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Peak

Plant in New South Wales, Australia with commodities Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc
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  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. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Ownership information
  10. Production statistics
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10232208
MAS/MILS ID 6020150051
Record type Site
Current site name Peak
Alternate or previous names Peak Gold Mines.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 145.17005, -32.72954 (WGS84)

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
Copper Primary
Gold Primary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Secondary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 145.17005, -32.72954
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Open Stope - Sublevel
Year of first production 1992
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Hydromet
Milling method Hydrometallurgy Unspecified

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Peak Gold Mines Pty Ltd. (Subsidiary Of Cra Ltd.)
    Interest 100
    Home office Australia
    Year 1994

Production statistics

  • Year 1992
    Description Annual Zinc Conc. Prod. (Est.) 9000 Metric Tons Of Conc.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Conc. Zinc Zinc 9000mt
  • Year 1992
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Annual Lead Conc. Production (Estimated) 6000 Metric Tons Of Conc.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Conc. Lead Lead 6000mt
  • Year 1992
    Description Annual Copper Conc. Production (Est.) 10000 Metric Tons Of Conc.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Copper Copper 10000mt
  • Year 1992
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Annual Gold Production (Estimated) 100000 Ounces Of Gold.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 3110348.1g

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Measured 3900000mt ore
    Demonstrated 3900000mt ore
    Total resources 3900000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 7.1 g/mt Gold Major 1992
    Copper Cu 0.8 wt-pct Copper Major 1992
    Silver Ag 14 g/mt Silver Minor 1992
    Lead Pb 1.3 wt-pct Lead Trace 1992
    Zinc Zn 1.5 wt-pct Zinc Trace 1992
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Inferred 4100000mt ore
    Total resources 4100000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 8.3 g/mt Gold Major 1992
    Copper Cu 1 wt-pct Copper Major 1992
    Silver Ag 18 g/mt Silver Minor 1992
    Lead Pb 1.5 wt-pct Lead Trace 1992
    Zinc Zn 1.8 wt-pct Zinc Trace 1992
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Demonstrated 3900000mt ore
    Total resources 3900000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 1.5 wt-pct Zinc Trace 1993
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Demonstrated 3900000mt ore
    Total resources 3900000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 7.15 g/mt Gold Major 1993
    Copper Cu 1 wt-pct Copper Major 1993
    Silver Ag 9 g/mt Silver Minor 1993
    Zinc Zn 1.1 wt-pct Zinc Trace 1993
    Lead Pb 1.2 wt-pct Lead Trace 1993
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1994
    Demonstrated 3500000mt ore
    Total resources 3500000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 8 g/mt Gold Major 1994
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1994
    Measured 1900000mt ore
    Demonstrated 1900000mt ore
    Total resources 1900000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 9.7 g/mt Gold Major 1994
    Copper Cu 0.9 wt-pct Copper Major 1994
    Silver Ag 7 g/mt Silver Minor 1994
    Lead Pb 1.4 wt-pct Lead Trace 1994
    Zinc Zn 1.2 wt-pct Zinc Trace 1994
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1994
    Indicated 1500000mt ore
    Demonstrated 1500000mt ore
    Total resources 1500000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 5.9 g/mt Gold Major 1994
    Copper Cu 0.8 wt-pct Copper Major 1994
    Silver Ag 9 g/mt Silver Minor 1994
    Lead Pb 0.7 wt-pct Lead Trace 1994
    Zinc Zn 0.9 wt-pct Zinc Trace 1994
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1994
    Demonstrated 3400000mt ore
    Total resources 3400000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 8 g/mt Gold Major 1994
    Copper Cu 0.9 wt-pct Copper Major 1994
    Silver Ag 8 g/mt Silver Minor 1994
    Lead Pb 1.1 wt-pct Lead Trace 1994
    Zinc Zn 1.1 wt-pct Zinc Trace 1994

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE-JULY 1992-PG. 51."MAJOR NEW PROJECTS"

  • Reserve-Resource

    REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN MINING, 1992/93, P. 130.

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING JOURNAL, 6/15/90, P.472.

  • Reserve-Resource

    AME MINERAL ECONOMICS QUARTERLY MINE ANALYSIS, JUN 93,P. 48.

  • Reserve-Resource

    METALS WEEK, 7/22/91, P.8.

  • Reserve-Resource

    RTZ CORP., 1992 20-K, P.12,13.

  • Reserve-Resource

    REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN MINING, 1994/95, P.155.

  • Reserve-Resource

    CRA LTD., 1993 STATUTORY REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS,

  • Reserve-Resource

    P.66.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, 8/24/90, P.139.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 07-MAR-1997 Slater, Linda C. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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