Mount Chalmers

Past Producer in Queensland, Australia with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver
Sections on this page
  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. Mining district
  9. Ownership information
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255673
MAS/MILS ID 6020350022
Record type Site
Current site name Mount Chalmers
Alternate or previous names Main Lode, West Lode

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 150.64868, -23.29668 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Queensland(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia Queensland

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 150.64868, -23.29668

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1977
Year of first production 1978

Mining district

District name Rockhampton

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Federation Resources N. L.
    Interest 100
    Home office Australia
    Year 1994

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1987
    Indicated 1200000mt ore
    Demonstrated 1200000mt ore
    Total resources 1200000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 3.48 g/mt Gold Major 1987
    Copper Cu 1.99 wt-pct Copper Major 1987
    Silver Ag 20.8 g/mt Silver Minor 1987
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Measured 518000mt ore
    Demonstrated 518000mt ore
    Total resources 518000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 3.77 g/mt Gold Major 1993
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Inferred 1000000mt ore
    Total resources 1000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 2 g/mt Gold Major 1993

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    TAUBE, A., AND R.L. MCLEOD, MT. MORGAN MINE, MT CHALMERS

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINE, AND UNMC PROSPECT - PENECONTEMPORANEOUS FAULTING AND

  • Reserve-Resource

    VOLCANOGENIC MASSIVE SULPHIDE DEPOSITS IN CENTRAL QUEENS-

  • Reserve-Resource

    LAND, IN PACIFIC RIM CONGRESS 87, AUGUST 26-29, 1987,

  • Reserve-Resource

    P.423-425.

  • Reserve-Resource

    REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN MINING, 1994/95, P.144.

  • Deposit

    BUREAU OF MINERAL RESOURCES, GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS, BMR

  • Deposit

    DATAFILE (MINDEP) GOLD DEPOSITS OF QUEENSLAND, 1989,

  • Deposit

    P.28.1-28.5.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FEDERATION RESOURCES IS CONDUCTING A FULL FEASIBILITY STUDY STARTING EARLY 1994.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 28-DEC-1994 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.