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Torrington

Producer in New South Wales, Australia with commodities Tin, Tungsten
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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. Ownership information
  13. Production statistics
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10232118
MAS/MILS ID 6020150031
Record type Site
Current site name Torrington
Alternate or previous names Torrington Deposits, Fielder's Hill North Mine, Burnt Hut Mine, Bismuth Mine, Wolfram Hill Mine, Mt. Everard Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 151.66529, -29.16312 (WGS84)
Elevation 1100
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
Tin Critical Tertiary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Unknown
Wolframite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 151.66529, -29.16312
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 SHEAR ZONE
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Secondary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Date of Last Modification 910910
  • Field Value
    Primary mode of Origin UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Comments on the geologic information

  • WOLFRAMITE DEPOSITS ARE DIVIDED INTO TWO GROUPS: 1. LODE DEPOSITS WITHIN THE GRANITE 2. THOSE ASSOCIATED WITH SILEXITE (QUARTZ-TOPAZ-MICA) BODIES. CASSITERITE DEPOSITS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH QUARTZ-CHLORITE BODIES AND VARIOUS BASE METAL MINERALS.
  • THE ORE BODIES OCCUR IN TORRINGTON PENDANT, AN ISOLATED ROOF PENDANT OF PERMIAN SEDIMENTS ENCLOSED BY THE MOLE GRANITE A LARGE INTRUSIVE OF UPPER PERMIAN AGE. ORE ALSO OCCURS IN THE ROOF ZONE OF THE GRANITE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Open Pit
Milling method Magnetic

Mining district

District name Emmaville-Torr.

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Pacific Copper Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Australia
    Year 1987

Production statistics

  • Year 1961
    Period 1883-1961
    Description From 1883 To 1961, 5000mt Of Tin Concentrates Were Produced From Torrington.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Tin Tin 500mt
  • Year 1974
    Period 1900-1974
    Description From 1900 To 1974, 2,000 Mt Of Tungsten Concentrates Were Produced.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Conc. Tungsten Tungsten 2000mt

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1987
    Measured 5500000mt ore
    Demonstrated 5500000mt ore
    Total resources 5500000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Tungsten Wo3 0.2 wt-pct Tungsten Trace 1987
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Measured 840000mt concentrate
    Demonstrated 840000mt concentrate
    Total resources 840000mt concentrate
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Tin Sn 2.8 wt-pct Tin Trace 1977
    Tungsten Wo3 0.75 wt-pct Tungsten Trace 1977

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESOURCES AS OF 1/83. ON MCF AS SEQ# 6020350031.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 4835HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Capacity 700
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 7.58
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN MINING, 1987. P 321.

  • Deposit

    MULHOLLAND,C.ST.J.,REVISED FOR 2ND EDIT.BY D.W.WYNN,SN-W

  • Deposit

    ORE DEPOSITS OF TORRINGTON,GEOL.OF AUST.ORE DEP.,8TH COMMON-

  • Deposit

    WEALTH MINING & METALLURGICAL CONGRESS,VOL.1,1965,PP.436-437

  • Deposit

    LAWRENCE,L.J.,& N.L.MARKHAM,THE PETROLOGY & MINERAL.OF THE

  • Deposit

    PEGMATITE COMPLEX AT BISMUTH,TORRINGTON,NSW.,GEOL.SOCIETY OF

  • Deposit

    AUST.JOURNAL,SYDNEY,V.10(2),1963,PP.343-364

  • Deposit

    MULHOLLAND,C.ST.J.,THE TORRINGTONTIN & WOLFRAM DEPS.,GEOL.OF

  • Deposit

    AUST.ORE DEP.,5TH EMP.MIN.MET.CONG.,VOL.1,1953,PP.944-949.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL,GOOD NEWS FOR PACIFIC COPPER,4/22/77,P.308.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL,PACIFIC CU LOOKS FOR CONTRACTS,1/28/77,P.68.

  • Deposit

    E/MJ,ABALEEN MINERALS NL,SEPT.1970,P.229

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE,SEPT.1976

  • Deposit

    THE INTERNATIONAL ATLAS,E.AUST.,RAND MCNALLY,1969,P.157

  • Deposit

    LAWRENCE,L.J., EMMAVILLE-TORRINGTON TIN-TUNGSTEN BASE

  • Deposit

    METAL MINERALIZATION, JOUR. GEOL. SOC. OF AUSTRALIA,

  • Deposit

    1973, P. 725-729.

  • Deposit

    ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES LTD.; THE ECONOMICS OF TUNGSTEN

  • Deposit

    6'TH EDITION, P 39.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE PROPERTY COVERS NEARLY 5000 HECTARES OF MINING AND PROS- PECTING LEASES WITH AT LEAST 38 KNOWN DEPOSITS. 13 OF WHICH HAVE BEEN EXAMINED TO SOME EXTENT. AVERAGE GRADE OF 17% TOPAZ IS FOUND WITH THE TUNGSTEN. IT IS BEING EVALUATED FOR ITS REFRACTORY QUALITIES AND AS A SOURCE OF FLUORINE. AVERAGE GRADE OF BISMUTH IS 0.05%; GOLD IS 1 GM/MT. PRODUCTION AT TORRINGTON WAS SUSPENDED IN 1982.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-APR-95 Gaz-D.Mcke U.S. Bureau of Mines

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