Major 1986
    Silver Ag 175 g/mt Silver Minor 1986
    Zinc Zn 8.87 wt-pct Zinc Major 1986
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1988
    Measured 3567000mt ore
    Indicated 1837000mt ore
    Demonstrated 5404000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 11.7 wt-pct Lead Major 1988
    Silver Ag 183 g/mt Silver Minor 1988
    Zinc Zn 9.3 wt-pct Zinc Major 1988

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • EXPANSION OF EXISTING MINE (PB = +17K, ZN = +14K) PAH 9/87 INDICATE 6.378 MILLION MT ORE FROM 86 ANNUAL REPORT

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 1580M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method HORIZ CUT & FILL W/WASTE ROCK 10-60
    Percent Recovery 88
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK WITH LITTLE WATER
    Rock Characteristics UNKNOWN
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING MAY BACK SLAB
    Mine Support Chars. STEEL W/LAGGING CONCRETE REINFOR
    Number of Shafts 1
    1st Condition of Workings UNKNOWN
    Capacity 2235
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 207
    Year of Information 1989
  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 1580M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method OTHER COMBINED METHODS
    Percent Waste Rock 0
    Percent Recovery 100
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK WITH LITTLE WATER
    Rock Characteristics UNKNOWN
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING MAY BACK SLAB
    Mine Support Chars. STEEL W/LAGGING CONCRETE REINFOR
    Number of Shafts 1
    1st Condition of Workings UNKNOWN
    Capacity 515439
    Unit Production Cost 53.44
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1981
  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 1580M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 3
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method OTHER COMBINED METHODS
    Percent Waste Rock 0
    Percent Recovery 100
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK WITH LITTLE WATER
    Rock Characteristics UNKNOWN
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING MAY BACK SLAB
    Mine Support Chars. STEEL W/LAGGING CONCRETE REINFOR
    Number of Shafts 1
    1st Condition of Workings UNKNOWN
    Capacity 407214
    Unit Production Cost 54.96
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    *CRU METAL MONITOR, ZINC, FEB. 1992, P. 7.

  • Deposit

    *CRU QUARTERLY MARKET SERVICE, ZINC, JAN. 1994, P. 41.

  • Reserve-Resource

    NORTH BROKEN HILL PEKO LTD. 1988 ANNUAL REPORT

  • Deposit

    AUST. MIN. YEARBOOK, NORTH BROKEN HILL, 1976, P. 24, 29.

  • Deposit

    AUST. MIN. INDUST. QUARTER. REV., N. BROKEN HILL, LTD.,

  • Deposit

    VOL. 28, NO. 1, 1976, P. 6; NO. 2, 1976, P. 43.

  • Deposit

    AUST. MIN., NORTH BROKEN HILL, LTD., NOV. 1968, P. 13;

  • Deposit

    NOV. 1967, P. 81; MARCH 1967, P. 93; DEC. 1966, P. 79.

  • Deposit

    FEB. 1966, P. 79; APR 19, 1966, P. 95; JUNE, 1966.

  • Deposit

    AUST. MINER. INDUST., 1972 ANNUAL REV., NORTH BROKEN HILL,

  • Deposit

    PP. 199, 340.

  • Deposit

    AUST. MINER. INDUST. REV. 1973, AUST. BUR. OF MINER. RES.,

  • Deposit

    GEOL. & GEOPHYS., 1975, PP. 185, 272, AND 325.

  • Deposit

    BROKEN HILL SECONDARY INDUSTRY COMMITTEE, JANUARY 1973,

  • Deposit

    BROKEN HILL***A PROFILE

  • Deposit

    ENGNG. & MIN. JOUR., NORTH BROKEN HILL, 1976, P. 279.

  • Deposit

    ENGNG. & MIN. JOUR. INTERNAT. YEARBOOK, NORTH BROKEN HILL,

  • Deposit

    1975.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 1980, INTERNATIONAL

  • Deposit

    DIRECTORY OF MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING OPERATIONS,

  • Deposit

    MCGRAW-HILL.

  • Deposit

    HENDERSON, 1.J., NORTH BROKEN HILL MINE, GEOL. OF AUST. ORE

  • Deposit

    DEP., 5TH EMP. MIN. & METAL. CONG., VOL. 1, 1953,

  • Deposit

    P. 627-649.

  • Deposit

    HOBBS, B.E., & R.H. VERNON, THE STRUCT. & METAMOPH. HISTORY

  • Deposit

    OF THE AREA AROUND THE N. HALF OF THE BROKEN HILL LODE,

  • Deposit

    PROCEED. 8TH AIME, PAPER NO. 50, 1975, P. 1419-1428.

  • Deposit

    JOHNSON, I.R., AND KLINGNER, G.D., 1975, BROKEN HILL ORE

  • Deposit

    DEPOSIT AND ITS ENVIRONMENT, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF AUSTRALIA

  • Deposit

    AND PAPUA NEW GUINEA, 1 METALS, MONOGRAPH SERIES NO. 5,

  • Deposit

    AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND METALLURGY, MELBOURNE,

  • Deposit

    PP. 476-491.

  • Deposit

    LEWIS, B.R., FORWARD, P.S., AND ROBERTS, J.B., 1965, GEOLOGY

  • Deposit

    OF THE BROKEN HILL LODE, REINTERPRETED, GEOLOGY OF

  • Deposit

    AUSTRALIAN ORE DEPOSITS, 2ND EDITION, 8TH COMMONWEALTH

  • Deposit

    MINING AND METALLURGICAL CONGRESS, AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE

  • Deposit

    OF MINING AND METALLURGY, MELBOURNE, P. 319-322.

  • Deposit

    LORITHEAN, R., (ED.), 1980, REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN MINING.

  • Deposit

    MARKHAM, N.L., AND H. BASDEN, (ED.), 1976, THE MINERAL

  • Deposit

    DEPOSITS OF NEW SOUTH WALES, DEPT. OF MINES, GEOLOGICAL

  • Deposit

    SURVEY OF NSW, PP. 43-49.

  • Deposit

    MIN. ENGINEERING., LEAD & ZINC, FEB. 1976, P. 36.

  • Deposit

    MIN. INTER. YEARBOOK, NORTH BROKEN HILL, LTD., P. 411.

  • Deposit

    MIN. JOURNAL, NORTH BROKEN HILL, MIN. ANN. REV., 1976.

  • Deposit

    MIN/ JOURNAL, HIGH VALUES CONTINUE FROM N. BROKEN HILL,

  • Deposit

    FEB. 1976, P. 101.

  • Deposit

    MIN. JOURNAL, NO ELDORADO FOR N. BROKEN HILL, MARCH 1976,

  • Deposit

    P. 176.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL., NORTH BROKEN HILL, OCT. 1973, P. 295;

  • Deposit

    DEC. 1972, P. 448; OCT. 1971, P. 372; APRIL 1964, P. 283;

  • Deposit

    JAN. 1964, APRIL 1963, P. 333; NOV. 1962, P. 447.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOUR., NORTH BROKEN HILL FUTURE OPTIMISM, OCT. 10,

  • Deposit

    1976, P. 329.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOUR., EXCITING ASSAYS FROM NORTH BROKEN HILL,

  • Deposit

    OCT. 29, 1976, P. 342.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, A SILVER LINING, FEB. 8, 1980, P. 104.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, HIGHER METAL PRICES, SEPT. 7, 1980, P. 195.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, PROFITS SURGE DESPITE LOWER PRODUCTION,

  • Deposit

    OCT. 31, 1980, P. 353-356.

  • Deposit

    NIGHTINGALE, W.G., (ED.) 1980, FINANCIAL TIMES MINING

  • Deposit

    INTERNATIONAL YEARBOOK.

  • Deposit

    NORTH BROKEN HILL HOLDINGS LIMITED, 1974-1980, ANNUAL

  • Deposit

    REPORTS AND INTERIM REPORTS.

  • Deposit

    SCOTT, S.D., BOTH, R.A., AND KISSIN, S.A., 1977, SULFIDE

  • Deposit

    PETROLOGY OF THE BROKEN HILL REGION, NEW SOUTH WALES,

  • Deposit

    ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, VOL. 72, PP. 1410-1425.

  • Deposit

    RIDGE, JOHN DREW, 1976, ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHIES OF MINERAL

  • Deposit

    DEPOSITS IN AFRICA, ASIA (EXCLUSIVE OF THE USSR) AND

  • Deposit

    AUSTRALASIA, PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, PERGANON

  • Deposit

    PRESS, NEW YORK.

  • Deposit

    STANTON, R.L., 1972, A PRELIMINARY ACCOUNT OF CHEMICAL

  • Deposit

    RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SULFIDE LODE AND BANDED IRON

  • Deposit

    FORMATION AT BROKEN HILL, NEW SOUTH WALES, ECONOMIC

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGY, VOL. 67, P. 1128-1145.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING YEARBOOK, CATALOGUE, SURVEY, DIRECTORY, NORTH

  • Deposit

    BROKEN HILL LTD., JUNE 1976, P. 137.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MIN., PB-ZN FOUND FAR N. OF NORTH BROKEN HILL'S 3

  • Deposit

    SHAFT, SEPT. 1967, P. 62.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING, BROKEN HILL INCREASES EXPLORATION, JULY 1980,

  • Deposit

    P. 69-70.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING, NEW SOUTH WALES, NOV. 1979, P. 75.

  • Deposit

    25TH INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGY CONGRESS, 1976, THE MINING

  • Deposit

    CENTERS OF SOUTHERN AND WESTERN AUSTRALIA, AND BROKEN

  • Deposit

    HILL ORE DEPOSITS.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 2-92: THE COMPANY INTENDS TO CLOSE THE 27 LEVEL TIMBER STOPES, WHICH IS NOT EXPECTED TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE OVERALL PRODUCTION. *1994: NORTH MINE WAS CLOSED IN FEB. 1993.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-94 Difrancesco, Carl A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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