| Deposit ID | 10232178 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 6020550045 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Kambalda Gold Operations Wmc |
| Alternate or previous names | Orchin, Victory-Defiance, Cave Rocks, Junction, Orion, Revenge |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 121.76589, -31.31278 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 450 |
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Western Australia(province)
Australia(country)
Australia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Australia | Western Australia |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | 121.76589, -31.31278 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Mining method | Combined Methods |
| Year of first production | 1981 |
| Plant type | Leach |
| Plant subcategory | Precipitation |
| Milling method | Leach-Precipitation |
| District name | Kambalda |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | State Lease |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Western Mining Corp. Holdings Ltd. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Australia |
| Year | 1992 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1992 | ||||||||||||||
| Measured | 190000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 190000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 190000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1992 | ||||||||||||||
| Measured | 20000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 20000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 20000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1992 | ||||||||||||||
| Measured | 20190000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 20190000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 20190000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1992 | ||||||||||||||
| Measured | 5400000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 5400000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 5400000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 6020550045 |
REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN MINING, 1992/93, P. 73.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE KAMBALDA OPERATIONS ARE ADJACENT TO THE KAMBALDA NICKEL OPERATIONS, ON THE SHORES OF LAKE LEFROY, ABOUT 70 KM SOUTH OF KALGOORLIE, WA. A CARBON-IN-PULP CIRCUIT WAS CONSTRUCTED AT THE PREEXISTING ST. IVES PLANT, FED BY A 5,000 KL/DAY WATER PIPELINE. THE LEACH CIRCUIT HAS A DESIGN CAP. OF (AS OF MAY 1988) 2 MMTPA. THE OPERATIONS CONSIST OF A NUMBER OF SURFACE AND UNDERGROUND WORKINGS. THE GOLD BEARING HOST IS THE DEFIANCE DOLERITE AND IS STRATIGRAPHICALLY ABOVE THE NICKEL BEARING KAMBALDA KOMATITE. GOLD OCCURS IN QUARTZ VEINS, BRECCIA ZONES, AND MYLONITIC SHEAR ZONES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-OCT-1992 | Slater, Linda C. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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