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Tennant Creek

Producer in Northern Territory*, Australia with commodities Bismuth, Copper, Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Ownership information
  11. Production statistics
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10232050
MAS/MILS ID 6020250017
Record type Site
Current site name Tennant Creek
Alternate or previous names Tennant Creek Warrego and Gecko, Gecko, Warrego

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 134.59898, -19.59679 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Northern Territory*(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia Northern Territory*

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Bismuth Critical Tertiary
Copper Primary
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 134.59898, -19.59679
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike S45E
    Dip 70E
    Thickness 650M
    Length 200M
    Width 75M
    Depth to top 350M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SHEAR ZONE
    Shape of Orebody #1 PIPELIKE
    Type of Orebody #2 DISSEMINATED
    Primary mode of Origin UNKNOWN
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip S45E:70E
    Minimum Depth to Top 140
    Date of Last Modification 820624

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1913
Year of first production 1953
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Tennant Creek

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner North Broken Hill Peko Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Australia
    Year 1990

Production statistics

  • Year 1953
    Description Gold 373000 G/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 373000g
  • Year 1953
    Description Cu Conc 75000 Mt Conc/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Copper Copper 75000mt
  • Year 1967
    Description Gold 373000 G/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 373000g

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1989
    Indicated 36000mt ore
    Demonstrated 36000mt ore
    Total resources 36000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 3.7 wt-pct Copper Major 1989
    Gold Au 0.9 g/mt Gold Major 1989
    Bismuth Bi 0.06 wt-pct Bismuth Trace 1989
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1989
    Indicated 497000mt ore
    Demonstrated 497000mt ore
    Total resources 497000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 5.6 wt-pct Copper Major 1989
    Gold Au 1.4 g/mt Gold Major 1989
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1987
    Indicated 4500000mt ore
    Demonstrated 4500000mt ore
    Total resources 4500000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.03 g/mt Gold Major 1987

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • DEMONSTRATED RESERVES ARE FOR WARREGO AND GECKO. FORMERLY WARREGO. TOO SMALL FOR COPPER.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    ANON. 1980. "AUSTRALIAN RESOURCES - COPPER," REGISTER OF

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING JOURNAL, DECEMBER 11, 1987, P.479.

  • Reserve-Resource

    REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN MINING, 1990-1991, P. 270.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, SEPT. 1976, P. 239

  • Deposit

    AUSTRALIAN MINING. PP. 112-114.

  • Deposit

    CROHN, P.R. 1965. "TENNANT CREEK GOLD AND COPPER FIELD."

  • Deposit

    EIGHTH COMMONWEALTH MINING AND METALLURGICAL CONFERENCE.

  • Deposit

    AUSTRALASIAN INST. OF MINING AND METALLURGY. MELBOURNE.

  • Deposit

    CROHN, P.W. AND OLDERSHAW, W. 1965. THE GEOLOGY OF THE

  • Deposit

    TENNANT CREEK ONE MILE SHEET AREA, N.T. AUSTRALIAN BUREAU

  • Deposit

    OF MINERAL RESOURCES, GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS REPORT NO.

  • Deposit

    83. PP. 1-72.

  • Deposit

    DUNNETT, D. AND HARDING, R.R. 1967. GEOLOGY OF THE MOUNT

  • Deposit

    WOODCOCK ONE MILE SHEET AREA, TENNANT CREEK, N.T.

  • Deposit

    AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF MINERAL RESOURCES, GEOLOGY AND

  • Deposit

    GEOPHYSICS REPORT NO. 114. PP. 1-52.

  • Deposit

    ELLISTON, J. 1966. "THE GENESIS OF THE PEKO OREBODY,"

  • Deposit

    AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND METALLURGY PROCEEDINGS

  • Deposit

    NO. 218. JUNE. PP. 9-17.

  • Deposit

    GOULEVITCH, J. 1975. "WARREGO COPPER-GOLD OREBODY," ECONOMIC

  • Deposit

    GEOLGOY OF AUSTRALIA AND PAPUA NEW GUINEA, METALS 1.

  • Deposit

    AUSTRALASIAN INST. OF MINING AND METALLURGY, MELBOURNE.

  • Deposit

    HALL, J.S., LYNCH, A.J. AND MUSGROVE, N.H. 1975. "FLOTATION

  • Deposit

    IN THE WARREGO CONCENTRATOR OF PEKO MINES N.L" SOUTH

  • Deposit

    AUSTRALIAN CONFERENCE. AUSTRALASIAN INSTITUTE OF MINING

  • Deposit

    AND METALLURGY, MELBOURNE.

  • Deposit

    LUCKETT, I.H. 1978. "RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE GRAVITY

  • Deposit

    CONCENTRATION OF GOLD AT PEKO MINES LTD., WARREGO, N.T."

  • Deposit

    MILL OPERATORS CONFERENCE. AUSTRALASIAN INSTITUTE OF

  • Deposit

    MINING AND METALLURGY, MELBOURNE.

  • Deposit

    MCNEIL, R.D. 1966. "GEOLOGY OF THE ORLANDO MINE, TENNANT

  • Deposit

    CREEK, AUSTRALIA," ECONOMIC GEOLOGY. VOL. 61. PP. 221-242

  • Deposit

    PEKO-WALLSEND LIMITED, ANNUAL REPORTS 1970-79 AND STATEMENTS

  • Deposit

    TO THE STOCK EXCHANGE OF SYDNEY.

  • Deposit

    QUINLAN, T. AND LEAHOY, T.A. 1979. "GEOSTATISTICAL ORE

  • Deposit

    RESERVE ESTIMATION FOR THE WARREGO MINE, NORTHERN

  • Deposit

    TERRITORY." ESTIMATION AND STATEMENT OF MINERAL RESERVES

  • Deposit

    SYMPOSIUM, AUSTRALASIAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND

  • Deposit

    METALLURGY, MELBOURNE.

  • Deposit

    RIDGE, J.D. 1976. "TENNANT CREEK," ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHIES

  • Deposit

    OF MINERAL DEPOSITS IN AFRICA, ASIA AND AUSTRALIA.

  • Deposit

    PP. 341-346.

  • Deposit

    WRIGHT, K. 1965. COPPER ORE DEPOSIT OF THE PEKO MINE,

  • Deposit

    TENNANT CREEK.

  • Deposit

    WHITE, R.E. 1965. "PEKO MINES N.L." EIGTH COMMONWEALTH

  • Deposit

    MINING AND METALLURGICAL CONFERENCE. PUBLICATIONS, VOL. 3

  • Deposit

    AUSTRALASIAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND METALLURGY,MELBOURNE

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, APRIL 1979, P. 363.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, JANUARY 1982, P. 43.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING, JANUARY 1982, P. 63.

  • Deposit

    MINER NEWSPAPER, OCTOBER 26-NOVEMBER 8, 1981, PP. 1,5.

  • Deposit

    MINER NEWSPAPER, MARCH 15-28, 1982, VOL 5, NO. 5.

  • Deposit

    LUCKETT, I.H., TECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE GRAVITY

  • Deposit

    CONCENTRATION OF GOLD AT PEKO MINES LTD, WARREGO, N.T.,

  • Deposit

    IN THE AUSTRALIAN INTISTUTE OF MINING AND METTALURGY,

  • Deposit

    NORTH WEST QUEENSLAND BRANCH, MILL OPERATORS' CONFERENCE,

  • Deposit

    JUNE 1978, PP. 129-133.

  • Deposit

    AUSTRALIAN MINING MONTHLY, MAY 1990, P. 35.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE WARREGO AND GECKO MINES FEED THE MILL-SMELTER AT WARREGO THE ENTIRE OPERATION IS REFERRED TO AS "TENNANT CREEK"

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 07-MAR-1997 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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